The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-04
DEDICATED BY MIR SAT0LLT.
ST. MICHAEL'S ITALIAN CHI URCH
 OONSECR4TED YESTERDAY.

Evening-Also at St. Johns CaChoHC
 Club-Addresses Made in This City by
 the Papal Ablegate.
 Monsignor Satolli, the papal ablegate who arrived In this city early Saturday
 evening, was an unusually busy man
 yesterday. At 10:90 o'clock yesterday
 morning he celebrated mass at St. Mi
 chaels Italian church, and immediately
 afterwards took part in the dedicatory services of the church. At 3 o'clock p.
 m. he sang vespers in the same church,
 and last evening, from to 8 o'clock,
 was rendered, public reception at
 Polls Wonderland theater, after which
 he was driven to the St. Johns Catholic
 club, where private reception was
 given to the members of the club and
 their friends.
 At the dedicatory services at St.
 Michael's church the edifice was crowd
 ed to the doors. A solemn pontiflcial
 mass was celebrated in honor of the event, at which Monsignor Satolli of ficiated as celebrant, Rev. John A. Null cahy, vicar general of the diocese, mas ter of ceremonies; Rev. Father Mulhol- land of St. Francis church. as deacon of honor, and Rev. Father McKeon of the Sacred Heart church as sub-deacon, The deacon of the mass was Rev. Fa- ther Leo of Winsted, and Rev. Father Corcoran of St. Francis orphan asylum as deacon.
 Monsignor Satolli addressed the con gregation in the Italian language, dur ing the course of which he urged the Italians in this country to remain firm to the Catholic faith and the union of all Catholic bodies. He congratulated the Italians of the city on the building of the church, and the advancement they had made in religious matters. He said that the church was the temple of Almighty God, and as such the gates of heaven must be reached by means of it, and that the opening of a new church was the opening of a new gateway from earth to heaven. Inside the church was the real presence of God, and the realization of this fact would incite all to honesty in life. He said further, that there was no reason why Italian Catholics or the Catholics of any nationality should envy Beth lehem or Jerusalem because they had in their own city, Rome, an earthly gate way to heaven.
 THE EVENING RECEPTION.
 The public reception to the papal able gate at Polls Wonderland theater last evening was unanimously attended. The stage and the theater were finely drap- ed in white and yellow. 1u the center of the stage was an elevated seat, upon which Monsignor Satolli sat dressed in full pontifcial robes. Above his head white banner hung, on which in pale yellow was stamped a beretta. Seated around the distinguished visitor were Rev. Fathers Bray, McKeon, Shanley, O'Connor, Sullivan, Welch, Bandini of WiHsted, Viltonio, Professor Robinson New York, Fitzgerald of Ansonia, Leo and others.
 After several selections by the orches- tra Rev. Father Mulcahy introduced the distinguished prelate to the audience. Monslgnor Satolli simply acknowledged the introduction by lowing to the au- dience. In introducing Monstgnor Sa- tolli Vicar General Mulcahy said that this honor fell to him because of the ill., ness of Bishop Tierney.
 Professor Robinson of Yale next for nally welcomed the papal delegate to the city In his address of welcome he said that 1t gave him great pleasure to receive Satolli in city which was Catholic in its gener- ,sity and tendency, a city of Christian virtue and liberality.
 Miss May Sullivan next sang beau- ,iful selection by Tosti, which was ,endered in an able manner and so | much enjoyed by the audience that she l vas compelled to respond to an encore. | Miss lone Amuro and Adolph Poli made | ,rief addresses in Italian to the mon- ;ignor in behalf of the Italian boys | md girls of the city and the latter's | emarks were one of the features of he evening. Dr. B. Francolini seven v-two years old, read lengthy ad- lress to his excellency in the Italian anguage, after which G. L. Miller sang n excellent voice baritone solo.
 At this point Monsignor Satolli arose md addressed the audience in Italian, is remarks being subsequently, trans ated by Vicar General Maher. The thanked the audience for the eception rendered him and spoke of lew Haven as the Connecticut metropo- is. He also referred to it as the metropolis of learning of the entire ountry and congratulated it's people n the fact that all classes and nation lities of people resided here in perfect 
 At the conclusion of Satollis remarks e walked down from the stage to a eat which had been prepared for him t the rear of the hall and here an which nearly all those resent embraced, of shaking hands yith him was afforded.
 Monsignor Satolli was then driven to he St. John Catholic club on Ward treet, where a private reception was cid by the members of the club and heir friends and light refreshments rere served.
 Monsignor Satolli will remain in this Ity until about noon to-day, when he i'll leave for Washington.