The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-14
z1s SILVER JUBILEE.
.+ n, the Rev. L. z. Bazin, Director
TnS' oTst. Joseph's Church.

~ St JOS6pn6 OuuECus
! u.svrsaroN, Ca. July lion July
"A' aocurred at st. Joseph's church,
tnev y,noton. Ga. an event beautiful and
h.,;vs. unprecedented in the history Of
mp, 10 and unsurpassed in joyousness, in
0u. .noysd pleasure by any similar event
eIs TS. Raw. L. x. Bazin, pastor and director
e. Ioseph's church, convent and male
enSanaQe. having been granted the rare
orriwiisge, the great happiness of reaching
tsss 25th anniversary OF MS ordination 70
s bolv priesthood. this happy event, his
!u ma iubileen was celebrated with all the
M and ceremony all the glad rejoicing
ps,ting 40 rare and joyful an Occurrences.
CSa Pev Louis Xavier Bazin was born at
Irors France, In November, 1S43, came to
Lt!.'arica in 1859 and entered st. Charles Col
~ MARYLAND. Later he entered ST, Mary's
ssmipary for the holy priesthood under
~ Sulpician fathers, and there finished his
.L's,ss and was ordained / n 1867. He came
sCsorrla Immediately an d under the Ri.
D.v Augustine Verot, bishop or Savannah,
w, nppoinEed to Augusta. In q few
.oo,hs he was removed to Macon whore he
ramaiped pastor Tor fifteen years. st. Pat
ricEis church, Savannah, was his next parish,
nom whence he was called 70 take charge or
tba orph anaRe and convent at Washington,
o. a most responsible and laborious posi-
,;on and one requiring such man co I'LL.
psv DR.. Balm has fns capacity and exec1-
tvs ability and wherever stationed has done
-ood work, and the excellent institutions
6ow under his charge are proofs OF his good
management and progressive policy. His
bright, cherry disposition makes friends for
hin everywhere, and bis orphan boys aud
convent girls love him dearly and look up to
lin with ilial confidence aud affection.
He is profound theologian, an eloquent,
sssy and fluent speaker, an extensive
rasier and good thinker. A jealous, earn
est priest full of tender piesy.
Rsysred and beloved by bis fellow priests,
many Of them hastened TO rejoice with him
and congratulate him on his glorious jubilee
On Monday, July 1, arrived the right row.
srend bishop and seventeen priests, as many
as could leave their posts for the time.
Juy dawned bright and beautiful. All
nature rejoced In the glad festival. Dew
kissed breezes cooled the fair midsum mer
dsy and showered silver rain drops over
bud and blossom, while the silvery notes OF
tbe hooking birdIvoioed siivery, melodious
Ts Deums. With this magic of love, will
irg hands had turned everything they
touched into silver within the church.
Silver candelabra bore innumerable
wax lights, silver vases held
exquisite flowers. Shimmering sill
yer cleaned meath the rich laces
and thousand silvery mponbeams seemed
Imprisoned In the clingIhg vines twininR
around the slender pillars of the tabernacle.
The bishops throne, crimson canopied and
crowned with these moon-lit vines, lent
color to the ailvery radiance OF the beauti-
full sanctuary.
The deep, silvery tones of the convent
bell runR out a resonant summons aud at 9
o'clock the reverend clergy, preceded by
eight aoolytes, filed in the church and took
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affairs. Rev. 9. Q. Prendergast OF Albany,
and Rev. NJ. J. Clifford, Rome: Rev. James
N. O'Brien, Augusta, and Rev. A. J.,
Semmes, Sharon. Rev. Joseph Colbert, At
lanta, and Rev. Joseph Hennessy, Bruins
wick; Rev. John O'Csllaghan. s. j., Au-
gusta, and Rev. Robert Kennedy. Milledge-
vile; Rev. A. Hirschmeyer, Greenville, s.
C., and Rey. William Meyer, Q: L, 3. sa-
vannah; Very Rev. e. Caferty, V. g.,
Savannah, and Very Rev. b. J. Kelly, V.
G., Atlanta, deacons of honor to the Ri.
Rev. I. A. Becker. bishop, OF Savannah,
the Rev. Celebrent Father l.. X. Bazin,
with Rev. John Brislaw, S. j., Macon,
deacon, and Rev. c. II. MoMahon, Savan-
nah, subdeacon, Rev. Godfrey Schadwell,
Atlanta, master OF ceremonies.
Rev. Father Bazin was vested in lace
alb, made and presented by the orphan
girls of st. Mary's, Savannah, and a rich
white silk hand-embroidered ohssuble made
and presented by the Sisters of st. Joseph's
Academy, Washington. Very Rev. E.
Cafferty, V. G., metthe reverend
jubilarian at the foot of the
altar, and. speaking for his bishop
and brother priests, rendered hearty
congratulations and expressed the highest
eulngies Of his fair record In the holy priest
hood, his piety and zeal and charity. Not
the slightest breath, be said, had ever
dlmmed or furnished the brightness of his
prieotly character, and from his lips had
never been heard a single uuchari-
table word Of bis brother priest.
The very reverend speaker referred
who twenty-five years ago entered the
ranks the Benjamin" among his seniors.
In this quarter of century he had seen all
these elder brothers cease their labors in
the Masters vineyard and Join the great
majority" Many of hfs juniors had fol-
lowed them, and, altogether, from the little
band Of priests IN the diocese of Savannah
one bad died for every year of the twenty
five since his ordination. Rare indeed,
then, he might consider this privilege ac-
corded him by God of celebrating bis silver
jubilee, and we'll might he exclaim with the
Psalmist. "Quid retribuam domino" ETC.,
happy in being able to add: II will receive
the chalice OF salvation and call upon the
name of the Lord"
1ueu IOllOWoC L0e presentation OF cue
chalice and ,rnissal, the gifts Of the right
reverend bishop and priests Of the diocese,
which were used in the mass.
The solemn high mass began as the grand
burst OF harmony from the choir gave ex-
preston to the JOY filing every heart. The
choir was composed of some Of the best
choir singers In the state. Sopranos---Siste
n Alphonso of Washington and Miss Nj.
OBrien Of the Sacred Heart church, Savan-
nah. Altos-Sisters NJ. 1gnatius aud M. st.
Thomas Of st. Joseph's church, Washing
ton Tenors-Rev. Joseph Hennessy, Bruins
wick, and Mr.. Lewis Andrews. Milledge-
Vile. Bass-Rev. William Meyer, o. L. B.,
Savannah, and Rev. Hirschmeyer, Green
VILE s. c. The ''Et Incsrnatus" offertory,
and "VeDi Creator" were exquisite gems of
music. Miss O'Briens voice is full. flexible
aud sympathetic, and highly cultured.
rather Williams voice is grand, sonorous
aud full Of soft harmony. The responses of
the mass sung by the, choir were swelled by
the voices of seventeen priests. The Rt.
Hev. Bishop Thomas A. Becker read the
gospel Of the day and taking as his text the
words, Thou art a priest forever" deliv-
cred discourse on the holy priesthood, full
OF learning and eloque1ce His
masterly word-painting pictured mag
mhcently that grand procession Of
priests Of the most high God. in their clesr,
Inoroken succession from Melchisedsc
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