The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-23
.HoNORs TO a MARTYRED PRIEST
A Iridium ut n Prominent Church
in st. Louis.
From the St. Louis GIobe-Democrat-)

(From The St Louis GIobe-Democrat)
Catholics throughout the city are max
which is to be held at the st. Vincent de
Paul Church. Ninth and Barry Streets.
beginning May 26 and continuing for
| three days. in honor of Francis Regis
Clet- Father Clet was a priest Of the
| Congregation Of the Mission of St.
Vincent de Paul, who was martyred
( in China, February Is 1870, and beati-
| fed by the Pope on May p OF last
year The iridium will be one Of the
most important religious services held in
local Catholic church for several years,
and an elaborate programme has been
prepared The services viii begin on the
morning of Sunday. May 26- At o'clock
A H Asmuth. G. N. Rev Max Schnei-
derhahn viii deliver a sermon in the Ger
man language, At 1890 O'Clock Rev. J. T.
Hoover, G N win celebrate solemn mass
and Rev s 2. HUeber, c. M, viii de
liver sermon. In the evening at 7:30
0 clock solemn vespers viii be celebrated
! by the Very Rev. D. w. Kenrick, c. NJ,
and there viii be sermon by Rev. w
! H flaming, s J. On the following day
mass viii be celebrated at Q o'clock in
the morning. with Rev Martin Gregory,
Z NJ, as the celebrant. Rev. a. J. Kra-
bier viii preach the sermon. In the even
| ing solemn vesters will be celebrated by
/ Clemens, o. z. NJ, will deliver a ser
in German
The concluding day is expected t. be
the most important as Archbishop J :
KIN viii celebrate Pontifical high mass
at O'Clock and Very Rev F. Y. Nugent
| VIII preach sermon. In the evening
| there viii be Vespers, with Rev. Joseph
Fee!y, G. NJ, d. D. as the ceIebrant- The
sermon viii be delivered by Redemp-
toTlst father Special music viii mark
ali OF the services during the three DAYS
francis Regis Clet. whose Identification
the trlduum Is to celebrate was born at
Grenoble, France, on August IS. IT4S of a
family lilustriouS for riches and pietv
ms early studies were under the Orator
lanS- pom becoming of age he was ad-
Tnilted into the Congregation of the Mis-
sion After two years he became q mem
Der OF the community which he was to
gIoTliy later by his martyrdOm- On
March i, 1II3, he was elevated to the
priesthood, and later served fifteen years
as professor Of moral theology in the
Seminary Of AnneCy- In MAY I77S he
went to Paris to help elect superior gen
eral. and was retained there as director
OF the NOyitiate OF St Lazare- IN 1870 an
appeal was made for volunteers for the
Chinese mission. He responded but his
application was rejected. However. one
Of the three selected by the superior gen
era- failed to appear at the appointed
time. and after argument he vas allowed
70 depart IN that ones stead. He reached
his mission in October, 1872 RebeIlions in
China were frequent then. but the Orien-
tails looked upon him as one having extra
ordinary power On May II. 1918. Pekin
was envciOpSd in darkness while a fbI1u-
Ger storm burst forth. The Christians
were accused OF angering the celestial
EocS, and Father Ciet was imprisoned
r or eight months he was dragged from
prison to prison, III the while being sub
Jected to terrible tortures On February
10, 100 he was taken from the Hon Kaug
Jan 10 the outskirts Of the city and
StTansleq 10 death upon n cross. Three
times. while just at the point of death he
was revived and then made to undergo
the torture over again. His last prayer
was for his eXecutioners