The morning call., 1893-11-02
ALL SAINTS DAY.
It's Celebration in the City
Churches.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
"RoII of the Dead" at st. Luke's
High Mass at st. Mary's and
St. IgnatiuS.

The festival of All Saints was generally
observed yesterday in the Roman Catholic
and Protestant Episcopal churches of this
city. This feast, which is feast OF obi.
legation in the Roman church and belongs
to the duplicia Of the first class. was in.
troduced into the church in order that nc
saint might be overlooked in the prayers
of the devout. Each day in the year is
dedicated TO some especial sainI, but as
the number of days in year is far less
than is the number of saints, it was found
Impossible to have a separate DAY fol
each. consequently one day was set apar
during which all the saints are prayed t
and venerated.
Gregory " first instituted the festiva
in the year S35 aud appointed It's Zebra
ton on the first day Of November. Abouj
thrty-fve years later the observance eX.
tended into England, and All SAINTS day
still remains one of the chief festivals oi
the English church.
The choice of the day was doubtless
ID ade because OF the fact that the evening
preceding No"ember l was one of the tour
great heathen festivals of the North. and
the chulch aimed to supplant heathen
by Christian observances.
ln the Episcopal church the spirit OF the
observance is expressed in the collect for
the day, which speaks of the Emitting
together of all hearts" in a union of love.
/ he service has reference to all the saints
OF God on earth or IN heaven, and 1t is Gus
tomary tU have special sermon preached
In memory of all connected with the church
who Lave been removed by death during
the preceding year.
There was but one service in the Episco-
nj l. tha H,.fI IN
churches celebrated mass hourly from 5 to
1890 in the morning and had vespers and
beuedlcti0n in the evening.
Kew. Father Kirby was celebrant at the
solemn high mass IN ST. Mary's Cathedral.
Rev. Father Yorke, deacon; Rev. Father
DJran, su5-deacon, and'Rev Father Mont
gomery master of ceremonies. The serv.
ice was very impressive, but the sermon
was omitted.
At ST. Ignatius Church a solemn high
mass was celebrated at 10:30, Father JAG
quet acting as celebrant. Father Contelli
as deacon. Father Hickey as sub-deacou
and Fatner Festa delivering the sermon.
The altar and candeiabra were BEAUTIFULLY
decorated, and the music, by Father A Hens
choir OF male voices, was especially fine.
The Dominican Church had services as
ON Sundays, hourly masses during the
morning, and vesperS at night
In ST. Luke's Church The rector, Rev.
W. ii. Moreland. conducted the services,
large congregation being present. The
altar was simply but tastefully decorated.
Previous to the sermon 'ths roll of the
dead was read, in accordance with the
ancient custom, and Mr.. Moreland then
preached from Rev. xlv:13: s"Blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord" The sac
rament of the holy communion was ad-
ministered at the close OF the service.
The altar of Grace church was beautl.
fed by a Lrofus0n of plumy white chrys-
anthemums. AS Rev. Mr.. Foute. the rec
tor, is absent in The East, Rev. G.. j.
Mason, his assistant, officIated in his
stead. The service, when was well at.
tended, consisted OF the regular morn ne
prayer, without the Litany, and concluded
with the holy communion.