The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-25
Impressive Services at
Catholic Church.
IN HONOR OF THE PROTET
Officers and Men of French Cruiser
Attend in Body--Sermon
by Bishop.

officers, marines and sailors of tn
jaunty French cruiser Protet, number
ing about IT'S, marched from Brewer
wharf to the Roman Catholic Cathedra
on Fort street shortly after 8 o'clocl
yesterday morning. They came ashor
ito attend the military high mass 70
which great preparations had bee
made by the Bishop of Panopolis an
the French commandant.
At the wharf the sturdy, bearded tar
were lined up in review and passe
muster under the critical eye of Cap
tain de rEspinay. The drum and bugl
corps, consisting of three buglers an
two drummers were placed at the hea
of the column; behind them was tn
picked squad of marines bearing rifles
the sailors came next without arms {
any kind. They We're all dressed nat
tily in neat fitting blue jackets, wit
striped under trousers and jaunty whit
leaps topped with pompons of red TT
ofiicers We're Respondent in their full
dress uniforms and wore their decors
tons. All along the street the appear
ance of the Frenchmen was favorabl
commented upon, and by the time thu
reached the Cathedral quite lari
icrowd was at their heels.
The church had been specially al
very neatly decorated. In the gallo
on the mauka side, the pew reserF
for the use of French Consul Meet d
any guests he may have was adorii
with red, white and blue bunting, FL
at each corner was a stand of tri-cof-
haf oh
been placed a number of easy ch$s,
and in front of them We're prize dtx
decorated also with the colors ola
belle France.
The great structure was packet to
the door at half past ten. The reaar
congregation which usually fillShe
church comfortably had been reinffed
! by hundreds of strangers come toF1t-
ness the services, and chairs had be
| placed in all the aisles to give ROOF for
the crowds while the gallerywas
crowded even to the choir. Onl the
decorated box of the Consul stoodmp-
ty and there was a little desert SGT of
empty seats in the front of the furch
which had been reserved for the Iuests
of honor.
| Then came the sound of trumFts and
drums from the street and resenly
the tramp of feet resounded own the
empty center aisle and in anne the
sailors. Led by their officers. 18th trail
ing swords and medal covetd breasts
they marched down the aisl@n reVeren'
lsilence, with barred heads and seated
themselves in the pews deserved fol
them. The officers were eeorted to the
place set apart for them dst below the
chancel rail, and up in ne gallery ap
lpeared M. Moet. the French consul
Commodore Germinet and Captain d.
lfEspinay, all in fulldress uniforms
decked out with all heir medals ant
orders, a brave shoY
The silence succeeding their entrance
was broken by the SIT music of the or
gan and the mass began. AS the frs
full note from the ehoir swelled to thu
arched ceiling one|of the doors leadin.
| from the vestry hto the chancel wa
flung wide, and in marched pickle
guard of marines twenty four in mum
Der, armed with rifles and commando
by two officers They stationed them
selves in a seni-circle about the altar
and then there came a quick command
bayonets wete fixed with soldierl
promptness and they came to ''presen
arms as the Bishop of Panopolis en-
tered in the gorgeous robes of his office
accompanied by two acolytes bearin
swinging censers. From ONE invisi
BILE station in the chancel a bugl
sounded shrilly and drums rolled
salute.
AS the mass went on each period wa
signalled by the bugles and drums. A
the Epistle there was long roll and
salute; at the Gospel it was repeate
lsoundingly.
| The sermon followed at this poin
The Bishop preached in French, for
lis a Frenchman himself; likewise
was once a soldier, quartermaster
the Coast Defence service of Britain
$50 his words went to the hearts of h
thearers as those of almost no oth'
lcould.
Later came the beautiful ceremony
the Elevation of the Host and as II
sacred emblem was raised before Il
people the guard about the altar kne
at word OF command and RENAME
with Bonded knees until the ceremor
was over. Then the Communion and
the bell punctuated its stages there W;
a full voiced word of command fro
Commodore Germinet in the gale
above and the bugle and the drum
echoed each tinkling stroke, thrillil
loud and triumphant through the aw
, stiffness Of the crowded church.
The choir sang a joyous anthem al
the services were over. The Bish'
was saluted by the guarding squad
soldiers as he left the chancel. tn
they too withdrew and the sailo
! swung their way through the part
crowds to the open air, the processi
reformed and swept toward the waite
front to the sprightly music of t
bugles and drums. crowds following
its wake.
At the wharf the launches and barg
were in waiting into which the m
tumbled eagerly, anxious to sit do7
to their noon mess. Two large stea
launches, miniature cruisers in appes
ance, besides six of the ships gre
barges We're used to transport the mt
The procession was a gay one VIII
the boats were taken in tow by
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