Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
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SACRED HEI hr CHURCH.
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The Sarred Heart Church, the in.
terior Of WATCH has been heautitieu by
frssco artists, was reonered Sunday
with appropriate services. The attend
anue was large.
10 tho morning solemn pontiiicnl
mass was celebrated by bishop j. j.
Monaghan, and he also oNiciated at
nontitcal vespers 10 the afternoon. At
tho morning service bishop Monaghan
was ceebrant and he was assisted by
the Rev. Z. Corbinian, o. S. b.,
former pastor of the church, as
assistant priests the Rev. NJ. X. Fallon
md d. j. Flynn, deacons of honor;
the Rev. Father Size, deacon of the
mass; the Rev. Father Hughes, sub
deacon; tbs Very Rev. z. Ernest, prior
of ST. Mary's Ahhey at Newark. N. j.,
master of ceremonies. Tho Germ an
sermon was preached by the Rev. T..
Bernard, o. S. b. Father Hugo.
o. S. b., directed the choir and da-
livered short English sermon. For
the otfertory Miss Foy of Philadelphia
sang solo, which was highly appre.
ciated.
The decorations are in the Roman
style, to suit the architectural points
of the building. In the ia lctGary,
which is as ample aa that of any large
cathedral, there nre three large and
two smaller paintings. the work Of
Hans Rheiusr of iioboken, N. j. The
three larger ones represent 1.-The
Agony, Crucifixion" and "Resur-
rection." The two smaller paintings
are 1.-The Prodigal Son" and The
Good Shepherd. " Above tho Blessed
Virgins altar there ia a beautiful
Madonna, MARY Queen of Heaven, I"
u votive Offering OF the Young Women =
Sodality. 'tThe Death OF St. Joseph, -
above St. Joseph's altar, is the gift OF
the Married Women's Conference Tho
ceiling Of the church was designed %
odd years ago, for a series of paintings.
II Is divided into panels. with stucco
frames. In the centre Of tho calling
the artist hogan his series, which, with
the exception of four Benedictiue sub.
iects, is taken from the life of the
Blessed Virgin and at Christ The
first OF the series ia "The Presentation
Of the Virgin Mary the second,
1.-The Espousals of Mary and Joseph. .
Above the organ liking David with
the Harp" and 'St. Cecilia" tue two
patrons Of church music are seon.
These two paintings are the votive
offering of the Sacred Heart Church
choir Beginning from ST. Joseph
altar there are seven side, ceiling
paintings representing "The Annun-
citation, 1.-The Visitation, - est.
BENEDICT as Teacher ''The
Nativity. "St. Benedict Restores the
Dead Boy to Life, 1.-The Three Magi
Adoring," and "The Circumcision. +"
The series is continued and completed
on the Blessed Virgin side from the
rear of the church forward. These
seven pictures represent ''Flight to
Egypt, ""Ohild Jesus in the Temple, ("
st. Benedict and Scholastica, ""Mar-
riage at Chana, - Death of ST, Bens-
dict, =" Christ Carrying the Cross, {"
and tine Death of the Blessed
Virgin"
The pastor, Rev. Hugo Paff, o. S.
b., Ph. d., feels grateful to his
parishionors and friends who con.
tributed SO generously, that no debt
was incurred in the work. lie also
expresses his satisfaction with Mr..
Rheiner's work. Mr.. Rheiner was
assisted by George Dittenhoeler.
Now that the church is decorated,
the next important step will he the
building of tho new school. Within
the last two years 81, 800 have been
raised and deposited for this school
fund. and if the fair. TO be opened
October 10th, is at all successful, the
school building will be paid for with
out incurring debt, The corner stone
laying will be as early in March, 1898,
as the weather permits.
On the 10th of August, 1890, % years
will have passed since the corner stoL
laying OF the Sacred Heart Church.