The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-04
THE STORY BEAUTIFUL
Father MacCorry Will Again Lee
ture in Butte.
ON THE LIFE OF CHRIST
Proceeds of the Lecture VIII Go to
the Fund Used for the Edu-
cation of Boys for the
Priesthood.

Father MacCorry, the Paulist mis-
sionary of San Francisco, will deliver
another lecture in Butte a week from
Young Mems Institute. The announce
ment is made by the Montana Catho-
lie, which says:
The Paulist fathers open a two
weeks mission in Anaconda to-mor-
row, and following the close will have
week of rest. knowing of the ap-
preaching visit of the fathers to the
state, Father Callahan opened a cor
respondence with Father MacCorry in
reference to a lecture for the benefit
of a fund used for the education of
boys for the priesthood with the result
that the young Paulist pulpit orator.
who has formed as warm an attach
ment for the people of st. Patrick's
and st. Lawrences parishes as they
have manifested toward him, replied
that his services were at the disposal
of Father Callahan and that he would
fill an engagement any night during
the week commencing Sept. II. The
management of the event was then
placed in the hands of the Young
Mems Institute, a committee from
open at the opera house during the
month of September was the 18th,
wired Father MacCorry, who replied
that that date would be satisfactory
to him, provided that arrangements
could be made with Father Coopman of
Anaconda, who had the disposition of
his time on that date Father Gala
han explained the situation to Father
Coopman, who, approaching the stu
alton, generously and considerably
made the necessary concessions and
that date was accordingly contracted
for with Mr.. Mcfarland of the Grand
opera house.
Father MacCorrys lecture will be on
the life of Christ under the title char
acteristic of the eloquent priest. THE
Story Beautiful" StereopticOn views
illustrating the numerous topics, are
used.
"One of the leading San Francisco
papers thus comments on the lecture:
The lecture delivered yesterday for
the benefit of St. Brendan's church by
Father MacCorry of Old st. Marys
was as great a success as ever lee
ture could be. The OratoTy of the
brilliant young priest was as eloquent
as his subject was beautiful. and he
held the rapt attention Of his audi
ence for the better part of the two
hours. He was introduced by Father
Nugent of st. Brendans.
The lecture consisted of telling the
old, old story of the Christ life in
newer day-the dressing of the "Story
Beautiful' in a new, fresh garb. The
reproduction of Hofmapn's paintings
was a sermon in itself--his Christ is a
Worlds Christi The coloring was
chaste and delicate throughout-in
every case a faithful imitation of the
original canvas. In some instances the
stereopticOn productions were exquis-
lite, the Flight Into Egypt" and THE
Rich Young Man had everything but
the throb of life. Christ in Gethse-
name brought an involuntary burst
of reverent admiration from the lips of
every one who beheld it. II have seen
the original of that "Gethesmane." said
the speaker simply, land l do not think
that a man of finer feeling could look
a it for half an hour and live"
Throughout the lecture the word
painting of Father MacCorry, his de-
scriptions of scenery, social customs,
episodes in the life of the Man of Sor-
rows" We'd in brilliancy and color with
the pictures on the screen.
"a moral lesson artfully drawn was
affixed to nearly every slide as it ap-
peared upon the canvas. The organ
prelude, accompaniment and recess
sional by Miss Georgiani was strikingly
appropriate and faultless in execution.
Altogether no man or woman whose
soul has not been gnawed away by
selfishness and sin could have gone
out after hearing this telling of the
STORY Beautiful without feeling an
irresistible impetus to better and high
err and nobler things"