The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-09
ELABORATE AND
SOLEMN SERVICE
ON GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
OF PRONUNCIATION OF DOCTRINE
OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

solemn High PontiAcaI Mass at the
Cathedral-CleFgy Entered as
ChiIdren's Choir Chanted Hymns.
The Closing Service of the Novcna
Unusually BeautifuI-At Sacred
Heart Church-At ST. PatricIx's
Church.
With solemn pontifcal high mass
the golden anniversary of the promul-
cation of the doctrine of the Immacu-
! late Conception of 1.-The Blessed Virgin
Mary was observed yesterday morning
at the Cathedral of st. John the Bap-
| list.
AS the flftieth anniversary of the
PRONUNCIATION of the doctrine by Pope
| Plus TX, Rt Rev. Bishop Benjamin ].
Kelley ordered that the services in
his diocese be unusually elaborate.
For nine days previous to the ami
versary itself the novena of devotions
was held with services nightly. These
special devotions were in fitting prep
aration for the observance of the
event itself.
Services were held nightly at the
| Cathedral. The childrens choir chant
ed hymns to the Blessed Virgin and
in her honor beautifully rendered
| many of the special hymns of the
! church. Addresses on the doctrine
and the proof of its truth We're made
nightly by Bishop Kelley and the
| services closed with the Benediction
| of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
On the closing night of the novena
of devotions the services were unus-
ually elaborate. More than the usual
number of hymns were chanted in
honor of the Virgin and the remarks
| of the Bishop dealt with significance
of the anniversary. At the proper
moment the children of the Blessed
| Mary marched down the aisle at the
head of which stand the altar in her
honor and crowned her statue with
flowers. With the benediction this
beautiful service was closed.
The Services.
The services were unusually elaborate.
| The chldren's choir, appropriately
| placed began at 8 O'clock to chant one
Of the hymns to the Virgin A moment
later the procession of ecclesiastics en-
tered the Cathedral moving down the
| aisle of the Blessed Virgin. Before
her altar they paused and saluted the
| statue and then proceeded to the prin-
| cipal altar.
Here solemn pontifcal high mass was
celebrated. Bishop Kelley was cele-
| brant. Very Rev. Father Shadewell
of Augusta performed the offices of the
| assisting priest Rev. Father Kennedy,
rector of the Cathedral. and Rev.
| Father Mccarthy, rector of st. Pat
| rick's Church, acted as deacons of
honor. Rev. Father Boyd was deacon
of the mass and Rev. Father O'Hara
sub-deacon. Messrs. NJ. Mccarthy and
j. Mooney were assistant masters of
i ceremonies.
Following the celebration of the
| mass the benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament was given and
then, to the chanting of hymns by the
children, the clergy retired from the
church, retiring by the aisle of the
Virgin.
The $50 o'clock mass at the Cathe-
dral yesterday was celebrated by Very
Rev. Father Shadewell. dean of Angus
/ ia, and the O'Clock mass by Rev.
Father Kennedy.
| In the other Churches,
In the other churches similar services
| were held, though they were not as
elaborate as those at the Cathedral.
| At the Church of the Sacred Heart
| the usual early morning masses were
! celebrated. AT 8 o'clock solemn high
mass was CcleOTdteu, REV. Fatner An
! thony, o. S. B., acting as celebrant
| He was assisted I'm the offices of the
mass by Rev. Father Aloysius, o. s.
| b., Rev. Father Bernerd, o. s. b.,
and Rev. Father Jerome. o. S. b.. A
sermon on the significance of the day
was delivered by Rev. Father Alloy
| sius.
At st. Patrick's Church low masses
were said at $3.50 o'clock. and at 7
o'clock. At 9 o'clock Rev. Father
| Quinlan, assistant rector Of the church,
| celebrated high mass.
Throughout the entire diocese elab-
crate services were held. Solemn high
mass was celebrated i'm all churches in
which there were more than one priest,
and In the majority of the churches
| appropriate sermons on the holiness Of
the day, and the significance of the
event that was being celebrated were
| preached.