The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14

Drum Corps.
League OF the Cross Cadets.
Mission Indians
DIVISION NO >.
H. Gushing, Marshal
Band
Young Mems Institute.
Young Ladies institute.
Young Ladies' sodalty
Children OF the Josephinum and Mission Public
school,
DIVISION NO. 8.
J. Gal!egos Jr, Marsha.
Native sons.
DIVISION no. 4.
J. Twohg, Marshal
Band
Espirto Santo.
st. Joseph's Benevolent Society.
DIVISION 40 8.
George Donovan, Marshal
Band.
Ancient Order OF Hibernians
DIVISION no. 6.
Antoine Escobar, Marshal
Band.
Portuguese. Union.
DIVISION NO. T.
James Turner, Marshal.
Ancient Order OF United Workmen.
Band
ForesteTs Of America
DIVISION NO &
A. ]. saIazar, Marshal.
Butchers.
Carriages of the Whiting Clergy and County
Officers.
The line Of march was down Vallejo
street 10 Vine, thence countermarchingt to
the entrance arch on the grounds Of the
Josephinum.
The impressive religious ceremonies
held in the historic churchyard in back Of
the picturesque old adobe church will be
remembered as long as the memory of
Mission san Jose's centennial remains.
When the last division of the imposing
street pageant had passed through the en-
trance OF the churchyard and the thou
sands OF spectators had wended their way
through the gray old tombstones of the
Mission battle-ground TO the altar that
mad been erected in the church orchard
the beautiful and solemn ceremonies be-
gan. Surrounded by the twining grape
vines and the gray old olive trees of the
Mission orchard, with just to the right the
old bell that century before had called
the devout missionaries and their flock to
mass and vespers, the improvised altar,
upon which were being cele brated the i'm
posing ceremonies of pontifical mass,
was indeed scene to be remembered.
The splendor of the rich surplices of the
Bishop and MS assistants contrasted with
the quiet and peaceful surroundings of the
church. But the absence of cathedral
splendor, the simplicity OF the altar, de-
void OF frescoed vaults and arches, pre-
sented picture OF the primitive worship
ing place of the earlier devotees of the
mission.
The appearance before the altar OF seven
demure little aItar-boys announced that
the solemn religious ceremonies OF the
day were to commence. Arch bishop Rior-
ian took mis- place by the altar and num-
Der of the Mission and visiting clergy fol-
lowed him. In celebrating the mass he
was assisted by the following clergy men /:
Fathers McNaboe and Montaner of Mis-
sion San Jose, Fathers King and Gull of
Oakland, Father Serda of TemescaI
Father McNaIly OF West Oakland, Father
Scanlon OF St. Joseph's of this City,
Father Brady of st. Mary's College Parish
and Fathers Governo and Franchi of
Centervilie
Close to the altar platform had been
erected for the choir and musicians. The
notes OF the organ and the voices of the
singers were waited gently through the
olive trees OF the orchard as the chanting
OF the Indian neophytes had been waited
many score years before. Throngs of de-
vout worshipers filled the improvised
benches, crowded even up on to the choir
platform and beheld in reverent awe the
rare sight Of such solemn elebration
being held in the open air Tithout the
usually accompanying ceremonies of
chapel or cathedral worship.
Rev. J. B. McNally of West Oakland de-
livered an eloquent sermon, in which he
paid glowing tribute to the work of the
mission founders. The continued ap-
plause which the Grafton called forth gave
evidence of the thorough appreciation of
the clergyman's hearers. Father Nc
Eally spoke in part as follows:
Beloved friends: What sublime ideas OF the
past come up to-day before us as we assemble
to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary
since the Christian religion was Graded in
Alameda County. These noblest ideas were
formulated into practical realities, and this
was selected to be the scene.
1t was on the Feast OF the Most Holy Trinity,
in the year OF our Lord 1897, and on the 11th
day of june, that Father de Lazuen, having
come up from Santa Clara, raised here the
emblem OF worlds redemption, planted 1t in
this sacred place, and then for the first time
celebrated the mystic sacrifice, chanted the
litanies ard made these surrounding hills
give torth responsive echoes TO the hymn of
divine thanksgiving.
Fathers Barcenilla and Merino were the first
appointed missionaries in this place. These,
with sergeant and ten soldiers, started in to
build, first temporary structure and after
that the large edifics which seems to have
taken ten long years to finish, since it is men,
loned that it was completed in 1908 The
glorious work of Christianizing the Indian it
may be said in truth, began with the plan ting
( q Fnc in,
2, 1897, we have the first record of baptism
by Father Magin Catala.
For hardly forty years were the Indians of
this locality under the regime and control OF
the Franciscan fathers, and yet behold the
grand and prosperous resuHs-enough to show
that these were happy years Of peace and pros
perity, with hardly ripple to disturb the
smooth In the river of souls, on. on to .he
ocean of perpetual rest. In fact the twenty
one missions of California. during their mis-
sion period OF sixty-fVe years, were glowing