The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-11
RI. Rev. W. M. Wigger With
Fathers 4. G. M. Carroll
and J. Koeberle to
Sail Nov. Is.
WILL SAY MASS in BETHLEHEM.
Itinerary of the Eight Months
Trip Complete-Among
the Churches.

The departure OF the Rev. l.. G.. M
Carroll, of st. Patrick,s Catholic Church,
who is to cave on Saturday next for an
| extended tour of European countries IN
company with the Rt. Rev. Bishop
| Winaud NJ. wigger, Is to celebrated Tues
day night by the young people OF the
parish. The celebration is to be in the
shape of a uchre and dance, the second
of the season, and to be given in the club
house on Grand street. Father Carroll
occupies d warm place in the hearts OF
his young folk, whose interests he always
furthers. as the erection of a new club
house in BramhaiI Park. viii testify. On
Tuesday evening he will deliver a fare
well speech, after he has distributed the
prizes among the winners. He VIII DOUBT
less tell them of his trip and the points
of interest he intends to visit. In addi-
tion to this, the pastor, will ask the mem
bers to keep the club up to the high
STANDARD set by it since It's inception,
about four years ago.
Father Carroll has completed arrange
ments for his trip. Passage has been en-
gagged on the Fuerst Bismarck OF the
North German Lloyd line, which leaves
Hoboken. Father Koeberle and Bishop
wigger will be his fellow travellers.
The honor Of saying mass at the birth
place of Christ, in Bethlehem, on Christ
mas morning, has been conferred upon
The Bishop, who VII be assisted by Father
Carroll. This honor has never fallen to
the lot of another, saw those connected
with The Franciscan Order Of Monks.
Father Carroll and the Bishop will upon
their arrival in Europe journey to Rome,
where they will visit the Pope. After a
short stay in Rome they will proceed to
Jerusalem. The trip abroad is made every
fen wears by Bishop Wigger, who, on
these occasions makes a report to His
Holiness the Pope. This report contains
a record of the work of the Newark
Diocese. If not presented personally by
the Bishop. the Pontifical Secretary will
deliver the document to Pope Leo II Is
quite likely that both the Bishop ana
Father Carroll will have an audience Win
the Pope, unless he is busily engaged pom
their arrival at the Vatican.
Eight months has been allowed the
Bishop. instead Of two. the regular vaca-
ton. This was granted to permit tine
Bishop to say mass at Christs plrth-
MACE. The trip has been so arranged that
the party will arrive in Jerusalem from
italy about December "a. On this night
Bishop Wigger and Father Carroll will
make the pilgrimage to the spot marking
the place where Christ first saw the light
of day. This spot is marked by a star
set in the floor. Promptly at midnight the
service will begin. Bishop Wigger, clad In
the M of his office, will say mass
with Father Carroll to assist him.
After saving mass in Jerusalem, the
party will proceed to Cairo, where two
months will be spent sight seeing. A like
period will be spent in Algiers. The itin-
erary has been so planned that the trip
homeward win begin in time for the two
travellers to reach here about April 49,
Father Carroll, in speaking of the trip,
says he hopes to enjoy himself immensely.
Certain 1t is that he will have a stock OF
amusing stories for his young people when
he gets safely back to his parish The
necessary passports have been secured
and all other details prepared by Father
Carroll. This will be the twenty-sixth
ocean voyage of the pastor OF St Pat
rick's Church. To those of his parishion-
ers to whom he has not yet said good
hive Father Carroll will bid farewell at
the masses tomorrow morning. During
his absence Fathers Kehoe and Monahan
will look after the parish work Both
have been Father CAROLS assistants
for several years, and are thoroughly IA
miliar with the work. The pastor sincere
ly hopes that the Christmas collection will
be up to the average. He looks for $3.50.
This. he says, would be an honor indeed
for his parish, and hopes he will hear of
success.
DR.. Wigger was consecrated Bishop OF
the Diocese of Newark, October IS, 1881.
He has lone splendid work during the
eighteen years he has had charge OF the
diocese. At the time Archbishop Corri-
gan was Bishop here the diocese Included
all of the State of New Jersey. Just be-
fore DR.. Wigger was consecrated Bishop
the State was divided into two dioceses.
In this diocese are included Essex, Hud-
son. Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Sussex and
MOI counties.
when the diocese was taken charge of
by Bishop wigger 1t had a Catholic pop
ulation of 140, 600 in round numbers, 81
secular priests and So in religious orders,
about 40 churches and chapels. 3 acade-
mics for boys and II for young women.
S orphan asylums, 3 reform and indus
trial institutions. 4 hospitals and 10000
children in parochial schools
There are in the diocese now 10000
Catholics, according to reports OF parish
priests, of whom 5000 are Italians, VINO
were few In numbers in 1881. There are
now 1871 secular priests and 6S in re-
ligious orders, 200 churches and chapels,
4 academies for boys and IS for young
women, Z orphan asyiums, 4 industrial
and reform institutions, 6 hospitals and
1900 children in p~arochial schools, be-
sides homes for aged men and women.
This is a splendid record for Bishop Wig
ger in the diocese.
The Bishop said recently that all the
work done to date on the Cathedral OF the
Sacred Heart had been paid for, and there
is 5000 cash on hand. The contract to
build the walls to thirty-five feet. awarded
for $500, 600, is for two years. The work on