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SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH and BUY A HOME IN EAST CAMDEN Call Us for Advice Edward J. Borden REAL ESTATE INSURANCE MORTGAGES 702 MARKET STREET, CAMDEN, N. J. Our Twenty-third Year The Origin of St. Joseph's Parish—Continued affairs. In 1828 the entire population was only 1143 souls. After 1828 the old Academy, which stood on the site of the present Court House, was used as Council Chamber, City Hall, and general utility building. In 1830 the Camden and Amboy railroad was begun, causing the tide of immigrants to turn toward Camden. Many Catholics from Ireland were attracted in the hope of good work, but they were still not enough for a separate parish. Priests from the Cathedral continued to visit the settlement periodically, although many crossed the river on Sunday to hear Mass in one of the Philadelphia churches. There were 15,000 people in Camden in 1850, of whom about 300 were Catholic. Father Waldron was in charge of the Gloucester Mission in 1849, and after much tribulation he erected a small brick church there. Fathers Jeremiah Donahue and H. B. Finnegan succeeded Father Waldron in quick succession. In 1851 Father Hannegan was appointed first resident pastor of Gloucester, with jurisdiction over Camden, which became a separate county in 1844. Mass was celebrated in Camden every two or three weeks in a private house or in one of the public halls, principally Starr's Hall. However, during 1852 no public Catholic services were Frank Quinn & Co. 46 NORTH 9TH STREET Philadelphia., Pa. RELIGIOUS ARTICLES AND CHURCH GOODS