The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-14
FATHER oUlNN's GOOD WORK

LtOAt OAe
Of the Church TO Progress
History of the Church.
Plight Rev. H. NJ. Wigger, Roman
| Catholic Bishop of Newark, yesterday
dedicated the new church of st. Paul OF
| the Cross on Hancock avenue. Inc
event was also the twenty-fffth annlver-
sary of the formation of the parish.
The parish of St. Paul of the Cross
was founded by the Pass1on9st Fsauhefs
| of West Hobeken in 1865. On August
Is, 1869, the corner stone of the ola
| church was laid, and the edihce was
It~conapieted in the following year ana
dedicated on the second Sunday IN DC
tober. The parish was in charge OF tine
| Passaonist ! Fathers until 1876. when
Father James F. Smythe, a secular
priest, took charge. He continued the
reetorship until his death In 1887
FATHER QUINN'S GREAT WORK.
Rev. Father Smythe was succeeded
by Rev. Father Quinn. the present rec
| tor of the parish. Since becoming pas
tor of THE church Father Quinn has
worked hard and faithfully Tor rus
growth and advancement, and ms EFFORTS
have been very successfully crowned
It is not too much to say that the par
ish owes a big debt of graltitude to him
for his Jealous work.
In May last he olreoteo the A''en
of his flock to the approaching SILVER
Jubilee. which was celebrated yesterday,
and at unat ulfe Voiu u ~.
church would nave ito be enlarged with
- - ---x4 +-no ~ on6 lin elf a4d OF
-.osssm ,rn+s, +bsm he asked Them to
wauui"5 u -. u .n,o+
tba dadscastion might take place at the
A - ,+ha oaaah,attaon of the sill
same tune as uhe celeDi "0on -
yer Hss 9u iass met wifi, the general appro-
80 80 no sat 10
pauoh OF the paiusn' anu ~ ahsoot
The results are that with only a few
eIsnrsN ss.,asos tha ob,,rch is nracti-
hnasEhe uouones ue
DEDICATION CEREMONIES.
M sota ~ dedscaa5on having ar
Ane ue 80 uas-
terday morning and celebrated the Pom
tinc1ai l1hsn mas 80. nosn n D
brant was the REV. rathef ooHn' -
the Passionist father who had charge of
49, !. rish WHOM III Was organized i'm
LIE aa..sasaa ,r,,ts1 Eo+Ear Smvtb Q
iooo, o -
took hold. The deacon was Rev.
Father Cullen of New York, and 1.-THE sub
deacon Dew. James De Wine OF New
Brunswick. Rev. Fathers Seyennotn
and Stafford of Seton Hail College were
the deacons of honor. The Master OF
cellor. Rev. Rather Wallace of Seton
Following the celebration of the mass,
Rev. Father c. ]. Kelly, of the Churcn
of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken,
an excellent sermon upon the "SacT1nce
of the Mass" 1t was a purely docpr1nal
sermon.
Rev. Father Quinn entertaanen nle
Bishop and the other priests AT oaiin e
Bishop Wigger could not remain 10 enc
evening service, because OF an ensass-
menH at Newark, and left at four o'clock.
ERRONEOUS .BELlEtS.
The evening service began VIII soietnn
vespers by the Rev. Fatner Jonn, y. r.
at seven o'clock, ana ae e4ght ca4on ne
| Rev. Father Robert, C.T., PfeaCtleu ~
eioduent sermon upon us the Catnohe
| Church an Enemy to progress anu Eau
| cation?"
During his discourse the preacher sac
that the Protestants claimed tnat the
| Catholic Church had condemne7 Gaialeo,
the astronomer, but he said ihat the
Ch:rch rad not. II was only a rev
they were called inquisitors:
"If a teacher in one OF the pupne
schools In this CITY, continued thf
preacher, was condemned by the Boarc
of Education for introducing MS ideas
in any science or study, Would II "
demned by the entire nation! NO, o.