The evening world., 1894-08-15
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
PILGRIMS At The SHRINE.
More Than 5000 of Them Do
Honor to St, Anthony's Memory.
The Procession and Exercises Led
by Archbishop Satolli.

BUTLER. ~ j.. Aug. 1j.-Thls little
village. the scene OF 80 many mlracu-
lous cures at the shrine of st. An
thony. ia crowded with visitors to at
tend the beginning of the celebration of
the seven hundredth year of the birth
of the great thaumaturg of the Fran
ciscan order St Anthony of Padua.
The celebration to-day cXcites unu-
sual interest on account of the visit of
Archbishop Satolli, the Apostolic Dele
gate from Rome to this country. The
exercises are under the supervision of
the Franciscans Of the shrine.
| The jubilee opened last night at s
o'clock. upon the arrival of Archbishop
Satolll on special train from Jersey
city. He was accompanied by DR. Ken
ncdy, of the Catholic Seminary at Wash
ington, Very Revs Boniface da Verona,
O. $. T.. and Daniel ToGla, o. $. F., of
| New York city.
At the railroad station the Papal del
| cgate was met 10y committee OF clu-
2ens. a band and members of the congre-
lHtion. The party was driven to the
| Shrine passing through passaBeway
formed on either road of the hill lead
ing To the church. of about hve nun
dred men. women and children or the
parish
The shrine was brilliantly Illuminated
on the outside with hundreds OF candles.
At the entrance of the church the Arch
bishop was met by the rector, hey
Father Albert. q. S. f., and the assist
ing clergy, according to the Roman
ritual Altar boys proceeded the pro-
lcession carrying candles
As the procession marched up the
centre aisle Prof. j. G. Fritz rendered
on the new pipe organ prelude whicf
followed BY the Gho' the Slr HIRf
PriesU. which had been composed fol
the occasion by Prof. Fritz.
After the benediction by Archbishop
Satoll. he blessed the new organ, ant
the side chapel, within the shrine proper
and the jubilee year was formally de
clared to he opened. AS the last praye
was said signal was given to the Com
mittee in charge on the outside Of thu
building. when large bonfire wa
lighted and seven volleys fired from
cannon, one for each of the seven cen
turles of the anniversary of St Anthony
, Red fire was burned on the lawn ant
the band played in front of the parochia
house.
to Butler to worship at the Shrine re
NAMED in the church all night.
arrive with visitors, ny y, moon at ieaS
At II o'clock Archbishop Satolli an
the clergy formed In procession at I'll
rectory and marched to the church TIL
sermon was preached by the Rev. Fathe
, Klauder, of Saratoga. HIS theme wa
taken from St John, which was, .Th
[ because | go to the Father"
After the morning .high mass tn
q Papal delegate and visiting clergy ha
I dinner In the rectory.
o This afternoon n procession was he'
through Grace Valley, II piece of woo'
: land OF about ten acres, which, on Ma
i 20 last, was dedicated to "Our Lady
II Sorrow" The procession marched fro
>, the church headed by the clergy. 70
| lowed by the Butler Silver Cornet Bar
and members of the congregation an
citizens. As the procession approache
A each of the seven stations the congr'
CATION sang Holy God"
The procession then marched Jack
r the shrine, where the services ended.