Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
GREETING
FOR VANNUTELLI,
PAPAL LEGAIE

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Catholic Church. He does not speak
the English language. +,
Through an interpreter Cardlnal
Vannutelli was asked his Impressions
of the United States from what he mas
seen of it thus far. He said 1t was the
most wonderful country he has ylsiteu
during his life. and that no people III
Europe would believe hat in twenty
years a republic could make such prog
ress as this country has made.
The cardinal also said he thought the
American nation owed a great deal or
its progress, especially in the grear
matter of morals, to the growth and
influence OF the Roman Catholic
Church, and that the Catholics of the
United States are second to none in
their devotion to the Holy See ana
loyalty to this grand nation.
Those at the Reception.
Among the priests who were at the
reception Cardinal Nannutelli held IN
the rectory of st. Patrick's Cathedral,
with Bishop O'Connor on his left. and
Monsignor Whelan, the host, on his
right, were Very Rev. Dean Patrick
Cody, of st. James's Church; the Rev.
M. j. White, of st. Columba's Church;
the Rev. Eugene p. Carroll, of st. Bridg-
cts Church; the Rev. Maurice 2.
O'Connor, of Harrison; the Rev. Will
lam E. Thompson. of Sacred Heart
Churmch; the Rev. Il. F. Quirk and
Father Giblin, Of st. Joseph's Church;
the Rev. Father Hedges, of Arlington;
the Rev. Frederick c.. O'Neil, of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament; the
Rev. George L. Fitzpatrick, of st. Alo-
ysius's Church; the Rev. Father Bernard;
o. s. B., of st. Benedict's Church; the
Rev. j. p. Poels, of st. Johns Church;
the Rev. Joseph Perotti, of st. Lucy's
Church, and all the Italian priests in
Newark and vicinity; the Rev. Father
Anthony, O. S. b.. and many assistant
priests and curates. jeremiah Q'Rourke,
who is four years older than Cardinal
Vannutelli, was at the reception.
The cardinal and his party visited the
great Franciscan monastery and col
lege and farm at Cresson, Pa, yester-
day, and that is why they did no ar
rive in Newark last night. After the
services at the conservation of st. Pat
rick's Cathedral. New York, the cardi-
nal will visit Boston before he returns
to New York to sail for Italy.
1t was rear II o'clock when the party
entered six automobiles waiting In
front of the rectory. Bishop O'ConnoI
and Monsignor Whelan leading In the
first car, Cardinal Vannutelli, Arch
bishop Farley. m of the monsignors
from Rome following. The party weni
to the Laekawanna railroad station
and boarded a train for Hoboken.
There they were greeted by bishops
and priests. escorted to the North Ger
man Lloyd piers, where they were
taken on a special boat for a trip vi
the Hudson river as far as Grants
Tomb.
The host will return down the river
as far as eighty-sixth street where
several thousand children from paro'
chial schools will welcome the cardina
at the landing of the Columbia Yach'
Club. The cardinal will return tn
c%hildren's greeting and will then b.
taken to the archiepiscopal residence.
The New York reception committee
will be headed by Bishop Cusack ant
will number among it's members al
the pastors of the Catholic churches
of the city and many OF the NOR
prominent laymen.