The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-11
ST MIcHAELSF FAREWELL
The Parish Gives a Great
Demonstration in Honor
of Monsignor De
Concilio.
he GOES FOR A EUROPEAN TRIP
The Many Works of His Long Pas
torate Rehearsed-Presented
With a Purse Of
Money.

st. Michael's parish was last night the
scene Of a demonstration rendered as an
affectionate farewell to the pastor, Mon
signor de Concilio, on the eve of his de-
parture on an extended tour through
Europe.
AS early as seven o'clock an immens
crowd Of people collected in front of the
pastoral residence. adjoining ST. Michaers
church on Ninth street. filling the street
and Overlooking into East Hamilton place
and Hamilton Park, occupying both to
the obstruction to all travel.
The rectory was brilliantly illuminated
and the scene further enlivened by a
cepious display Of fireworks.
At eight o'clock the church societies,
st. Michaers Catholic Club, st. Miehaers
Temperance Society and the Holy Name
Society appeared in procession, attended
by a fine band, and escorted the Monsignor
to St Michael's Hall. corner of Tenth
and Erie streets. where the formal fare
we'll was expressed.
The hall was densely packed and hum
dreds Of people outside vainiy endeavored
to gain admission and had to be content
with gazing upon the building. Upon
the platform were seated a large number
of prominent citizens of that portion of
the city. who IN the arrival Of the Mon
signor arose and gave him a cordial
greeting, while the band played.
The meeting was opened by City Clerk
M. ]. ODonnell introducing as the chair
man Police Captain John F. Kelly, who,
on taking the chair. made a neat speech.
stating the object Of the gathering and
acter and fidelity OF the pastor during his
t~wenty-nine years of active service as the
head Of the parish.
Rev. Father Talon, the M~onsignor's as
%sistant, who. during the absence of the
latter will be acting pastor, was called
upon and made q very interesting and
the great labor performed by the Mon
signor during the twenty-nine years Of
his passionate, first living in one room in
building now the reconstructed St,
Michael's Hall, in which, his meeting was
held, then through earnest and u~nfagging
new and splendid church. an orphan asy-
lum, the I'D and new ~rectories. q paro-
chtal school, andAastly the elegant Catho-
lie Club house. Seventeen years have
passed since he has a q vacation. and
now his shattered health required that he
secure rest and recreation. This out
pouring of the people of the parish should
their pastor who had labored so long anil
so faithfully for both their physical and
spiritual benefit and appreciated his ef-
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finest and grandest In Jersey City. Father
Talon thanked the people for the gener-
Gus esponse the had made to his appeal
and concluded BY wishing IN behalf of the
parishioners a safe journey to the Monsig-
nor, and that he may return recruited in
body to resume his pastoral duties fer
Michael J.. Moran spoke on behalf of
the temperance society, and read an adj
dress signed by the officers expressing
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labors in their behalf and wishing him
God speed on his journey and a safe re-
turn.
CITY Clerk N. J. o'Donnen spoke in be-
half of st. Michaei's Catholic Club, re-
calling the many good things done b. the
Monslgnor during his long pastorate, one
of which was the fitting OF young men for
college This particularly affected the
speaker, his eldest brother, now dead,
having been one Of them. His emotion
was so great that for a few moments he
was unable to proceed.
Monsignor De Concillio came forward to
respond and was greeted with cheers. He
returned his thanks for the kind express
sions made and said 1t would be false
modesty on his part not to acknowledge
that he took a prominent part in the
work hat had been DONE. but that while
he did his duty as far as he could his sue
cess was due to the faith. zeal and gener-
osity OF the people He also paid a high
compliment to the efforts of Father Tai
lon. who he was sure would keep the par
ish in a 1ourishing condition.
Chairman Kelly then presented the
Monsignor. on behalf of the parishfon-
ers, with a purse of money. h amount
1t contained was not stated. but was
said to be substantial" The Monsignor
said he was not surprised in receiving it.
not that he knew anything about it. but
he knew that the people Of st. MichaeI's
would show their friendship in some sub
stantial manner He would assure them
he would not waste the money, and at
the tomb of st. Peter he will say mass
for them. The Monsignor again express
ed his thanks and retired amid cheers.
The clergy present included Revs. Cal
Ian of Weehawken. formerly assistant
at st. Michaels; Mclaughlin, assistant
and now acting pastor of st. Lucy's: Tai
lon. assistant at ST. Michaels; MCKINLEY
and Farrsettia of st. Michaers, and
Father Vincent, a cousin of Monsignor
de Conclllio.
The Monsignor will sail at 10 o'clock
tomorrow on the Bremen Line steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm. He expects to be alb
sent nine or ten months. A large number
of his parishioners will see him off.