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VOL. II1-NO. 48.
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TREN;1'ON,:N. rl.. SATURDAY, ()C'l'..12. 1889.
I’]iICE 3 CENTS. ,
THE CORNEORVVSTONE LlllD.
BISHOP 0’ ELL DELIV-
R5 AN ELOQUENT
ESS.
The Corner Stone of the New Porn-
The cornerstone of the new parochial
school oftlie SDl‘Y(’d Heart parish, iu New
Brunswick, was laid on last Eurldny, in
the presence our vast assemblage orpeo-
pie, and amid the greatest enthuain.-nr.
Notwithstanding the rain, the people of
the parirzr, and, in not, the people or the
whole city turned out in large numbers
to ntiend the ceremonies and testify by
their presence, under the uniuvorahle
circumstances, that they were in uulort
with the stibrts made by their lN‘lIH'0<.l
past.or,Rcv. Fail ,
viurceluent of rt-llgl
fotulell by Father llulligsnsnd his faith-
is descrying ofnruch cmnlttcnd-
ntion, and the err-ntlon or this ternplu of
education is another step which marks
the steady progress the Catholic Faith is
rnahing in.New Brunswit: .
in the morning the pretty church of
the Sacred lleltrt was crowded. Solemn
highiurass was celebrated. Rev. Father
Fitzgerald, of St. Peter’s church,wlro will
represent the diocese of Trenton in the
cacholicnniversity, at Washington, was
cslehrsnt. In the sanctuary were so‘
rsl oftbe clergy of the diocese. The ser-
mon was preached by Rt. Rev. Bishop
0‘Far'rell. His discourse was from Luke
x., 27-37-“ Love the Lord,thy Goil,with
thy whole heart, and with all thy soul,”
The music ot the mass was excellcntlv
rendered h the choir of the Sacred
Heart church, under the direction ofllliss
Jennie Fox. ‘
In the slternuon, long before the cere-
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the parish formed in line, and, headed by
the Union Cornet Band, made I short
clergy, who were in atten
the review the procession, headed by
Bishop O’Farrcll, proceeded totlle‘site
of the new edinco, where a platform was
erected and tasterully trimmed with
rings On the plattornr, besides the
Bishop, were the very Rev. Dean Kelly,
or south Amboy, vicar-General or the
Diocese o!Trenton, Rev. Father connoi-
ly,of Perth Amboy Rev. Father cant-
well,of ltletuclron; Rev. Father O'Con-
nell,ofBound Brook; Rev. Fsthcr hic-
ltiinninrauand Rev. Fathers Mulligan,
Fitzgerald and Bruns, or xew Brunswick.
There were also present it
Clecf, Judge luathew 0’Gornian, ex-Free-
holder Lyons, cx-Alderman sergnn, lllr.
De Veo, of the People's Bank, and runny
other prominent area.
when the profession had arrivctl at
the plattorur the societies of the chil-
dren of Mary and the anaoln eang
hymns, am-r which rather lilulligltn in.
troduced Bi.-lhop 0'Farrell who deliver-ed
After speaking on
ing and laying the
r :
And now, very dear friends, 1 wish to
saya few words to you on the question
of Christian etllicntion. The Plcnilry
council says, “We do not only ' , r n-
ntely exhort Catholic parents, but, a‘ h
all our authority, we courraand them to
impart a truly Christian education to
their beloved oll'spring." carerul instruc.
tion in christian doctrine, consequently,
is ofprime importance, and thisis taught
only in the catholic schools.
In the mind of the Catholic, education
cannot bedivorced from religion. They
an inseparable, and because they are we
support our own schools It a great snori-
hoe
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There is no holler citizen than tho than
t has believed and practiced the
christian fuitlr rroru his cbildlrood. The
beginning, and,ss it were, thoeecd or
for the future condition of the State de-
pends upon the early training of its
chi dren
The catholic Church is opposed to the
public school, only in as l’I'lllCll no religion
is excluded from its tent-hings. Blond
secular with Christirln education and you
send out into the world upright than
and women, honest statesmen and ure
and honorable members of society.
