The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
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CATHOLIC NEWS.
Far Reaching Effect of
Wednesday Convention
Of the T. A. B.
49, Union.
B-IsHeR5neGER's TRIP TO EUROPE
The League of the Sacred Hearts
Deyotions . Catholic Benevolent
Legion News.
B~IsHeR5HeGER'S TRIP ToEURoPE

When the delegates to the convention of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
New Jersey, at st. Miehaelas Church, this
city, on Memorial Day, by an almost
unanimous voice. voted to strike from, the
prepared resolutions all matters political,
they took a big step forward which cannot
but result in great benefit to the cause they
spouse. From the rut into which the Union
had fallen they have lifted it and placed in a
position where it commands the respect of
the great conservative element of the priest
hood, that element which will give it tone
and color and make it what it should be, a
union of Catholics on Catholic lines, and dis
tinctly a church organization. For years
prominent laymen have been ~endeavoring to
bring this result about. 1t required much
thought and study, much comparing of
notes, SO that despite accusations to the con-
trary, it NAV be be said tho move was one
long desired, long contemplated. but it was
only at this Convention the plan was
matured andtAe deRrMined stand taken,
and it may ba said Il no one seemed more
heartily. in favor Of it than the retiring
president, Very Rey, Dean McNulty.
For tine next year the work of the several
societies will be watched with interest.
Father Kelly, the new president, has not, as
yet, formulated the plan of work, so that it
would be out of place to comment on what
should be done. He is now the leader, and
the rest stand ready to follow him.
BISHOP wIGGER'S TRIP RoA
At the regular quarterly conference of the
clergy, TO be held Wednesday at Newark,
Bishop Wigger will announce his departure
for Europe, and also that Vicar-General
OConnor will be administrator of the do
cese during his three months absence
abroad. The Bishop sails on the Normania
of the Hamburg line, from Hoboken, on
Thursday next. He will be accompanied
abroad by Father Carroll of the Oranges.
He will sail direct to Hamburg, visiting
friends in Germany. From thence he will
proceed to Rome, and later will visit the
Holy Land.
SETON HALL COMMENCEMENT.
At the Seton Hall annualscomnencement,
which will be held on June IA. the following
students u l~be5graddated and will receive
the degree of Rachelorsf Arts.-
William Henry Seton, Emrnetsburg Md.
Michael j eseph Donnelly, Newark; Eugene
Joseph Mcdonald, this citys Andrew J.Mc-
Cue, Bristol, Pa; Richard Paul Kane, New
ark; John Joseph Phelan, Brooklyn. Francis
G. New, New Brunswick; Thomas A. Can't
liss. New York; Michael Francis McGuin-
ness, this city; Daniel j.. OKeefe, Passaic;
Albert Henry Carroll, Baltimore, Md, and
Robert j.. Curse, Kearny.
William henry Seton is a nephew of Mgr.
Seton OF 81 JoSephS Chufch, thlS CITY. he
is also. directly related to Mother Seton and
the late Archbishop Bayley, who was pri-
mate of the Catholic Church of the United
States. Albert Henry Carroll is a lineal
descendant of Charles Carroll, one of the
signers of the Declaration OF Independence.
1he degree of Master of Arts will be con-
ferred on the following who were graduated
sEo years agos-R. i Dyer, Harrison;
Thomas j. higgins, this city; John ].
Donnellon, this city; John J. Sweeney,
Lambertpille. Frederick G.. O'Neill, Bay
onne; John A. O'Brien. Trenton: Louis j.
Gabriel, Newark, and Anthony ]. Ferreti,
Hoboken. g Il
YOUNG. MEMS. DIOCESAN uNIoN
Diocesan Union of Young Mems Socisfies
viii hold their regular monthly meeting to-
morrow at st. Mary's Catholic LgcsWnl
Railway. Meeting will be called at tWoPrM.
sharp, and Tourna ment Committee will
meet at two P. NJ. The BALANCE of scheduls
of baseball tournament will be drawn up.
The committee will also report the winners
of euchre tournament, also of aselectiorb of
trophy for same. st. Johns of Newark
were the winners, with Plafhfeid Catholic
Lyceum a close second. ~