The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-05
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Detailed Account Of the
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MAY DEvOTIONs AT ST. PETERS,
st. Michael's Holy Name Society
st. Mary's 7. A. B. Society
of Hoboken.

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rochial residence are situated on Montgomery
street, near Brunswick, the church being or
the corner. These two buildings, together
with the Lyceum building, directly oppo'
site. are models of architecture, and add
greatly to the Importance Montgomery
street has attained as a ~thoroughfare the past
few years. Back of the p%arochial residence.
fronting on Mercer street, is the parochial
school, one Of the finest in the city, while
adjoining it is residence Of the sisters who
teach in the school.
The whole church property is kept scrupu'
| lously clean, the close moved lawn being @
model of neatness. Old residents still reside
in the parish who remember the day the late
Father Corrigan organized 1t, and it Is not
so ma.ly years ago the paiishioners worship
ed in the old frame church on Mercer street.
Then the neighborhood was the paradise OF
goats. But the men who lived there were
hardy sons of toll, true to the faith taught
them in the "Ould Dart" and in the march
of progress they did not forget mother
Church. They literally answered every
call of the priests who lahored among them,
the result being today the parish is in a
most nourishing condition and should be a
source of pride to every soul in it.
A TORY OF PROGRESS.
Little by little the work has been done.
Father Hanley did his mite before he was
called to his reward; Father Corri's labors
are well-known to all; while as to Father
| Dornin, the present pastor, if nothing else
were pointed out but what will a place to
| morrow, it would be a lasting monument to
| his zeal and energy. The writer knows only
too well Father Dornin's aversion to praise,
especially thus publicly. but facts are stub
born arguments, and the facts of his work
| are so evident and pronounced that they
| speak for themselves.
Reference has been made to the buildings
| belonging to the parish. The school is one
| of the best conducted In tho city and has as
attendants many pupils from other parishes.
Since Father Dornin assumed charge of the
| parish, last August, he has paid off over So
Goo of the debt. This, OF course, is outside
| the running expenses of the parish, which
| includes the wages of tho teachers. h So
| cieties have all a large membership, and their
| zeal is manifested in the large numbers who
monthly attend communion. The parishion-
ers take much pride in their choir. This is
under the direction of Miss Katherine Pow
| ers, whose success is attested by the excel
lent music at the services.
THE NEGLECTED AND CONVERTS.
Tomorrow Father Dornin will, indeed, be
a busy man. At the eight o'clock mass
about $50 persons will receive their first
| communion. OF this number the majority
are school children, but there are also %
! working boys and Is working girls, whom
Father Dornin hunted up in the parish, and
who, through neglect, God only knows the
| cause, were living unmindful Of their religi-
Gus duties n ignorant of even the Sacra-
ments. There are also five converts, two
women and three men. For fully five months
past Father Dornin and Father Clancy
have been personally ~instructing these neg
lected working boys and girls and the con-
verts. In the afternoon at two o'clock all
those who receive first communion in the
morning will be confirmed by. Bishop Wig
ger.
THE NEW CHAPEL
At ten O'Clock the new chapel in the base
ment will be blessed by Bishop Wigger, as
sisted by a number Of priests. The increase
in the attendance at the masses made neces-
sary the conversion OF the basement into a
chapel. Here mass for the children will be
celebrated every Sunday. The place has
been thoroughly renovated and presents q
| very nice appearance. TIL altar is the
Our Ladyof Grace, Hoboken, and is the one
| which was formerly in the old church in
| that parish. It was first used by Father
Cauvfn, the pioneer priest of Hoboken and
North Hudson, some ~thirty-ive years ago,
! it, in fact, being the first altar before which
| mass was celebrated in Hoboken. 1t does
not by any means show its age, having been
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| that of old st. Peters, and is the gift of the
Jesuit Fathers to Father Dornin.
At the conclusion of the blessing Of the
new chapel, solemn high mass will be cele-
| brated in the main church. Father Holleran
will be the celebrant; Father Ter Woert,
| pastor Of st. Johns Church, deacon; Father
| Gillen, pastor of st. Lucy's Church. sub
deacon, and Father Wallace, Chancellor of
the diocese, master of ceremonies. Bishop
Wigger will occupy the throne on the Gospel
| side, and will be attended by Fathers Dornin
| and Clancy as chaplains. The Bishop will
deliver the sermon.
OF THE NEW WINDOWS.
By tomorrow all the new stained glass
windows will be in position. There are
forty-six of these, fourteen in the main
| body of the church, five in the vestibule and
tw~enty-eight small ones above. They are of
rolled cathedral glass and were made by a
Newark frm They are models of the
three emblems, all symboIical of the Pas
sion, the Sacrifice Of the Mass, the Life of
the Blessed Virgin, the Sacraments and the
! Four E~vangelists. The eighteen large win.
dows were the gifts of several parishioners,
donated for themselves or In memory OF a
deceased friend.
The first on the Brunswick street side of
the church is in memory of Father Corr,
and was given by Mr.. William p. Andrews
the second is the gift Of Street Commissions
or Philip Tunnultv, in memory of his wife
and daughter; the third was donated by
Michael Hennessy. Sr, and his wife Ellen
Freebooter Hennessy donated the fourth in
memory of his wife; the fifth is the gift OF
the daughter of the late Peter and Ellen
Doyle: Counsellor John DENIM and his
wife Mary donated the sixth, while the
seventh is the gift of John and Mary Nolan
On the epistle sic 8 the first is in memory
of Father Hanley, and Is tine gift OF The
Children of Mary; the second Is the gift Of
Contractor Patrick Condor and his wife
Mary; Real Estate Dealer John Craven AND
his wife Mary presented the third; the
fourth is the gift of Patrick and Catherine
Byrne; the fifth Is in memory of Patrick
and Catherine Sheeran; the sixth Is ir
memory Of Carrot and Catherine Condor
and is the gift of their daughters; Contrac
tor Henry Byrne donated the seventh!
OF the four in the vestibule. the first is ths
gift of Richard and Catherine Herbert; Tx
second is donated in memory of Michae
McGuinnesss by his widow Ann: the third I
the gift Of the Holy Name Society, while
the children OF the school are to be credited
with donating the fourth.
TWO JEALOUS ASSISTANTS.
Father Dornin, in his work, has an ablt
tleman is over ready to carry out his pas
tors suggestions and desires. Father Dor
min also finds inahim an able adviser. Fathol
HoIleran is also an excellent worker.
YOUNG MEMS DIOCESAN UNION.
Trophcy Presented to teRe PlatnRcit
Esotvlors-xEascbaiI League.
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