Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-08
Rev. Father Stephen
Heartily Received

1t was large and enthusiastic crowd
that greeted Rev. Father stephen last
evening as he entered the st. Louis
College hall escorted by NJ. A. Con
calves and Major Camara. The large
hall was filed with his former school.
mates and friends from the Portuguese
colony, and in front of the platform no
was welcomed by the Bishop of Pan
opolis, Consul Cauavarro, the clergy
Of the Catholic Mission, and the facul'
~ of st. Louis College.
The Catholic Mission band furnish
ed entertaining music in the college
grounds and the st. Louis College quar-.
tet under the leadership of Brother
Francis, assisted materially in the
evenings entertainment. The duet
"Life's Dream is Der" by Father Val
cntin and Jean Sabate was well re-
ccived rs was Father Valentins solo,
THE Soldier of the Cross" Two duets
were rendered by Mrs. n. Alapai AMI
Miss J. Kcliiaa and during the inter-
omission refreshments were served,
while the band played several selec-
tons.
The address by Louis Medeiros, the
popular president OF the Portuguese
Literary Club, was very true tribute
TO the Rev. Father Stephen. and was
much applauded. II was as follows:
I'VE are assembled here tonight for
the purpose Of greeting and congratu.
lating our newly ordained priest. Rev
Father stephen, and to express our
appreciation and gladness, with deep
feelings of gratitude to all those dear
fathers who were instrumental in Sc
curing his clerical training and make
him what he now is.
We shall endeavor not to exclude
any of the Catholic clergy with ouI
thanks here tonight, for we all know
that to God and themselves alone dc
We owe this opportunity of incompara
BILE pleasure and happiness of tonight
behOlding one of us, the first Portu
guese priest in these Islands.
lear friends, II you will allow me
| will take you back to the time of his
early schooldays. As understand, ht
attended school at the st. Louis Col
lege of which this beautiful hall Is {
part, and here II was that his goot
qualities were developed. Here he re
Ceived his first religious education
here he began to thirst most insatiably
for the knowledge of Jesus Christ
and to get In close touCh-breast L
breast, heart TO heart. with the teach
ings of the Holy Roman Cathon,
Church-that kind, generous and mos
forgivlng of all good mothers.
AS he continued and progressed IL
his studies, he found himself, little b,
little, being carried away, as It were
from his worldly environments int
that holy sphere, yet quite foreign I,
him but In which ne soon rejoiced I,
be.
God with all His mercy and heaven
ly aid brought him out of that mire
He succeeded remarkably we'll, for W
are all aware of the results. His goo
qua. les. his merits as a student. hi
religious tendencies, and his espresso,
desire to become a champion OF tn
Holy Catholic faith. made him favor
itc Of his bencractors, the good.hol
Father Leonorc. and the whole Cath
God grant them long lives, tina
they may live TO see the fruit of thei
labor and We thank them from tn
bottom of our hearts for the interes
they have taken in us, for Fathe
stephens ordination Is ample proof O
their good will towards us Portuguese
What Joy there must have been In thi
: young mans heart when, in May o
1895, his Lordship stated his intention
to take him away and place him in
seminary for his preparation. III
great joy must have been immeasura
bic when he boarded the steamer 70
the coast and his destination. Blu
here 1t Is well to think OF the feeling
OF those he left behind. His dear, In
dulgent father, his loving brothers an
= all those dear to him, looked on wit
: fearful eyes. and waited till the goo
ship disappeared in the horizon.
"rhey did not begrudge his COINS
They realized, nevertheless, that tina
goodbye must OF necessity be a pre-
longed one. They also must hav
thought OF the inevitable change tina
would transpire through this long al
sence and his education, and that h
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