The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-27

Turning to his toast, Father Brady
descanted eloqueEtly on the forces oper-
ating against religious harmony Ihere
were the dissatisfaction of the pro-
letarian, the affection for opulence, mis-
chief and malevalence and inordinate de-
sire for power. A conservative influence
in religion was necessary, he said, and
those Who attempted TO promote religious
discord should be contemned and de-
spised in the land. (Cheers.l The most
important topic for the American mind 10
consider was religious harmony. One
thing must stand and that was equality
of rights in the d-let-live-sense.
Religion was necessary TO give society
solidity, government authority and invest
laws with binding force over the con-
scientious instincts of men.
who ever said Rev. Father Brady in
closing shall say Beware of the Roman
Catholic, the Episcopalian, the Methodist
the Jew is the prince of bigots and tbs
foe of humanity and the human race in
general. cloud and long applause.l
A pleasant interruption took place al
this point Mr.. John j. Cone rose and
two of the members from a side door pro-
duced a portrait of Rev. Father Brady in
oils. painted by one of the members OF
the club. MIR. Cone said all sorts of nice
things about Father Bradys work and
formally presented him with the portrait;
soon to hang on the wall of the parlor.
This is not the first time Mr. Cone has
roasted me-" said Father Brady in re-
sponse, land l am afraid it's a case OF
putting the old man on ice. daughter
When some one presented portrait to
Father Senez he replied, Throw 1t out,
but that injunction l will disregard and
accept it with gratitude"
Rev. Father NJ j. Lavelle, of St.
Patrick's Cathedral, in responding TO
s'Our Neighbors," began with a humorous
apology for having to go away early, be-
cause he had other duties in New York
IT'S good thing to be with YOU said
the speaker, 'it reminds me of the boy
who when asked how he spent his
Christmas, replied not as good as last
time. Gee l was sick tree days. (Rcars OF
laughter.) l am glad to bring to you the
which, when the tunnel is completed, will
be merged into Greater Jersey City.
Gaughter.) We. in New York, take OF
our hats to you in Jersey. because we
came her for our Archbishop. (Cheers)
He made his name and fame in Newark
and has added to- it, this Michael Angus
tine Corrigan, and the worst of 1t is he's
a Jerseyman yet, (cheerS ana cries OF
she's ali right) because on st. Patrick $
Day he insists on holding pontifical mass
in Newark. So you see we cut a small
figure with Jersey. l thought that on
leaving Jersey he would be like the old
darkey woman who smoked Meeting her
pastor one day, he rebuked her saying
that the breath of a smokerwas not found
in heaven. OATS ol right pastor, she re-
piled, but Use oil de time believe dat when
die [ leave ma breff behind (Yells of
laughter) I am afraid that in praising
your club and all Catholic Clubs Tor the
good they do l am like priest VINO
would always preach on the confessional
He was asked to preach one day and re-
Quested not to touch that topic. 1t being
the feast of st. Joseph, that good man
got round to his pet subject a1ter taking
a while by saying to his mock, you KNOW
Joseph was a carpenter and being car
penter made confesSionals.' cloud laugh
ter, during which the reverend gentleman
took his departure)
Rev. George S. Bennitt, of Grace P. p.
Church, Erie street. was the next speak
er, and although having no toast assign
ed to him, made splendid speech which
was cheered to the echo.
For thirty years." said Mr. Bennitt,
"Grace Church has been your nearest
religious neighbor. 1t stood there before
St Marys, and our church extended to
know he actually proposed to buy US out,
but we told him there was plenty of room
for all. Well, they built on the opposite
corner and put in an Angelus bell, and l
want to say that when | hear that An
gelus bell always say the Angelus- Gap
plause.) You see " E haven't one, and We
depend on yours for our people. But one
day 1 told Father Senez that when the
AngeIus bell rang on Sunday it happen
ed to be just at the climax OF my sermon
and disturbed our people. Father Senez
said, it shall never annoy you, and for 30
years it was never sounded to annoy a
neighbor. (Appiause) On the day OF the
conservation of the church, and although
that was a day of rejoicing, when 1t came
to a few minutes before noon, l stopped
in my sermon, and pulling out my watch,
said to my people, 1T now wants minute
before the Angells should ring, but it will
not, and it. didn't, and our people there
and then asked for Gods blessing on st.
Mary's." tApplause)
Mr.. Bennitt spoke tenderly of his inti-
mate relation with priests of the Roman
Catholic Church in other cities, and when
at last he came to Jersey City, under the
shadow of st. Mary's cross how, he
asked, could he be blamed for fellow
eov a111 md re m
Father Senez, he said, had often dis
cussed with him religious topics and
their pastoral work.
.tNa s-e4 eer-twantieths of the Chris
tion religion we were in common, and the
other twentieth wasn't worth taking
shout 1 praised him for his noble work
IN building ST. Francis Hospital and the
Orphanage, and he told me now to bul4d
ers in Jersey City. When he was laid
in the church and his remains were at
tended by only two watchers spent the
midnight hour in praying for the repose
of his SOUL (Applause.) Your Catholic
Club is fiourishing and 1 hope it will be
blessed; you are doing good work for not
only your church but for every church.
l believe in a survival OF the htteSt even
Between religious work itself, and what
1 can see in the future is the unity of
Christendom ITSELF"
When the rector of Grace Church fin
ished he was greeted with the heartiest
Mr. James Luby responded to THE
Man With the Hoe saying at the outset
that he was opposed to the spirit of the
poem, and arguing that its pessimistic
tone was unjustified by existing conditions
and destructive of the interests of The
Man With the Hoe whom the speaker
took to represent the workingman in
general.
''The world at present." Mr.. Luby said
furnishes The Man With the Hoe with
means for working out his material ad-
vancement and seeing a limit to material
progress beyond which the mass OF hu-
manity couldn't go, the duty of the world
henceforWard should be devoted to that
individual development out OF which
alone true happiness and enjoyment OF
of development The Man With the Hoe
is furnished in the present age with the
necessary machinery and opportunities
for such self cultivation, and it Is the
duty of those friendly to him to teach him
to utilize these advantages and not to cul-
tivate a spirit of hostility towards other
sections of the community. He should
be taught to recognize that in all essen
tial particulars, such as duty of work and
means of achieving success, every man,
may be, is equally with himself in the
sight of Providence The Man With the
Hoe loud Applause.)
Right Rev. Monsignor Seton called on
to reply to ''Our Colleges" complained
that it was a dry toast and he wasn't
him the invitation. Naughter.) He raised
a hearty laugh when picking up his menu,
he said he was in peculiar position, be-
infr nlaced between a farmer CT. +. Far
mer) me and the ssMan with the Hoe"
I claim he said, that | am the
author of '4The Man with the Hoe" be-
cause when once looking at man dig
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