The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-17
SEMI-OENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
ST. Mary's Church of RobOken Cell
ebrates Hts Ffftieth Birthday.

The semi-cenntennial of the parish of
Our Lady of Grace of Hoboken was
celebrated yesterday with imposing cere-
MONIES. Fifty years ago the late Arch
bishop Hughes and Father John Rogers
| established the parish. The services yes
terday began early in the morning and
| continued until late at night Over
1000 candles We're kept constantly burn
ing in the church all day, of which
800 were placed within the altar. Many
well known priests from this and other
| cities were present, including His Grace
Archbishop Corrigan, who sat in the
sanctuary, and the Rt. Rev. w. NJ. Wig
ger, d. D., Bishop of the diocese.
The celebrant of the mass was the
Very Rev. j. ]. O'Connor, V. G., and
Chancellor T. w. Wallace. The minis
tiers of the mass were the Rev. John
NJ. McHale of St. James Church, New
ark; the Rev. Walter T. Talon of ST,
George F. Brown of Our Lady of Grace,
and the Rev. job F. McCarty of the
Cathedral, Newark. The first two We're
deacons of honor to the Bishop, and the
latter two We're deacon and sub-deacon,
respectively. They were all at one time
members of Our Lady of Grace parish.
AT 1880 O'Clock in the morning a
special mass was sung. at which st. Vim,
cent de Paul, Holy Name Sodality of,
the Children of Mary, Young Mems
Catholic Association, Catholic Benevolent
Temperance and Holy Rosary Societies
received communion.
At II O'Clock the solemn pontifcal
mass was sung by Bishop .Wigger, after
Doane, Prot. App, rector of the Cath
edral at Newark, delivered a sermon.
The Monsignor, in his discourse, re-
hearsed the history of the church and
dUe1Iad snnnn the rise of Ct MaryfS He
~eulogized the former and present pas
tors of the parish, dwelling especially
upon the late Father Corrigan's work.
Then he pointed over TO where Arch
bishop Corrigan was sitting in the sane
quarry and eulogized His Grace. In con-
clusion he read a decree in which he
lied to bestow the Papal blessing upon
all present. The Bishop bestowed the
blessing, which was Immediately follow
ed by an excellent organ recital, under
Schreiner. organist of the church.
In the afternoon, at three o'clock. a
reception was held by the Children of
Mary, the Holy Angels and the St.
tended. In the evening the Holy Name
Society rendered a reception to the dig
natories and priests. At the reception
made a short address.
After the MONDAY services a banquet
was given to the visiting ministers by
rather Kelly, at which twenty-five
priests were present. Among the most
prominent present were Archbishop Cor
rigan, his Secretary and Chaplain, the
Rev. w. Newey, Father Edward of the
West Hoboken Monastery, DR.. Synott
Their Dornin of st. B~ridget's, Fathers
Gillen and Mclaughlin Of ST. Lucy,s,
Father Quinn of st. Paul of the Cross,
Father Peters of st. Mary's Hospital,
and Fathers Harpes and zeigler of st.
Peters Church, this city; Father Hof-
chneider of SITS Peter and PauIs, Ho-
boken, and Fathers Marzetti and Gag
hetti of St. Francis, Hoboken.
The celebration was a success from
every standpoint, and Father Kelly de-
~1rves a. great deal of credit for the
way in which he directed the services.