The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-02
WIGGER ON SCHOOLS
He Hopes and Prays Cath
Ole Parents Will Re-
move Their Children
to Parochia1
Schools.
DENoUNCEs HASTY MARRIAGE
Also Says a Catholic Couple Mar
ried By a Nom Catholic Min
lister Will Surely Go
to He'll.

Fully 500 people heard Bishop Wigger
deliver an address last night at st.
. johns Church. The church building was
literally packed, as it was expected the
Bishop would nave something to say about
public schools and marriages by nom
Catholic priests. The congregation were
not disappointed, for the Prelate dwelt
upon these points, at considerable length
and in addition had much to say about
the stand that the Holy Father had taken
Won the subject of secret societies.
The Bishop began his remarks by con-
kratulating the parish on the magnificent
NEW church edHflce which adjoins the old
ont. He said he was glad to see that the
present generation was providing for the
younger generation. This led him to
speak of the children. He said Catholic
parents should begin to impart religious
instruction at a very early age. Two
years was the period he named or as soon
as the child was able to receive any i'm
: pressions it should be taught the prayers
and observancess of the church. When
higher religious training was needed re-
sort should be had to the %parochial
schools and not to the public schools.
When the parents were unable TO impart
religious instructio n the children should
be sent to the Cat holic parochial schools,
as these institution MS exist for that pur-
pose. He insisted that Catholic parents
should send their ehi1drent to the par
ochial schools and not to the public
schools.
If there are Aan,y Catholic parents here
who have children in the public schools,
4 hope and pray" the Bishop said, with
summation, they Twill Withdraw them to-
anafrow and place them in the parochaal
Schools where they belong,
Then he passed to the subject of mar
s1aases OF Catholics couples out of their
sown parishes andt by non-Catholic minis
STEERS
Some couples. 20 he said, think of mar
rage. talk of mar riage and get married
al lnsen hour. b@s they are not married
10y a Catholic pria st. No priest would
HhahTyHenemaanxsuE5 a hurry. They should
prepare Tor the S4 .rament of matrimony
as tneTfWould for ( my other of the sacra-
,anents of the chul oh. Worse than this
aHhoiy haste m N arrytng some Catholic
couples prepare sor matrimony by a
course of sin go horrible that I cannot
mention IT Within d his sacred ediice. Does
mot this undue has te and this unhallowed
preparation that some couples practice
account for'mAch a f the married infelicity
and for b manys separations which are
contrary TO the rules OF the church?
Cafnolic couples Il lould not be married
py 1ustao5 and 0tl er layfnen because in
many instances Cha Sc laymen are Unfit to
prQnQunce the sacTf tment OF marriage. If
2 Catholic couple 81 } before a mon-Catholic
minister they dis0f vn their religion and
ON such the church / lays the ban of ex-
communication"
The hen explained the terrible
T1zfure N94zSsEuUl Mcgtiun:@If ayperson
dies IN a state of "a scommunication;s' said
he, that person 6 oes to hell. Sc if a
couple after being married by a nom
Catholic minister ia Il down and die, they
fall into hell as su1s } as I am standing on
the steps Of this al ar. Go to your own
parish priest when you want to get mar
r1ed and to no one else"
He then said of | he Free Masons and
other secret sooth es;-.The Church,
through Hope LIE b XIII, places those
Catholics who joir ie{l the Free Masons or
similar secret OFF raj lizatfons, under the
Dan OF excommu nic alton because this
Socley exacts oat MS from its members,
which are contra ry to the law of God
and the order of hu man society. Later
the Odd Fellows, tn e Sons of Temper
anee fands the Kr fights of Pythias have
osen placed undeli tho church.s ban, and
all good Catholics Ire enjoined from
Joining these three societies, or, if al
ready members, to Withdraw. The pun
ishment of excom munication is not melted
put to Catholics who join these three,
but they are debaried from absolu-
ton. That is tlle dist motion which the
Church makes b etweep the Free MasonS
and the last thu ee."
He ended by 81 strong appeal for obe-
dience to the ru' les of the Church.