The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-03
Johnny Says He and Theresa Camp
bell We're Both Punished
Last Night.
HIS RELATIVES FOUND
Miss Grant Attempted TO Have the
State Support Young
Clifford.
sstou Hall College. South Orange.
Dec. 6. 1890.

Dec. 6, 1890.
Dear Father Hennessy:-
I have been informed that Miss Rose
Grant and her companion who formerly
conducted the blind asylum in Jersey City,
now under the charge OF the Sisters of
Peace, have established themselves with
blind persons within the limits of your
parish
sne without my knowledge or authoriza-
= also, that neither of these women is
eLgious or Sister" If they
q the religious garb they do so without
hautnorization from me and in de-
fiance of the laws of the Church on that
point. disclaim all responsibility for
whatever they may do.
Please read this note to your people
so that they may know that these women
have no authorization from me. With
best wishes I remain,
Yours sincerely,
W. NJ wIGGER,
Bishop of Newark
The above letter was read from the pull
pit of st. Patrick's r. c. Church at all
the masses on Sunday, February s, 1891,
by Rev. Father Eheehan, and Miss Rosalie
Grant, who figured so prominently in the
case of the boy, John Clifford, reported
gully in yesterdays Jersey City News -
sat IN a pew on the epistie side of the
church as unconcernedly as if she was not
IN the least interested.
The story of the home and the reason
Nfor the Bishops action were exclusively
printed in these columns yesterday. To-
day other facts have come to light which
place the management Of the Home of
Our Lady of Help for the Blind in a
quber light
Yesterday evening the Right Rev Bishop
Wikger was in Jersey City visiting off,
,iaEy St. PauTs Church in Greenyille. He
al seen by q News reporter concern
insE Miss Grants self styled Catholic
Home. and said:-
Miss Grant is not a Sister. She is not
recognized by the diocese, and what she
does she does on her own responsibility p
The charge made against the methods
of the President of the Home for the
Blind on Ocean avenue is briefly that I'm
der the guise of a reljgieuse and using
the word Catholic" she procures sub
scriptions from Protestants and Catholics
alike, which the Bishop of the diocese
and every priest in 1t seriously object to
on the ground that It sayors of a fraud
because many give money to the institu-
ton thinking it is an authorized Catholic
institution and Miss Grant a Sister.
When Miss Grant first started out in the
asylum business she hired small house
on Dey street. Marion. Her manner In the
conduct of the home attracted the atten-
tfon Of Rev. Father Ter Woert, the rector
of st. Johns Church, and he In kindly
way warned Miss Grant that she was moi
pursuing the ways of a good Catholic
She defied the rector and as result OF
complaints the Bishop was acquainted OF
the fact and privately warned Miss Grant
It was then that the good Sisters of Peace
began the management of the home on
Pavonia avenue. Miss Grant removed tt
Harrison avenue, continued to dress her.
self in the garb Of a Sister and called her.
self Sister Rosalie',
Rev. Father Hennessy, rector of the
parish into whose confines she came
heard from many people that Sister
Grant was collecting subscriptions as 4
Sister of a Catholic Home, and he toe
\ warned her. Then the Bishop finally is.
sued ban of recommendation and Miss
Grant, although attending regularly al
st. Patrick's Church, is not allowed te
come to the altar for saoraments.
One week ago Miss Grant, accom-
panied by one Of the little girls in tn.
home, went to South Orange and pleaded
with the Bishop to remove the ban Of
accommodation.
IF you VIII take off that garb Of Sis.
ter and not collect money under the pre-
tense that your home is Catholic in.
stitution, I may reconsider my decree. ;
replied the Bishop.
Miss Grant. who had on the occasion
this visit considerably modified he,
iress replied that her costume was that