Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-14
speaking we might indeed say that the
future Is full OF darkness.
THE WEAR ISa6


tions would have leaped to war long be-
fore this time. Nowadays, they are eau
tious. nowadays they are slow. not oniy
because Of the appreciation OF one an
others strength. yet because or tnat
principle that is ground In the hearts Oh
mankind. that war is a bad thing, anu
that tho nations ought 10 keep out OF
H. They do NOT want to go 10 war, they
know IL Is wrong. they know II IS WRONG
WAY TO settle human disputes Inc WORM
has been agitating for more reasonable
WAYS for settling human disputes. COM
mon sense tells us that might uoes not
make right. and war simply SHOWS the
greater power. the greater might %, !.
il absurdity for beings 10 settle national
disputes by the principle that the more
men killed on the other side Is the nation
in the right. II is absurd and the worid
is coming 10 recognize that. 49,
"The Spirit Of the God OF PEACE IS niue
by lfttle taking possession OF me minns
OF men. and from the minds OF men VIII
pass into the hearts OF men, ana theh
men Will find out some better way OF get
ting 10 the right than mere assertion
Of might. and men VIII ma some way
by which might shall be tolerated only
as tho servant Of right, so that even
10 the next century with hope
"This century was born out OF the
densest darkness. 1t was ushered in by
the eighteenth century. an epoch or
skepticism. when men took pride In sneer-
ing at all things devout. The mind Of
man cannot stay in skepticlsm and ma
torialism Skepticism Is terrible vacuum.
and nature abhors vacuum. Skepticism
Is human qualification, and man is not
willing to be stultihed. TO be
content to say that l do not know
anything. Man knows that he knows
something. and as he begins to climb the
ladder Of knowledge. he has 10 go on
and on until he reaches the fulness OF
light
CHRISTIAN UNION.
ION all sides We hear cry for the
restoration Of Christian union The
world is sick and tired Of Christion dis
union and dssension. Disunion and dis
senslon are good enough for cats and
dogs, but IS not the thing for human
beings who believe in a God. IL God Is
our Father. and If we are His children,
and brethren of one another. why in the
world are we divided as we are. contend
ing as we do disputng as We
do. hating one another as we
There is something wrong. and men are
asking themselves. where does the wrong
come from and how is the wrong going
TO be corrected? Where does the wrong
come from? Four hundred years ago
Christendom believed the same, but 800
or so years ago Lutherism began In Ger
many, the first protest: Calvinism fol-
lowed II in Switzerland. the second, and
Anglicanism in England, the third pro-
test; and from these three protests the
spirit of secession has gone abroad, ana
we have protest against protest. secession
against secession. until now who cen
count the subdivisions? Men are sick at
heart because unity in faith and unity
in charity have been broken up 30 badly.
There was a time when men tried TO con-
vince themselves that this, after all, was
the best condition OF things Now. men
think differently. Why. even the heather,
when we send Christian missionaries
among them. say: Look here. Will you
Christians go home and agree among
yourselves before you come 10 US They
are right: they are right"
The Bishop spoke for an hour and ten
minutes. and contended that the recos-
milton Of the mystery Of the incarnation,
the Bible. from Genesis 10 Revelation,
as the Work of God, and the priesthood
OF the Catholic Church as the only au-
thorized ministers of Christ, will be ne
cessary before that union so earnestly
hoped for by Christians can be accom-
plished.
THE NEW CHURCH.
The cornerstone Of the new church was
laid with imposing ceremonies on July
/, 1894, by Bishop Van de Nyver. assisted
by numerous priests from Richmond, Nor
L.
elsewhere On this occasion the sermon
was preached in the open air by Rev
Francis T. Mccarthy. of Washington. -.
c.. there being an immense crowd OF peo-
Pile present, including several Catholic
societies from Richmond, Norfolk. and
other places.
REV. JAMES T. O'FARRELL.
Rev. James T. O'Farrell. under whose
administration the new church was erect
ed and 10 whose assiduity and indeiati-
gable labor is largely due the result, was
born at Harpors Ferry, September TO-
1850 Up to his 18th year he attended
school in his native town, and began the
study Of Latin under Bishop KAN. wno
is now coadjutor-archbshop OF ST. Louis
At IS years of age he entered st. Charles
College. Ellicott City. wnere he studied
classics After finishing his classical
studies he taught for two years at the
Cathedral School In Richmond. From
Richmond he entered St Mary's Semi
nary. Baltimore. TO pursue the study OF
theology He was ordained TO the holy
priesthood by Cardinal Gibbons December
- 1879. The first mission given him was
in Charlotte county, where small colony
had been formed. From Charlotte he was
ordered TO Staunton, where he remained
about three and half years. For the
next two years he labored in Fredericks-
burg from which mission he was trans
ferred 20 Petersburg September p. lSsJ.
THE FIGURED WINDOWS.
The windows in The rear Of the sane
tuary and the side windows of the church
eleven i'm alb were made in Munich. Ger
many. BY whom they were donated, and
what they represent follows:
The Sacred Heart Of Jesus" donated
by Mr. Henry Bissett, Of Baltimore. in
memory of his mother.
st Joseph" IN memory Of James T.
Dalton. which the latter provided for
in his will. These are the two windows
back of the altar.
"St. Vincent de Paul and st. Aloysius,"
donated by the sanctuary boys. past and
present.
st. Peter and st. Paul" in memory OF
Henry Dalton, donated by Mrs. Julia
Dalton.
THE Nativity" in memory OF William
u. Hinton. ST.. donated by his daughters.
Mrs. Alden Dunn and Mrs. DR.. Thomp-
son
est. John the Evangelist and ST. John
the Baptist" donated 10y Mir. Henry Ro-
per In honor OF Cardinal Gibbons.
"St. Elizabeth and ST. Cecilia" in men,
DRY Of Mrs. Kate Griffin and Miss Lizzie
Bannon, donated by their mother and Mr..
Griffin