Therefore, my rrieuds, we nllcctionutzly
urge upon you the necessity or Catholic
training fnr your children. In conclusion
permit me to congratulate you upon the
success ofynur labors. The indt-flttigsble
ellirrts or your good pastor would have
cen in vain without your no-operatio
You have lirlmred wnll together and the
blessing or Aluliirllty God is with your
worlr. Pause not, therefore. until you
shall have rrnupleted the worlr under-
taken, until you shall have ll beautiful
school lrmrsc for your clriltlmn, tree irorn
debt and every emcumhranco. u
doubt that you will do this, I do not
doubt that nntlerthe inspiring lcsdorslrip
of your pastor, your zeal will urge you to
ullill your entire duty in this all import-
ant rnatlrr.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
Bishop 0']-‘nrrell laid the storm, in which
were placed the names of the President
of the Unitcd States, Governor of New
Jersey and the New Brunswick city oni-
ciuls. in the none were also placeda
hrierhistory of the city containing state-
rnentofits popnlarion, cl'lurcl.res,schools,
newspapers, -s. Another document
contained an account of the laying of the
corner stone, the purposes of the build-
ing, with the names of Bishop 0’Fnrrell
and Rev. Father Mulligan.
The Building corarnittee-aarnes I-iart,
Wm. Fox, John ndnsbue, John Bergen,
VVn:t. lllnnslield and Jas. Connor. '
The Contmctors-Bell Jr Dunbvwpvn.
sons. Thus. Jnckson, mrpenter; McFad-
tien & Dooley, plumbers and tinners;
Wm. H. Ycttit, painter. Also acopy of
the riitierent newspapers and the names
of those who had oontrihutt-tl one dollar
or upwards to the bui 'ng fund.
OO-mo-xi.
Brnd.1sy- Harding.
last Monday morning Peter's
Church,Ncu' Brunswick, was filled with
a. large congregation, who had assernblerl
A witness the marriage of Miss Lizzie
Bradley ttrMr. wnr. Harding, both of
new Brunswick. As the young couple
entered the church, the organ penled
forth Beethoven's lredding March, and
as they nrnrohed up the aisle rnauy coni-
pliments were paid them and many rer-
vent gootl wishes were uttered for a long
and happy lire for them. The bride was
attired in it fuille (ls francx-lisc traveling
cos-tllnrs, and looked benuliful. Bliss
rlary T. l:radle- who perrorrncd the du-
ties of britlvsmai was attired in n cos-
tume nfblue silk trimmed with duclless
lnce. The groom was attended by Mr.
Tlioo..Dnlcy, of Newark. Ilev. Father
Brady, pastor of St. Peter's, perrorrned
the ceremony, aner which the happy
couple in-l.l s reception at the home of
the brides parents. on French street.
arnonir those who were present at
the wetltling least were :
Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Mr. and Mrs.
rarrirlrli.-...lley, itir. li[cLnugltlin, wire
and daughter, of seratnga, Mrs. win.
Drrley and daughter, of Newark, Mr. and
Mrs. John Harding, Mr. Willie and
Eddie Harding and sister, llliss Gretta
and itenu Bogsn, ‘Mr. John Bradley and
daughter, Mr. Frank K. hogan and wife,
Mr. urn. J. Welsh, Miss Hattie Bradley,
Mr. Joseph F. nrsdley,ztlr.ll'.1l. Maus-
Elnld; Mr. John F. Norton nml several
others.
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The presents received were numerous,
articles.
couple started ierwsshingtorupn their
wedding tour, hearing with them the
hearty good wishes of their nuruerous
iriends.
Mr. llztrtling is the son of Chief Hard-
ing, or New Brunswick, and is one ofthe
most popular young men in the city.
is n n-lemlrt-r of the Union Cornet hand.
Mrsilurdingiss daughter or Mr. Pat-
rick Bradley and is highly esteemed by
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.1rer nurrit-mus fneuds, Among whom she
is I great favorite.
