Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
H0N0RS TO CARDINAL
Notable Gathering at Luncheon
Given by DR.. Stafford.
FOLLOWS CHURCH SERVICE
High Mass, Sermon and Confirmation
Ceremonies.
FOLLOWS CHURCH SERVICE
TRIBUTE BY SENATOR ELKINS
Function Attended by Vice President
Fairbanks, Members of Diplomatic
cor}s and Others.

The Vice President Of the United States.
senators. department chiefs, jurists and
members of the congregation of st. Pat
rick's Roman Catholic Church, Rev. DR..
d. J. Stafford, pastor, united yesterday in
notable tribute to Cardinal Gibbons. On
the second Sunday in each year the cardi-
nal makes his annual call at St. Patrick's.
and with much enthusiasm the clergy and
congregation essay to make the event each
year more notable The day was not with
out especial religious feature, as in the
morning Cardinal Gibbons confirmed a
class of over 2oO children and adults At
the II O'Clock mass the ceremonies were
of distinctly notable character.
Cardinal Gibbons officated at the con-
firmation, which took place at S:45 o'clock
yesterday morning and the scene was a
pretty one. White-robed children occupied
the center aisle of the church. The altar,
railing and pulpit were decorated with car
dinal ribbon and small red lights dis
tributed about the altar The main altar
was decorated with red flowers banked on
either side and above with palms The
cardinal received those to be confirmed at
the foot of the main altar. Throughout
the ceremony of confirmation the children's
choir sang
At II o'clock, the hour set for the COM
mencement of the. solemn high mass. st.
Patrick's Church was crowded by a large
and representative assemblage. Preceding
the mass the cardinal and his assistant
priests vested in the rectory, and a guard
of honor was formed by the men OF the
congregation, extending from the door of
the rectory to the altar railing of the sane
tuary. The cardinal. preceded by cross
bearer, acolytes, altar boys. visiting clergy
and the priests who were to assist in the
mass, left the rectory,. entered the main
door of the church and proceeded to the
throne.
Rev. w. A. F. Fallon of Fort Monroe
Va, was the celebrant Of the mass Car
dinal Gibbons presiding in "cappa magma"
The assistant priest was Rev. David Hill
house Buell., president of. Georgetown Uni
versity: deacon of honor, Rev. James
Burns; subdeacon, Rev. DR.. Heyvenat dea-
con. Rev. Mr.. Fortier; subdeacon. Rev.
James j.: O'Connor; masters of ceremonies.
Rev. George Dougherty. Rev. William j.
Carroll and Mr.. Ridgway.
: Influence of the Church.
p. Rev. T. j. O.Connell of st. Francis de
Sales Church, Toledo, Ohio, preached the
sermon, taking as his subject the influence
of the Church in Public and Private Life"
He paid eloquent, tribute to the Catholic
Church and her priests. He said that Moses
and the synagogue were to the old dispen-
sation what the priest and the church
to the new dispensation that the Christ
and the church stood between God and the
III,
veloping the theme, in part, as follows: 4
Moses stood between God and the peo-
pie, praying that He would overlook their
sins. their idoatry, their putting up of
false gods to take the place of the true
One. As Moses recognized the need of
law for his people, so did Christ That
Christ taught that there was something
more for the solution of life. its trials, its
difficulties and sufferings than the remedies
which even the best of the pagans could
ofrer-something more thai the drink of
hemlock Of Socrates. The church is the
protector or guardian of the people against
the stare, ever standing against its en-
croachment on the liberty of conscience and
the freedom of worship How in past ages
the priests have stood forth, the protector
of the people against tyranny, oppression
and unjust laws"
Father O'Connell referred to the pro-
nouncement Of the cardinal against the in
justice of a foreign government, against an
evil which was greater than any that could
be imagined could ever come from the tyr
amy Of capital. The priests and the church
bore for the people Their trials and their
wrongs
Work of the Choir.
1t is declared by critics that the choir of
st. Patricks Church never offered a more
successfully rendered nor better program
than that of yesterday. The members of
the quartet were in good voice were
those in the choruses. The music was
u1lueT the uHeCtiol VI aTuldilu cent
and the choir was assisted by selected
orchestra, consisting of the following: First
violins, Sol Minister Herman Rakemann.
Chris Arth; second violins, A. Crawford, c.
Schroeder; viola, George Leimbach: cello,
Dave Wolfsteiner; bass. Carl NeumanH;
clarnets, Dr. Coda. Carl Voith; trumpets
D. Gallopand, Camille Schneider and flute
Henry Jaeger.
The Solcs were sung by Mrs. Annie Grant
Fugitt soprano; Mrs. Esther Gumprecht.
contralto; Mr.. Melville Hensey, tenor, and
Mr.. T. A. Murray, bass.
After the mass the cardinal once more
proceeded to the rectory, the men again
forming a guard of honor and received the
people in the main parlor of the rectory,
Dr. Stafford, rector, and Mr.. Edward ].
1000 pers ons called to pay their respects
to the cardinal
At the conclusion of the public reception
Dr. Stafford entertained at a handsomely
appointed luncheon In honor of Cardinal
Gibbons.
Senator Elkins' Tribute.
The fstter was escorted by Vice President
Fairbanks and DR.. Stafford to the dining
room, where covers had been laid for fifty. |
The room was decorated with a profusion
of flowers, cardinal color prevailing. After
the luncheon DR.. Stafford introduced Sena- |
tor Elkins of West Virginia. saying that
this was the second proudest day in the his |
tory Of st. Patricks the first being that of |
the dedication of Carroll Hall and the rec
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