The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-22
ROMAN Catholic NEWS
Success of the Summer
School at Plattsburg-
How Best to Get There.
BISHOP M'oBAlD REMEMBERED.
Feast Days-Excursion of st. Mary's
T. A. B. Society of Hoboken-
Other Parish Notes.

The Catholic Summer school at Pitts
burg, N. Y. which began It's sessions
last Monday. Ia accordance with the pro-
oramme published in The JERSEY CITY
NEWS, last Saturday. has proved very
successful. The attendance has eeen
large and the ~discourses. nave proven
highly Instructive. especially those of
DE-. zshr. Thursday morning DR.. Zahn
spoke on "The Antiquity Of Man Accord
ing to the Bible" He declared that all
c~hronoiogies were vague, and that there
MAS nothing certain shout Biblical chro-
biology. Continuing, he said
1T is az error to believe that the Cath
olic faith restricts the existence of man
10 a period that does not go beyond
6.0o0 years. The Church has never pro-
nounced on a question SO delicate. Not
more thar a century and a half g Des
Vigpoles, In his learned work on chro-
nology of sacred history, tells that he
collected upward OF 200 diffe cent calc ula-
tions. the shortest of which gives but
1855 years from the creation of the world
to the birth Of Christ. while the longest
reckons 6.9S4. This makes q difference of
thirty-five centuries. The causes of
~ XIV AAoiA anu QC-
curing in Scriptural chronology are
manifold. Therefore the Church has
always permitted her children free lib
erty OF opinion regarding the much con-
troverted question of Biblical chronology.
AS to myself, l incline to a liberal but
legitimate Interpretation Of the version
OF the SeptAgint, and l am disposed to
attribute TO man an antiquity of about
10000 years. Future researches NAV
raise the figures 10, IL. Is or ever 90, 900
years, but judging from the evidence
now available. aud bearing in nina the
disposition Of many of our most eminent
scientists as being rather to shorten than
TO prolong tle g Of our species, it
seems more likely than the general con-
census of chronologfsts will ultimately
fix on & number that shall be below
rather than above $4,000 as the nearest
approach to the age OF our age.n@
Many Inquiries having been received at
The JERSEY CITY NEWS Office relative to
the best way of going to Plattsburg, we
answer al, through these columns AS fol-
lows:-Taka the night boat from New
York TO Albany. 1t arrives at Albany
about SEQ A. M, making connection with
the Delaware and Hudson Railroad for
Plattsburg. Breakfast eau be had OF the
boat befcrs landing. thus giving ample
time to reach. the Delaware and Hudson
station, corner Maiden lane and Quay
streets. The train lie at ESQ A. NJ.
Buy a ticket to PIattsburg and ask
the agent for a Summer School certif-
cate, allowing for a r reduction returning.
Be at the station half an hour before the
train leaves, SO that the agent may have
time TO make out certificates. BY pro-
curing a certificate about So. SO is saved
from Plattsbnrg to Albany. At Fort
Edward change cars for Lake George.
An extra fare must be paid from Fort
Edward to Tieonderoga via Lake George.
The extra fare is not much. The sail
through Lake George is made in the
morning, going, aud connection is made
with axe Champlain steamer about
noon. The Delaware and Hudson Rail-
road ticket, over the Champlain division,
Is good for passage or Champlain steam
ers. W hich arrive at Plattsburg about
$3.50 p. M. Dinner ID served on the boat.
Thus by leaving New York on the night
boat one can enjoy the sale on the Hud-
son, which is also one of the most COM
Portable ways Of travelling, and see Lake
George and Champlain By day light, max
ing the trip from six 2. M. one evening
to. Elk P. Nd. the next. The time BY rail-
is between seven aud eight hours. By
arrives at Albany at six 2. H., Que would
be obliged TO stop over one night at AL
bauy in order to sail through Lake
George and Champlain on the going
journey. On the return trip one could
take the night train at Plattsbarg Il
connect with the day boat for New York
at Albany.
The total fare by the above arrange.
ment would not be mnch, is any more,
than an all rail through route.
This through railroad fare on The csrti-
ficate plan from New YORK City &c Platts-
burg is about $10.S7 for the round trip.
SS.15 gcing and 80. ~ returning.