CEMETERY 0F?Tll[liLlENO. M
THE FINEST CITY OF THE
DEAD
The Journsl’s Correspondent in
Genoa. Italy, sends us 1:
Following Description of
the Cemetery .
Staglienol
This nelhlsnown cernctery, situated
outsidu oftlre city or (irnoa, was built
and owned by the cstholitn. ltwascon-
taunt.-d hy the italian put-crnnrent and
ltmtlo public. It is collttcdeti to be the
e not oithe one at horns‘, and by nrany
thought to he the Linvst in the world.
The style is Italian and diirera greatly
frolrl those of other ruuntrios.
Going on foot to visit it, the nrstsight
of the cemetery is obtained when the
wnlhr oitiefnon have been passed;
nmgniliuen vtltite building in the form
of a square is the most prominent object
to the t>ye,of the observrr. The nu
ous tolltlirmnes vtilhin this EAJIIRYE rltiec
their heads above the earth as if limeri-
ing for the sound or the Arr.-hangers
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they lrecp s silent watch. It is tr
grand sight, the white marble building
and the nrournrul tombstones, having for
a huclrground a green and fertile moun-
tain, covered with tall pines and spread-
ing cypresses. A landscape at for the
pencil of oiir greatest artists, n sight suit-
able for the pen of our best description-
is
tpon nearing the cemetery, what
secured at iirst a fancy becomes a reality.
Alter having passed through the large
iron gate, svyung on a rnsssivestone arch,
Ll.te visitr-Renter-s the lruildinyitfvthich
there are two wide corridors. The walls
of the Erst are covered with inscriptions,
ridor, nronunro-It and to
greet the ease. The most delicate work
of lhe greatest sculptors ltaly has pro-
duccd during this ccnlury can be seen
and ntlmired. While the eyes ofthe vis-
itor drink in this mass oi beauty, his foot
trrnnples on the graves or those to whorn
these monuments have been 'erecke<l.
llc thinks not olthoee who "sleep the
sleep ofpeace," ror he is held entranced
by the variety and grandeur of what he
helrolds. But in the midst of this spell
a sadness creeps over niru, as irthe spir.
its of the dead were chiding him for his
fnilurs to contemplate the object for
which these statues have been placed
there. It is then he tliinlis ofdeath, he-
lieving that all must die, and thnt tho
hand of death will ltrrork on the door of
each one in his turn. Jim on what day
or at what hour lristurn will come no one
knows, for this is left tothe Maker slom-..
Turning aside rrorn these retiertions,
he proceeds to exsnrinc the inscription.
written on the nronurnrnta. Bntther ‘
no need to read thern, for the statuary
explains itself. One represents the tomb
ofn futher, by the side of which kneels
the faithful wife, vtltzlse features betray
the grief which her heart fuels. At one
side stands the son ; lrutin hand and with
bowed head he seems to be in deep but
snd thought, as it contemplating the
great loss he has suslltined of one who
raised him to manhood. There also In:
two pieces otstatuary, representations or
souls departing for their heavenly homo.
Both consist of the Guardian angels and
their earthly charges, and some from the
delicate hand or lruhiuni. Passing by
thora nrsrterpieees or art, many others
attract grout attention, both for their
beauty and for their close resemblance to
nnture. one which many sdnnre repre-
sents n heart-broken bride knocking at
the tomb of her dopnrtml spouse. Wllnt
apiotnre oigrior and lreart-rcndingsor.
row the presents as she seems to he liti-
tcning ror his call, when she may he able
to join him in the plxiro where " pain and
sorrow are no more." Turning to one
side the visitor is forrctl to smile at the
simplicity and nnturnlness or a little
angel crying. The smile lusts but I mo-
ea
lnrnt, for the solt-urnity or the place
Intakes it almost nnpossible to think of
anything but the sorrow that death has
brought into the world. one ofthe most
expressive umnunlents is “Jurlgrncnt
nay." over the grave of a young man
stands the soprepa Judge, and iron. bi,-
noatlr lhe sotlmntl cold earth sppearatlre
youth, loolring up to his Maker, who
st-crnstosny, “ Rise from your srurnhor
for this is Jutlirtncnt Day."
