Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-03
NEWTON CHURCH
IS A WORK OF ART
Led by PapaI Marchioness With
$4,000, Catholic Congrega-
ton Contributes Freely.
Special 10 the Evening Star.

| Special TO the Evening Star.
NEWTON, Sept. S.-As preliminary
steps leading to the conservation of
st. Joseph's Catholic Church here
series of improvements are under
way by the energetic rector, Rev. MI
chael j. Donnelly. A feature of the
undertaking is the spontaneous re-
spouse by parishioners and other
friends to his suggestions. Indicative
of this is the nature of the largest
donation.
Recently Father Donnelly made
known his desire of obtaining new
side affairs of marble. 1t happened
that the papal warehouses, Mrs.
Helen Rays Mclaughlin, widow of
Hugh Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn, was
in the congregation, as always hap
pened when she made frequent week.
end visits to her relatives here. She
called on Father Donnelly, and hand
ed him a check for $4,000, with which
to buy a main altar. The side affairs,
also of white cararia marble, were
soon donated by Thomas T. Farrell
and "A Friend" The main accesso-
ries of the chancel was thus secured,
and Father Donnelly found that the
$4,000 of Warehouses Mclaughlin
would also be sufficient to purchase a
marble altar railing.
Decorations Are Works of Art.
Meanwhile the refrigeration of the
edifice was under way. The scaffold-
ing used by the artists has been re-
moved and discloses work of unusual
beauty Artists from the Blenclxe
studio in Brooklyn have transformed
the interior with mural decorations
of rare richness and beauty. Es-
pecially conspicuous are the twelve
,;,,t ho cfdpG of hsA
gothic upper story. The series is
unique and represents reproductions
from famous masterpieces, touching
incidents in the life of the patron, st.
Joseph, not often attempted in eccle-
siastical art
The paintings contain the scrip
tural quotations of the subject, and
are gifts or memorials as follows:
THE Annunciation,p memorial to MI
chael Quinn; THE Marriage of Mary
and Joseph" gift of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fabian Weiss; Visitation gift OF
Children of Mary; THE Nativity"
gift of the Polish parishioners;
"Warning to ST Joseph, gift of
Robert Hamil; Presentations in the
Temple" OPEN 'l'light Into Egypt
memorial to William j. Clarey;
Going Up to Jerusalem, gift of Rev.
James J. Mulhall, former rector;
"Finding the Child Jesus in the
Temple" gift of Rev Robert j.
Dyer, former rector; The Home at
Nazareth" st. Joseph's boys and
girls 1914; Death of st. Joseph me-
mortal to priests of st. Josephs, now
deceased.
most pronounced in the sanctuary,
10 Ian mead nv chpIIIDS
in the dome and the paintings on
either side of st. Michael" gift of
Mrs. Mary Randall, and OF
The Guardian Angel Anony-
NOUS All the statues, of par
ticularly high class art ana of
heroic size, are donations, excepting
the Sacred Heart, which has been re-
finished. The donations st. Pat
rick memorial to Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick Station: st. Aloysius," memorial
TO John Harrigan; immaculate Con
ception." memorial to parents of
Father Donnelly; st. Anthony" gift
of Miss Agnes M. Hamil; "St. Joseph,
gift of Robert Hamil who also do
mated the oak chairs for the celebrant
and assisting priests or servers ana
the benches for the altar boys and
handsome brass sanctuary lamp, yet
to be installed In the chancel also
is a votive candelabra, a memorial to
Catherine Harrigan. a marble bap-
tismal font, the gift of n. II. kelle-
CHER, will soon arrive.
More Paintings Needed.
Thus it will be seen that most of
the expense has been met before the
changes were made. The enlarging
of the chaneel by closing a door ad-
Joining the present altar on the Cos
pei side, and the construction of
new entrance in the left wall how
ever were not included. There still
remains to be donated two of the
large paintings, sanctuary and floor
coverings and furnishings of the
choir loft.
1t is likely that the remaining ar
ticles will soon be donated, but the
European war may seriously affect
the delivery of the marble affairs
from Italy.
Father Donnelly, Newarker by
birth, training and early years of
priestly endeavor. has been rector of
the Newton church since December /,
1909. The success of his efforts is ap-
parent in the results above outlined
st. Josephs Church has been the
scene of the early efforts of Rev.
George W. Corrigan, rector of st. Jo-
seph's. Newark; the late Rev. DR..
Michael A. McManus, of st. Alloys
ius's, Newark, and other priests who
subsequently achieved distinction.
The parish was founded in 1854 and
the present edifice was built in 1871.