Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-04
NEWTON CHURCH
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steps leading TO tifAs preliminary
st. Josephs Catholic ensecration OF
series of improvementrch here a !.
way by the energetic reetpe under ~
chael j. Donnelly A featcev. MI &C
undertaking is the spontanef the OF
Spouse by parishioners and re- e'
friends to his suggestions. Indies~ II
of this is the nature of the LARGO sc
donation IN
Recently Father Donnelly made
known his desire of obtaining new
side affairs of marble. Ii happened
that the papal marehioness, 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 f. Farrell
and "a Friend" The main accesso-
ries of the ehancel was thus secured,
and Father Donnelly found that the
$4,000 of Warehouses Mclaughlin
WOulQ dlSU ne SuIHGleDl 10 puItIfdSo a.
marble altar railing.
Meanwhile the redecoration of the
edifice was under way. The seaffold-
ing used by the artists has been re-
moved and discloses work of unusual
beauty. Artists from the Blencke
studio in Brooklyn have transformed
the interior with mural decorations
of rare richness and beauty. Els
pecially conspicuous are the twelve
paintings covering the sides of the
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:
1.-THE Annunciation,' 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"
open; THE Alteration of the Kings"
gift of the Polish parishioners;
Warning to st. Joseph" gift of
Robert Hamil Presentations in the
Temple" open; "F'light Into Egypt"
memorial to William j. Clarey;
Going Up to Jerusalem" gift of Rev.
James j. Mulhall, former rector;
Grinding the Child Jesus in the
Temple" gift of Rev. Robert ].
Dyer, former rector; THE Home at
Nazareth" st. Josephs boys and
girls, 1914; death of st. Joseph me-
mortal to priests of St Joseph's, now
deceased
The beauty of the decorations is
most pronounced in the sanctuary,
and is enhanced by numerous eherubs
] in the dome and the paintings on
! either side of est. Michael" gift of
/ Mrs. Mary Randall and of
1.-The Guardian Angel" Anony-
NOUS All the statues, of par
| ticularly high class art and 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, y
gift of Robert Hamil, who also do
mated the oak chairs for the celebrant
and assisting priests or servers and
/ the benches for the altar boys and a
| handsome brass sanctuary lamp, yet
to be installed. In the chancel also
is a votive candelabra, q memorial to
Catherine Harrigan. A marble bap-
tismal font, the gift of N. ii. Kelle-
CHER, will soon arrive.
|. Thus it will be seen that most of
! the expense has been met before the
changes were made. The enlarging
/ of the chancel by closing door adj
! joining the present altar on the gos-
| pei side, and the construction of a
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, a Newarker by
birth, training and early years of
priestly endeavor, has been rector of
the Newton church since December l.,
| 1909 The success of his efforts is ap-
parent in the results above outlined.
St Joseph's Church has been the
scene of the early efforts of Rev.
George w. Corrigan, rector of st. Jo-
seph's, Newark; the late Rev DIR.
Michael A. MeManus, 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.