The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-17
R.C.CURATES
Sketches Of the Assistants
Lately Sent to This City
By Bishop Wiggsr.
THEIR FORMER FIELDS OF LABOR
All Look Forward to Increas-
ed Usefulness In This City
Among the Churches.
THEIR FORMER FIELDS OF LABOR

Bishop Wigger recently made some
changes amongst the officiating priests
of this city. Sketches of the gentlemen
sent to the various churches follow
The Rev. Father Doyle, who was sent
about a week ago to assist the Rev.
Father James Meehan, of All Saints
Lafayette. was ordained three weeks ago
today. He succeeds the Rev. Father
Marshall, who was with Father Meehan
about -four months.
Father Doyle is a most pleasant and
courteous assistant. He was born in
Brooklyn in 1879. His early education he
received at the Parochial schools and at
st. Johns College. Subsequently he
studied for about three years in st.
Mary's Seminary, at Baltimore, Md
From there he went to Seton Hall Col
lege, where he completed his theological
studies. Father Doyle is sure he will
like the work in his first field of labor.
Father Meehan is very much pleased
with his new assistant.
The Rev. Roger Mckinley, the newly
appointed moderator of st. Joseph's Ly-
ceum, who came to ST. Joseph's a week
ago Friday, is by no means a stranger in
this city. He came to st. Michaels parish
after his ordination about four years ago
and remained in that field of labor for
sent to ST. Mary's, Bayonne. where he re-
manned until ordered to st. ~Joseph's, a
week ago.
Father Mckinley is a comparatively
young man. He has already become
popular with the young men of the Ly-
cum On Tuesday evening last they gave
him a welcoming reception at the club
house on High street. Father McGinley's
predecessor, Father Moran, has been sent
to Arlington.
Father Mckinley received his early edu-
cation in the Brooklyn parochial schools
and he was subsequently graduated after
the regular course at Seton Hall College,
South Orange.
The Rev. James Francis Reid, who sue
ceeded Father Malloy as assistant rector
of the parish of St. Paul of the Cross,
was born in Bayonne on January II. 1875
He is a young man, and very intelligent.
His early education was received in St.
Mary's Academy, Bayonne. He took a
two years course at ST. Charles College
and left that college to go to Seton Hall
College, from which he graduated with
the class of '95.
He was ordained a priest on May q by
Bishop Wigger, and on the following day
said his first mass in St. Mary's Star OF
the Sea Church, of the parish in which
he was born. Father Reid has all the
natural gifts and acquired accomplish
ments that will surely make him popular
in his parish work, especially among the
young men.
The Rev. Father William Smith, who
was assigned as an assistant to the Rev.
Father Sheppard of st. Michael's Church,
Friday a week ago, was born in this city
twenty-five years ago. He is a son OF
the late John G. Smith, whose family
live at No. 32S First street. He first at
tended st. Augustus Academy and from
there went to st. Peters College. He
graduated from ST. Francis Xavier Col
lege, New York, with the class of '95. In
the September following he entered the
Immaculate Conception Seminary at
tached to Seton Hall, and there wens
through a thorough theological course,
He was ordained a priest ON May q last,
and on the following day, Sunday, said
his first mass in st. Mary's Church, his
city. He has received a cordial welcome
from the member of the parish, young
and old.
Father Thomas James McI1nry, Father
| Boylan's new assistant, was born IN
| BeMeville on January IS. 1874. He first at
| tended st. Peters paroehial school in thai
town. He began his studies for the
| priesthood in ST. Charles College, neal
| Baltimore, and subsequently entered