Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-17

country because they owed allegiance
to the Pope as their sovereign. He
said such was not the case. They owed
allegiance to the Pope only in matters
spiritual, not political and temporal.
The Pope required them to be true to
their government, and the bishop said
that any man who was not true to his
country was not good Catholic, aud
could not be trusted. A bad Catholic
was bad man. He urged his hearers
to be true to their church and to their
country. He said America was dis
covered by Catholic and that the
Catholic standard was the first to be
planted in America; that Gen. Wash
ington had complimented the Catholics
upon their share in obtaining the indie
pendence of these United States, and
looked upon them as the truest subjects
of the government.
The services concluded about one
o'clock.
At 1870 the church was even fuller
than in the morning. Vespers were
conducted by Rev. Richard L. Carne,
assisted by Rev. James J. Kenefck,
Rev. Edward M. Tearney, of st.
James's Church, Falls Church. and the
pastor, attending the Bishop. The
music was by the choirs of St. Mat
thew's and st. Peters churches, of
Washington, and st. Mary's and was
as follows Psalms, lie Jeal's Vespers;
Ave Maria, Willard; O,Salutaris, Verdi,
and Tsntum Ergo. Willard.
Bishop Van De Vyver's discourse was
of q spirited nature, his text being
from the Epistle to the Galatians-"In
the fullness of time God sent forth his
son." &c. The bishop went back to the
early days of Christianity, and showed
its origin and the responsibility which
it enjoins upon all who hear the Gospel
call. He succinctly showed the claims
of the church, the credentials it had re-
ceived from the great Head, who with
His apostles had planted it in the
world and entrusted to it the powers it
now welded. In the course of his re.
marks he said that personally it was a
matter of no special interest to him
whether people became Catholics CT
not, but it was one of vital concern to
all who neglected to hear or
rejected what would insure their
eternal salvation. He further said
the world by the cruel reforma-
tion had been robbed of MANY
blessings bequeathed to it by the
Founder of the Church by reason of the
various sects into which Christianity
was split. Extreme JUNCTION, baptism.
confession and the forgiveness of sin.
the encfa ist, g., in many Instances
were kept from the people and that
about one-half of the people of Virginia
were unbaptized. He dwelt at length
upon the commission given Peter and
the rest of the apostles and their suc.
cessors as to the forgiving of sins. and
claimed that the teachings of Christ
his apostles and prophets had come
down to US in these latter days in the
doctrines of the Catholic Church which
had from the first been entrusted with
them. The Bishop kept the close at.
tention of his large audience through.
out his sermon.
Too much cannot be said of the sing
-et PAo6AooimoI dS puDllSQ6Q on
Saturday, being carried out.
AT the morning service LaHache,s
mass was sung. The expression with
which it was sung, under the direction
of Mr.. Edward Bastabel, of Washing.
ten, with Mr.. Joseph M. Monroe as or
ganist, with such a large chorus, was
something wonderful. Mrs. Belle Bing. |
nam Cain, the leading soprano soloist.
acquitted herself admirably in the rep,
dItlon OF her parts, every note being as |
clear and distinct as that of flute. |
The baritone solos by Mr.. Paul Cain |
and MIR. John ]. Heating and the tenor |
solos by MIR. Robert Smart were excep.
tlonally fine. The duet by Miss Rit- |
chic and Mr.. Smart and the trio bv
Mrs. Monroe and Messrs. Smart and
Bastabel were also very good,
The singing at the evening servica
was very elaborate. The diferant
solos $ duets and trios were some of the
finest ever heard in this city. The bass
solo by MIR. John Nolan and the con.
tralto solo by Mrs. Marguerite Nolan |
Martin showed to good efIsct |
their excellent voices The tanos
solos by Mr. Robert Smart and |
the ,9 soprano solos by Miss Catherine |
alien were also very good. The solos |
SOLOS sung by Mrs. Jacob Brill and Miss
MAJ. Greenwell were of the beat olal. |
Ivy, and upheld the reputation that
those ladies hay s.lu.d q. H.. in"
10 Il ).