The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-02-04
Silver Jubilee.
st. Landry Democrat.

| ot. Landry D6MOcTaG.
On Tuesday morning, the nth, the
old Catholic Church of st. Landry at
OpelOusas was the scene of very inter
esting ceremony-one unique, we be-
lieve, in it's musty annals. The Occa-
sion was the celebration of the "silver
jubilee" of the beloved pastor of the
| twenty-five years ago, on the 21st Of
December, 1867, had been ordained to
the priesthood.
The church was brilliantly illumina
ted and elegantly decorated, and, not
withstanding the threatening weather,
a large congregation had gathered to do
honor to the happy jubilarian. Twen
ty-two priests from various portions of
the State were in attendance, and they
opened the exercises by filing in pro-
cessiOn into the church, singing in So
norous tones loud p8ns of joy, the unu-
sual sights and sounds awakening in
the breasts of the congregation pleas
urable but otherwise undefinable feel
| ing akin alike to awe and to enthusiasm.
An eloquent sermon altogether appro-
pirate to the occasion, and highly COM
| plimentary of its hero, the worthy ju-
bilarian, was delivered by Mgr. Erin, of
Grand Coteau, and listened to with
pleasure and rapt attention.
The music and singing were superb.
The fine old organ. recently placed in
excellent repair by Prof. Green, of st.
Mary's Academy, pealed forth it's grand
est strains, and its sometimes rug
ged notes were toned down and mellow
ed by the duleet melody of the Prof.'s
clarionet, while the singing was simply
enchanting. The choir, led by that
sweet singer and charming lady, Miss
| Alice Labyche, sung Lejaels mass in ID,
the beautiful and accomplished Mrs.
Flynn, of Washington, singing an Ave
| Verum during the offertory.
Our excellent choir consisted of Misses
Alice Labyche, Blanche Lacombe, An
Laas, Marceline Estorge, Annie Cor
don, and Ada and Mabel Sandoz. They
| were ably assisted by the following
sweet-voiced daughters of our sister
town of Washington, viz: Mrs. b. M.
| Lynch, Mrs. W. A, Flynn, Mrs J. A.
Derbanne, Miss Josephine Lalanne,
Miss Corinne Derbes and Miss Edith
Going, and by Rev. Mr. Noise, who
sang bass, and Rev. Mr.. ThouveniP.
who sang tenor.
The ecclesiastics in attendance were
Monseigneur, Erin, canon, of Grand CO.
teau, Revs. Shbileau, Frain and Cough
Ian or New orleans, HlgrOuX OF hace-
land, Raymond Of Bayou du Large,
Langlois of st. Martinsville, Forges of
| Lafayette, Jouan of New Iberia, Lafo-
ret of Carencro, Bardi of Jeanerette,
Desnoyel of Arnaudville, Pensier of
Vile Plate, Blanc of Laplace, Aveilh6
of ST. Maurice, Thebaut of Pointe-aux-
Loups, DeWilde of Napoleonville, Eby
Of Church Point, Noise of Washington,
Clark of Chataignier, Thouvenin, vice
president of Jefferson College, and
Burgot, assistant at Opelousas.
At the conclusion of the services
Father Dubourg entertained the visit
ing clergymen at dinner at the Presby-
terry, where, despite the weather, which
had now become ugly, he managed to
make them quite comfortable.
The good Father was the recipient of
many presents-silent but eloqueRt to-
kens of the esteem and affection in
which he is held in the field where, so
to speak, he first fleshed his maiden
sword in the service of the Lord-the
people of Washington vieiDg with those
of his immediate congregation in thus
manifesting their appreciation of his
many shining virtues and admirable
qualities.