The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-07
IN WEALTH OF ROSES
SPORTY HOURS DEVOTION" OPENED
AT SACRED HEART CHURCH.
P0NTIFICAL HIGH MASS
CELEBRATED BY RI. REV. ID. j.
KELLEY.

solemn Procession With the Host.
AisIeS over which Procession
Moved Was Strewn with Roses by
40 Little Girls, Clad in White-AI-
tar PrOfusely Decentralization
by Bishop Kelley After Mnss-Rt
Rev. Bishop Haid Preached at
Night-"DeVOtiOns" Close TO-mOr-
row Night-PrOEramme for the
Remaining Services.
The forty hours devotion" opened
at the Sacred Heart Church yesterday
morning, with the celebration of pom
tifical high mass by Rt. Rev. b. j..
Kelley, assisted by the clergy of the
Sacred Heart parish. The serv-
ices of the devotion" will continue
to-day and tomorrow, closing with the
service on Tuesday night. During the
forty hours devotion" confessions will
be heard at any time
The Sacred Heart Church at the time
for opening the services yesterday
morning presented a scene of unsual
Dtduly. AIOullu lut dlldi IIlcloSlNN
palms had been grouped, their long
green leaves just touching the altar and
standing out in pretty contrast to the
pure white of the sanctuary. Along the
altar were long streams of large white
roses, stretching from end to end, and
seeming to nestle about the rows of
white candles. Here and there the
white roses were interspersed with the
red and near the entrance to the sanct-
uary were two large vases, crowded
with red roses.
AS the solemn procession with the
host began the large audience which
had assembled grew perfectly quiet.
The sight was an impressive one. Lead
ing the procession proper was Rt. Rev.
Bishop b. J. Kelley, clad in the full
robes of his office. Following him was
Rev. F. Brennan, chaplain of the Hart
ford and the clergy of the Sacred Heart
parish.
Preceding the procession We're forty
little girls clad in pure white dresses,
strewing the aisles down which the
procession moved with a wealth of red
and white roses. With them were for
ty choir boys, clad in their vestments
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sional 1t was a beautiful and impress
sive sight and one which will be long
remembered by every one in the large
congregation.
The forty hours devotion" was
opened by Bishop Haid.
Mass By Bishop KeiIey
Pontificial high mass was solemnized
at 1920 o'clock by Rt. Rev. b. ].
Kelley, Bishop of Savannah. The fol-
lowing are the other officers of the
mass Assisting priests, Rev. f.
Brennan, and Rev. F. Aloysius, o. S.
b; deacon, Rev. f. Bernard; sub-dea-
con, Rev. F. Jerome. The minor offices
We're filled by choir boys.
The music rendered during the mass
was particularly excellent The Sacred
Heart choir, which is one of the best
in the city, has never been heard to
better advantage. The beautiful
chants and the famous compositions
OF the Old Worlds masters were render
ed almost faultlessly and accorded
with wonderful significance with the
service, which was being solemnized
A strong sermon was preached by
Rt. Rev. Bishop Kelley. The sermon
dealt with the meaning and significance
or the day and with the advantages
which 1t brought to the faithful and
the opportunities presented those of
all classes.
Bishop Haid's Sermon.
AT night a strong sermon was deliv-
cred by Rt. Rev. Bishop Leo Haid O.
s. B., of Belmont, n. c. Bishop Haid
took for his text: las L live | do not
wish the death of the sinner. but
rather that he should be converted
and live" With this as a basis a
strong sermon, closing with an earn
est and eloquent plea for faithfulness
to duty. both spiritual and temporal.
was delivered.
Abundant quotations of scripture
were adduced to show that the wish
OF the Almighty, as expressed in the
text, was typical of all His acts. Man
did not make himself nor his soul.
The soul, the most beautiful part of
man, was characterized as part of
God Himself and as such He could not
but love it.
The approach of Christmas, the hap
piest time of all the year, was briefly
touched upon by Bishop Haid. His
bearers were eXhorted to remember
that Christ, whose birth they were so
soon to commemorate, was like them
save that he was without sin His
entire life from the crib in the manager
to the cross was one living example of
His and the Fathers love for sinful
man. Even to-day, Christ is calling.
through his ministers for the sinner to
return.
Services To-Day and To-Morrow.
The following services have been an
nounced for the remainder of the
forty hours devotion" Mass at 6
and Z o'clock. High mass at o'clock.
AT night sermon, appropriate to the
service observed. will be delivered.
Tomorrow masses will be said at 6
and ! O'clock. At 8 o'clock there will
be solemn pontifical high mass cele-
brated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Haid. o.
S. B., of Belmont. The Forty hours
devotion" will close with the services
at night.
Confessions win be heard daily until
the close of the forty hours"
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Funeral of Mrs. McCrOhan.
The funeral OF Mrs. jeremiah NEGRO
han, whose sudden death occurred
Saturday night, will take place at 8
o'clock this f1oppip0 from 40