Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-12

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Souls Chapel at Grove and Twenty
third streets, which has over $50 COM
m~unfcants. adults and children. re-
curing the services of one priest and
TWO Sisters of Charity.
Two Parishes In CITY.
Separate and apart from the parish
of Our Lady Help of Christians and
All Souls Chapel. East Orange lays
claim to the establishment Of another
Catholic church and parish, It is
known as the Holy Name Church and
parish, and is located in the north
erly part of the city; SO today in
East Orange there are two regularly
Incorporated parishes and one auxil-
lar chapel parish. In all three the
number of communicates is about
5000. including children. and their
wants are attended TO by seven
priests and eighteen Sisters of Char
ity. The estimated total valuation
of church, school. convent and other
properties is placed at over half a
million of dollars.
While the Catholics of East Orange
today may well feel proud at these
achievements. they should not forget
that it required many sacrifices on
the part of those to whom we may
refer as the pioneers of C%atholicity
in East Orange-the original men,
bers-but very few of whom are
alive now. The children of these
people can recall many of these sac
riflces and the work their people
taxed themselves with in order to
place Catholicity on a substantial
footing in East Orange. The proof
of It is silently but magnificently at
tested today in too many ways to
explain. but observant to all.
No Prejudice Nowadays.
In the days of thirty years ago.
when Father Callaghan came TO the
parish, religious prejudice was more
or less dominant In a few sections;
and had 1t not been for the more in
telligent non-Catholic element, condi-
lions might have been much worse.
OF course, all or most of this has
disappeared, and a great deal of 1t is
due to the sensible judgment of non
CathoIic naiphbors who ontclassed
tho otbers in numhars How different
orc oonditions today Religious nreiu-
dioa hos sunk "a mot lou, ebb
where # 10 univ bv
those who are considered nv
thaIr o~o-rauoionists &c moroIv and
mantaiIv ,rreanonsih,a Today cath~
oiios ond nonNrotboIic ntermingle in
soo,a1 hrs,nass ond other CIRCLES as
though nreindice had never existed.
MANY will disnilte this. claiming some
still harbor some of the old-time pref
udice. That is true. but that class
has been considered as having out
lived its usefulness in all progressive
communities.
Recent history in East Orange re-
cords the intermingling of Catholics
and non-Catholics socially and other
wise. For several years banquets
given by the local Holy Name Soci-
ETY. has had for its speakers noted
non-Catholic clergymen and gentle
men prominent in city and state cir
Giles. The Knights of Columbus meet
in the same rooms as the knights
Templar and other Masonic and non
Catholic bodies, and Catholics are
connected in business with men OF
other religions, Tonight the knights
of Columbus celebrate Columbus Day
with IN entertainment in the audlto-
rum of the High School, which VIII
be presided over by the mayor OF the
city. the principal speaker OF the eve
ming being DIR. BALDWIN, n OF the
most prominent Protestant ciergyhneh
of he city.
Benediction In Public.
Tomorrow the city will be decorated
bv all classes of it's citizens in honor
of The Holy Name demonstration.
This parade will be made up of the