Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-25


time the rest of the week between Du-
range and Trimble.
Mrs. William Morrison, who has
been seriously i'll in Durango for some
weeks, is now very much improved,
and will soon be able to return to her
home on the Florida. Mr.. Morrison
viii be in ton forwn for the fair.
today. We're Iowa. Tiger. CASHIER
Mountain Quail, Gray Fox. Dixie
Queen, Mountain Rose and Copperage
Ext. all by Frank NJ. Crowell ct al,
and Gold Champion by Domingo Rem
dona
Miss Margaret Burns and Miss Or
tiz return to Trimble this afternoon
after spending a couple of days in the
city. They are expecting Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. b. Jackson from Ouray this
evening and the party will be down for
the races tomorrow.
The first pontifical high mass ever
celebrated in Durango was sOlemnized
at St. Columba's church Sunday night
at 10 o'clock. The church was well
filled. Protestants as well as Catho-
lies attending. The celebrant of the
mass was Bishop Pitaval of Santa
Fe. recently of Durango. Rev. Igna-
thus Lissner was deacon, Rev. ]. NJ.
GARNER, sub-deacon and Rev. John
Duffy master of ceremonies. Rev.
Francisco Munoz also assisted in the
sanctuary. A special choir fur
nished the excellent and i'm
pressive music used for the
occasion. Immediately before com
mencing the service, Bishop Pita-
val consecrated the chalice, which was
donated to the church during his pas
torate. 1t is beautiful piece of work
in solid silver, the outside being gold.
Bishop Pitaval also addressed the con
gregation at the morning mass. He
spoke of his affection for the people
of Durango. with whom he worked as
pastor for two months and a half and,
referring to the pectoral cross and
ring, which was given to him by the
Catholics at the time of his consecra-
ton as auxiliary bishop of Santa Fe,
expressed his gratitude and apprecia-
tion of their kindness. The remainder
of his sermon was devoted to remarks
about the kind and able pastor, Faith
er Duffy. and words of encouragement
and advice to the people as their for
mer pastor At the evening SER
vice, Bishop Pitaval sang pom
tifical vespers, assisted by an
able choir, and Rev. Igna-
thus Lissner, apostolic missionary for
the African missions, spoke on his
work in Egypt. His remarks were
prefaced by a description of Egypt.
and brief outline of its ancient his
tory. He spoke of the monuments
and temples, their use and antiquity,
and also told of the people, their man
ners, customs. etc. In ancient times.
when it was at its best, Egypt was a
great country. and it will be a great
country again when it is converted to
the Christian religion. The Moham-
medan religion has destroyed all of
its old grandeur, and must be driven
out before the country can grow again.
out of 10000 900 population there are
10000 Mohammedans. The other
100000, consisting mostly of Copts,
Greeks and Armenians. are Christian
people. but largely of schismatical be-
liefs: that is, they are practically Ro-
in that they deny the supremacy of
the pope and are thereby separated
from the mother church. The great
work of the missions in Egypt Is to
bring these schismatics back to reun-
ion with the See of Rome. The faith
ers and sisters have established q
number OF schools among these people,
and by this means are doing great
deal toward accomplishing their end.
About one-third of the pupils are Mo-
hammedans. but as parental authority
is strong. 1t is not easy to convert
these children from the belief of their
forefathers. There are very few
good schools except those taught by
the Catholic missionaries. The Khe-
dive and some of the princes were
trained in these schools, and they see
that the thing necessary for the up
lifting of the country is the adoption
of the Christian religion and its ac-
companying system of education The
Mohammedan women live in harems,
they receive but little education. and
are not expected to have any religion.
The men do all the praying. To see
n Mohammedan woman pray is scan
dal. The rulers and the more highly
intellectual men want religion and
educational system such as are pro-
vided in France and other European
countries. They see the necessity OF
raising the women, in order to bring
Egypt back to the state of grandeur
which once made her the greatest
country in the world, and they believe
that the time is coming when that end
will be accomplished. The Copts
seem to be especially influenced by
the teachings of the fathers. and are
coming back in great numbers to the
Roman Catholic faith. and reuniting
with the church from which they were
separated by schismatic agitators In
centuries past. The missions are do
ing a grand work for these people.
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