The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
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3Seryice 81 More Than Usual In
terest al ST. Peters Cathedral
ga This Morning. a5,s5
MAN OF FINE ATT / !! !, Nj !, i
Took 3. A.S and AZ. A. Degrees at
st. Mays Semi
Horne to Friends.


lg Rey, rather Thomas a. Kankin, OF his
city Il who was aldained to- the CATHOLIC
prieDthoodi on Wednesday, last by Cardinal ~
4 Gibbons d the Baltimore Cathedral, VIII
( s.rg his first solcnn high innss ut ING
Richmond cathedral this morning ~ -
o 'clock In the presence OF I1t Rev. I3lsihlor
!, A.5 Al. Van dc Nyver. Nearly all OF tlic
officers OF the mass will be neinbers VI
rather Rnnkin'B class q " s;sharles
n College, I1llcott City, Md, ut 81
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore l1ev.&5 MI.
EDWARD Higgins, Or Mount Vernon, n ].
4 ", will be 1.-THE deacon, Roy. Mr. Jolliii
Fnnnon, or Mount. Savage, NJ i. Will fbe
the &sub-dcncon REV. II thcr l Joseph
Nagri, 81. d. the innstsar OF sce renonlcs;
1rr..patrick Kenny, OF n dland, Md: ~, Z.
censor bearer, whilst Messrs. IN mes n. (.
Brennan, or Portsmouth, Va, ana WI M
liam "A. Gill OF this city, VIII 4 bc 5yt ~
Hacolytes. Very Rev. herd. J. ss n =,
rector Of the cathedral, will be. the rs
sistnnt priest 10 Father Rnnki1, whilst
1, REV. Father !. Massey, Of the Sacred 60
Heart Church. N Richmend, VIII occ.!p3.
the pulpit. 5S Nj III, y 4. " l, ",
{ mond and other Virginia ities. along;
with several clerical stude hts from Z rs
Brbrys Ea,mihary. lB1; amoho VIII 81 l DC
present In the sanctuary. iS5s. III
5fg TAtncT IItt XIII liz lIlc pOt "
James ana Mrs Mary Rankin, Of Rlcli-s
mond. After making his primary anu
35prepnratdry studies at st. Peters Ca he'd he'd
raj School conducted mt Ninth and Mar
\ shall BY the xaverian Brothers he ma <
circulated at ST. Chnres's College "A Eli
colt city Nd, ii 1895. On connecting tho
full classical course OF rs REQ uireh
BY this institution, he entered the Rhiloss--.
optical department n OF st. Mary,s3
Seminary, @ Baltimore, SIX Nd, In 1901 i
from which he graduated with n e
degree OF Al 3. and 4. n. e In 1893 the
present Father Rankin began his theollogi:
Z cal studies and completed his course II
three years a few. days before his ord-4
nation. witt, the degree Of S. 7. 3. f,s
ssat Among HIS other achievements & ia ther
Rankin has won great dist incuon$# by
B his NJ thorough, and practical knowledge
Y OF the ancient Gregorian chant SO mucf
spoken OF lately IN Ca tholic and other me-,
church musical circles. Up y to the time
OF his ordination Fa Their Rankin was
the$ director8of The st. Mary Seminary
choir, which has been 80 often and Y hish.
~ praised for It's excellent 3 rendition o. %,
this old and inspiring music n The Bal
1lnore Cathedral during me i Holy FOL u" g, 81
. sc rylces 4. and 4 particularly the g! la
4 cartannry celebration II at this 45sss same
! cf,,,rci, 4 which took place with all the
solemr,ity and ponlp Of the Roman Ca IN tn
ole ritual sS!n# The " pres nee OF Cardina!
Gibbons and nearly OF tho archblsn- 8
an. s bishops and Sdstingnlshed preln g
4 4 he Catholic Church IN this country y
hi nav. sFa her In vi II, be nt home 20
ShiaHfrientls at the residence % his 1no tner.
Ill s1oeo west 4 Main Street, after three ll
4 a. clock this afternoon. 'a$t