The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-24
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Church of st. Anthony of
Padua to Be Dedicated
Tomorrow.
BISHOP WIGGER TO OFFICIATE
Father Mackel to Lecture at st.
Bridget's-Interesting News
From All the Parishes.
BISHOP WIGGER TO OFFICIATI

The new Church Of st. Anthony Of Padua,or
Monmouth street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, will be dedicated tomorrow, with
impressive ceremonies. by Bishop Wigger,
assisted by a number of priests. Bishop
Wigger will arrive from South Orange via
the Pennsylvania Railroad about half-past
nine o'clock. The dedicatory ceremonies
will begin at ten o'clock. At half
past ten o'clock Pontifical mass will be
that Vicar-General O'Connor will be arch
priest. The Rev. Thomas Wallace, the
Chancellor and Secretary to the Bishop, will
be master of ceremonies. The deacons of
honor will be Father Dornin of st. Bridget's
Church and Harpes of st. Peters. The dea.
con of the mass will be Father Wahl of st.
Boniface's Church, and the sub-deacon
Father Mooney of st. Mary's. The sermon
in English will be preached by Father Kelly,
Pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Grace,
Hoboken; at the conclusion of the mass,
Father Wysiecki of Brooklyn will deliver a
sermon in Polish. There will be solemn YES
pers in the evening at half-pastseven o'clock,
with sermon and benediction.
BRIEF HISToRY Of HI PARISH.
The new church is for the Polish Catholics
of Jersey City, the Pastor being Rev. l..
kukowski. The church was organized about
eight years ago. Two pastors preceded
Father Kukowski. he taking charge of the
parish in February, 1892. At that time and
to the present the parishioners nave wor-
shipped in the frame church in Sixth street,
near Monmouth. When Father Kukowski
took charge of the parish he found there
were in the city some 5000 Polish souls. The
necessity of a larger and more commodious
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pastor went to work to make a reality. He
made arrangements for the church to be
built for $27, 900. However, that sum has
been exceeded. Some alterations were deem
ed advisable and the contractor caused many
delays, all of which increased the price of
the church to $4,000.
AS is well known. the Polish people of Jer-
sey City are not of the wealthy class. In
stead, they are poor working people, but
they contribute literally of their means to
the church. At present many of them are
out of work, while others have gone to other
cities seeking employment.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HURCH
The church is of the Gothic style of archi-
lecture, built of brown and blue stone.
There is a large tower, surmounted by
a gilt cross, which adds much to
the beauty of the structure. There are
three entrances, reached by some six or
seven stone steps. The entrances open into
three large vestibules. Inside there are three
aisles, the seating capacity of the church
being $40. There are three affairs. That on
the epistle side of the main altar is st.
Anthony's while that on the Gospel side is
that of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is
an excellent basement, which can be used
both for services and as a school.
Work on the building was begun in June,
1892. The corner stone was laid September
Is, 1892. Connected with the church there
are five societies, namely, st. Anthony's the