Alter aduiirilrg sntl ccvntttrsnting on the
n ruerous works or sculpture, tho visitor
finds hilnsrlfin the chapel, will i, as it
work or art, is in nor.-urdrun-a uiththe
other sections of the building. It isbuilt
in the form ofu circle, and in the (‘l'Ill.re
stands the Iltur. In tho nit-hes around
the circular wull stand the lire-size stat-
uce of the four ei':ingeli=ts, sis. Mitt-
thew, Mark, Luke and John. XVIII the
t-nlrsnt-e,nlso pinned in niches, me the
statues of Adults and Eve. Eve, with
scountcnsnce full or guilt, appears do-
sirous or contnlling lrorsr-ll:
with aterrilrlo toot .!t-, or
l1’DEi’lC'tl‘.8 uurtls oil I: lilsurlpilozr writ-
ten beneath the statue, “ Througli tuy
rsult alone dt.-nth reigns here." now up
proprintsd is this slslue with its inscrip-
tiou-an ‘ inscription, alas‘ too true.
Wnntasood or thought rushes to the
mind of the visitor Is he contemplates
its veracity. And if rightly considered
and thought upon, it would turn the
prow of many barks of life toward the
‘ Alter leaving the chnpel,
marble stairs, tho nrst statue is Kiln of
an old woman with a string or hazel
nuts in her hand. It is relnled, tltll this
old woman was nccustomed to go to this
cemetery every day to sell ‘imsli. puts.
Altar years at emnom‘.-Ling, shtnwr. sn-
sbled to pay tor a status or horeclr,
which she wished placed in the ceme-
tory when she rlied. Such is the story,
and there are inscriptions which relate
similar accounts Alter viewing the
tombs of princes, nrsruuises and others,
which come from the delicate llnntls of
Tshrsrn and Yillit,or are the masterly
and artistic work of Verdi and Ccvasco,
the visitor pas.-cs into the graveyard. In
the center stands an immense statue re-
presenting llopc, her hand holding a
massive anchor an her brow encircled
with s olden crown. ' This st-ttue re-
onee, to relyon the goodness orthe
that they may hope to meet thorn again
e.
lluvinrr seen the whole cemetery, the
visitor turns n-luvtnn y la c this
ruournrul, ttrnuplr be-nutrrul lat
it-t (-nse o dollrliti
r
r
the rand sole unity or this (‘cIIIL'tcry-
aceureteryvthctlu-r it spucars on can-
vsss or
other title to more tully explain it than,
“The Grands-,t city or the Dos-l."
W. F. I).
With great rucilities for marking Best
have ojrenczl at i
3 E . STAT
And will be leased to see all
. per-so
llIed1i1.mdClo‘tl)- rig for Dress, for Bu
5 an Llultlrens Dress mid c
ee us at our new store for all kinds
CLOTHI
Two Victories for Gladstone.
Losr>o.v Oct. I 1.-An election was held
at Peterborouglr on Monday to fill th
Pnrliamentary scat nrsds vacant by the -
death of the llen.willia.n J.“ Fitz-
willraru. The polling resulted in the
return or Mr. Morton, the Glttdstonisn
candidate, who pulled 1,593 votes,
uesinst 1,542 t:tLn't for air. Purn the
' nnnlince. At t e lrsl clvction
ltlr. Fitz-Willium, who stood as a Li er-
al-nnionist, rer.-iv -90 votes, and Mr.
Greenwood, the Home Rule cnnilidilte,
1r
Lo nos, Oct. ll.-The election in the
parliamentary district or min
Nnirn, to tilt the vacancy in the noose or
cornrnans runs.-d y tie do no .lr.
,, (. . o rt;-cc ‘V-1
.‘llr. C. 1!. Lo, n, Unionist rand"-
eceived 2.0:;-J votes. Atlhs pre-
erson received
, , -ninst 1,872 ror Sir (i.lti.
