Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-19
TRENTON HONORS
BISHOP M'FAUL
He Celebrates goth Anniver-
sary of Conservation as Head
of Catholic Diocese.
Special to the Evening star.

special to the Evening Star.
TRENTON, Oct. bright Rev.
James A. McFaul yesterday cele-
DRAFTED the twentieth anniversary of
mis- conservation as bishop of the
diocese of Trenton. The event taxed
st. Mary's Cathedral here to its
capacity at the solemn pontifical
mass during which Bishop McFaul
occupied the bishops throne.
The sermon was delivered by Mon
signor John H. Fox, ar-general of
the diocese. who paid a glowing
tribute to the bishop and the progress
of the diocese during the twenty
years he has been it's head. At the
conclusion of the mass, Bishop Nc
Faul impaired a special papal bless
ing to all the faithful of the diocese.
The celebrant of the mass was Rev.
M. r. Spillane, the bishops Secre-
tary with Vicar General Fox as arch
priest; Rev. M. F. Casey. as deacon;
Rev. J. f. Walsh, as sub-deacon;
Rev. Fathers Menard and Bulfin, as
deacons of honor, and Rev. Thomas
A. Kearney, as master of ceremonies.
Rev. Father Sweeney, of Bordentown,
also assisted at the mass.
A special musical program was
rendered by St Mary's Cathedral
choir under the direction of Profess
sor Godfrey w. Schroth.
Monsignor Fox, in his sermon, af-
ter recalling the impressive cere-
monies of twenty years ago when
Bishop McFaul was consecrated in
the presence of three archbishops,
several bishops and 800 priests, told
of the powers, responsibilities and
duties of a Catholic bishop and then
read some interesting figures to
show the growth of Catholicity in
the Trenton Diocese during Bishop
McFaul's reign.
Increases In Diocese.
Monsignor Fox said that where
there were ninety eight priests in the
diocese twenty years ago there
are now 201. The number of churches
in the diocese has increased from 1o2
to 173; the number of parochial
schools from 80 to As. and the number
of parochial school children from
7,249 to 1864.
The number of women in religious
orders has increased from 270 to 400,
and the Catholic population of the
diocese that was 10000 when Bishop
McFaul was consecrated has more
than doubled and is now lao, 900.
There are two orphan asylums with
290 orphans, where there was but one
with so orphans. There is now a
Catholic college for young men and
another for young women, where
there were none twenty years ago,
and there are now two day nurseries
caring for ITO children as against
none when the bishop was conse-
Grated.
Monsignor Fox also gave figures to
show the growth of Catholicity in
Trenton and pointed out that 1919
children are attending the parochial
schools in this city and saving the
city about 100000 year for the cost
of their education.
In conclusion, Monsignor Fox said
much of the growth of Catholicity |
in the Trenton diocese was due to
the energy and splendid leadership of
Bishop McFaul, to whom he extend |
ed, upon behalf of himself and all
the people of the diocese, the hope |
that he might be spared to celebrate
many more anniversaries of his con- |
secration.
In this hope, he said, he felt he
could speak also for those who were
not of Catholic faith.
. In the few remarks he made at the |
end of mass In imparting the Papal
blessing Bishop McFaul said he de- |
sired to acknowledge and express his |
appreciation of the splendid coop |
Grafton that he had received during |
his bishopric from his priests and the
laity.
Bishop McFaul spent the remainder
of the day quietly at the episcopal |
residence, 1t being his desire that the
celebration of his twentieth anniver-
sary as a bishop should be entirely |
of a religious character.
Bishop McFaul was ordained priest
on May 26, 1877, and consecrated
bishop in the cathedral on October IS,
1894. The diocese of Trenton en-
braces fourteen counties of the State,
as follows: Atlantic, Burlington,
Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,
Gloucester. Hunterdon, Mercer, Mid
dlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem
Somerset and Warren. His jurisdic-
ton, therefore, covers an area OF
5,756 square miles of territory.
To Bishop McFaul is given the
credit for the establishment of the
American Federation of Catholic So
cjeties, numbering some three mil
lion members throughout the United
States. and the bishop is known by
Catholics the country over as the
Father of Federation"