The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-30
PRIESTS Dine
SETON HALL ALUMNI HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET.
Officers of the Association Elected, with
Rev. T. J. Herman as
President.

Seventy-ive graduates of Seton Hall
College Seminary, all Catholic clergy
men, attended the fourth annual ham
quet held in the dining hall $ of the
college, at South Orange. this after
nent clergy from all parts of the cuun-
try.
The Rev. Thomas J. Herman, rector
Of st. Nicholas's Church, Passaie, and
president of the Seminary Association,
delivered the address of welcome. The
The Rev. James Brown, rector of St.
Roses Church. Short Hills, was toast
master.
The Rev. DR.. James f. Mooney, nresi-
dent of Seton Hail. delivered an address
on Alma Mater" He spoke of the
claims of Seton Hall upon the gratitude
and affection oh he alumni, laying
special stress upon the training and
social rennements In the intellectual
sciences, secular and ecclesiastical and
especially In the s~acredotal character,
virtue and accomplishments.
He spoke of the present exceedingly
prosperous condition of both college
and seminary, abiding especially to
the large increase of pupils over all
other years in both institutions. He
spoke at some length of the course of
students in the college and predicted a
brilliant future for both.
The Rev. DIR. John J. Tierney. profess
sor of dogmatic theology at Mount st.
Mary's SEMINARY, at Emmetsburg,
Va, delivered an address on Our AM
erican Seminaries,' which was in part
as follows;
IF the church insists so much on
parochial schools 1t must insist more
strongly on the education of the clergy
and therefore the responsibilities of
those who conduct Summaries are great
indeed. They take in a the place
of Shrist in educating apostles to do
His work and they must see to it that
those who leave the seminary to do
that work are men of learning, with
head and heart trained to do 1t we'll.
"Our American seminaries have al
ways trained men to keep in touch
with the people and make them better
if as Christ and His apostles did in
their day by mingling with them. The
training. therefore, of seminarians has
this in view to make their influence IN
public life later most efficient in the
work they have to do.
"The development of seminary life
during the last few years" said Dr.
Tierney, gives every reason to hope
that the. good work of the past Will
be carried on with even greater sue
cess"
The Rev. DIR. Henry A. Brann, pas
tor of ST. Agnes's Church, New York,
who was a professor at Seton Hall In
1862, read a poem at he banquet de-
pictlng the life of priests in New Jer-
sey years 6
The Rt, Rev. John j. O'connor,
bishop of the Newark diocese, spoke on
1.-THE Holy Father" and the Rev. Dr.
William f. McGinnis, president of the
International Catholic Truth Society,
talked on THE Priest and the Amer
lean Public" america a Missionary
Opportunity was the subject of the
Very Rev. Alexander P. Doyle's ad-
dress. He is rector of he Apostolic
Mission House, Washington, d. c.
The Rev. Michael ]. Glennon, as
| sistant rector of the Church of the
Holy Cross. Harrison, spoke on Pas
tors in Potentia."
Following the banquet the clergy
talked of old times at the South Orange
institution, and happily sung old col
lege songs.
Previous to the banquet the following
officers were elected:
President, the Rev. Thomas j. Ker-
nan of st. Nicholas's Church in Pas
sale, for the second timei vice-presi-
dent. the Rev. Andrew N. Egan, of ST.
Mary's Church in Bayonne; treasurer,
the Rev. Isaac P. Whelan, rector OF
st. Patrick's Cathedral, succeeding the
Rev. Maurice r. O'Connor, of Harrison,
and secretary, the Rev. John Dillon
vice-president of Seton Hall, succeed
ing the Rev. william A.. Brothers. :