The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
ALL SAINTS ASSISTANT
Sketch Of Rev. P. A. M. Nc
Cormack Who Succeeds
Father Westman.
AN OLD ST. PETERS SCHOLAR
One of the First to Volun-
teer as Army Chaplain
Among the Churches.
AN OLD ST. PETERS SCHOLAR

The Rev. Father Westman, who for the
past year and a half was Father Joseph
Meehan's assistant at All Saints r. e.
Church In Lafayette, was transferred TO
st. Mary's Catholic Church in Plainfield
last Tuesday afternoon by Bishop Wig
ger. Father Westman was a yaluable
assistant to Father Meehan, but poor
health necessitated the change. Father
Westman has not been enjoying the best
of health for half a year past, and II Is
thought that the country air will help
greatly to restore his shattered health.
In Father Westman's successor at All
Saints. Father Meehan has also a waltz
able assistant in the Rev. Father Joseph
p. A. M. Mccormack, whom the Bishop
appointed last week. Father Mccormack
is by no means a stranger in this part Of
the State, having studied at St. Peters
College and was born in West Hopokens
He arrived at All Saints Church last
Tuesday morning and will enter on his
active duties tomorrow morning.
Father Joseph P. "A. NJ. Mccormack
was born in West Hoboken on June Y,
1868. He was sent to st. Mary's Catholic
School in West Hoboken when blu a lit
tie chap. whence he graduated at the age
Of thirteen with high honors. From ST.
Mary's he went to st. Peters College in
this city, and studied there for seven
years, at the enc of which time lie grad
uated at the read of his class. During
his course at st. Peters College Father
Mccormack wrote a number of articles
for a New York paper. About this time
he thought of studying for thep priesthood
and following his inclination he went to
St. Francis Xavier College. New York,
where he took up a course in theology in
1883. After his course ind graduation
frcm ST. Francis, he took a post graduate
course at Fordham, New York, and while
there he taught English literature for
about half a year. On graduating from
Fordham Father Mccormack went 70 Sc
ton Hall. East Orange. He graduated
from Seton Hal a little before his time
was up, and was ordained on January 20,
1883.
Father Mccormack was almost imme-
diately detailed to st. johns Church,
Paterson, where he worked as an assist
ant for five years. At the expiration of
that time he was again sent to st.
Mary's at Plainfieid. He only remained
in Plainfield for about four months when
the Bishop sent him to take the place
of Father Westman at All Saints, this
city. Father Mccormack is State Chap
lain of the knights of Columbus, which
position he has held for some time. Father
Mccormack had for his classmates in
St. Peters College and st. Francis
Xavier, both DR.. Broderick of Lafayette
and Judge John Nevin. both Of this city.
AT the time the war broke out Father
Mccormack was among the first to vol
unteer his services to The country, and
his application is now on file in the AdJu-
tarrt Generals office, in TTenFon. rather
Mccormack is very much pleased TO be
back in the county where ne was porn,
and among his old friends again. he Is
pleased with his transfer and feels sure
that he will like his new field OF labor.
Father Mccormack is NOW thirty years
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