The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-20

Nellie and Annie Foster, they having each col
lected $1,000 for the building fund A gold
medal will also be presented to Miss Mary
Keegan. She having collected $500. The pres
~entation speeches will be made by Rev. Father
Gillen.
ST. Brfdeet,s.
Tomorrow the weeks mission will begin at
st. Bridget's Church. The mission will be con-
Quoted by the Dominican Fathers, and Pastor
Dornin makes a strong plea TO all the male
members of his parish to attend the mission.
The entertainment given by st. Bridget's
Lyceum last week was a big success and d
handsome sum was turned over to the treas
urer.
st. Johns.
The sad accident on the tower of the new
church last Tuesday has cast a gloom over
the parish. It was the first accident in the
history of the edifce which is now so near
completion. Father Ter Woert has not yet
recovered from the shock. and feels very much
put out about it. He has had to postpone a
portion of the visitation as outlined last sun
day at the masses. Tomorrow morning he VIII
be able to tell the parishioners where he VIII
be next week.
The Peters Pence collection will be taken
up tomorrow morning at the different masses.
Everybody knows the need for this collection
and the uses the Holy Father makes of it.
Last year the collection was below the aver
age, and this time the Chancellor of the do
cese Cn the absence of Bishop Wigger) hopes
to have a much better return to- make.
st. Johns Catholic Club held an interest
ing meeting on Tuesday evening last. A great
deal of routine business was transacted in the
course of the session.
During the second week in December the
young men will hold an entertainment for the
benefit of the new church. The details have
not yet been arranged, but if hard work can
do it, it will be a grand success.
The Children of Mary presented a very credit
able appearance at the nine O'Clock mass last
Sunday. The members of the society occu-
pied one entire side of the middle aisle, and
consequently the church was very mucn
crowded.
Advance Council No. 44s, Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion, will hold a regular meeting on
Thursday evening at Henn's Assembly Rooms,
No. 62 Newark avenue. Any man belonging
to ST. Johns parish desiring to join this organ
ization can have all desired information by
above.
st. Joseph;s.
The Saint Joseph's Lyceum reception last
Wednesday evening was q select and thor
oughly enjoyable affair. The young men are
now earnestly engaged in getting votes for
the different contestants for the fine silver
mounted bicycle, which win be one of the
attractions of the Lyceum table at the COM
ing fair to be held in November for the bene-
fit of the church. The names of the valiant
contestants for this bicycle are Messrs. James
Kirwen, Sidney O'Donnell, David Smith. Daniel
Driscoll and John O'Neill. 1t is expected their
lady friends will do all they can to make the
contest a lively and a paying one.
The Children of Mary will go to. holy COM
munion in a body next Sunday at the seven
o'clock mass, and meet together in the chapel
in the afternoon for their monthly d~evotions
and the routine business of the society.
These young ladies are TO have a very beauti-
full table at the fair, and there already exists
a certain rivalry as to which shall make the
most money for the church,s the Lyceum table
or the Sodality table.
Next Sunday, third Sunday of October and
feast of the Immaculate Virginity Of the
Blessed Mary, Rey, Father Smith will preach
at high mass on the Immortality of the
SOUL and the Monsignor-Rector will preach
at vespers on Holy Purity" His sermon last
Sunday evening on the Divine Maternity of
Mary and Christian Motherhood was listen
ed to by a large and appreciative audience.