Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-24
Confirmation.

Confirmation.
\ The beautiful and solemn ritz
OF confirmation according to the
usages OF the Catholic church, was
administered to about sixty per-
sons this morning in the beauti.
ful st. Patrick's church. The al.
tar was lavishlv decorated with
flowers while the usual coDeecrat.
cd candles helped to add beauty
TO the entire scene.
Bishop Cosg rove, of Davenport,
Father Smyth, Dof Council Bluffs
Father Murphy, of Modsle, Father
Feckler, of Panama, Father Drex-
ler of Portsmouth, Father Ship
macher, Of Nicola, and Father Mul-
len were present and participated
in the services of the morning.
Bishop Cosgrove tenderly and
lovingly spoke to the young people
who were today pledging their
lives to the service of the church
and her requirements. BE urged
their earnest endeavor to be like
Christ, true and loyal to the
church and to their duties as
christians and citizens. Then fol-
owed the rite of confirmation
First twenty-one boys knelt
around the altar railing while Bis
hop Cosgrove consecrated them
by the laying on of hands, having
previously explained tc all the
significance of the ceremony.
Then followed a number of lit
tie girls dressed in garments en-
blematic of the purity of their
young lives, with wreath crowned
heads and white veils. Those
were the ones who had received
their first communion; following
these were number of more ma
ture years who had before receiv-
ed communion, thereby having
entered into a state of grace, hut
who for various reasOns had not
yet been confirmed. The Rite of
Confirmation can only be adminis-
tered by a Bishop, and as the dio
cese is large the Bishop is not
available at all times, hence the
Church receives the applicant in-
to her bosom until the ceremony
of confirmation is rendered prac-
ticable or possible. The audi
torium was crowded with interest
ed worshipers and spectators
and the service was beautiful and
impressive and upon the church
rolls in the future will hereafter
be found the names of the follow
ing newly acquired members:
John j Sullivan, Daniel ID Mar
tin, John w O'Neil, Hugh +
|O'Neil, Daniel W Walsh, Chas I
Burke, Elmer G Desert, Francis
e Harmon, John Joseph Sullivan,
Francis Craig, John J Rourke,
Leo j Fell, Joseph l. Reading.
Charles I Rourke, Elmer w Read
ing, Leo Ambrose Tamisiea, Mar
tin James Burke, Joseph henry
Tamisiea, Michael E Fegan, Dem
mis- @ Martin, James M O'Neil,
Thos E Finley, Laura M Lewis,
Martha D Fitzgibbon. Frances A
Fitzeibbon, Carrie O'Brien, Mary
g McCune, Helen G Morrow.
Margaret 8 Fizg bbon, Mary A
Healy, Marv G Setback, Ellen
Sullivan, Catharine Cherry, Elizs-
beth Cherry, Ella = O'Brien,
Elizabeth u O'Brien. SUI an J
Hesly, Anna e Burke, Anna NJ
Finlev, Cathsripe G Craig, Mary
I Ryford, Margaret Il Martin,
Mary G Carvilla, Mary T. Mohatt,
Josephine MZsbner, Auastatie j
Ryan, Winnifred N McDermott.
Terissa B Morrow, Ella B With
row, Anna 8 Murphy, Mary A
Rielev, Mary e Tamisiea. Agnee
10 O'Connor, Julia O'Connor,
Elizabeth G O'Connor, Mary Ag-
nes Adams, Ellen j O'Rourke, Ce-
celia A Tamisiea, Auna s Casey,
Emma T. Farrow.
Mrs Orphia Richardson of Mo-
dale. is visiting her aunt Mrs
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