The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
CARDINAL BREACHES
st. MiChael's Monastery Con-
secrated With Elab-
crate Ceremonies.
BISHOP WIGGER oFFICIATEs
The Papal Ablegate Participates
IN the Services . Vast
Crowds Present.
BISHOP WIGGER .0FFICIATEs

The Passionist Fathers in St. MichaePs
Monastery, at West Hoboken, were filed
with great joy yesterday over the conse-
Grafton by the Right Rev. w. NJ. Wigger,
Bishop of Newark. Of their Monastery
Church, an imposing ediice on the hill
top, whose towering dcmes can be seen
for miles around the ~neighboring coun-
try. For the last fifteen months the
church has been undergoing elaborate
renovation and improvements. with the
result hat the interior has been trans
formed into practically a new church.
The celebration OF the completion OF the
work was participated in by the Most
Rev. Sebastian Martlnelli, the Papal Able
gate in the United States; Cardinal Glib
bons and scores Of other prominent Ro-
mar Catholic ~clergymen from all parts of
the country. Roman Catholics and Prot
estants alike in the vicinity OF the church
uuIurled their flags in honor Of the visit
proudly from the dome of the church
building.
The services of conservation began at Z
o'clock in the morning and lasted for
ed in the ceremony by The following as
sistants:-Deacon, Father Charles, G. p;
sub-deacon, Father Albert. G. p, of C1n-
cinnaIi; masters OF ceremonies, Father G.
D. ONeil, Chancellor Of the diocese; dea-
cons OF honor, Fathers Joseph and Basil,
and Fathers stephen OF Dunkirk, N. ";
Peter of st. Paul, Felix of Baltimore and
Andrew of Cincinnati; thurifer, Father
jerome; c-ross-bearer, Father Alexis;
book-bearer, Father Alexander; candle
bearer. Father Cyprian; mitre-bearer, Fa-
rolne Hubert, Clement and Benedict. All
except Father ONeil were members of
the order.
A large crowd of people were in wait
ing when the church was thrown open to
the public at 10 O'Clock. Although admis-
sion was by ticket, all the seats were oc-
.cupied when the most elaborate service
or the day was begun.
The Most Rev. Sebastian Martinelli
sang ponIrical hign mass, and His Emi-
nenee CARDINAL Gibbons, Archbishop of
Baltimore, preached the sermon.
The PapaI Ablegata was assisted at
mass by the following priests:-Deacon.
taIner Thomas A. Wallace, ex-chancei-
lor OF the diocese; sub.aeacon, Rather
Church. Union Hill; assistant priest.
Father j. j. O'ConEor; masters OF cere-
monies, Father Joseph and Father Basil,
cross bearer. Father Alexander; book
bearer, Father Hilary; and bearer,
Father Cyprian; crosier bearer, Father
john Francis; mitre bearer, Father Flor
jerome, HUBERT. Cyril, Alexander and
Alexis. While the Papal Abiegate was
singing ponllncal mass at the high altar,
the other visiting priests, TO the number
OF Iseariy one hundred, Occupied places
on either SIDE of the high altar.
CARDINAL Gibbons preached a short SER
mon on the text: There SHALL be one told
and one shepherd" from the Gospel OF
the day. he spoke of the unity OF the
Roman Catholic Church and drew a pic
ture OF a Roman Catholic immigrant from,
"a foreign land who might drop in at the
service and be perfectly at home, as all
Roman Catholic services are the same
the wide world over. He dwelt on the
way in which temples were quilt in the
oldef days. one king preparing the plans,
another celebrating the structure after
another generation, and a third compiet-
ing 5he, edi1ise later on He congratulat-
the possession Of so beautiful d house. OF
worship, and said that God had blessed
them for their noble work of ~renovating
the edifice and would bless them a thou
sand times for their offerings. and he said
thai the poor mans mite is just as accep-
table in the eyes OF the Almighty as the
offerings of kings.
Shortly after the offertory and while the
Papal Ablegate was at the altar a photo
grapher who was in the organ loft took a
hashlight picture Of the interior of the
church. The ~worshippers had been given
timely warning of this incident, and con-
s~equently no one was more than startled
when the great flash lighted up the sacred
place.
The musical programme was under the
direction of Professor G. Di Matteo.
who assisted were Miss Clara Bran
dels, soprano; Mrs. Carolina Z. Case, con-
traffic; Frederick Hicks, first tenor, Ar
thur 3. Adan1ini. second tenor; Carl Bern
hard, first bass; Bowman Ralston, second
bass, Ward Stephans, organist, and r..
Hoffman. violinist. in addition to the mon
astery choir and d large orchestra.
Immediately after the morning service
the visiting clergymen We're taken from
the monastery in carriages to Lyceum
Hall, in High street, where a reception
was held and luncheo was served.
In the afternoon the church was thrown
open to the puolic for inspection, and, all
though the weather was unpleasant hun-
dreds Of people awaited themselves Of this
opportunity to see and admire the beauti-
full interior.
A third impressive service occurred at
1880 o'clock last night. when Bishop Wig
ger sang pontifcal vespers. The priests
who assisted him were:-Deacons, Fathers
Sebastian OF st. Louis and edward of
Baltimore; assistant priest, Father John.
Provincial Of the order; masters of cere-
monies, Fathers Joseph and Basil: cope
bearers, Fathers Alexis, Cyril, Hilary and
Cyprian; chanters. Fathers Benedict.
Clement. Jerome and Hubert, and mitre-
bearer. Father ;. Francis.
The Rev. Thomas T.. Campbell, S. T.,
President of st. Johns College, Ford