The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
FOR FORTY HOURS
DEVOTIONs WILL CONTINUE AT sA-
CRED HEART CHURCH.
MANY VISITING CLERGY
BISHOP HAID OF NORTH CAROLINA
TOOK PART IN OPENING SERVICE.

O'CIOck-Bishop Haid Preached at
Night-Church Decorated and Fine
Programme of Music Given-Ser-
vice to he Continued To-day and
To-mOrrOw-Rev. Father Francis,
o. s. b. of Charlotte to Preach To-
night.
The services at the Sacred Heart
| Church yesterday were of unusual IN
| terest, marking as they did, the be-
| ginning of the Forty Hours Devo-
| tions," which will be continued to-day
and to- morrow.
The early services were, mass at Z
o'clock, of which the Right Rev. Leo
Haid, d. D., o. S. B. Bishop of North
Carolina, was the celebrant; and SOL
emn pontifical high mass at 10:30
o'clock, of which the ceiebrant was the
Right Rev. B. J. Kelley bishop of Sa-
vannah. He was assisted by Rev.
Fathers Hennessy and Reich; Rev.
Father Rapier of Atlanta, deacon of
the mass; Rev. Father Gregory, o.
S. B., sub-deacon, and Rev. Father
Aloysius, assistant priest.
Bishop Kelley also delivered the SER
mon, which was an eloquent one. and
in which he explained that the. bless
| ings in the Blessed Sacrament are a
continuation of the redemption of
! Christ. At the conclusion of this mass
was begun the Forty Hours Devo-
tions," with solemn procession of the
Most Blessed Sacrament. The must
cal part of this service consisted of
the following selections:
"Ecce Sacerdos Magnus" CWiegan),
the choir.
Offertory. ave Maria" (Cherubin)
Miss Laura Hite.
Tango Lingua," the choir.
The vesper service began at s o'clock
with procession of the boy choir sing
ing Come Holy Ghost" after the
choir had assembled around the altar
it sang, Sweet Saviour Bless Us Ere
We Co." and this was followed by a
selection by the regular choir, "Veni
Creator" This was followed by an elo-
| quent sermon by Bishop Had, who
spoke of the special opportunities for
the reception of Gods grace, the festi-
val services of the Catholic Church
| offered to all that would accept of it's
| blessings. And he warned his hearers
that they must accept these opportun-
tiles when they were presented. His
text he took from Phil III: 1919, For
they are the enemies of the cross of
| Christ; whose end is destruction"
THE Catholic Church." said Bishop
Haid. was established by Jesus Christ
to convey to all men to the end of time
the eternal truth which Christ brought
| from heaven, and to convey it from
generation to generation as pure and
unsullied as from the lipe of Jesus
| himself Not only was the church or
ganized for this, but also to be the
tender ministering mother of every
want the human heart can feel and
by such care to secure human hearts
as a fit offering on the altar of the
Almighty
This explains to Catholics that con-
slant solicitude and restless care and
energy that the mother of the church,
through her ministers. displays for her
| children. And so as season follows
season and year follows year. feast
after feast is kept in regular and beau
tiful order; such a feast is the Forty
| Hours Devotion a wonderful time of
grace during which you may come and
pour out your hearts to Jesus Christ
our Savior"
Continuing his sermon Bishop
Haid said that those that refused to
to be converted; who hardened their
hearts to religion ARE the enemies of
the cross of Christ; whose end will be
destruction Be not deceived: God is
not Knocked; for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap If
God gives you these special chances of
grace, and you will not accept them
If he calls and you will not hear:
what hopes can you have of salvation
in the end?
Some there are" he said, "who keen
away from the sacrament, or who re-
ceive it with Indifference and who de-
pend on a death-bed conversion for
their salvation. There is nothing so de-
ceptive; nothing so fallacious as the
opinion that such die happy. have lit
tie hope of the future of them that
wait to the end for conversion; real
death-bed conversions are few; God
only knows how few. l can see how 1T
is possible for the mercy of God to
pour itself out on the man who though
he has lived in ignorance has at least
tried to do right, but / can't see how
such mercy can be extended to the man
or woman who has neglected the sac
rifice, and has lived a life of shame and
sin; how such person can hope for a
happy life in the future is a strange
mystery to me-"
The speaker closed the sermon with
an earnest eXhortat1on to the congre-
cation to take the opportunity of sal
walton then presented, and not, bv
refusing it, become the enemies of
the cross of Crist.
For all of the services the church was
beautifully decorated with palms, pot
ted flowers and cut roses. The atten-
ance at each of the chief services filled
the church to overlooking. The music
was furnished by a choir of twenty
eight boys, organized and trained by
Rev. Father Aloysius, pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church; by a choir of
twenty mixed voices under the direc-
ton of Mr.. +. NJ. Connor, and Mss
Laura Hite of Pittsburg. soloist. Miss
Donavon was the organist. The COM
plete programme of the selections was
printed in yesterdays Morning News
To-day and tomorrow masses will
be celebrated at and O'clock. and
high mass and sermon at tonight
Rev. Father Francis. o. S. b. of Char
lotte, will deliver the sermon while
that OF tomorrow night will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Father Budds OF Charles
ton. The Forty Hours Devotions''
will be closed tomorrow night with a
solemn procession and benediction.
Confessions viii be heard to-day al 4
o'clock .. m.
Lots nt AuetiOn-BoIton ana waId-
burg streets. Between Price ana
East Broad.