The Penn's Grove record., 1901-11-29
THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
DEDICATED.
sketch of CathoIicity in Penis Grove.


Because Of the dedication Of the new
Catholic Church on Thanksgiving DAY,
the 18th, was an important epoch IN the
religious history Of Penn's Grove, Key.
John }. 0Farrell the rector has kindly
written the following sketch OF Catholic
ity in Penn's Grove, and assisted with the
report OF the dedication, at the request OF
the editor.
For nearly twenty years the Catliolic
population OF Penns Grove consisted o.
II family, hat OF Mr.. Jere Cream. They
attended church at Salem.
With the DUPONT Powder Works came
some Catholic families and after a few
these had been augmented by some 9th
ers. Father Leahy, OF Sw~edesboro, hay
ing charge OF Woodstown also, thought "
advisable to come to Penn's Grove and
there officiate, as many Of the Catholics
had no way for getting to church. On
June II, 1898, Father Leahy said the first
Mass ever said in PENIS Grove in the
house of Mr.. Thomas Durr, No. PA Pit
man st. Services were held here at ir-
regular intervals until the arrival OF the
md Pennslvania Regiment during the
Spanlsh-American War, in the summer
OF 1888, when the number Of Catholic sol
dlers necessitated the hiring Of turner's
Hall. After the departure OF the soldiers
services We're again held at Mr.. Durr.s,
but not regularly. On Oct. 2nd, 800
Rev. John j. Ofarrel was appointed fas-
tor oil Woodstown with Penn's Grove as
one OF its Missions. Only once did he
hold services at Mr.. Durr's and then from
November l900, till November 1911 ser
vices were held on the second and fourtn
Sundays oil each month | turner's nan.
On May LIST, l90l, the Catholic congire-
CATION OF Penn,s Grove, was regularly IN,
corporated under the title q ~ James
- NIora.l 49, D. % ia,nas 4
| McFani = n Bssbon ~ tbe Diocese 81
Trenton. Rev Jobn II Fox Vicar Gem
| eral Of The Diocese. Rev .Jobn + O,Far-
relI. Rector. and two Law trustees. Mr..
| Daniel G. Roche and Mr.. .Jere Cream. ST..
A nlot of ground 1O0xI 50 feet frontage on
| North Broad Street was purcbased from
| Mr. Henry Barber for 5000. on Nav
Sd. Plans were drawn for a church
5lx3l feet with a 10 foot ceiling and bids
| asked for To Mr. Hudson s. 1itus. the
lowest bidder. was given the contract for
| Sl44S. This did not include painting,
| furnishing fine news. altar or ANYTHING.
but the building. Ground was broken
for the building on August 10Th.
Completed the church without the
ground will cost 50. 900 and when. in the
| near future. stained class windows are
inf in instead Of tbe uresent windows
about 500 more. These windows it is
boped. will be donated by the members
of the congregation. Thanks to the gen
erosity of the congregation and to that of
kind friends Catholic and Protestant the
debt will not be more thar $1,000. This
is not too much. even though the congre-
CATION is small. only Numbering about
sixty adults.
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A large number OF persons from the
surrounding country \ fenn,s Urove
were present at the deoication OF the new
chufcn on thursday AZ ~ cloch. - ~
a seating capacity OF lou Y was hlied py
over Zoo by the addlJoh OF chalrs. me
visiting clergy were HI Rev. James A..
Alcfaul, blshop OF trenton uiocese. heV;
DIR. Norris, OF Trenton, kew. Richard
Cream. of Elheron: Rev. Rev. Dean Null
| I;aan ~ Comdon Pay, Janes
hSdn' VI N"An1h' y
OF Riyerton; Rev. VIM. O'Farrell. OF
Atlantic Highlands; Rev. John McClos-
kev nj Ocean Citv. Rev John Murnhv.
KEY, Vi ooeda ivy IVY, oon MuiPny
OF MoorestoWnj KEY. waiter Leany; OF
SWedesbOro. Rev. Stephen Lion, of Salem.
Tho dodfcatorv Snrv;caa caucictad M
Inc ueuleaVoly selNiece y
blessing the building outside ana INSIDE
by Bishop McFaul. assisted by Chancel-
~. Nnrris ond +ba other clarrx, who
lof MOTIFS ana tle otitr clergy WHO
marched around tle Duliuing outsiue anu
inside and sprinkled it with holy water,
lie LlVdly VI tne 2aihes anu venei pay
erS were reclteu at the altar DetWeen tne
blessings, after which the Church will be
,snd aTc},g;yalv for God,s sarv;ca-;t ;s
uSeu SNNiNtNoiy ii ooo' ~
His house.
After the dedication Solemn High Mass
uos s,,nn Lv Eatha, ted h
was sHIlS y ' Ts
Father Creap, as Deacon, anu raeIeT
LYON. as ~sub-Deacon, A choir OF inef
49,, So pb;Iadalnb;a aud an oroani
elnseia hiVii l D.. frJ4
added greatly to the service. Kew. 4E.1
Norris was master of ceremonies.
M dod;catory sarunp was preachedI
Inc ueulSauUty ~ \
by rather Mulngan from ene VcSt W
| We into all the world and DR. he Cos
-, oroot,ra ~ NforL1 a.15
pei 10 every 0ie"uuio
He said in part: Never were more important
| words spoken than these by Christ. Society
| was in d sad state with low morals and law
| lessness and the world was crying for a re,
| deemer. Christ can't in a poor estate without
splendOr, gave the sermon on the mount, es-
| tablished Ris church on Peter the Rock. and
| gave the sacraments as a means Of salvation.
lie gave the Church the doctrine to preach
and no other. Private Interpretation q the
Church. There are churches mnumeraDle ana
| a dozen religions in a own. IL Is palnlul 70
| see in this country that Of eighty millions iQr-
ty millions belong to no Church. Il is not the
ignorant nor labering class but the wealthy
| and leaders in society: Christ always taught
the same doctrine and heaven can be entered
Men of the world thinks the Cath0llc Cnufcn
IS ahtlquateu anu slouiu O. VI, ~ ~
EANtIi sN N1tIf Az ,,ror;o,,,