The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
JERSEY oITY CHURCHES.
st. NIary,s.

No has as yet been received from
Bishop Wigger as to who Father Kelly's successor
will be. At the present Father Mooney is carrying
out the work laid out by Father Kelly.
The usual routine services will be held tomorrow.
High Mass at eleven O'Clock and vespers in the even
arrangements are being made by the committees
to be rendered to Father Kelly.
There is some talk Of producing a minstrel show
at the Catholic Club in the near future. The young
men are very enthusiastic on the subject and should
lions from those who are anxious to appear in
burnt cork.
st. Lucy.
The monthly meeting of the Young Mems Literary
Society win be held tomorrow.
Forty hours devotion will be commenced one
The bazaar that was brought to a close on Thurs
day night was a gratifying success in every respect.
highly pleased with the result Of their labors. A
handsome crayon Of Father Gfllen was won by a
o,connor Won a picture Of the Lady Of Lourie s. and
a handsome oil painting was drawn by Henry
Hamburg, father OF the artist who painted the pic
The medal offered to the society raising the most
money at the bazaar was won by Company G,
Hibefnia Rifles.
st. MichaeIss.
Special resper services were celebrated last Sun
ie 2 whiehs Wero atIended by the members Of the
Holy Name Society. The attendance was very large.
st. Brfdgef,s.
Under the auspices of the Holy Name and Young
Mems Societies the Rev. Father Mcdowell of Orange
lectured last wednesday night on Militant Chris
~tianity." over 600 men were present who thorough
lect in a mastery manner. Selections were rendered
by the choir, Mr.. Sheridan sang a bass solo and a
duet was sung by Messrs. Sheridan and Moran.
The next one OF these, lectures, which are exclu-
sively for men, will be held on February %, when
the Rev. Father C. j. Kelly, Pastor of the Church Of
our Lady of Grace. Hoboken, viii lecture on the
Passion Play. EIs
The present windows of the church are to be re-
placed with stained glass ones. Last sunday Father
0ornan announced that those who wished to take a
window as a memorial could do SO, and by Monday
night every window wa taken. Contracts have
been given out and. Il is expected that the windows
viii be in place by Easter Sunday.
The Angel Sodality society will receive Holy Com
munion tomorrow morning.
The Young Mems LyceJm arc to give a two nights
entertainment on February 5 and 6, when an enjoy
able programme consisting OF farces, Ministries,
singing, club swinging, etc, Will be. presented. An
admission fee of ten cents will be the charge, and
the entertainment will be made a feature each
MONTH The comnittes in charge are James Hyland-
The Executive Committee of the Young Mems
Lyceum held a NEE ting last week, and report the
affairs of the Lyceum to be in a fiourishing con-
The new term of the parochial school will open
on February /. The half,yearly examination, now
being conducted by Fathers Dornan ami Clancy,
Ii nearly completed, and the priests expressed them
selves as being highly satisfied with the result.
St. Josephss.
THO two choirs. Junior and senior, render the ser
vices in st. Joseph's very attractive Prof. Philip
rranlrne of high mass and vespers for the next six
months. which has been printed and widely dis
tanre to the senior choir, which only by consent of
the Rector, after approval or The professor who
p msgy. 9 but the number admitted is Very limited.
Monsignor Seton's interesting anG lnsIrucuve lee.
ture last evening on the .CSiaoilc church IN China, !,
sLr,sriaufty from the planting Of the Faith by Saint
fhonaas tie Apostle In the Land OF SIX, as Arnobius
q writer Of the third century declares, down to the