National Republican., 1883-04-16
SUNDAY SERVICES.
What Truths We're Taught in Some Of the
Washington Pulpits Yesterday.
The Jesuits Golden Jubilee as CeIe'
brated at St. Aloysius Church.
Regeneration as Portrayed by Rev. W. H. Brooks at
tho Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
Rev. Alex. Koncs Practical Sermon at ths
UniversaIist Church.
THE JEsUIrs' JUBILEE.

IMPRESSIVE ANNIVERSARY SERVICES AT ST.
ALoYsIUs cHURcH-FATHER MURPHY's
sERMoN-THE MUSIC.
st. Aloysius church was crowded yesterday
by thousands anxious to take part in the cell
ebration of the fftieth anniversary Of the
Jesuist province of Maryland.
Over the high altar burned in letters Of
living light the motto of the Society Of Jesus:
"Ad majorem Del Gloridm." On both sides
hung a series of flags and banners-the papal
colors, the stars and stripes, the flag of Ma
ryland banners emblazoned with the images
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, ST. Joseph, st.
Aloysius, &c.
Over tho tabernacle stood the seal of the
society, surmounted by Cross, both of
natural flowers.
The seal was six feet in diameter composed
In the background of 1ycopodiums, the body
of pure carnations, tho border of Gala lilies,
the rays of yellow roses and the nails and
cross of red and crimson carnations, all sur
mounted by cross at least three feet in
height of white carnations and Gala lilies
The altar itself was tastefully decorated with
st. Joseph and Gala lilies, while here and
throughout the sanctuary rose clumps of
camelias and palms. The musical portion Of
the services was very iudicious in selection
and really splendid in execution. The chorus
singing was massive and artistic, with that nice
is needed to make q chorus perfect. At times
the orchestra was perhaps little too strong
and the tenori too weak. The contrast be-
tween the altos and the tenors was very
marked, as the former sang with that glori-
Gus case and freedom which are apt to
make an audience comfortable while listen
ing. Mrs. Sherman deserves the highest
commentator for the ease, richness, and ac-
curacy with which she sang her solos and led
the alto part. Miss Clara Baker sang the
"Veni Creator" in excellent style, and the
"Alma Virgo" of Miss Mollie Byrnes was
revelation. 1t had about it touching pathos
and tenderness of which we did not know
this lady to be capable. The singing by this
same lady of Millard's "Ave Verum" at the
vesper service only added to the fine impress
sion she made in the morning. Another
welcome feature of the afternoon service was
the beautiful rendering of the 20 Salutaris"
by Miss Mae Rogers. Taken all in all, the
solemnity at st. Aloysius' yesterday was per-
haps the grandest in all its details which that
church has ever known, and the congrega-
tion have every reason to be delighted with
the management which has brought such
things to pass. The securing of Mr.. ii. G.
Sherman to preside at the organ and conduct
the musical services is perhaps the most popu-
lar thing that Father Murphy has done.
The sermon, by Father Murphy, was very
brief one, but, at the same time, very full of
matter. He spoke the thoughts suggested by
the occasion, and explained their meaning
and their drift. Blazing, said he, in splendor
above our altar to-day you read what is at
once the watchword and battle cry of the So
ciety of Jesus "Ad Mdjorem Del Gloriam"
For the greater honor and glory of God, lg-
natius, the soldier saint of Loyola, marshaled
his little band in the beginning With this
motto on their banner, and with its prompt
ing in their hearts, they went forward, nobly
fighting, nothing fearing, fully confding, to
the conflict which the Lord had summoned
them to engage in, and through the
chances and the changes of three centuries
in the past of men. For this same
greatest honor and glory of God" the
sons of Ignatius have lived and labored and
gone to their account. Like Him whose name
the company bears and whose monogram you
sec engraven in rich crimson flowers above
the tabernacle, the Society of Jesus has had
days of darkness as well as days of glory. In
early infancy it was marked with the sign of
the cross, and no matter how splendid were
its achievements, no matter what triumphs it
won in the field of letters, theology and mis-.
sionary enterprise, the weight of the cross
was always heavy upon it. Like Jesus Him
self it had its Palm Sunday, when
Xavier, rivaing the glories of the first
apostles, traversed with apostolic zeal the
distant Indies and Japan; when
Suarez and Bellarmine astonished the
schools Of Europe by the brilliancy of their
genius, and when, in 1888, the Jesuit Andrew
White friend and adviser of Lord Calvert,
helped to plant the standard Of civil and re-
ligious liberty in the soil of Maryland. In
such days hosannas were abundant and songs
triumphant rang aloud, but darker days were
coming on apace. Good Friday was close in
the wake of Palm Sunday and the Society
of jesus, the victim of calumny and corrupt
intrigue-the target of designing Pombal and
braZen Pompadour-was pursued as dis
turber of the peace and formentor of sedi-
tion; was bounded ON to death and laid in q
grave which, like the grave of Jesus Christ,
was not inglorious Gloom it is true, had set
tied over 1t, but the quickened eye of faith
could pierce the cloud and read the legend of
hope, 81 will arise again." And the day of
glorious resurrection did come, and one of the
first of the nations of the world to give a
welcome and home to the re-established
society was the young republic of the west
that had won her right to freedom by fight
ing for 1t under the banner of the stars and
stripes. Washington himself offered his
prayer of thanks in the old Jesuit church of
Philadelphia, and was glad to honor with his
majestic presence the Jesuit professors and
students who thronged the classic halls of old
Georgetown college. He then spoke of
the general encouragement which the
the Jesuits received in the United States.
They were no longer looked upon as enemies
TO civilization and liberty, no longer de-
nounced by crafty statesmen, no longer loaded
with chains and led to prison or the stake.
They were assimilated into the organism of
the nascent republic They labored for her
welfare and Gods glory. Their schools and
colleges spontaneously multiplied until su-
periors at Rome felt that the time had come
TO reward the good wishes of the people by
raising the mission of Maryland to the rank
of a province of the Society of Jesus in 1893;
and aptly, too, one of the sons Of old Mary
land-one of those whose ancestors had battled
for religious liberty in the past-was chosen
10 be its head.
From that time, during the last fifty years,
owing to the kindness and encouragement of
tho faithful, the province has increased
and multiplied, having in view ever the
motto of Ignatius, the glory of God and saliva
tion of man. And to-day we come forward
to return you thanks for your kindness to us
in the past, and beg your prayers that we
may be faithful to the example left us by our
fathers in the past, that we may carry out the
design of Ignatius to the glory of God and
your salvation.
REGENERATION,
AS PORTRAYED BY REV. W. II. BROOKS, Al
THE NINETEENTH STREET BAPTIST
CHIRCH.