The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

~ " 4AuTSuAy L1OE0IuK y Qf0SS rehearsal OH
the Latin play, The Two Captives." at st.
Francis Xaviers College, At the presentation
OF the play In the evening Fathers Finuegan,
Fathers Gray, o'Carroil and Kelly, profsssors
In st. Peters College, wer= present as guests Of
the Faculty of st. Xavier's College. The
press themselves as del ighted With tine pc rfsc-
tlon attained by the young men who delivered
their speeches in the Latin tongue with all the
eloquence and grace that could possibly have
been given to o representation In English. The
Apostolic delegate. Mgr. SatollL, is whose honor
the evening performance or the play was given,
testified to his interest in classical training by
presenting . silver medal to the student who
excelied in the. delineation of the character he
represented OF the play Ia the evening. This
play is to be given at the Chicago Fair In Music
October 10 and the evening Of the Goth as part
OF the educational exhibit at the Chicago Fair.
Father Lynch left St. Peters on Friday for q
visit To Woodstock. Maryland.
St. BrIdget's.
The ladies' OF the parish are making prepare.
tons for the holding of o monster fair early in
November In the school hall for the benefit of
the church. It will be held under the auspices
OF the various organizations Of the church.
The meeting of the Holy Name Society, last
Sunday evening, was very largely attended.
Father Dornin has made the exercises of the
Perseverance Class very attractive. There arc
now 1t0- working children competing as mem
bers OF the class for prizes which will be be-
slowed during the Christmas holidays.
az u IU.0U o CLOCK mass TOMORROW morning..
Father Halleron will deliver part second of the
discourse on the Inspiration of the Scriptures,
part first of which he delivered last Sunday.
His lucid and logical explanation OF the doc
trlpe Of thei church on this question was lis
tened TO with rapt attention by a large con-
gregation last Sunday. and no doubt those who
heard the first part especially will be eager to
hear the second.
At the Vssper service last Sunday evening,
Father DorniH began a course. of INC upon
the Apostolic Creed, which he will continue
800 1tA- - - -s-A
Instruction was full OF eloquence and lesrnfng.
and his exposition OF supernatural faith logical
and convincing.
the children of Mary will receive Holy Com
munion tomorrow morning.
The rehearsals OF the two plays, "Among the
Breakers' and the The Irish Tutor" are pro-
crossing spiendidiy. The members of the case
are showing up in good shape. and finished per-
formances are anticipated. The plays will be
presented on the evenings of October 81 and
November l.
st. Joseph's
Mgr. Seton OF st. Joseph's Church occupied
a seat of honor in the audience OF 900 or
more persons that witnessed the Latin play at
St. Francis xavier's College. New YORK, on
in honor Of the Apostle Delegate, Mgr. Satolli
The purple tuft which surmounts his stole dis
tinguished him as o graduate Of the Academia
Eeclsslasticas Or the Pope's Prslatic College; Of
which Mgr. Satolii is still presids ant. Dr.. Seton
of a splendid white and gilt bound
the Latin and English languages,
and embellished with engrayings of early coll
leges of the Jesuits, etc. The play was per-
Torrance was admirable. The Jesuit Fathers
did themselves immense credit and honor
throughout in the arrangement of such an en-
tortaiDment.n
The Monseigneur counts among his re mote
ancestors Edward, the Confessor, whose fe asst
day falls upon October IS. The masses on that
date in st. Joseph's Church are generally at
tended with considerable ceremony. Hence
there was q great mass yesterday. The s brine
Of Edward the ConfeSsor was the only ne at
Westminster Abbey spared dasscration and de-
structiou by Henry VIII. at the period of the
Protestant Reformation, three hundred aud
fifty years ago. The Monseigneur always offers
his mass on that day for the conversion of Eng-
land back to the Catholic faith.
Brother Jarlath, a professed Brother of the
Order of the Holy Cross, whose meeting house
Is in Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind, of which
Dr.. Seton is a great friend, visits this part of
the East every ten years 20 collect subscriptions
for the publication of the Aoe Marta, which DR..
Seton says is the most interesting and popular
Catholic per iodical published In the United
States. Brother Jarlath always NAL es his
headquarters at st. Joseph's rectory when In
Jersey City. He is now on his periodical visit.
Preparations for the big fair to be held in
Pavonia Hall, commencing October %, are GO
ing on swimmingly. Mgr. Seton expresses HIM
self as highly gratiled at the work done thus
far. The fair will open with a concert and re-
ception.
The parochtal school is getting Oh lovely. The
school, by the way, has the finest play ground
of any school in the city. and said Mgr. Seton,
last night, the sweetest music l have yet heard
is the sound of the children going out to play.
The mingling OF their happy voices makes a
sound sweeter than any symphony of orchestral
music. l do not bslieve In taxing the little
ones memories too much. I believe In first
teaching them to love andsrespect each other"
st. Joseph's Lyceum met Thursday night aud
appointed J. Mckiernan, ]. Kelly and j. N.
Sullivan delegates to the Diocesan Union. which
will meet in Newark, November s. A Bowling
9 bowling tournament among the members. was
also appointed.