The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-29

st. Johns.
Nearly one thousand happy children
gathered in the %parochial school build
ing on Christmas day at two O'Clock TO
greet and welcome Santa Ciaus, VINO
came prepared to cater 70 their wants:
Every boy and girl received a box OF
candy nd an orange besides having
a pleasant time. Their merry shouts
on every other day in the year knows
naught but discipline. Father Ter
Woert and Father Kelly aided by the
sisters, helped to make the children
happy. When Father Ter Woert lrst
opened his school he i%naugurated this
custom and finds a great deal OF ENJOY
ment in It himself. Every year me sal al
the merrier" is the motto for this oe-
School was closed all this week, and
sleds ana snow balls. It will reopen next
week. when studies w*u be resumed and
the race viii really begin for medals and
honors at the close of the term,
All the masses were well attended on
Christmas morning, in fact the church
was uncomfortably crowded. Father
mass and quite a number of his old
friends gathered to hear him.
Father Ter Woert spoke at all the
masses on Christmas morning and wish
ed his parishioners a Merry Christmas.
ST. Johns Catholic II will meet on
Thursday evening next, instead Ct Tues
day evening. The new officers will be in
stalled and work for the new year will be
mapped out. The club has been making
rapid gains in its membership lately and
everything augurs bright for its future.
Benevolent Legion, held it's regular
meeting last Thursday evening and
transacted considerable routine business.
Two propositions were received.
ST. Josepl,9s.
Christmas day came and went with
-UoA uaathor and a. hotter collection.
The amount of this was S1,340. Two
happy marriages were celebrated on the
day after Christmas by, the cheerful
Monsignor-rector, who only regrets that
the second of them brings one of his
spiritual children to reside in far away
P~itsburg, o.
on last Thursday was 6. complete sue
cess. The supper room decorations and
the substantial refreshments that load
ed the tables were a sight to please the
most fastidious taste, and satisfy the
most delicate appetite. The Monsignor
and Rev. Father Smith showed them
at the buffet. Mr.. Joseph Cutley made
himself as agreeable as usual. Prof.
Anon furnished the music. Friends
came from all over the city n from
and the unanimous opinion was that
for elegance and female loveliness, and
for manly grace and form the Pavonia
Hall assemblies surpass all.
The Forty Hours Devotion begins to-
morrow after the solemn high mass.
There will be an orchestral choir, but
no sermon. Monsignor Seton will be
celebrant. In the afternoon two Jesuit
Fathers will, kindly, hea confessions at
four O'Clock and later, and a stranger
will preach in the evening at half past
seven O'Clock. On Monday at nine
o'clock, a high mass pro pace will be
celebrated at one of the side affairs.
A strange confessor will occupy Monsig-
nor Seton's box in the evening. The
Monsignor Will preach meanwhile ION
the Respect and Alteration due to the
Blessed Sacrament" He will give to-
wards the end a very plain and practical
Sacrament and how to prepare for n
to receive Holy Communion, and, finally,
on how to make the Devotions of the
Forty Hours. Special prayers Of Thanks
giving, appropriate to the last day of
the year will close the exercises for
hat evening.
On next Tuesday, Octav of Christmas
and New Years, the Mass of Reposition
will be sung at eleven o'clock, n the
devotions ended.
The death of the young and .lamented
Father Patrick Kirwen of this parish,
has made a deep impression. He was
the first President of ST. Joseph's Ly-
ceum, and in token of respect to his
memory, the flag has been hanging at
half mast over the club house on New
ark avenue. The funeral services We're
held this morning in st. Joseph's Church
where he had formerly been an altar
boy. Details of the ceremony n in
News"