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

! Pontif-Kipg, by the Rev. Fathers Giesen
] Lamy, Neithart, and Leimgruber. 1t was easy
| to see that every word came fresh and straight
from the inmost heart of these pathetic
orators, ard awakened corresponding emotions
OF faith and love in the devoted heart of every
listener. Many confessed that they had never
before heard from mortal lips such thoughts
that breathe and words that burn"
| Thus the enthusiasm of the zsslons pastors
communicated itself to their devoted focks,
and the latter were not slow to exhibit the
ardent faith that burned within them. In
fact, they even surpassed the clergy in out
ward demonstrations of undying love and
| fidelity to the Holy Father. Already on
Saturday evening hundreds of houses were
gaily decorated with pictures and transpa-
reneies of the Pope, with wreaths and gar
lands of evergreen, with notices and To-
| soriptions suited to the occasion, and with in
Vulnerable Pspal fags, intermixed with United
States flags. Irish flags, French flags, German
fsgs, and flags of almost every country under
the sun, to show that all nations are but enc in
Christ and Hia holy Church nnder the infalli.
BILE guidance of His divinely commissioned
Vicar, Pope Plus the Ninth. o
But the great event of the day was the
grand illumination and display of fire works
in the evening, for which q special permit
was graciously accorded by his Honor, Mayor
Pilsbury. At 8 O'Clock in the evening, rs the
congregations issued from the churches where
they had assisted at the solemn Te Deum and
Benediction, their sstopished gazes were fairly
dazzled by the enchanting scene that greeted
them on all sides. As far as the eye could
reach, nearly every window and gallery was
ablazs with rows or pyramids OF lighted
candles, Chinese lanterns, Pspal Transparent
cies, and other luminous devices. Conspicuous
among the long rows of illumir ated buildings
were the Convent of Mercy, the st. Joseph's
Asylum, the Brothers Convent, st. Mary's
Boys School, st. Mary's Girls School, and the
residences of Messrs. Antoni, French, Garcia,
Riege, Molitor, Connolly, Joyce, and of Mes
danes Williamson, Murphy, Mattaxa, sauer-
wald, Constant, and others too humorous to
mention. The residences of Mr.. Philip Antoni
and Mrs Williamson were decorated and illumi.
mated without regard to labor or expense, and
attracted the concentrated attention of thou
sands who fingered for hours before them. To
Mr.. Antoni's praise be it said that he was
evidently the central figure of the evening,
and, as in former years, the Acknowledged
head and front of the entire Papal celebration.
He had worked for months like q beaver, and
was determined to yield to no one the palm of
devotion to the Holy Father. That he suc-
ceeded, need hardly be stated. Yet, although
his triumph was complete ard his heart over
flowed with happiness, he bore his honors with
becoming Christian meekness.
However, tie illumination was but part
of the general programme. During two hours
night seer,ed turned into day. Fire rockets,
fire wheels, Bengal FIRE, Roman candles, and
every description of fire. works were necessarily
discharged from the streets, from the
Messrs. schaefer, Jochum, Rauoh, Antoni,
Schutten, Poelman, Voelker, and others
conducted this part of the programme
with such skill aud effect that all were
delighted and was hurt. The |
surging throng in the streets around the |
churches numbered at least ten Thousand who |
gave cheer upon cheer for the Holy Father !
Prof Froeba's excellent brass baud-all prac-
tical Catholics-enlivened the scene still |
further by the most stirring martial airs. The
intervals were filled up with most lovely songs
by the boys of st. Mary's High School, under
the able leadership of Brothers Heitz, Joseph,
and Henry, of the Society of Mary. Between
the band of lively musicians and the chorus of
well-trained songsters, it was hard to decide
which of the two evoked the greater enthusi-
aem on the part ofthe charmed listeners. The
result was that the playing and singing, the
firing and cheering, lasted without intermis-
sion till 10 o'clock, when all went home. sat-
isfed that the 81 of June, 1877, was one of the
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