The Irish standard., 1898-12-31
DULUTH NEWS.

| The most elaborate music in Duluth
| Christmas day was at the Cathedral.
| The choir sang Gounod's "Messe Solen-
nelle," and Flanten's orchestra assisted.
| This,with the new pipe organ, gave mag
nificent Instrumentation. The chorus
was very finely trained, and the volume
was excellent. The mass was freely in
terspersed with solos, duos and trios
Miss Julia Donovan sang "Salve' Maria"
| at the offertory. 1t was superb number
and it seemd to those who heard it that
Miss Donovan had never sung quite so
we'll. Bishop McGolrick preached the
| sermon, and his text was THE weakness
man." He pictured the weakness Of
Christ and of His church, in the worldly
| sense, that is in the essentials which the
| world considers as power. Christ was
physically no stronger than the rest of
men, and suffered the same pain in His
tortures. His church, weak and strug-
| CLING, was opposed by all the power of
| the mighty Roman empire. Everything
that represents the worldly idea Of power
was arrayed against 1T. Yet Christ and
His church have conquered. Weak as
they were, all the power of men fell be-
| fore them. Christianity has ever been,
and still is, the saving force of the
| world, he said Wherever it has been
cast off men have become fends, know
ing no law save their own desiles, and
bowling to no authority, and this they
have continued until brought to the feet
of Christ
John Vail meta serious accident Fri
day of last week. While doing some
plumbing work: the furnace which he
was using exploded. He was badly
burned about, the face and arms, and had
narrow escape from DEATH He is now
at st. Marys hospital, and is getting
| along nicely.l :;
John Mcintosh is laid up at st. Mary's
hospital with IAN injured ankle.
Miss Sadie Row!es, of St. Paul, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs c. P. Maginnis.
Miss Agnes cunningham left last Mon
day morning to'spend Christmas with her
brother at Burnett, MINI.
j. j. Madden and his sister, Miss Nellie
! Madden, left recently for Arthur. Mont,
to spend Christmas with their parents.
James +. Dacey and wife left Satur-
day afternoon for Chicago, where they
will 1ySci fri
Bert Cuellette, who now resides in
Minneapolis. is spending the holidays
with his parents at 4O1 East Sixth street.
Thomas Lannigan, of sos West Second
street, was the winner of the bob sleds
given by NJ. S. Burrows last Monday for
the best letter setting forth the advan-
/, tagcs the Great Eastern store offers
| buyers.
Preparations for the celebration of st.
| Patrick's day. the Irish national holiday
are already under way in this city. At
the meeting of Div. No. /, A. o. H., last
Sunday week, it was decided to observe
the day in fitting manner, and COM
mite of five was appointed to make ar
engagements. Div. No. 4, West Duluth,
at its regular meeting Tuesday evening
| of last week, appointed committee OF
five to cooperate with the committee
of Div. No. l. The joint committee held
a meeting after the adjournment of the
West Duluth division elected a chair
man, secretary and a treasurer, and ap-
pointed various subcommittee to make
the necessary preparations 1t is the in
tcntion to make the day the most notable
ever witnessed at the head of the lakes.
The I.yceum theater has been secured for
the occasion, and a first-class entertain
mcnt of a high order will be given. The
Hibernians of the city are enthusiastic
over the event, and have entered into it
with spiris that cannot but be crowned
with success. II Is probable that a
grand concert of Irish music, addresses,
singing and Rotations will be- the form
of The program.
J. Scanlon and family. of the Baldwin
flats, left Wednesday of last week for
Portland, Me-, to spend the holidays.
The ball to be given Monday evening,
Jan. 2, for the benefit of "Blind Tommy"
Murphy, the violinist, in Great Eastern
hall, will attract Ia large attendance.
Business men ando others are making a
special effort to sell tickets. Mr. Muir
ply is in poor health. and his friends
hope in this way to raise sufficient
money to send him South for the win
ter.
A Christmas entertainment was given
Thursday of last week by the pupils of
the Sacred Heart Institute, and it proved
to be a most enjoyable affair. Among
those present were Rt. Rev. James Nc
Golrick.7 Rev. +. Gtandchamp, Rev. F. S.
Kosmeri, Rev. FIR. Corbinian, o. S. B..
and the parents of many of the pupils.
A fine program, consisting of chorus
numbers, song, recitations and instru-
mental numbers were given.
The Christmas Offering taken up at the
cathedral was for the right reverend
bishop.
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