Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17

James took part, was wRged. History
tells the result.
Then 1t was that the real nation was
born. to he for all time n government
OF the free--of by and for the people
extending social and religious freedom
and equaltv before Its laws to those
within its boundaries and hope to the
oppressed Of every land. Today Its
nearly 100 millions of happy. conieDted
freemen-the product of whose genius
can be found In all marks Of civilization
whose flag. Its cherished emblem, bcgets
patriotism TO all within Its confines, and
resnect from all without.
When the corner stone Of the first ST.
James's Church was laid. during the
year 1859, This section. from the tracks
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. except set
Elements here and there. was little more
than sandheap The population of the
whole city WIS between 10000 and 10000
and that east of the rails fraction Of
that number Today Newark has at
tained metronoltnn prOportlons. with
populatlon Of about 100000. while the
"Ironbound District" has "A larger poDn-
lation thnn the whole city had at that
time-in fact II is n city in itself
What history. outside Of this nations.
will furnish equal DEVELOPMENT. and
where among the cities of the world. out
side of those of this nation will he found
Prander or more imrosing edifices devoted
TO education and wOrship2 Anl vet they
are. and should be- the hulwarks of all
national and civic greatness. as they rem
resent the two elements that make for
national and civic suneriority. and no
where. anon" them all. can he found any
surerior or that has done more to unfit
and make good citizens than those that
go TO make mp grand old st. James's.
Gratitude Is one of the attributes of a
great people.
Tonight the neople of St James's. with
hearts orerf0wlng with gratitude. are
striving with one another to prove to
their beloved pastor and friend that the
labor Of love performed by him through
forty years of sunshine and storm has
produced. In the completion of St.
Jamess.. monument TO himself which
Will be to their descendants what It Is to
them-their alma mater.
Major Carl Lentz was the next
speaker. He said that when he was
notified of having been granted the
honor of making an address at the
banquet to Dean Cody he replied he
would be present IL he had to crawl
there on his kneesH He went on:
Here is a man whose life is de-
voted to the education of the young.
the comfort of the grown up. the hap
piness of the older parishioners and
the relief of the poor. suffering in his
hospital. His only trouble was that
he could not do more for his peoples
welfare"
City Counsel James r. Nueent re-
sponded to the toast Generations
Following the Pioneers" This gener-
alton he described as a great genera
ton of church builders, who took up
the work of spreading the Catholic
faith where the famous RELIGIOUS pion-
GERS left off. He referred to the late
Bishop Bayley. of the Newark dioc go
as one of the generation he had In
mind. Mr. Nugent also took occasion
to pay tribute to the late Rev. Ma rice
p. O'Connor as prominent member
of that generation.
at is a wonderful thing when you
contemplate how these men are Sc
lected at the right time by the AL
mighty God to evangelize this coun-
try. continued the speaker. at is a
grand characteristic of the Catholic
Church that its Founder selects the
right men at the right time.
Nearly all of these pioneers and
most of the following generation have
passed away but Father Cody re-
mains. He deserves the longest life,
because he has done the greatest
work. He is real pastor of his
flock"
Father Bogan's Talk.
Rev. Bernard M Began. one of the
many graduates of ST. James's Pa
rochial School, said:
"Father Cody not only has looked
out for the spiritual welfare of his
flock. but he was their comforter In
other ways as we'll. He is the modal
pr est of the diocese. one who Is held
up to the young priests about to leave
the seminary as a man whom 1t is well
to emulate
When Dean Cody made the closing
address, he said:
II thank you from the bottom OF
my poor heart for the good things that
/ you have been saying about me here
! tonight. 1t was forty years ago last
January rs that / came here to St.
Jaines's. l knew no one here then. |
came as a solder obeys the summons
! from his general, because priest will
90 anywhere that he Is sent by his
bishop. At that time I had fine par
ish. ST Patrick's, at Eli7abethrort.
and prior to that rectorship ! had
Travelled all over the State as a youns
| missionary. My work took me to
northern New Jersey as far as Berger
county and to Cape May in the south
II was three years in Elizabethport
and had been sent there suddenly.
! also When / got to st, Patrick's |
found the church was under heavy
debt. In three years with the assist
ance of my parishioners. | paid on
500 600 Of this debt. On three success
slye Sundays | explained the needs OF
the church to those poor people and IN
those three weeks / collected SO 100.
II knew there was a great burden
to assume when l came here. but
the order was to come, and came.
The late Bishop Bayley, who had as
big a heart as any man who ever
lived, and who died In Newark, the
citv of his owe, sent me here.
II saw the situation In a short
time. but from the outset ! had the
valuable assistance of some of the
staunchest men l ever knew. My
urinary idea was to save the young
frst of all. The small school we had
then l started to make improvements
ON Immediately, and in six months !
had a first-class school,
Civil Institution.
est. Jamess Hospital was not real
Nv portion of our work. 1t Is nom
sectar an. When came here the
late General Runyon, who was later
appointed chancellor of the State.
was one of the FIVE trustees of the
hospital. was persuaded to take
charge OF the work and become a
trustee, although ! declined at first
because we had so much other work
to accomplish against great odds.
The late Mr.. O'Connor father of the
present Bishop O'Ccnnor, was one of
the leading spirits which made the
| hosrital a success
eat the time when separated the
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