The San Francisco call., 1905-06-12
HONOR THEIR
AGED PRIEST
st. Joseph'S Institute Gives
Celebration OH Father
McNalIy's Anniversary
PRESENT LIFE TABhEAT
Leader of Catholic Church
Has Now Been Ordained
for 1'hirty-Five Years

OAKLAND. June 1.-THE thirty-ffth
anniversary or Father McNaIIy's ordina-
tion was ceisbrsted this afternoon by q
reception given by 81. Josephs Institute
10 the pastor. who has charge Of ST Pat
ricks parish 81 West Oakland. The res
ccption was held in st. Josephs audito-
rium. whore over 80 persons were pres
cnt
The feature Of the programme was
three tableanx in which the smaller chill
dren Of st. Joseph's Institute took part
pcrtray-ing three important scenes in
Father AcNally's life. The first scene
showed the ordination. Of the father
which took place in Carlow College, Ire
land. on June II, 1870 One OF the older
pupils, arTayed in vestments, took the
part Of the Bishop delivering his bless
ing to the new member of the priesthood
The second tabieau represented Father
McNslly instructing the little children al
Santa Barbara, where he taught shortly
after his arrival in California. In the
closing tsblesu Father McNally himself
was seated with the children OF the in
stitute gathered around him. and two OF
the pupils. Miss Lille Treacy and George
Nolan read an address Of congratulation
and wishes for many more years Of the
<
McNslly spoke as follows:
Ny children. thank you for your beautiful
thoughts and wishes. which I trust Will al
ways hover around like the music Of angels.
! For thirty-fvs years 7 have given my life tc
ihs priesthood ana have always had one cen
trsl thought IN ny mind: that by means Of
school I might bring ali the children together
in fsith and strength ard make the jewels OF
purity and luster htting 70 sdorn the emblem
attic croWSr,o OF Christ our Lord
We must 20 forth with that same zeal that
Jesus Christ showed in his work I and the
other priests OF the church are as humble off
GERS under his generalship. and you the
soldiers under Us. Let each DO his part and
work with all his might that all may gain
that great reward given 10 US BY his sacrifice
Of pure love.
our purest jewels are our children, and le,
them be cut with the tools Of education and
polished with the love Of Jesus Christ and
God tin they shine forth 10 let all know tha;
By zeal for truth and eaTnestness OF sscrihcs
everything may be accomplished.
The programme, in which the pupils OF
St Josephs Institute and ST Mary's Col
lege took part, was as follows:
Opening chorus. by senior classes OF st.
Josephs Institute; recitation Arnold at Sara
toga by Harold Reubleman: vocal solo.
vocal solo. BY Steven Field: piano SOLO, by
Miss Margaret Fitzgerald; tsbieeux. -
Father MsNally was ordained in Car
low. Ireland, on June II. 1870, and in1me-
distely came to California. where he had
thorSe OF cl Joseph thurch OF san
Francisco, st. Vincent's Church of San
Rafael, the parishes of Sonora and Co
lumbia in Tuolumne County and of the
Santa Barbara College before coming 10
Oakland in 1875. While In Santa Barba ra
he built three churches.
On April 8. 1879, Father McNally built
his present church of ST Patrick, and in
lss2 began building schools and St
Joseph's Convent He has kept up this
work ever since. and at present in St
Joseph's Institute. over 500 pupils are on
the rolls, with a corps of thirteen
teachers.