The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-04-05

ment Melted st. Josephs church about
SeVV' and the good sisters of sacred
Heart academy certainly, as also the
pupils, deserve the thanks of the en-
tire congregation of st. Joseph.
SO much for ST. Patricks day and
the Lucin cutoff. Our Lenten season
was here as elsewhere land as it ought
TO be eVerywhere) the solemn, sad sea-
son OF the year. st. Joseph's old
church, down on Twenty-fifth street,
looked through this Lent more than
ordinarily aged and Lenten-like. An
expression of dilapidation, sadness and
decay rests upon it. For thirty years
II has served as the house of God in
ogden. Within its humble walls the
| formed there. Young hearts have been
! phghted at the altar. the wee infant
mas come into the fold of the true
ialth at its humble altar rail- down
It's narrow aisle the dead have started
on their last and mournful journey.
BUT soon the days of its usefulness
as a gathering place of the faithful,
ShaIl nave ended, for never again will
the happy canticle of Christmas, or
songs of praise for a risen Savior at
Easteftlde go up from its choir. y few
more months and the doors of st. Jo-
seph's new church on the hill will open
It's doors to the faithful, and then the
little Old wooden church down on
IWenty-tfth, that Bishop Seaman
built in the long ago, will close its
doors forever and become thing of
the past.
EASTER AT ST. JOSEPH'S.
Easter in St Joseph's congregation
was day most creditable to our par
ish. Our little old church was for the
last Easter time of its history very
tastefully and artistically prepared by
the same ladies who for years have
attended to this work at Christmas,
Easter time, and on all other days
whereon more than ordinary attention
is supposed to be given to the altar |
and its surroundings.
Thanks to them on this account it |
was prepared with more than usual
care.
On Easter morning the church was
filled TO overlooking at each mass, and
the number of communicates was
greater than any during the history
of the parish.
During Easter week All Hallows col
lege was represented in our city in
visit from Rev. Father Lechner and
Charles A. Mcguire and Arthur Sulli-
van came up to spend Easter in their
home city. Father Roser, of the same
came up on an antiquarian
and neumismatic tour for a day or
two. He also visited the Prince of In
lila gold mines, north of Ogden.
Mother Perpetua, who is mother
general of the order of the Holy Cross
rom South Bend, Ind, was the guest
If her order in Ogden during the past
week. She is on a tour of inspection
o all of the houses of her order -,
throughout the United States. She
anne hither from California, and from
IN IOnicn Ida /
amy with Sister Superior CELSIUS of the 5
sacred Heart academy in Ogden. l
ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL. 6
st. JosephS school for boys in Og- t
en- is in a most flouriShing condition. g
t is yet under the able management t
f Sisters Ethelbert and Leona, with
n attendance of over 100 boys and @
iris under the age of II years. AS to f
acred Heart academy, never in it's s
istory was its attendance as large as II
uring the present year. with an ex- Y
client prospect of having an attend b
nee much increased for the academic O
ear 1923. G
Father Cushnahan's labors for the t
asst year in st. Joseph's parish have t
cen of that class which may we'll be
aemed onerous. Church building and
atching over the requirements of a
rowing congregation and the atten- -
on that must be given to many that :,
Y divine light seek entrance into the =
ue fold, the hours of his life have II
zen of late very busy ones .,
God has seen fit to bless our parish - ~
Y bringing into it during the past y
,ar not a few from the gentle world. u
n Easter day there were five converts d
lptized at st. Joseph's church. OF "
ese four were adult ladies and one =
tie girl of Z years. :"
Of the above, two had been lifelong
and two Episcopalians. And
i'll they come.
DON mcguire. tt