The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-10
Il FATHERS FESTIVAL.

Auoo"oy spoousiioi MANIFESTATION OF love and
devotion on the part Of the parishionera to
wards the reverend Pastor Rev. A. Maudin.
who, after many laborious years of spi,;.,.,
ministry, was about to take his departura g.
Europe. Under the management of M T.
Fournier. the leader in every public, ,sp;,;..a
enterprise undertaken In the parish. the 49,
gregation of st. Stephen and the rumsro,.
friends Of the sealous priest assembled in q.
Stephens He'll on the evening Of june 5tb,.
make the last hours Of their fatbar,. 49,.
among them festival of lsve and a ,ne,o,,.,
ofdevotion. 1t was the gathering toeether =,
father and his family, Of pastor ana b,.
flock, of friend and his beloved ones. .rd
where every heart recognized in him vbc,,
they honored, this triple title to their love
respect and veneration.
The evenings entertainment was ARRANGED
to consist Of choice musical selections, voea,
and instrumental, and q few recitations.
The performers were nearly all members %
the parish, and every effort on their part was
q labor of love, 90 grateful to themselves as II
was gratifying to their pastor.
The opening feature of this festival was
piano-solo, by little lady Of ten years of age.
whose childish grace captivated the pastors
heart, while her musical skill wen the adpi-
ration of all the large assembly. This was
q speciaiiyp leasing part of the evening On.
te1tainment, for in the wreath of loving
hearts that enciroled thecherished father, this
little blossom was among its faireat ornaments,
and appealed most winningly to him, who,
walking in his masters footsteps, loved always
to have the "little children" near him.
The colored people too were allotted
place in this family circle, for to them the
reverend pastor had ever been true apostle
gathering them beneath the wings of mother.
church, and teaching them in what consists
true of liberty long before the Radicals of the
land had discovered their political importance
As the evening wore on, Col. E. Waggaman
whose voice has often stirred our peoples
hearts by it's patriotic eloquence, came for
ward in the name of all, to speak to Father
Mandine their farewell words and loving
wishes. He pictured in glowing terms the
labors of this devoted priest, the unsel6shness
of this true pastor, who gave all that life
holds best and brightest, to the cause of reli-
gion and humanity. He told how genius was
allied TO lowliness, and how the simple
cassock concealed talents which might have
won the highest honors in the field of human
ambition, but which were all devoted to the
glory of God and the salvation of souls. He
described the love and veneration that had
followed his ministry in st. Stephens parish,
where through one unbroken term of weary
years he had toiled and prayed and waited,
meek in patience, strong in hope, and sublime
in charity. He anticipated him in his piors
first to his native land, that noble
France, who, achieving strength under defeat
and wealth amid oppression, has astonishsd
the world by the greatness of her physical
resources and the grandeur of her moral in
fuenoe; then to that seat of power, that
throne of love upon which the illustrious Pom
tiff, Plus TX. rules the Christian world. There
the guardian of part, lays his burden down
before the master of the entire vineyard, only
to resume it again with more zeal, vigor, and
holiness. And though the Pontiff of the
world, to-day, is NO longer King of Rome,
having been shorn of his temporalities by
robber hands, though he lacks the support of
the civil power which, welded by Pope Gre
CORY VII, brought the naughty Emperor
Henry Nv. to his knees at Cauossa, and which,
N the hands of st. Ambrose, humbled T6eodo-
sius at the portals of the cathedral of Milan,
still he wields spiritual power which no
0A pA'J SoH uOpllNO ulu anu HuOn
lraws around him the loftiest and tho low
lest, the prince and the peasant, the rich and z
be poor, all nations and tribes and tongues,
md which holds together in bonds of insepa-
able love the head and the members of Gods
militant church so that the gates of He'll can
lot prevail against them.
From the sacred feet of Gods Vicar, the
'astor of st. stephen's will return with bene-
lotions for his people and privileges for him
slf, which will aid both in the Frightening
uture which the Master, we trust, reserves for
hose who do His work on earth so we'll and
This is the mere outline of Col. Wageaman's
ddress, and while he spoke we confess our
yes were more with him, the pale and humble
riest who listened meekly to these words Of
raise, than were our ears with him who knew
o well how to delineate the virtues of the pas
Or and the devotion of the flock.
At the close of the address, q small purse
nth the lov e-offering of the congregation was
anded to Father Msndine, who then made