The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-21
THE E,
COMPLETION MASS
O. CHURCH FINALLY DONE
,,..,, ON 18TH ANNIVERSARY.
Bishop Conducts Event of Thanksgiving
at Our Lady Help of Chris
tians Church.

With solemn and impressive high mass,
the Ri. Rev. John j. O'Connor, bishop
of the Newark Roman Catholic diocese,
acting as celebrant. the completion Of the
handsome marble church of Our Lady Help
of Christians, at Main and Clinton streets,
East Orange, was commemorated yester-
day morning. The event also marked the
f~wenty-fifth anniversary of the founding
of the parish, and a large number Of
visitors participated in the services. The
tall spire Of the edifice was recently COM
pleted.
Promptly at II o'clock the acolytes and
clergy marched from the rectory adjoln-
ing the church, Bishop O'Conner being In
full vestments, with mitre and %crozier, and
marched into the church. The bishop
was assisted by the Rev. E. j.
Kelly, Of Paterson, deacon; the Rev. G.
+, Brown, of Railway. sub-deacon; the
and the Rev. C. J. Gillen, If Paterson,
deacons of honor, and the Rev, Isaac p.
Whelan, arch priest. The Rev. Thomas A..
Wallace, chancellor of the diocese. was
master IF ceremonies, assisted by the Rev.
John E. .O'Malley, of Father Callaghan's
staff OF clergy.
a feature OF the service was a rendition
Of Gregorian chant, which was one of the
finest presentations of the pure Gregorian
ever heard in the diocese of Newark. 1t
was ehanted by the pupils of the Parochial
School of East Orange, the leaders beins
the Rev. ". L. Cunningham, master of
plain chant, with Organist John Mimic.
The dedication sermon was preached by
the Very Rev. Prior Gaffney, o. p, rec
tor of st. Antoninus Church, Newark, who
paid a glowing tribute to Father Gala
ghan, showing the difficulties he had 10
overcome In building the church, and re-
1erring to the piety and devotion OF his
congregation. He also paid tribute to the
Rev. M. F. O'Connor, tie deacon of honor,
who was Identified with the first church
when IT was started twenty-five years ago.
Referring to the former Popes of the
Roman Catholic Church, Father Gaffney
called particular attention to Pope Plus v,
who WAS very much devoted to the rosary
during his reign. When the Turks were
prosecuting the Christians in Spain. Pope
Plus v. was In conclave with his cardinals
and requested of the generals that they
request all of their soldiers to take the
sacrament before entering the battle of
Laponte. Before the battle was over the
Pope foretoId the victory of the Christians
and the overthrow of the Turks, as the
result of inspiration in prayer. This in
SEPARATION Of Pope Plus W he. said, was
perpetuated over st. J~oseph's door of the
Church of Our Lady Help of Christians.
He further lay stress upon the fact that
1t was incumbent upon all Roman Catholics
today to be insistent upon prayer, for all
though they had no Turks to fear as did
the Christians in Spain during the reign
of Pope Plus ", they had to contend with
the materialists and those who refuse to
VtAiCN Lhul Z - "a "
Discussing the action of the leaders of
the Christian forces IT ordering that men
cease from games of chance and from riot
ing the night before the big battle of Lee
panto at the direction of Pope Plus ",
the speaker said that reliance upon super
natural means. instead of human aid,
meant success. The Christian troops spent
the night in prayer and this brought the
victory with the prayers of the Pope.
He paid tribute to the beauty of the new
church with its harmony of color and
symmetry of form. and said that If. as
Stones" a wealth of ~eloquence must be
in the new church. Speaking of present
day prosecutions. the speaker mentioned
the press as being so well equipped that
1T was to be more feared han the clubs
of the barbarians or the fires of the tor
once an angel of light, but had afterwards
made use of his opportunities to dazzle
and confuse the seekers after truth. He
paid tribute to the energy, skill, zeal and
endurance of Father Callaghan. who had
completed the new church., s~urmounting
the greatest difficulties In the accomplish
ment. He urged the Pensioners TO hold
up by prayer the arms Of their good pas
dor in his future work. and then, on be-
half of the Clergy. spoke the congratu-
1ations of the pastors fellow-priests for
the good work done.
IN indulgence of forty days was con-
veyed to those present who comply with
the usual requirements. and after the
mass the party, headed by the altar boys,
marched back to the rectory, the choir
singing. Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name"
colors hung from the church tower and
the American flag f1oated alongside. The
green flag of Ireland was suspended from
the rectory window.