The age-herald., 1900-06-25
MASS CELEBRATED
 BY GREEK PRIEST
Holy Communion Administered
 to Many Men.
A FINE SERMON IN GREEK
Prayers for the Living and the Dead and Among the Living Prayed for Were Gov. Johnston, Mayor
 Drennen and All Citizens

Father Dorotheo, the Greek priest who came to Birmine nam several days ago for the purpose of administering the sacrament of baptism, celebrated mass yesterday for the benefit of the members of the Greek colony who are adherents of the Ortho- dox church. An upper room in a building in First avenue. near Twenty-hrst street, was fitted up tlr the occasion. The mass began at 10 o'clock and the services were not concluded until after P. Father Cal linico, formerly stationed in California, ar rived here yesterday and acted as deacon of the mass.
 The sanctuary and altar were impro- vised of course For the altar there was a table covered with white cloth. h. stead of sanctuary rail there was red curtain or veil. Two tapers burned on the altar. The holy water used in the ceremon- which rested on chair in front of tho sanctuary. For the aspergillus or sprinkling brush, a bunch of green leaves was sub stituted. Incense was used freely.
 Father Dorotheo, the celebrant, wore close fitting vestment of red, striped per pendicularly with white. Over this he wore a yellow silk stole, and over the stole not a chasuble but a cope. His assistant wore a black gown with large sleeves and a broad white stole, edged with blue.
 While the doctrines of the Greek church are the same in almost every point as those of the Catholic church, the liturgy and rites vary in many particulars from the liturgy and ceremonies of the Latin Rite.
 Up to the time of the consecration the veil of the sanctuary was raised so as to discover celebrant and altar, but during the conservation it was down. After this most solemn part of the mass the veil was raised again.
 The congregation consisted of about fifty men and one woman-Mrs Chronaki. An Age-Herald reporter was the only person present who was not a Greek. A choir Of six or seven men occupied a position on the Epistle side of the altar and rendered good service in chanting the responses.
 After the celebrant and his assistant had communicated the laty received the com munion which, according to the Greek church, is given to the lay members in both kinds. The bread consecrated was in large pieces, but only small particles of the Host were mingled with the Precious Blood. The blood and body of Christ were administered to the communicantS in a silver spoon
 After the communion the bread which was changed into the body of Christ was consumed by the laity. Each layman ad- vanced to the priest and kissed a small cross which he held in his hand. The priest then sprinkied the layman with holy Y1, l.. bn priests right hand and then passed on to the assistant from whom he received the consecrated bread (the body of Christi. This ceremony required about ten minutes.
 Father Dorotheo preached a half-hour sermon in Greek from the gospel of the day, which in the Greek church was found in St. Matthew iv.. choosing for his text the words of the Saviour, Follow me- and I will make you fishers of men," The Greeks seemed to enjoy 1t, and spoke of it after the services as a very able and touching discourse.
 Three times during the mass the cele- brant prayed for the living and the dead once during the eucharistic portion and twice afterwards Among the living for whom prayers were offered were the Pa triarch of Constantinople, the Bishop of Athens. the King of Greece, the President of the United States, the Governor of Ala bama, the Mayor of Birmingham, the Greeks of Birmingham tby name) and all the other people of this community.
 Father Dorotheo is next in rank to a Bishop being an Archimandrite. He has the prefix title of Right Reverend. He is charged with a supervision of the Ortho- dox Greek colonies and church work in the United States.
 The Orthodox Greeks, called by the Catholic church the' Schismatic Greeks, have no utilization with the Roman See. But there are several millions of Greeks styled the United Greeks or Uniates, scat tered through the world, but found in largest numbers in the eastern part of Europe who are in communion with Rome They use the Greek liturgy and retain most of the rites of the Eastern church.
 In Jefferson County there are fifty or more of these Uniates, and about two years ago a Uniate priest said mass in Greek in the Catholic church at Brook side
 Father Dorotheo called on Rev. MT. Mur- ray Saturday and thanked him for the use of the Church of the Advent (BpiscopaD Thursday He left for Atlanta yesterday afternoon. Father Challinico will remain here for a day or two.