The Irish standard., 1902-07-26

The fnrtythird annual convention
of the Ancient Order of llibMnians
opened Tuesday murning, July 10, at
Denver, Col, with the celebration of
high mass ;t Sacred llcHTt church,
with Bishop M:ltZ as cclcbrant This
every annual convention of the llibcr-
mans. after which the regular pro-
cccdingS begin. In the afternoon the
formal speeches of welcome and the
responses were delivered in Coliseum
hall. tile Delegates and officers lslrad-
ing from the church to the hall.
In the service at Sacred Heart
church Father Barry was the preacher,
delivering .m impressive sermon. The
other priests assisting in the mass
were Father YOrke of Sam Francisco,
Father Henebry, late professor OF Gaze
lie at the Catholic university Mt Wash
ingtOn, u. G.; Chancellor Phillips AMI
F:ltlcr Robinson of Denver. The i'll
terror of the church presented Il hand
some appearance. The high altnr with
its many lights, srrmo,lnteh with
roses and ferns, formed an npprOpri
Irish flags which stood one at the
head of each aisle. The summer cos
tunes of the women lent color and
the rays of the sun through the stain
cd glass windows SOftrnod the bright
light Of the candles. In Il few mill
lttS the church was crowded to the
doors, and many were unable to gain
admission. The regular choir had
been increased by many new voices.
AS the organ was heard a procession
came out of the s,lcristy to the altar.
The priests were clad in rich yellow
and gold vcstmcnts and the bishop
wore his full vcstmcnts ana carried
his staff. A religious air pervaded
the church as the mass proceeded and
only the music ana singing broke the
silence
After the first gospel Bishop Matz
advanced to the middle OF the altar
and said:
"My dear friends, members of the
Ancient Order of HibcrIians: 1t is
my privilege to welcome you to the
queen city Of the plains. L am proud
to meet so distinguished Il body or
men. 1t was my privilege once to be
chaplain of Il branch OF this great Or
de" which represents SO many Cath
olics in the United States. What we
need now is union. | wish to call to
your minds one fact, and one which
will show you the spirit Of the men
who compose this order. In 1892 the
order at New Orleans adopted res
olution on a question of Christian
Catholic education.
ct took q manly stand and l. was
so struck by it that embodied it in
Il pamphlet and distributed it, Cath
nlic education will help the church.
What this order has done for our
children it did so for the higher cdu-
cation by clldOwing a chair at Wash
ington.
"Welcomc to Denver, men Of the
Ancient Order. May God bless and
guide you, and may the Holy Spirit
send down His blessing upon you.
May you always remain as you are
today, stHlnch Christians. God bless
you"
There was Il slight murmur Of ap-
prOval and then Father Barry ad-
vanccd to the pulpit. He delivered Il
very interesting sermon and incident
ally gave his opinion of socialism and
newspapers.
"Iught reverend bishop, reverend
fathers, delegates to the Ancient Order
of Hibcrnians," he said, 'it is need
less for me to add anything to the
welcome given by Bishop Matz. But
1t is a real Irish welcome"
Here the speaker quoted a sentence
in the Irish language and, judging
from the smiles on the faces Of the
delegates, it was a familiar one.
Father Barry continued:
at is certainly Il gratifying sight to
see so many intelligent men gathered