The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-05

SILVER JUBILEE.
The Anniversary Celebra-
ton Of St. Pdul'S of
the Cross Church
on October Is.
c. B. [. ANNUAL CONVENTION
To Be Held at Perth Amboy on
Next Tuesday-News from
the Churches.
). B. [. ANNUAL CONVENTION

The parishioners of st. PauPs or the
Cross R. c. church are looking onward
with no mall amount of pleasure to the
silver jubilee celebration attending the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the dedlca-
ton of the church, which will be heid on
Sunday, October Is. Rev. Father Thomas
Quinn has labored with untiring energy
for the past few weeks to make the
event one not soon to be forgotten n
as a result the programme will be a
most elaborate one. The celebration will
begin at half-past ten o'clock in the
morning when a solemn pontifical mass
will be celebrated by the Ri. Rev. Bishop
Wigger. Rev. Father Charles Kelly
will deliver the sermon and the music
will be the finest ever heard in this
city. Well known vocalists from New
York nave been secured and the pro-
gramme will be very attractive. In the
evening there will be solemn Vespers
with another attractive musical pro-
Father Roberts. AS the church cannot
accommodate all who would like to at
tickets of admission. and only those who
hold tickets will be admitted.
THE NEW FACADE.
nl a ! an If : heas,t aISp faeade Which is
an adjoining addition to the edilce and a
pretty chapel. The new facade practi-
calIy makes a new DullQllS Oh the SOl1lSO
in point OF appearance, while the seat
ing capacity is also greatly. increased.
The new front is of pressed brick OF a
delicate reddish hue. Brownstone ana
terra Gotta trimmings add much to its
beauty. A pleasing feature OF the cnange
in architecture is in the entrances, OF
which there are now three. The tower,
Instead of being in the centre Is now on
the corner. The chapel. Is two stores
high and is constructed entirely OF brlck.
1t will accommodate about sixty persons
Father Quinn has decided to use the up
per floor for Mass early mornings on
week days and will h hear 1 e9nfesS fooT
will be used by the scholars of the par
ochial school as a lunch room. The I'M
provenaents cost SIG, 600 and the new Sai or
gan cost 5000, a liberal amount pelhs
allowed on the ole one.
The charging of the edifice was mage
necessary by the rapid growth OF t4e ne
parish. When Father Quinn decided 10
make the improvements ne made an ap-
peal to the members of his flock TOT
HISTORY OF THE PARISH.
The parish was in asoTp1is Fata as fa az
the West Hoboken Monastry,. VINO SaM
a need for a church in the vicinity. me
Catholics of the district. and there Mere
many of them at that time, We're without
a place to worship ard It was not long
before the Passionist Father had a
fourishing parish under way. r fnr =
PQll1D was I4C MS R0 - 81
wear his congregation worshipped at 81
Mary's Church, West Hoboken. On Aug
11st, Is. 1859. the corner stone OF uhe
church was laid. The ceremony was per
formed by Mgr. Seton. of st. Joseph's
Church, and the sermon, was preached
by the late Rev. Father Charles OHeIIy,
of Newark. Bishop Bailey, afterwards
Archbishop If Baltimore, dedicated the
church on October 16, 1870. Father Jonn
Bandinelli, now the Provincial OF the
Passionist Fathers of the Monastry. was
in charge of the parish. In 1875. the
Passionist Fathers of the Monastry, was
of the parish and the church came into
the hands of the secular clergy. me
first pastor was Rev. Father James +;
Smith. who remained in charge until
1881. when he died in st. Francis. Hos
pita1 of consumption. Father Thomas
uin was then appointed and has ever
since been in charge. Father Quinn was
born in Ireland. where he studied clas,
sizes in a diocesan college. He completed
his Studies in Seton Hall. College, South
Orange. He was ordained a priest IN
1877. he being but twenty-five years old
at the time. He is now 43 years old.
He is a great favorite among his par
ishioners. a.
Catholic souls. At one time it included
ST. Nicholas parish, which became a
parish min years ago.