Evening journal., 1894-11-26
AFFAIRS CONSECRATED
A Most Important Event in the
History of St. Joseph's.
THE SERVICES IN TIE SANCTUARY


BY Rev. Father MCCARTHY.
Yesterday was one OF the greatest
Importance to the congregation of st
Joseph's Roman Cltholic Church, near
Greenville, being the date on which.
after the expiration of half century,
the edl6ce built by and for them was
copsecrated The fact that Monslgnor
satolli, the apostolic delegate and papal
ablegate, would conduct the ceremonies
added to the interest.
The ceremonies began at o'clock In
the morning, when the church edifice
was consecrRted. This was conducted by
the clergy alone, the public being ex-
cludsd from the body OF the church in
order that the procession might not be
interfered with. The three handsome
affairs. which were the gifts of the
family Of J. Smith Brennan, OF this city;
st Joseph's Sodality and Division No 2,
A. 0 a., OF Brandy wine and the beau
tiful statues Of the Blessed Virgin, st
Joseph and the child, the two worship
ing angels on the central altar and the
two angels on the columns dividing the
arches, were also consscrated The ex-
eIcises lasted about three hours
At 10 80 o'clock solemn pontifcal mass
the mass which Was Leonard's mass In =
fat. The deacons Of honor were Revs
Father DonAghy, Of st. Annes,
WILMINGTON. and Father Papi, secretary
TO Monsignor Satolli The officers of the
mass were Rev. Father stAplston, Of
Baltimore, deacon; Rev Father Berming
nam, st Mary's, sub deacon Rev Fathers
Lyons and Carey, masters OF ceremonies.
Right Rev. Alfred Curtis. bishop OF the
Diocese Of Delaware, assisted, In full
pontihcals and had as his chaplains Revs
Father Barry, Of Baltimore, and Father
Sylvester of the Sacred Heart, Whining.
ton The sermon was by Rev. Father
Mccarthy, s. j., professor Of mental
philosophy in Loyola College, Baltimore.
The Music of the Mass.
he music OF the mass was very fne
and was given by the choir Of st
Joseph's Church, under direction Of E ].
Curren, leader, and comprising the
following:
soprani-MIsses Mary volk, Mamie
Casey Sue McGlnlsy and May Dougherty.
Alti-Mlsses Josephine Casey, Nellie
Casey.
Teuori-E ]. Curfen. J Harkins.
Bassi-P. Donahoe. R Rowe.
O-ganist, James Flnnan, of Elkton,
assisted by II. ] KsLe, cornet; Edward
Link, violin; g. H. Seitz, clarinet and
J. Cannon, bass viol.
At the offertory a trio consisting Of
Miss Lizzie Schwab, leading soprano OF
st. Mary's John J. Keenan,, bssso OF st
Peters. and z J Curren. tenor Of st.
Jcsephs, sang Jesus Del Vivi
Father MoCarthy's sermon.
Rev. Father Mccarthy, who preached
the sermon, took as his theme,
Faith" bAsing his remarks on the text
without faith 1t is impossible to
please God In opening he said
1t is with feelings OF great Joy that |
am able to behold the progress and de-
velopment in the Diocese of Wilmington
Of the Catholic church This develop
ment. both rapid and solid, is something
not difficult Of explanation when 1t is
considered who Is at the head Of the
diocese, and who has worked with such
zeal for the honor and glory OF God !;
when Is considered the character of the
priesthood who surround and ably sup
port him; when is considered the earnest
faith and hearty generosity OF the peo-
Pile What has been and Is now exiat-
/ ing is an earnest of what 10 to be. AS l
| stand here to-day and gaze about me
and see what has been done, / cannot
| but praise God for our bishop, our
priesthood and our people You have
given to God house to day. How the
impression was forced upon us this
morning, when the procession passed
around the church and knocked on the
doors once, twice, thrice, bidding those
doors TO open aud the king Of glory
enter.
What is Faith9
The reverend father then took up his
theme and showed what was meant by
the words Of the inspired prophet He
said 1t was not question of greater or
less difficulty to please God without faith
It was q sheer impossibllity That there
was no pleasing God without there Was
faith. Faith Is not confidence In God.
Confidence may be and is born of faith,
but 1t is not necessity of faith st..
Paul described 1t as the substance OF
things hoped for, the evidence of things
not seen The substance means that Ii
is something tangible. Paul speaks OF 1t
as actually existent. What is evidence /
The demonstration. By faith we cling to
an object as to something Of which we
have evidence.
Father Mccarthy described those who,
while not understanding the true mean
ing of faith, refused to accept certain ei
the doctrines Of the church as not being
fundamental They refuse to believe in
this or that because they had no knowl-
edge, of themselves. of that particular
thing. Many Of us, said he, have never
seen France or Germany, but we have
faith In those who have. and having that
faith, we,believe in the existence Of those
lands II the testimony Of man is to be
accepted, the testimony OF God, which
is Infinitely greater, is to be given greater
credence Heaven and earth must pssi
away, but my word shall not, said tbs
Lord God We know that he is the sol
Of God for he proved his divinity Is il
not an extraordinary thing forR man Il
say he will not believe what he canno
understand The very fact that the hnitl
mind cannot grasp the infnity OF God
proves that he Is God
We are not to confound the two dis
. tinctively separate qualities OF faith ant
I confidence. We cannot be confident o
, our reward unless we have faith. Thank
, be to God, the members Of the church, o
which He ia the corner stone. have tn
guarantee in faith Rnnointed by charity