The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-03-23
Messrs ID. C. Bacon, George Crane. FL
nler Fairchild. I. b. Goodaells ID. g. Peck
and A. G. Moore.
Sacred Concert at st Roses.
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT. ELOQUENT
LEoTURE BIZ FATHER BRAY OF WATER
BURY.

DESPITE the bad weather and prevailing
sickness large audience was present ~
ST Roses church, Sunday evening" 70
enjoy the musical program and listen 90
the lecture by Father Bray or Water
bury, The audience numbered many
from the Protestant churches. The mu-
sicaI program presented under the direc-
ton Of Sister Berckman, was one of un-
usual excellence. Mrs Gordon and Miss
Telgmann, the violinisGs, whose playing
has often charmed Newtown audiences,
played several duets, and have seldom
been heard TO better advantage. Miss
Telgmann also accompanied the soloists
on the violin, and played with fine dis
elimination. liz is not good taste, per-
hapH, to praise one above another, but
one Of the most enjoyable numbers of the
evening was the vocal duet by Kew II. B.
Smith and Miss Doretta Telgmsnn. Had
il been on secular occasion and in an
other place they would have been repeat
eddy encored. The duet by Messrs Cal
lahan and Reilly was especially good.
The solos by Miss Lynch, Miss Callahan
and Mrs Kilbrlde, and Messrs Reilly and
Callahan and Father Smith we're also en-
joyeds
The lecture of the evening was by Rev
Mr. Bray Of Waterbury, who spoke elo-
quently and without notes. He drew In
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Patrick. In speaking Of nations he said !:
s'No nation has ever been able TO see its
fault" He referred to the interesting
facts that early in the fifth century the
famous council of Ephesus was held In
which the doctrine OF the maternity was
proclaimed. He also brought out the
fact that in the fifth century the founda-
tions of the present European nations as
now constituted were formed. In Tefer-
ring to the wavering conditions OF mems
minds in these early days in regard 20
| religious truth, the speaker said: ut ia
not what men decree, but what the Eter-
nal God says" Great things were taking
place in thoee early centuries which men
did not realize. The speaker next briefly
rehearsed the history of st Patrick, who
started on b is mission to Ireland in the
year Asa. He spoke of the sudden and
marvellous conversion of the Irish people
to the Catholic faith. The Roman Cath.
Ollie church in all it's beauty, took the
place of Paganism. It grew and pros
pered wonderfully, till persecution set in
when the churches, schools and converts
were destroyed, and the most ruthless
persecution followed. The speaker said
thousands had asked why people so de-
vout and true to the faith, should be
driven forth from their homes and per-
secuted. de pointed out o parallel in the
destruction of ancient Greece. He EN-
phasized the fact that while Greece had 8
higher culture and civilization, the Irish
people had that which was superior, the
Catholic church with it's faith in God.
But in all their persecution the Irish peo-
pie chung tenaciously TO their faith ana
were sustained. The speaker emphasized
the point that the highest interests Of
man were the interests OF the human
soul. In referring to the sufferings
through which the irish people passed,
he said: "We must forget the sutferiDgs
and anguish Of the past, because the
highes virtue is to forgive" He spoke
OF the two prominent features of the
Irish character as great faith in their
hearts and the love Of kindred. He de-
clared they were not inferior to any Deo-
pie on the earth. They had furnished
every nation with warriors and states
men. "What can the I.isn people do"
said the speaker, ''in order to keep pace
with the times2 First, hold the grand
faith in Your hearts. What can make
the character more round than the grand
Catholic faith" In referring to Christ
he said "There never will be higher
type of humanity than Christ" In clos
ing he spoke Of America as promising to
eclipse any nation in the world. He
asked how the Irish people were not to
be inferior to the people among whom
they lived, and answered it by saying:
1.-THE only thing to make rs inferior is TO
be unfsithful to the faith"