Gnnt,Libem Unionist. -
SISTER MARY SETON.
DEATH OF ONE OF THE OLD-
EST SISTERS OF CHARITY
IN THE COUNTRY.
A Noble Lire Ended-A Life or '
Devotion and Sher-i(l.ce-Sew
enty-six Years or charit-
a l Deeds.
Fsslrmzll r, Md., October ll.-Twenty
sisters or charity, in their sombre habits
yesterday, St Mount St. Jon-ph’s Aca-
demy, nrnr EirimitIslzur1:,foll4>vt ed to the
tomb the rt-rnains or their rornpanion.
ister'ltlsrtl.u Seton, one of the oldest
. steraor charity in the United states.
she was laid to rest in tho little burial
ground on the mountain si.lr-., and the
young larlion or the uusdt-rny rnv.-red her
sister Martha Seton in n- ,r'
nhllltwl after Nurllrn Futon, the founder of
the ordurot the sisters or charity, who
died -nine yenrssno at Mount st Joseph's
the rnotlrt-r house ortlrc order in this
country. Tlierenrains otln-r nsnressise
were huriietl beside her. sister rtisrrhs
was a dullglttt-r of the late rizrn Dadis-
rnsn,or thisc , was siyenrs old at
the time of her death. Fhe had been en-
gaged in the work of the sisterhood for
seventy-six years. ‘ she iirst took her
vows ntenorpetown, when is years old,
and, as a sister or Charity, traveled exten-
sivelv in the United States.
she served as a nurse during the sev-
She served as Mother
superior at sr. Joseph‘: several terms,
and was untiring in her good worlr, win-
ning the respect and lore of all who
knew her. During the civ' warshe wls
almost constantly engaged on the
delds and in the hospita‘ls.1t-ndlng
wounded and the dying. she was tire-
less in her worlt, never giving up until
exhausted. Severn] times she was com-
pelled, through illness caused by rstlgue,
to rest from her labors. it is said that
during the three days’ battle or Gettys-
burg the noble women never closed her
eyes,bul. in a little woods near Lhe scene
ofths lralllo asistecl the doctors in caring
for the wounded soldiers.
O-+.-es -
Honoring Father Mathew.
l‘rriLAl)t:i.I-tin, Oct. ll.-The anniver-
sary otths birth or Fatlrer Mathew, the
apostle or teruperance, wa- brilliantly
celebrritctl by the Cathedral Total Absti-
nence Bi-noflcinl Society on Thursday
night at the Cathedral E(‘llul)l building,
Wood street, near Eightcelillr. The hall
was crovrdod toits utmost cnpaoit and
many distinguished '
seals on tlreslnge, REV. rather rilcocls,
spiritual director or the society, being
prouriuent.
An extended progrsnnno was gircn,
consisting of patriotic Irish and Ameri-
can songs by thirty nialr.- voicaadruls,
recltations, instrumental solos and Id.
dresses hy J. Wssllingtun Logos and
Philip A. h'olan,whirh wiui greatly en-
joyed anti liherally lpplautlctl.
Our u i r entertainments wen:
held at St. Patrick’: Hull, where Rev.
Father Murphy addressed a large audi-
Michel's, St.
uaciation;
St. I'aul's and the Sacred lit-art Societies.
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‘x‘ The Provincial Council.
The Catholic Total Abstinence socie-
Lies of Hudson county heldameetiu
last sunday anernoon in St. Marys Hall,
lloboken. Delegations were present
other speakers: Patrick M<'Clibe, of Jer-
sey city; 1‘. ll. O,R:lll't-rty and Rev.
Father corrigan, or iloholten. The
speulrers urged their lresrr-rs to use every
effort to increase the nrenilmrship or the
several societies by inducing theirrriends
and acquaintances to join.
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The Gt-rnran ‘mill!-ary estimates for
1891 call for 120,000,000 marks for muni-
tions of war.