The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-23

FATHER GILLEN TO GO
The Popular Pastor of St.
Lucy's R. c. Church
Transferred to
Paterson.
REV. FATHER TIGHE's LECTURE
How the Irish Have Shown Their
Gratitude to America
Church News.

The ~parishioners of St Lucy's R. G..
Church are panied and pleased on an
announcement made on Tuesday last'
named because in the announcements they
are notified that on Thursday next the
Rev. Father Gillen, their beloved pastor,
will sever all connections with the par
ish, and pleased because his successor
win be a priest who is known to al
most every Catholic in Jersey City, he
having been born here, and for eight
years curate of one of the largest
parishes in Hudson county. The an
nouncement that Pastor Gillen is about
to sever his connections with ST. Lucy $
parish proved almost as big a surprise
to the pastor as to his people. The an
nouncement came in the form of an order
from the Council of the Diocese. direct
ing him to prepare TO take charge OF
st. Joseph's parish in Paterson, OF which
the late Rev. Father Smith was the pas
tor. This parish is the largest in Pater-
son. and one of the most important IN
the diocese. In transferring Father Gill
len to this charge the Council has hon
ored him with a promotion. and his Sc
lection for such a high place demon
strates the high appreciation of his abii-
ity by the Council
PASTOR OF ST. LUCY'S MANY YEARS
Fath Gillen has been the pastor OF
St. Lucy's parish a great many years,
and during that time he has endeared
himself to his people to such an extent
that when he caves they will feel that
they have lost a friend and wise coun-
sellor, whose place cannot be easily
filled. During his pastorate Father Gil
len has labored necessarily for his par
ish. For years he labored for a new
church, the parish having grown to SUCH
an extent that the new structure became
a necessity. He devoted all the time
he could spare to this enterprise, ana
last fall ground was broken for a hand
some edifice. Only the foundations were
laid, Father Gillen having decided to
postpone further work on the structure
until spring, when he hoped to push n II
cessor, the Rev. Father John j: Boylan.
VIII The t5 selg Seanfv Of ap Ea5Ref Of 90S fhe pa mfsas
toner's, and none are more pleased at his
appointment to St Lucy,s parish than
the parishIoners Of ST Michael no II; r. r.
this city, and is a Jersey City boy 70
the backbone. He was reared in st.
FATHER BOYLAN.S WORK
When he declQeQ 10 STUDY lOT the priest
hood he prepared for the examination at
Seton Hall College. He was first ordain-
ed in June. 1884 when he was made
curate of st. Michael's parish IN this
city. He remained in the parish eight
years, and during that time he organized
the Holy Name Society and many other
rate the church ever had. In 1892 ne was
called away and ordained pastor Of the
parish Of Irvington. which was at that
time in q not overthrifty condition. When
he left st. Michael's parish a grand de-
monstration was held, and he was pre-
sented with a large purse by the parrish
toner's as a mark of esteem. In less
than a year Father Boglan had straight
ened out the finances of his new charge
and today the parish is one of the most
prosperous in the diocese. When the
Council decided to transfer Father Gill
len it unanimously decided that il, view
of the fact that the parish had under
taken the erection of a new edifice the
best man by far for the vacancy would
be Father Boytan. With him as the head
of the parish there is not the slightest
chance that the work begun by Father
Gillen will prove a failure, Father Boylan
as a financial manage has no superior
in the clergy. He is also one of the best
orators in the diocese.