The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
ST. JOHNS DEDICATED
With Imposing Ceremonies
the New Church Is De-
voted to the Service
Of God.
BISHOP WIGGER OBLIGATED
Catholic Dignftaries Of the State
in Attendanee-A Memoir
able Scene.
BISHOP WIGGER OBLIGATED

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was dedicated with all the pomp and cere-
nony of the Church of Rome. The SER
vices were presided over by the Right
Rev. Bishop Wigger of the Diocese of
Newark, assisted directly by seven priests
and indirectly by thirty-ive others who
filed the chancel. The decorations were
simple and in perfect harmony with the
marble affairs. Down the aisles large
palms lent color to the scene. The bril-
liant sunshine of the morning brought out
the stained glass windows in all their
beauty and the light that filtered through
them showed up every bit of tracing and
painting in detail.
1t was a large crowd that besieged the
doors long before the time appointed for
their opening. A look of eager expect
ancy was on every face, which immedl-
ately upon entering CAV way to one or
supreme satisfaction. Before the services
began the beauties of the church We're
criticised and commented upon and every
one seemed to be satisfied that they We're
then sitting in the handsomest church IN
Jersey city. Towards half-past ten
o'clock the church was well filed by the
parishioners and their friends, who had
COlI6 ldi diQ iiSoA
the ceremonies.
When the grand organ began the pre-
lude and fifty altar boys started in pro-
cession followed by the Bishop and priests
the scene was very impressive. The gor-
geous vestments and white linen of the
priests mingled with the red and white
eassocks of the boys as they moved up
the main aisle was a sight to be remern-
bered for years to come by those who
witnessed it. After some preliminary
prayers the Bishop, clothed in all the
robes of his office, with his crozier in
hand, headed the procession once more
and went around the church walls con-
secrating the edifice in general to the
uses of the church. After this ceremony
had been performed mass was begun.
Bishop Wigger was the celebrant,, as
sisted by the Very Rev. Dean McNulty
of st. Johns Church, Paterson The
deacons of honor were:-The Rev. J.. M.
Mardillo and the Rev. L. G. Carroll of
st. Patrick's Church, this city; the Rev.
J.. p. Whelan acted as deacon of the mass,
and the Rev. M. F. Downs. formerly
Father Ter Woert's assistant. was sub
deacon. The Rev. 7. F. Wallace, Chan
cellor of the diocese, was master of cere-
monies and he was assisted in his work
by Mr.. John A. Hagan, asnlember of the
parish. who is now studying for the
priesthood in the seminary at Seton Hall.
During the mass the specially selected
choir sang the music of Hayden's Third
Imperial Mass as follows:-Venl
Creator, oMozart), solo by Mr.. J. FL.
Leonard; trio, "Jesu Del Vivi' CVerdp,
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