The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
Pill CRIMS HOME.
Bishop Wigger and Father
Carroll Returned This
Morning.
RECTOR OF ST. MARY's
st. Patrick's. Pastor Can
Have That Office If He
Desires.

Desires.
| The Rev. Father L. c.. M. Carroll, of st.
Patrick's Church, will be the next rector
| of ST. Mary's if he wants that pastorate.
! This is the concensus of belief of the
! Catholic clergy of Hudson county gener-
ally and it was given free expression II
Hoboken this morning upon the arrival of
Bishop Wigger and Father Carroll on the
steamship Werra.
The Bishop refused to name the prob
| able new pastor of st. Mary's when re-
quested to do SO by a reporter With
| characteristic politeness he gently evaded
! the inquiry by explaining: THE Board OF
| Examiners will meet, it is hoped, on next
Friday, and until then we shall all have
| to be patient. know the big population
of Catholics in Jersey City is very much
interested in this matter. But it will all
! be settled shortly and the selection viii
undoubtedly give satisfaction"
| Father Carroll refused absolutely to dis
cuss the question on the pier When
pressed to say something he said:-
1.-THE Bishop is doing the talking and
| that ought to please everyone. l nave
have nothing to say whatever now"
s"The pastorate of st. Mary's is Father
Carrolls for the asking" another clergy
man assured the reporter. HE is natur-
ally not inclined to discuss the matter
now He has his own reasons for this.
Probably he has not yet made decision.
One thing is certain, however, and that
! is he is one of the best-liked clergymen
| in Jersey City and his appointment to st.
Mary's would be a most popular one. Tne
! clergy and laity would both hail it with
delight
| Bishop Wigger and Father Carroll ar
rived home this morning on the North
| German Lloyd liner Vera. The vessel
was delayed about thirty-six hours by
fog and heavy seas. A score of clergy
men were on the pier in Hoboken to well
| come the prelate home
The trip appears to have done Bishop
wigger much good and he expressed
that belief when seen by reporters. The
most noticeable change in his personal
| appearance was heavy grown beard.
I'm the Orient it is customary for
clergymen to remain clean shaven only
when they are under the ban of their
superiors or while engaged in doing
penance,' he took occasion OF explain.
81 am feeling very much improved since
I left in December and believe the trip
has dorked wonderful change in me.
eve had a most pleasant voyage, but
I for a few rough days on returning. The
most cherished recollection / will enter
tain of the trip was the audience we had
with His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. The
Holy Father extended to US a most COR
dial GREETING. Fathers Polls, of St. Johns
Church, Newark and Father Koeberle, of
Brooklyn, were received with us. His
Holiness talked most enthusiastically of
the American people and their institu-
tfons They occupy a warm place in his
affections, he assured US of the future of
the country he expressed great hopes.
His leave taking was most affectionate.
'sFrom Rome we started on our tour of
Palestine and the Holy Land and while
there I celebrated the Holy Mass in the
Church of Bethlehem. We spent about
seven weeks in Algiers There we met
Father Marshall, the former president of
Seton Hall College. He is suffering
severely with rheumatism and is very
sick man. 1t is not thought that he will
survive long.
THE Beers have the sympathy of the
people in Egypt and the East generally
the Bishop replied to an inquiry. In
Genoa and other parts of Italy where we
stopped we found the same feeling. 1t
was a most enjoyable trip generally, but
/ suppose we are the same as all tourists
glad to be home among friends again.
The Bishops baggage was not deplayed
by the customs men, and he left the pier
in a carriage for the Lackawanna depot
where he took the train for South Orange
The Rev. Father G. O'Neill, Chancellor,
and the Rev. Father G. Brown, vice-Pres-
ident of Seaton Hall, accompanied him.
Father Carroll arrived at the rectory on
Bramhall avenue about eleven o'clock this
morning. He was met at the ship by his
nephew, Thomas r. Collins, and the cou-
pie were driven to this city in a coach.
He has gained in weight and has grown
heavy black beard His appearance is
entirely changed and those not intimately
acquainted with him would scarcely recog-
nize the rector of st. Patricks Church.
The pastor is very much sunburnt from
his travels in the Oriental countries.
On boarding the ship at Genoa, Father
Carroll was forced to use crutches be-
cause of his attack of inflammatory
rheumatism. The sea voyage improved
his health somewhat and today he was
able to go about without the and of
crutches. The pastor was anxious to get
home again after six months journey.
He did not care to be interviewed today,
as he was tired and wished rest. Father
Carroll was welcomed at the rectory by
his ASSISTANTS, Father eGough and Mona
ham
The members of the parish are raising
a purse for their rector and the sum is
now said to be near the 50, 600 mark. This
purse will be presented to the pastor in
few weeks. reception win be pro-
vided for him, at which the presentation
will probably take place.
Among the clergymen on the pier to
greet the Bishop were the Rev. B. M Ter
Woert of St. Johns Church, this city; the
Rev. Fathers Marzetti and Felix of ST.
Francis Church, Hoboken; the Rev
Father Hoffschneider, Of St. Peters and
Pauls' Church, Hoboken; the Rev. Father
Koeherle Of Brooklyn and the Rev, T. A.
Wallace Of Orange.
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