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

BUTLER, \. j.. Aug. Is. This 1.-THE
village, the scene of so many miraGu-
lous cures at the Shrine OF st. An
thony. Is crowded with visitors to at
tend tho beginning of the celebration of
the seven hundredth year Of the hitth
OF the great thaumaturg OF the Fran
ciscan order, st. Anthony Of Padua.
The celebration to-day eXtites unu-
sual interest on account OF the visit of
Archbishop satollI, the Apostolic Dele
gate from Rome to this country. The
exercises arc under the supervision or
the Francisclns OF the Shrina. .-.
The Jubilee opened las. night OF $
o'clock, upon the arrival of Archbishop
Satolli on special train from Icrte
City. He was accompanied by Dr. Ken
nedy. of the Catholic Seminary at Mash
ington; Very Rows. Boniface da Verona.
| q. $. r. ana Daniel a Tofiia q. $. T., OF
New York city. ""
Al the railroad station the Papa Del
egate was met by committee M citi-
! Gems, baud and mem 'ers of the congr"-
CATION. The party was driven 70 the
Shrine, passing through passageway
formed on either road of the bill lead
ing to the church of about FIVE hun:
dred men, women and children Of the
parish. &c.
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, Rev
Father Albert. o. s.. F. and the, a ssist'
Ing clergy according Sr to the ,h Roma
cession carrying candles
As the procession marched up. thu
centre aisle Prof j. G. Fritz ,renderes
on the new pipe organ a prelude, %h lGi
Iss ''i saSerdos tBe he 0 the ' I'LL
PrlesU which had been composed 10,
the occasion by Prof. Fritz.
After the bcnedlction by Archbishop
satolli. he blessed the nrw' organ ant
after this special service WIS held "A
the side chapel within the Shrine proper
and the jubilee year was formally de
was said a signal was given to the Com
mittee In charge on the outside or tn
building. when large bonfire wa
lighted and seven volleys fired from
cannon. one for each of the seven cen
tur,es OF the anniversary OF st. AuthpuJ
Red fire was burned on the lawn an
the band played in front OF the parochia
house.
A large number OF pilgrims who cam
to Butler to worship at the Shrine re
manned In the church all night.
This mo , special trains, nno began n,
5 eeo %sh ware at the ~ shrs eas
At II o'clock Archbishop Satolli an
the clergy formed in procession at tn
rectory and marched to the church. IN
sermon was preached by the Rev Fathe
Kiauder, OF Saratoga. His theme wa
taken from St. John, and was, 9TH
works that perform you shall perform
because 20 to the Father"
After the morning high mass tn
Papai Delegate and Writing clergy ha
dinner In the rectory.
This afternoon a procession was hel
through Grace Valley. piece of woot
land Of about ten acres, which. on Ma
30 last, was dedicated to "0ur Lady
, Sorrow" The procession marched fro'
the church headed by the clergy. 70
I lowed by the Butler Silver Cornet Bar
and members OF the congregation ar
citizens. As the procession approa che
f, each of the seven stations the congr
! cation sang Holy God"
The procession then marched back
r the Shrine. where the service ended.
, | II Is reported that pickpockets al
reaping a harvest In The crowds. OWN
to the total absence OF policemen