Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23
MISSION AT ST. ALOYsIUa

oreae Enthusiasm Manifested And Many
Have Gone Under Instructions.
Never in the history of St. Aloysius' Church
was there 50 much enthusiasm shown rs there
Is In the mission now going on there. Every
Gay tine church has been packed from basem ent
70 gallery. st. Aloysius parish repres ents
something like six thousand souls and this mis-
sion has had the effect of bringing into the
church several hundred persons who have OF
OF recent date been paying much attention to
their religious duties- The present mission
has attracted more persons than the last mis-
sion in this church that was conducted by the
Rev. Father Mcclure, who was such popular
minister with the people in this city.
HOW THE MISSION Is CONDUCTED.
The mission is being conducted by four
Jesuit Fathers from New York. They are Rev.
JOS j. Himmel, Rev. Matthew Mcdonald, Rev.
Patrick Forhan and Rev. Patrick Gleason.
The order of services each day OF the two
weeks Is as follows:
Mornings o'clock. mass and sermon; 6
o'clock. mass; o'clock, mass; $50 o'clock,
children's mass; O'Clock mass and sermon.
Afternoons O'Clock, stations of the cross;
1:3e O'Clock, instruction and beads; o clock,
sermon and benediction.
Children's MISUNDERSTANDING o'clock,
mass and instruction.
Denediction Of the blessed sacrament.
Last week the mission was for ladies only and
during the week fully z, OO0 made the mission,
attending the requisite number Of exercises.
When the main church room became crowded
the lower room was used WELL were the
galleries. and two services were held at the
same time.
Sunday. the last day OF the mission for
ladies, the church was packed, and in the
evening the church was not large enough to
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for the men.
Father Himmel attracts special attention.
He has fine baritone voice, has a forcible de-
livery, and is graceful in gesture and express
sion. Sunday night at the opening of the
mems mission his text was What doth it profit
a man to gain the whole world and suffer the
loss of his own soul?'' and during the course of
his sermon he dwelt upon the end of man and
pictured what might be expected by those who
died without salvation. He held that mans
aim in life should not be to acquire fame or
riches. but it was to work out the salvation of
his own soul.
LAST NIGHTS SERVICES.
Last night the services were peculiarly inter-
estlng and when the time arrived for instruc-
tons fully 800 or 1000 men were upon their
knees in the two rooms Of the church. The
services upstairs were led by the Rev. Father
Mcdonald, while in the Sunday school room
Rev. Father Gleason conducted them. The
subject In each meeting was ''Sin and Its Con-
sequence
One feature OF last nights services was the
large attendance of members of the Young
Mems Catholic Club and also of the Catholic
knights of America Seats were reserved in
the front Of the church for them. There were
about 200 members of the Catholic Club wear
ing white badges, while $50 members Of the
knights wearing red badges appeared in a
body and marched to their seats.
The Jesuit Fathers are well pleased with the
mission SO far, and what is specially edifying to
them is the large attendance at the early morn
ing exercises, many bringing their lunch bas-
kets with them and then going from the church
to their daily work.
THE MISSION FOR CHILDREN.
The mission for children which has been con-
Quoted by Father Himmel closes this after
noon. Fully 1000 children made the mission,
and the result of the missionary work among
the youthful ones is very gratifying to the pas
tor Of the church.
class for converts has been organized, and
at the close of the first week it numbered about
seventy-hve. and 1t is expected that fully that
many more will join before the close Of the
week.
Rev. Father Gillespie. pastor Of the church,
speaking OF the result Of the FIRST week mis-
sion, said that last Sunday witnessed the COM
mun1on OF more than 2, 900 persona
The mission Will continue until the close of
this week and 1t is likely that Father Himmel
will preach at the IL o'clock services Sunday
morning.