, 1881-03-18
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

1T. IATHlth'S ClIUlHI1.
Tie celebration of Pontllcal High Ntass at
st, Fn.rlck's Church, corner OF Adains and
Dcsplaines streets, yesterday forenoon, Mt
tracte. n crowd of worshipers that illlud
cyery inch of room in tho largo edltlcc. Tic
WIS Ilfcultfor tho usl,ers to clear space
for tho Archbishop aid priests, who entered
tho church. from tho main door, md pro-
cceticd towards tho altar. The attending
priests were the l(evs Dr.. McAlllllAli.
F|nhcsty, Conway, Gnllnghcr. md Sultbert
Den,nrtenn. There were about thirty ucolytcs
III Nttgl,tnhcc,
After reaehing tho space inside tho altar
railing the Archbishop WAS handed tho tllr
feront. surlnents to 10 worn by him during
tho celebration OF tho m ass, sucl. as the
%s ssrt pts sihS ie sSs f, hssa % a'ss ssf
lltccnt nitnr, nblazu with mn hundred cati.
dlus md gls..Iets, witt! real ,a,ld artificial
flowers tastetully arr4hgel between the
sa Maac presae eo tls wero Ps %sShop fRhsss a
priests, s!resscd'!n theIr robes ot office, wflicl,
xltstened md glittcrcd Us sunlight al,d Ras-
light shoho upon their yestIneItS, lnaklng
imnsinatton. inn Thcn, TOO, % sherer r wis tio fringe
uf Whitu-r0bcsl Rcniytcs surrounding tho
more gorecntsly tlrcssctl priests. tho 0lor of
iiseensr, Ind the soft musle OF tliaorgai, atl
making II acone TINT waagramt gu inlpres:
Tic music was Moznrt's Twolftl. Mass,
which WIS very finely rendered by the choir.
After the Gospel, THO lsey. Father Smith,
Ct tsSors e. yassns ss4e cass Gu a III. 'sfess G. IT, s %
Commencing with tllp Sntlt's ntr!yn! tl lre-
lallt. e lctNiltal thu vafiul!s sprvlces liz pur-
for!ued III the cnl,so of ClrlsttnnlzinE pngan
which ie wa subjected. 'rIie reverend gnl,-
tun,An referred III the large number Of mis-
slolarIss who lett tho shores ut Erin to ill.,
trod.eu Clristinnlty to tho peoplao Of the Co!l.
coa.'ti !cs $50 owsti to iseihna for rsscai1g thoni
| frolll bnrbHf'sin and lnganisin. There yvns
seArcely Il country III Ehrupo III Which tllcro
were nut ruins Of some abbey, monastery Mr
f%yS tSs Ss sssro ~ ,ie sYS ts9wSf @s pa a Sf St
ilplity with WlIIel. tho lrts!, people lIaye
preserved their religion tslrough. centuries of
tyranny and .ol'press!oll,. md thu ,hup9 TX
day MO- their tyrnNts 0ycr.l!rown.
At tho conclusion at thu ,lUas the Arch
bishop, anA priests He'd ont of the church
through tho lnaln, alsle, preceded by two
Ii small white snttn bnnnet 0n which was
paintrl l,cture OF tho Virgin. twas n
!nng tl'no ,einro tho chutc!, was e,npsle! Of
s,,' tue EHst audience that witnessed tho cete-
ST. JOHNS ctIuRcII. j:
From az curly hour IN the morning large
cruWttS0t peolIle lind congrcKntetl around
this c!llce,S Scorilur pf Clark aud Eiglltecnt!,
thu pastor. The trout Ut tlla alIurch WIS
decorated with ayergreens and tle lags Ut
America Auu VI ireland, the whole sur
Tho emblem Ut 1nn,l's redemption. 'lSa OK.
hIbitlon Of M Irish pike which ILL, good
Rorvleu In ~, Immediately Ovor the entrance,
to The Church, was loudly ,upplautlel. aud
Attr,gted the attention Ut thousands, Ma,ly
0f wlU,N fcrventy prayed for. thu repose 0i
lltn who carried It.. The par0chal Residence
wAs alsu handsomely decorated with Nation
u elnblems. Az usual IL St. Jnhn's Chnrcl
ty.flyu years, solomn High Alass was cSs
bratcd ut hllt.p,.st y, the spacious building
being crowded. Thu sermon was preached
by The .Ruy. Father Corbett. .. j., WHO COM
nie,lcol his discourse by delivering q brle
at,d eloquent, pansgyrle on st. Patrick; re-
counting many proofs Of h!s astounding viz