The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-13
WHO WILLIE PASTOR
Speculation as TO Who Will
Succeed the Late Father
Corrigan.
TWO PROMINENT PRIESTS MENTIONED
The Selection Will Be Made Next
Week by the Bishop and
His Council.

There is much speculation in Catholic CIR
Giles not only in Hoboken. but throughout
the diocese, as to who will succeed the late
Father Corrigan as Pastor of the Church of
Our Lady of Grace. From a reliable source
it is learned that the selection lies between
two priests, either of-whom would be able to
do the work in Hoboken. The priests are
the Rev. Charles Kelly, of st. Mary'sC Church,
this city. and the Rev. John J. Tighe of
Boonton. Father Kelly is a priest in the
prime of life, an excellent executive and
f~inancier, and a born leader. He is also a
gifted orator and one of the best liked priests
in the diocese. Father Tighe is possessed Of
all the qualities that go to make up a good
pastor. Both priests are talented.
Father Corrigan went from st. Mary's, this
city, to Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken, and
perhaps Father Kelly will do the same. 1t
is thought the Very Rev. Dean Senez will
endeavor to keep Father Kelly with him.
Thc Catholic Club of this city is a work
Father Kelly is deeply interested in, and tax
the club for a while. However, if Bishop
Wigger so decides, Father Kelly will obey.
SCHOOL ADVOCATE.
If Father Tighe be appointed, Hoboken
will nave another aggressive school advo-
cate. Father Tighe was a curate in Hobo
ken but a short time ago. He is well liked
bv the people. He is as determined a school
advocate as Father Corrigan was, but on a
different line. He believes in the p%arochiai
schools, and he believes they should receive
State aid, but he does not believe they should
relinauish the control or management OF
their schools, even for one minute, to receive
State aid. As matters are now, Father
IT.. Il H.. & - Ao- ~ kGko xat ~. with
ont representation Give the ~parochial
schools their share of the school money, he
contends, or else relieve Catholics OF taxa
tion for the public schools.
HOW THE ~OINTM WILL BE MADE.
The appointment will be made the coming
week. OF late years Bishop Wigger has not
made appointments to pastorates direct. lie
has called to his assistance the members or
the Diocesan Council. 1t was by a vote of
the Diocesan Council that Father Dornin OF
Belleville was made pastor of st. Br1dgets
Church, this city, The Council at present
consists of Vicar General OAConnor and the
Rev. DR.. Joseph j. Synnott OF Seton Hall,
Mgr. Doane of the Cathedral, Newark; Mgr,
Seton of st. Joseph's Church, this city; the
Rev. Peter O'Donnell of Hackensack, and
the Rev. Charles Gillen of st. Lucy's Church,
this city. They will meet with the Bishop
some day next week and decide the matter.
ILL ADvIsED PUBLICATION.
The publication of a letter that Father Cor
rigan is said to have written to Pope Leo on
the School question has caused some little
surprise, and many believe it was decidedly
i'll advised. The letter is one in which Father
Corrigan appeals to the Holy See to endorse
his efforts to carry out his ideas on the school
question in Hoboken. II the Propaganda did
consider the letter and gave an opinion ia
vorabie to Father CorTigan only one course
would have been left open to Bishop Wigger,
49, [l,-+ xvAyrl1 hA n t-ArIOyr RIT \ &c NOT
thought the Propaganda would act ON the
letter, at least without consultation with the
Ordinary of the Newark diocese.
BAD FEELING IN
Apropos of the Hoboken pastorate it is
likely that by next Sunday a new set of
priests will be in the parish. There is a de-
cided feeling against Rev. DR.. Fabris, and a
slight feeling against Father Fitzpatrick,
but in the case of the latter, it may be said
that he has many friends who admire his
conduct of affairs during the pasttwo weeks.
Father Fitzpatrick, though only ordained a
little over a year, did remarkably well under
most trying circumstances.
An inventory of the effects of Father Cor
rigan will be made today and Monday. His
viii will be probated next week. His estate,
it is said, is worth about $4,000.
AN MMENS INSURANCE.
Last summer Father Corrigan began nego-
~tiations with the New York Life Insurance
Company to insure his lie Tor SlUu,uU0 TOT
the benefit of the church. The idea was that
the Trustees, out of the church funds, would
paw the premiums The scheme fell through
because President Mccall of the company
wouldn't assume a mortgage on the church
property of 100000 at four per cent. in
terest. Interest at five per cent. is now
charged, and Father Corrigan wanted to
save the one per cent Father Corrigan was
ever on the alert to make money for the
ob,,,.oL T1,ct hofpra fbQ HOLIDAYS tha Vn11nO
men gave an excellent dramatic perform
ance. Father Corrigan was highly pleased
with the result. He said they could beat any
| other amateur company in the county. So
he proposed to Father Clancy of st.
Bridgets that a dramatic contest be gotten
up between the amateurs of both parishes,
performances to take place in the Opera
House, and both churches to be benefited by
the arrangements. Father Dornin never
entertained the proposition.