New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
FAITHFUL PRIEST HONORED
SILVER JUBILEE OF FATHER FLEMING,
OF ST JOHNS CHURCH, ORANGE
FIFTY MEMBERS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
CLERGY. INCLUDING MANY PROMINENT
ONES JOIN IN TIE CELEBRATTON-
a BANQUET AND FESTIVAL.

4 BANQUET AND FESTIVAL
Orange. June % (SpeciaD-Thc silver jubilee OF
the Rev Hugh T. Fleming pastor OF ST. Jchns
Kc-nan Catholic Church in Orange. took place to-
day. ani WIS imposing ceremony. lnere "e'c
TWO parts TO the celobrat.on.he strictly ecc,e'ias
teal or religious part and tho secular. The re-
lgiors Observance OF the day was by solemn hlen
mass at 1890 a. IN. The high altar was amaze VIZ"
lights Father Fleming wla tho celcpraht Vi 'he
mass and he deacon was the Rev. T. +. o hare' OF
BROOKLYN ard the sub-deacon the Rev james .
Duffy also OF Drooklyn. The Rev NJ J. McDona!h'
curate Of 81 J3hr's Church was the master OF CIR
monies and the preacher o. the day WIS we w..
c. J. Kelly. OF HObokcn He took a. ms SuDJe'' IN
character ard requirements OF priest anu ~
CONCENTRATING the people OF s.. Johns on haVl''s
s,ch nriest >, look afer their interests. he called
On ihcf1 10 show their devotion To the church ny
supporting him in every way.
The mass was an imposing one, there peihs h''r's
ufty members Of the clergy present Anons '.'''"
were Archbishop Corrgan. Bishop N.gger' Oh w."
ark. BISHOP Farley, bishop auxiliary OF Nc"-> 'rN /,
Mons:gnor Doane Of Newark. M,nsignor o''i, "
Newark. Dean McNulty. Of Paterson; t1e i'e'
Jchn ] O'Ccnnor vicar general Of the dloVeSo' INC
Rev j. j. Synnett. Of Seton fall 'oI'esr'
Edwards OF the Church OF the lmii'"Nu'd.- ~
cey:ion of New-Tork. Father Smith oil the r"e'''
first Street Convent IF Ncw-York. Father Johnson
~ r,.s,or. Gather * lcen of Bergen Point, fathei
,-,oV of I,~set CITY and Father Nifdeho Va
M,.atcla.r The mass was sung ny t'' id'eS '"
and quartet choir u me church, un""r INV ~
Of =, ofcs.3r T. c L. Schrciner The qiAr'c' ioi ''e
mass consisted Of Mrs. y. II. Iiit".', MIS- NAT
nueau-Al.hcr. \ II. fittcll and Henry haz,h
never Mrs G.ttel sang the "Nen 're"'V''
,op,ano solo ~ Maifeid and Thomas 80" 'N"s "
bass solo by Rossini for the on"r'o's wa" NV
effect At the end OF the mass it "'"''
Nellzzi The director Of the Papal 'ho'' VI i.'
WAS sung ant phonally by me boy '"'' an"
c,,r,,t tn. cnurch was crowded TO IA" doors "'
ny fi,.l - I'LL nail an noun ''''''
.t, t.s4nnirg of the mas when the doors were
thrown open 10 all -, ,,,,.,,,,,,s
In the AFTERNOON banquet WAS heu IL ,,,,',
u,u a wh.ch about rs guests sat down n'''',P
Wixger presided and The room was e''"o''''''
,..,r,,et WI. plants and flowers. Hs"5p " 'ss't
- . ,,,.v,,,y tribu;e 10 the personal character OF
,-,,r Fleming ana the splendid work that ne nav
done IN the parish he "as fIr'lu''ls -. ,,,.r-
20 n,,,,rs OF the lioard Of Aldermen anu many
,f the -, st-nnJwn residents OF tir 80 ,ri,,,o q,
F,,brr Fleming got up by MS phrsa9ncfs. L l ns
- N, ,.e I'm CouInbus Hall Theatre Ihe eN' -
nIlhef a., an ,ss i,.r VI Mco-key and one on
he plrt ~ ,ho boys oy Jane - MIR
~, % ,'sfirs O.. Miss +. g E;ver-Jn Mrs hate
DdsLn Manner. \ a. Liter IN. arI Father Fem
Ing VAS y.slbly inceici AZ the spontaneous oi'
u ,,.mng il "A srlduaic OF seton Hal '2 1l
l4a, having been member u me class o, ", -
entered - Marys rol.,sr at i'a ,r,, ,hcre ana
%, I, No., -, The rr,sihooi IN 1871 by BshoP
rIxl.y lie ne assigned - .uty ia me t,gti =.
-. >,-,rk -,,u AZ .cr ne translation OF bShul'
g,yity :, another scc Bsgop 'crrsan rrcVsn.yi :
he iorc..l character x Tie young priest ana eat
In is.. AstpntA-i HIN "y 9fd,IhH MN - =, -
C,.,nrr and AXE trIrs" ~ -. johns 'Hu ny y
w. t,,-.-h Ind been unic me charge % 49,
Ifirkrv an! here was debt 90, over 40 ~, "a !.
,nni.ncnt danger of The sheriff coming IN ana s,,n
~; he pr5a~r.y. Father FLEMING inrcw MIMI
,,~fo he wo-k with zeal. AMI male kTca r",.'
~, lie 81. c,.!rl ~ reducing he debt ana 60 *
n INTO satisfactory SHAPE. ami from tNht t'ie 20 ..e
fttr ia
,~,-4 Ak, Father Fleming succr"i"l III IN" - M
,,,-k -. b. 8 lffe fr- bui.tN ar - Columbus ran ,
r,r-nl,l s.l,1. - th- parish. TINS was conii"t !
~ \ e. -. II Over SilNFj ana is c)n"f "a 10 u' Wv
,in.s, nj moss ;crf~'ty appointed s'h"9l hn.I' (
IN En-. STATE II j. thoroughly hrcpro" an j. ,tnl'
49,, ,ii.r suf hy iucanl.-c~nt hPnfS IN i' ~
r crpnr selected a. on" ~ the r." men ".
,,.r. auc intel lmmovahi" r'-in'~. f' ms III -
y. "a, ~ . nan oNcrs ~ tho Bishops m.ir". but ne
ta. ,,Savs l,ciir-l 20" honor f"cllng ma ~ o'a
ln ,..,.r work for ne Cfurr1 a. a parish priest
F,fe.r Fleming has nai' himself f"li as power
f,r c,l IN me CITY q Orange n.y. great inni'hc"
t, ,ys thrown ~. fl, 80 %; good morals. AMI Ia
nn.-i, .on 10 all forms u wee afl evil lie has 9e"n
especially helpful IN ne T'H'I'''''HH "' Wv S'''
power ln the community