Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-01
BIRTH Of NEN CENTURY
Churches Of the City Hail the
Advent Of New Year and
Century.
Midnight Mass at ST. Mary's an
Elaborate and Impressive
Service.
Masses Celebrated Till Noon TO.
day---The Other Watch
Meetings.

NSStluSSs
From midnight Monday night-or
when the bells rang out the old year
land ushered into existence the new also
1.-THE hour in which was born the new
twentieth century until noon today,
were conducted the annual services Of
! New Years day at st. Mary's church.
Twelve hours services closed JUST ten
minutes past IL, noon, when the church
Vas vacated by d throng OF Catholics,
some of whom had beer present at the
Icelebration of each Of the previous
masses.
The services Of the Catholic church
tare without doubt the most impressive
4 of any that We're held in the city. They
are always more elaborate and there
4 w;as not time since midnight Monday
until noon today but that the church
4 was visited by thoss who wanted 70 a p
pear in the presence of the blessed sac
h ramcnt
4 The affairs of the church We're things
|of beauty. Illuminated by nyrlads of
jtapers. profusely decorated by red car
Inations, Roman fyacinths and lilies,
lthey presented an appearance that
was Inspiring. The high altar was es-
!lpeclaly beautiful. being get off at the
|ttop. by d gas effect. the letters j. M.
j. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, or the holy
| family, The altar of the blessed virgin,
| TO the west, and the altar of Joseph. TO
| 1.-THE east, were likewise Illuminated and
tornamented.
4 The midnight mass at ~ O'clock lasted
1.-Two hours and when it began the
church was filled. the papal decree call
Hing upon each Catholic tn remain at
|fleast one hour. AT this morning low
mass was celebrated, and this WAS fol-
IIlowed by high mass. The services OF
| 1.-The day concluded with the benediction
| of the blessed sacrament, shortly before
moon This mass was celebrated today
/ sby Rev. Father Murtagh, and was a
beautiful service. Father Murtagf
preached a very Impressive sermon e
1 his people taking occas sion to wish their
a very happy new year. During this
service the jubilee mass vas sung by
the choir of fifty voices. assisted by tflt
nuremberg of the orchestra.
The main service of the New Year's
licelebration was the midnight mass
(which was conducted personally By
REV Father Matthew G.. Lehman, req
lltor Of st. NIary's. He said:
] i wish you all, my dear people, {
!. happy new year, and many returns q
-Sthis, blessed feast, If ii be pleasing L
Almighty God. / can not find a NOR.
4, appropriate text than the universe ga |
utation today, II W sh you a happy Ney
Year, Sincewe have assembled in thi.
church thesold year 1900, and with it TIL
Iold century. has. passed away and ",
\ 9haye Witnessed the dawn OF a new yea
Land a new century.
a happy new year! Man IS constant,
seeking for haoipness. FL e is considere,
happy who has peace of mind ans
whose wishes are fulfilled Yet the de
slres, of worldlingss and sinners are. nev
er fully realized. There isSno peace fo
= The wicked, sayeth the Lord God.
/ - only he who resigns his Will to TIL
9 viii of God that has his Wishes FUTILE,
), ard who can truly be considered happy
II Vanity of vanities, and all is, vanit,
and vexatibn of spirit except to sarv,
7 Cod. No ont. next to the one who ta.
t peace Of mind, is 80 happy as he VIII
|. helps to make the lives Of others happy
! The selfish, graspng uucharltahle per
y son is never satisfied and IS therefor
!. never truly happy He is an object Q
& commiseration.
( A new year. We are often aenaon
:, ished in the scriptures 10 bscome ney
il Greatness Put on the new man, who
according to God is created in justic
o and truth. wherefore, putting away Is
Il Ing, speak We the truth every man viii
. his neighbor.'
This renewal Is necessary for the sin
. ner, otherwise he Certainly Will be lost
II he continues TO live The new year Il
Z the same manner as, he did the old yea
he is exhausting the patience of Co
and challenges, His divine justice
This renewal Is, necessary also for tn
just 1t il impossible to stand still;
) one doc not go forward he falls back
wards. He that is just. let him be jus
tilted STILL and he that Is holy. let hir
he ssinctitied still.' l4Apoc. e2) w
should spend each new day as tho
were our last. Think of your last en-
and you shall never sin
wish you a happy new year.
, A year considered a part of our life o
eartfliis a long time, and yet IL we con,
pare i with eternity ii is only q passin
cream. A year passed in sin--a yea
"a without confession and commandments
lest year, a year lost forever
But a year passed IN serving God, il
living virtuous and temperate life, i
a happy year and one that is made pre-
cious in the sight of God and man Thj
may be the last year that we will hay
ilo3lay up merits for eternity. One thin
= Is certain and that Is, no one here wi
see the last of this century. Very few
i II any, will see even the middle of tn
twentieth century Let us. therefor,
make good use of time, the stuff tina
life is made of.
This is an appropriate time for max
ing good resolutions. 1t is better
; make good resolutions and fail than /
fail and not make good resolution.
These resolutions are to be made ever
morning and before retiring. Every on
should examine his conscience on hi
Gays doings and reclte an act of contrj
: tion.
You are reminded by this feast of tn
circumcision which the church cele
, brates today that Christ shed his bloc