The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
AMONG THE CHURCHES.


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st. Peters.
On Thursday evening, December 2 q
.aost enjoyable progressive euchre party
vas held. by the members of the Lyceum,
at their clubrooms. College Hall, Grand
street. Amongst the contestants for the
valuable prizes offered were:-Messrs'
John Callahan. Peter Conboy, James Cor
Frank Murrin, Thomas Lillis, VIM. Davis,
VIM. Clark, Edward Pray. James Rouen,
John Rooney, Matthew Rooney, Lawrence
Eitzhenry. job Kennedy, John Ferris,
| Joseph Crosson, William Floyd, Ed. Mo
Cable, Patrick ]. Lillis. The SUCCESSFUL
contestants were:-Mr. Matthew Rooney;
first prize; Mr.. James Kennedy, second
prize, and Mr.. Ed. Pray. consolation prize.
During the evening ar impromptu enter
tainment was rendered by the following
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. O'Keefe, James
| Kelly, George SeIbert, William Donlan and
others. which was heartily enjoyed by
the contestants
After the holidays the Lyeeum VIII pro
duce a grand entertainment, and nave Sc
cured Mr.. j. Leslie Gossin to head the well
arranged programme.
Next Wednesday, December 8, will be a
holiday for the students. That evening
the members of the postgraduate class
will likewise take a rest. For the benefit
of those interested, we are advised to
announce that these lectures on Ethics
are given every Monday and Wednesday,
at s NJ, in Senior Class room. The
young men a~vailing themselves of the
opportunity are taking a lively interest in
the topics discussed and never miss a
lecture. The results thus far are very
gratifying to the Faculty and the Father
in charge.
Tickets are out for the Christmas play
and friends are invited to rally to the
support of the boys. They are working
earnestly to make of "Richelieu' as
grand a success as any ever witnessed on
the College boards. The play vii be pro-
duced on the evening of Wednesday,
December 20, in the College Hall. Marks.
were read out yesterday and all the
classes gave good accounts of themselves.
We are now nearing the month of repeti-
lions and everybody is beginning to stir
himself forward.
st. Lucyss.
On account of the fair that has been
in, operation at st. Lucy's Hall for the
past two months, the lecture that was to
be given under the management of the
Children of Mary and the Holy Name
Society last Tuesday evening was post
poned until December is. The lecturer on
this occasion will be Henry Austin
Adams and his subject will be "Cranks."
st. John'x.
st. Johns Catholic Gu has a revival
just at present. Quite a number of the
old members are being re-enlisted and a
number of new candidates are under the
consideration of the Membership Com
mittee.
There will be a grand service in the
church on Wednesday night next. On
this evening every year the members of
the Children of Mary Society, who are
eligible for membership in the Young
Ladies Sodality are received with great
ceremonies. This year Father Ter Woert
has made arrangements to have this re-
ception exceed all it's predecessors. A
visiting priest will preach the sermon and
the event will in all particulars be one
worthy of the church. 1t is expected that
every seat will be occupied on this
occasion.
81. P~atrEckss.
The Nominating Committee of St. Pat
rick's Catholic Club has issued ballots
of the candidates for the annual election
of officers, which will take place in the
clubhouse, No. $40 Grand street, next
Monday evening, at eight O'Clock. the
final arrangements for the election were
completed at the meeting of the Board
of Directors, last Thursday evening. The
Rev. Father L. c. NJ. Carroll. the popn-
lar recter of st. Patrick's Church, will
be- elected president. as there is no OPP
position to him, but for each of the other
offices there are two aspirants. They are
as folio ST vice president, Thomas
G. Lennon and Thomas H. Miskell; re-
cording secretary, Patrick Donnelly and
John J. Murphy; financial secretary,
Francis Brady and Frank Walters; treas
urer, James Pierce and robert Croker;
The officers will hold office from the first
of the year. A new Board of Directors
will be appointed by the new president.
Next year bids fair to be a very inn
DOTtdnC one LOT IlllS Idpluly lloillS VI
ganization, as it is intended to begin the
erection of the new clubhouse in the
spring. With a new clubhouse, with
Bowling alleys, gymnasium, library, card,
pool and billiard rooms and a hall large
enough to permit dancing, the club Is
bound to boom and come rapidly to the
front. With Father Carroll as president,
and a good set of assistant officers, st.
Patrieks Club should prosper.
st. PauI,s, Grcenvi,le.
rzso f,ir rrbicb hos haan in prOorpcS
all the week at St. Paul's parish hall,
will close this evening. 1t has not been
as successful as was anticipated. The
proceeds will go toward the church fund.
ANYTHING left over his evening will be
auctioned off. A meeting of st. Pauis
Club will take place next Tuesday even
ing, when officers for the ensuing year
will be elected. Plans for a Christmas
entertainment will also be discussed.
From Everywhere.
The Archdiocese of New York enjoys
the unique distinction of exercising
Jurisdiction over the spiritual welfare OF
people who dwell under the government
of a republic and of a monarchy. The
flag of England flies over the Bahamas
and the Stars and Stripes float over New
York, but the spiritual authority of
Archbishop Corrigan extends over the
Catholic residents in both places.
Wednesday next will be a holiday of
obligation in the Catholic Church. On
that day the feast of the Immaculate
COnGeDtlOn is CelGDEdLSu dt NDNtl Il
world, but more especially in the United
States. because this country is placed
directly under the patronage of the
mother of God as she is revered in this
particular feast. The Immaculate Con-
ception did not become an article Of
faith in the church until December S, 1854,
when Pope Plus TX, after a great coun-
Gil. in the presence of fifty-four cardinals,
forty-tweS archbishops. ninety two bishops,
thousands of priests and numerous visit
ors from all parts of the world, proclaim
ed it as such. In all Catholic Churches in
the United states special devotions are
held on this day and night. Special
ind~ulgences are offered to all who comply
with the obligations.
st. Joseph's Seminary at Dunwoodie,
Yonkers. N. Y. is said to be the finest
building of its kind in the State. With the
land it cost over a million dollars to put
If in it's present perfect condition. 1t is
a pet project of Archbishop Corrigan's
and he has spared neither time nor money
in making it one of the greatest ~institu-
of learning in the country. He
snent 500, 900 of his own money in the
erection and identifying of a chapel for
the Institution.
Cardinal Gibbons has forwarded to
Queen Marguerite of italy, three beauti-
fully bound volumes of his latest works
in return for a photograph which the
Queen recently sent him
Next New Years Day is the sixtieth
anniversary of Pope Leo Kills first
mass and tho event is to be celebrated
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