CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
THE CELEBRATION
HISTORICAL DISCOURSE
HISTORY
OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN
PATERSON, N. J.
WITH AN
Account of the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary
OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
"Press" Print.
HISTORY
OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN
PATERSON, N. J.
WITH
An Account of the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
Establishment of St. John's Church.
By CHARLES A. SHRINER.
"Sanctuarium tuum, Domine, quod firmaverunt manus tuæ; Dominus regnabit
in æternum et ultra."—Exod. xv.
PATERSON, N. J.
Press Printing and Publishing Company, 269 Main Street.
1883.
INTRODUCTION.
HE records of the early Catholic Churches in this part of the countryare very meagre and to the historian most of them are almostuseless. There are, however, still living in this and other cities anumber of old people of intelligence and good memory and to these theauthor is indebted for most of th