New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
DOUBLE JTBILEES.
mp NEW4RK CATHOLICS
ct,,r One of Bishop O'Connor and
Golden One Of Diocese.

| .,,,er Jubilee of Bishop ]. J. O'Connor of
Ivan Catholic Diocese OF Newark as
nil begin tomorrow The celebration
,en with pontiical high mass In the Pro-
Np,.srsl. This solemn service will be attended
,,cbhishop Farley of New-York; Bishop
/ g,,rneu of Brooklyn; the Bishop OF Trenton
she clergy Of that diocese, and of the
4 .,iae Of Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, Essex
1 .,r Morris and Sussex, constituting Bishop
o-.rnor's diocese. After the religious cere-
Inv the Bishop will hold a reception at the
.s--sr Auditorium, in Newark. and will en-
...oir the visiting clergy.
r,a next prominent feature in the celebration
N be a reception TO the Bishop at the new
..o-iuro in Orange-st, Newark on January
~ the knights of Columbus.
Nm January the Catholic Young Mems So
,,ss will tender a reception to Bishop O'Con-
.0- st Krieger's Auditorium.
The approaching year is the hftieth anniyer-
- of the establishment of the Diocese of
,swark and the golden jubilee is to be devoted
,.-eely to the raising OF funds to further the
-ork on the cathedral. The Very Rev. John A.
sssppard Of ST Michael's, Jersey City, the vicar
rsneral Of the diocese, is the chairman of the
,on,uittee on the cathedral Jubilee fund
+be other members being the Very Rev Joseph
Fiynn and the Rev Charles ]. Kelly This
srunittee will visit wealthy Catholics through
mt the diocese, TO solicit contributions to the
athedraI building fund Many of the leading
Catholics Of Newark have already made liberal
contributions. Among the noteworthy gifts so
far is the women's chapel, at the rear OF the new
fulding which will be erected entirely at the
expense of ex-senator James Smith at a cost
n not less than S25.0o0. A prominent Newark
sut at his own request, has given $1,000 in
ossh and John f Shanley has made first
contribution Of 5000. The committee expects
hat the jubilee contributions to the building
tund by the wealthy Catholics of Newark will
exceed 10000. The canvass Of the wealthy
Catholics of Jersey City and Hoboken will begin
with the new year, and that of Paterson will
follov AT the same time parish contributions
viii be made in all the churches of the diocese
throughout the year. 1t is believed by Vicar
General Sheppard that the jubilee year contri-
buttons will be sufficient to inclose the new
cathedral and adapt it TO the temporary re-
euirements for larger place Of worship in the
part of Newark where it is situated. So far
The funds for building the cathedral have been
wholly raised by assessments upon the clergy,
to the extent OF 10 per cent Of their salaries. and
on the parishes. The amount thus secured and
already expended is about S3O0Goo.
The Cathedral Of the Sacred Heart is already
one of the most conspicuous objects in the
park region Of Newark. The cathedral grounds
lie between CIifton-ave- and the park. and in
dude eighty-five building lots. or nearly five
acres Of land. The walls are already up al
most TO the top Of the second story, and the
towers on which the two spires will rest are
more than half their height These towers are
named respectively for the Sacred Heart OF
Nary. and the Sacred Heart OF Jesus. Work on
ne chapel contributed by ex-senator Smith
r under way, and the walls Of gray stone are
warly two stories high in both the nave and
the sanctuary The arches Of the main en-
trance and the two entrances under the towers
Vre sprung, and general idea Of the character