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year. The work on the church went
on slowly for almost five years. and
was finally completed toward the end
of 1870. Sunday, January /, 1871,
it was solemnly dedicated to the SER
vice of God by the Rt. Rev. James r.
Bayley, bishop of Newark, assisted by
a large number of clergymen, among
whom was the Rev. DR.. Corrigan,
now Bishop Of New York. Father
Smith resigned from st. Johns and
returned to st. Mary's, which en-
braced all the territory north of the
Assumpink creek.
During all these years Father
Smith labored alone; he had no as
~sistant. His first assistant priest,
the Rev. Michael J. Holland, was APP
pointed in March, 1877. He relieved
Father Smith of much of the spiritu-
al work of the parish.
For. the accommodation of the
Catholics who lived in Millham, now
East Trenton, he bought a plot of
ground at Sherman and st. Toes ave-
nues, and in July, 1882, laid the cor
ner stone of a brick building to be
used as a school and chapel. This
was the beginning of st. Joseph's
parish. But it continued a mission
of st. Mary's until April, 1898, when
1t was separated and became a dis
tinct parish.
In 1892, the Rev. Stanislaus Gee
tusniak came to Trenton and with
the approval of Bishop O'Farrell,
formed another Polish parish, A lot
was purchased on Randall avenue, at
the point where South Broad street
and Chestnut avenue join. The cor
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laid by Bishop O'Farrell September
II, 1892, and the dedication took
place August 20 of the following
year. 1t is called st. Stanislaus.
Among the immigrants that have
come to Trenton in recent year are
many Catholics of the Greek rite. In
1891 they considered that they were
numerous enough to have a church
and pastor of their own, and at their
request, Bishop O'Farrell appointed
the Rev. John Szabo to be the pas
tor. He bought ground on the cor
ner of Grand and Malone streets, and
began at C. to collect funds for the
building of a church. The corner
stone was laid April 16, 1898, by
Bishop O'Farrell, and the church was
dedicated in September of the same
year.
immigration brought to Trenton a
number of Catholics from Italy and
Germany who made their home prin-
cipally in Chambersburg. 1t was to
afford these an opportunity of prac-
ticing their religion that Father ia
chetti, in 1874, purchased a plot of
ground on Chestnut venue and erec-
ted a frame church, which was dedi-
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Corrigan and called Our Lady of
Lourdes.
Shortly after the erection of the
immaculate Conception church., the
Polish members of the congregation
resolved to form a parish of their
own. They purchased ground on the
corner of Cass and Adeline streets
and in 1891 erected a two-story brick
building. The chapel was blessed for
divine services by the Right Rev.
Bishop O'Farrell in the latter part of
1891. Their first pastor, under whose
supervision the building was erected,
was the Rev. Valentine Swinarski.
When the Rev. Anthony Smith, in
January, 1871, resigned st. Johns
parish to assume charge of st. Mary's
he was succeeded by Father Mackin,
who some years before had been pas
tor of st. Johns. Father Mackin died
in March, 1873, and the Rev. Patrick
Byrne was appointed his successor.
After five years jealous and success
full labor, Father Byrne resigned
charge of the parish and was sue
ceeded by the present rector, the Rev.
Thaddeus Hogan in the autumn of
1878. Sunday evening, September
20, 1888, st. Johns church was de-
stroyed by fire. Father Hogan be-
gan Immediately to prepare plans for
a new church to be erected on the
same site. The corner stone was laid
while Bishop O'Farrell was in Rome
August 3, 1884, by Bishop Shanahan,
of Harrisburg, Pa. 1t was nearly five
years in the course of erection and
was solemnly dedicated June 80,
1889, by Bishop O'Farrell. This was
a notable occasion, Archbishop Ryan
of Philadelphia celebrated pontifical
mass and Archbishop Corrigan of
New York preached the sermon. The
new church was called the Sacred
Heart.
st. Francis church, formerly of
~Lamberton and Market streets, was
bought in 1851 by Peter Hargous. a
prominent Catholic, who presented it
to Bishop Neumann for the use of the
Germans. The first pastor, Father
Gmeiner, was appointed June 81.
1853. The Rev. Anton Muller was
pastor for a while, but in 1859 Fa-
Their Gmeiner again became pastor
and remained until 1865, when he
was followed by Father Ctorr. At
this time the Methodist church, on
Front street, was for sale. Father
Storr was followed by the Rev. Fa-
Their Conrad Ellison, who was in care
of the parish until November 1, 1888,
when, in obedience to the wishes of
Bishop O'Farrell the Franciscans re-
signed the charge of st. Francis for
that OF st. Peters German eongrega-
t1on in Camden. The Rev. Joseph
I~hurnes, the present pastor, was
transferred from Camden to st. Fran
els. Father Thurnes died in 1902 and
was succeeded by Father Rothner.
Father Smith died August IL.
1883. Before coming to Trenton he