Evening journal., 1899-10-09
SAID HIS FIRST MASS.
Rev. John A. Boyd Celebrant
at Ashland Yesterday.
OHUaOR CROWDED TO rAB DOORS

NEW PRIEST HAS A HOST OF
FRIENDS TO GREET HIM AT HIS
INITIAL CELEBRATION OF THE
observation-disclosures PRES
ENT-SERMON BY REV. E. ON.
BOYD.
In the presence of the largest assem-
blage that ever filled St Patrick's
Church, Ashland, yesterday, Rev. ]. A.
Boyd, who was ordained in Baltimore
on Friday, said his first mass. The
church was filled to the doors, the lis
teners being relatives and friends OF
the celebrant from every point within
a radius Of ten miles, including Will
mington, Rockland, Kennett Square,
Landenberg, Hockessin, West Grove.
Falkland, Wooddale. Yorklyn and
Kaolin.
Rev. John A. Boyd was the celebrant.
Benjamin K. Donahoe, Of Wilmington,
was master of ceremonies, and Rev.
Frank ]. Connolly, assistant priest.
Rev. Peter Donaghy, Of st. Anne's,
Wilmington; Rev. Eugene O'Neill Boyd,
OF Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Isle;
Rev. Frederick B. Cannell, of st.
Peters Pro-Cathedral, Wilmington,
and Rev. NJ. F. Manley, Of Ashley, Pa,
were deacons of honor.
Il
music for the occasion, was augmented
by Edward j. Curley, John Moran,
Michael Roach, John Walsh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Featherstone, Miss Mary
Curley, Miss Lizzie Schwab and Miss
Nellie Curley, Of Wilmington.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
E. ON. Boyd, who took his text from
the Firt Corinthians, st. Paul. xi, %,
29 Father Boyd said in part: The
solemn grandeur of the occasion of our
meeting here to-day in the name Of our
blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, the feelings
Of charity which have moved us to be
present, and the kind courtesy Of the
reverend rector of this church enable
me 70 make an earnest endeavor to ex.
Iigir the reason Of being of the holy
.estlOod. When our dear Lord was
about to enter upon his holy passion
He assembled the twelve, took bread
and wine, gave thanks to His heavenly
father and transubstantiated or changed
the bread and wine into His body
blood, soul and divinity. He com
manded the twelve to do the same il
commenoration Of Himself. Therefore
He empowered them on that Thrice
happy night to change bread and wine
into His body, blood. soul and divinity
He afterwards bade them go forth anI
do all things whatsoever He command
ed. On the eve OF His passion He insti
tuted the priesthood Of the new law
the sacrament of holy orders. Tn
founder of the church Of God commits
stoned the twelve to do this, to conse
crate the bread and wine in memor,
of Him and continue His divine oper
alton.
st Peter in his epistles aiterward
tells us that we become participators O
the divine nature, but on this hol
night the Divine Master bade His dele
gates for all time from the rising {
the sun till the setting thereof, to stan
on the unbloodx Calvary and assum
His place. DO this in commemorate
OF me- Such is, in very summary, tn
history OF the institution Of the sacrs
ment Of holy orders. The priest anothe
Christ is he. When he exercises hi
holy functions over the elements {
bread and wine he says: This is m
body and this is my blood the vel
words used by the divine redeem'
Himself. He commanded the church
do this sublime commission which Il
holy church shall carry out to the end
time What an honor, therefore, it
to recognize in your friend OF chill
hood days, in your acquaintance, VIII
an unspeakable, great consolation it
for a father and mother and relativ
TO behold in the celebrant Of to-day oi
OF these sublime delegates of Chri
Jesus, the Lord, chosen among mai
to do this in commemoration of me
Rejoice and be glad, therefore, dear
beloved, for behold, l announce 81
tidings of unspeakably great joy.
priest Of God, a sublime delegate
Christ, a continuator Of His divi
work and mission stands forth in yo
midst to-day clothed in the panoply
awe-inspiring power.
"The priest another Christ is He.
the living Father hath sent me SO
send you. In these words, as well
in other portions OF the holy gospt
Christ Jesus, the Lord, makes one
His mission of that, His delegate,
priest Wherefore, the mission of Jel