Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-10
COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION
The Weeks Festivities Begun
in New York.
Commemorative Services in All
the Churches.
Catholics Especially Jealous in Hon.
Oring the DiscOverer.
Remarkable Declarations From Protest
ant PuIpits-Italien Societies Ac-
lively CeIebrating-Historfc
Fetes in Spain.

By the Associated Pressl
NEW YORK, Oct. o. Special Co
lumbian celebration services were held
in most of the churches today. The
choirs of some churches were assisted by
orchestras, and elaborate musical pro-
grammes were given. All the discouraes
were prepared with special considera-
tion for children, 80 the youngest at
tendant could appreciate the Importance
of the service. This evening the italian
colony, under the auspices OF Minister
Baron Fava, began the Columbian cele-
bration at Lenox lyceum. with concert
and discourse by DR.. Luigi Reversi on
Columbus.
All da y long there was den&-a crowd
on Fifth avenue, Broadway anef other
important streets, viewing the decora-
tions, flags and banners streaming from
every pole, and the march of four big
PROFESSIONS. Broadway is now kaleid-
oscope of changing colors. The large
Office buildings and hotels have been
striving to outdo each other in decorat-
ing. The New York Life Insurance
company is striving for fret prize.
Between 900 and 1000 incandescent
lights will cover the front of the build
ing in globes of red, white and blue. An
electric star 10 feet high will surmount
these decorations, and beneath it
''1492-1892" will appear in electric
light figures. Besides the illuminations,
the front and sides of the buildings will
be covered with 500 American flags of
various sizes, and big portrait of Co.
lumbus, framed in the national colors,
and surmounted by the American eagle,
will hang on the front door.
In addition TO the big stand at the
City hall and in Union square. Madison
square and Washington park, many
smaller ones have been put up. Seats
en- all the stands will be free for the
school and college parade tomorrow,
with the exception of few hundred
seats already cold. Nothing elee will
be reserved. The stands in Madison
square, City Hall park and Union square
are free to women and children.
| Superintendent Byrnes has arranged
| to care for crooks during the celeSra-
tion. Orders were issued today to ar
rest all suspicious characters and lock
them up till the celebration is over to-
morrow.
The secular order of the celebration
| will be opened with school and college
parade with over 10000 in line. The
parade has occupied the attention of its
promoters for weeks.
CELEBRATIONS IN THE CHURCHES.
In all the churches there was some
token paid, even if it was but few sem
tences before the sermon, regarding the
great historical event. In all cases the
loved colors of the national flag fur
! nished the groundwork for the decora-
tions; the star-spangled banner was the
chief ornament everywhere. Whenever
the cross of Roman Catholic church
arose, there was a scene of festival and
rejoicing. 1t was the Roman cross Co.
lumbus planted on the island where he
first landed, and the great church ex-
erted itself in paying a tribute
to him. Everywhere, from the
stately marble cathedral on Fifth
avenue to the humblest of
the mission chapels, wherever the cross
of Rome was raised, there was sung the
Fe Deum Laudamus, and there was
upreared the example of the great navi-
gator who wrought go much and gave
| efforts of music and illumination and
| CldhbihA VI hbo JuC ny VI
praise we're evoked in honor of the
great discoverer.
Some what of a new sound swept today
through the vaulted arches of the great
white marble cathedral-the sound of
national airs, played by master touch
on the great organ, and sung by 5000
voices with all the fervor of spirits high
wrought by the splendor of the solemn
| hIOh and q nlOnnant ond fnrui6
sermon. The cathedral was beautifully
decorated with the national colors and
the American shield. in the sanctuary
Archbishop Corrigan presided at solemn
high mass.
SERVICES IN OLD TRINITY.
At old Trinity Rev. DIR. Steele preached
a sermon, in the course of which ht
said Among the thousands of thoughts
sugge ed by this day, the first is one O.
humiliation. AS people we are dis
posed to brag ard boast and have inor
dinate confidence in our own powers
But il we come to view things with ar
unprejudiced eye and pass judgment free
from self-lnterest, we must say that, al
rule, our own things are not the best
The productions OF our skilled labor ar,
not always equal to those O
the older countries. The only things
we have any reason to boast of, ART
those things produced of which we have
nothing to do with, namely our natura
resources and the gifts of God. l feel
am not going out of my way in sounding
a note OF warning to the press.
would warn the press OF it's decadenc'
in its hold upon the people, and the
weakening of its power to mold ant
guide public opinion. l do not say thil
power has been lost, but most surely
there is great danger of it. How can i
be otherwise, when the press panders t.
vicious tastes, and is recognized a
partisan in national matters?"
At st. Andrews Episcopal churcl
this evening, Rev. DR.. Vandewater ar
gued that it is nonsense to dwell on th
fact that Columbus was Roman Cath
olic. Columbus lived at time, b
said, when he was obliged to be mem
ber OF the Roman Catholic church, an,
that was all there was to it.
COLUMBUS WAS A BAD MAN.
At the Brick Presbyterian church
Rev. Henry Van Dyke denounced Cc