Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-05-09

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Reggie of Rochester, N. Y.
When the solemn ceremonies began
the sight was grand. The sunlight
softened by the handsome stained win
dows was reflected in many colors from
the gilded walls and marble affairs and
pillars, when the long procession OF
priests entered the church to the strains
of the overture rendered by the grand
organ and the st Cecilia orchestra of
New York.
The music was Haydn's second mass
and included the Kyrie Eleison with the
soprano solo by Mrs Anna Burch,
Gloria with bass solo "Qui TOLLS" by
Max Truemann, the Credo, Sanctus,
Benedictus and Agnus Del most sweetly
rendered by the chorus. The Ave Maria
by Klein was sung as an ofertorium
by the quartette consisting of Mrs Anna
Burch, soprano; Mrs Mary Littel, alto;
Albert Littel, tenor, and Max Truemann,
bass. The vocal musical programme
ended with grand TIE Deum with Or
gan, chorus and orchestra. The organ
ist was Bruno Oscar Klein of New York.
John Hughes of Hartford conducted the
orchestra and chorus and there was
chorus of 100 voices selected from the
city church choirs. The singing of Mr.
Truemann was especially fine.
THE SERMON.
The sermon was by the Most Rev John
J. Hennessy, D. D., archbishop elect Of
Dubuque, la, taking for his text: "All
things are yours; you are Christ's, and
Christ is Gods"
He spoke of the wonderful things
theologians could tell of angels and
celestial hosts: the marvellous workings
of nature as seen in the heavenly bodies
that could be told by astronomers; and
then said: "What theologians and as
tronomers may say of angels and
the heavenly bodies, though most won
derful, is nevertheless far less so than
what st Paul says when in the spirit he
declares that all these are yours; that
they are for your use and benefit, helps
on the way to your eternal destiny.
"The vine and the branches are one
tree inseparable forever. Christ and
christians are one body; the life of the
| vine is the life of the branches, the life
of christian Is that of Christ, divine
life. In him they live and move and
have their being-they eat of his flesh
and drink his blood since the night of
the Last Supper, which are served up to
them by his ministers as they were to
the christians by st Paul.
The vine and branches, which have
the same nature, are one here. Christ
and christians are one body. This fact
is especially asserted by the inspired
writer's. That body is society which
is called the church, perfect society,
finished with every thing necessary for
its life, growth and mission, and en-
tirely independent of organizations of a
| lower order; that society is a govern
| ment, divine government, set up by
God, organized and fashioned by Him
and destined to endure forever. 1t has
teachers and ministers and rulers given
it by God, forming corporation with a
| head that has endless mission-with
the aid of Christ and the Holy Spirit
dwelling in them, they deliver Gods
message to the nations without charge,
just as they received it. That body,
| that society, that government is the
/ Roman Catholic church. There is no
other government of that age and char
acter known to history.
"You are Christs by many a title.
You should live his life, as did st Paul
| and all the saints. In the vine or in the
fire is the place of every branch, says St
Augustin. This is like repetition of the
declaration of our Lord. Your faith in
this and your knowledge of your dig
nifty, destiny land of the economy of God
| in the work of your salvation should in
duce and impel you to provide for your
children an education and training that
would help them to live a divine life.
If this were done in every family of the
parish, in every parish of the diocese
and every diocese of the nation, the
church of God would be raised on high,
would de TRANSPORTED.
Brethren of the clergy: We are
| Christ's especially. We are his ambas-
sailors, agents. We have a mission from
Him for a divine work. We are the
builders of His body. We have fair
field of brightest promise. Never has
1 ~ - III, Il Cos,
on every side and among us are tens of
millions of men, of the noblest type of
humanity, who, made by God and
bought by Him as we, are not yet of the
kingdom represented by the vine and
its branches.
"The1r attitude in our regard is
changed. Notably changed for the bet
ter. The walls of separation between
them and us, built up by bigotry and
sustained by prejudice are crumbling
fasJ from the growing influence of So
clal and commercial relations-brighter
light and better acquaintance.
1--WE have mission, a message from
God to those men and to the millions
who look up to them. We have a will
to read and explain to them-the will
OF Him whose love of them was stronger
than that of life, we have for them a
legacy from Him and gifts divine, which
will bind them to Him, give them a new
life, new dignity, new forces, new i'm
pulses, which will elevate, enoble and
all but defy them. If this message is
delivered and these gifts offered with
the gravity and earnestness and force
and love befitting them, Christ and the
Holy Spirit preparing the way and help.
ing, it is not in human nature to reject
them, if the presentation is made to men
of good will. They answer the cravings
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each other"
In conclusion Bishop Hennessy spoke
of the growth of the United States and
the growth of the church compared
4 with that of the nation. He said that