The Washington herald., 1908-02-24
CARDINAL PRESENTS
PASTOR TO CHURCH


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Ne, also serd yOu; going therefore teach all na-
tiona. teaching them h. observe all things whatso-
ever have commanded yeu. and behold 1 with
you All days. TO the consummati0r~ Of the
world. He that heareih you heareth Me; he that
despises you despises Ne and he thai despises Ne
despises Him.
How exalted then is the function Of the priest OF
God! What privilege to be the herald Of Gods
law :, the nations Of the earth. How beautiful on
the mountains" saws the prophet are the feet OF
Him that bringeth good tdings and preacheth pesee
Of Him that soweth faith that pgeacheth salvation.
that saith Of Zion That Cod slsn ieign. How
cherished favor 20 be the beaier Of the olive
branch 20 a world delneed by sin 20 be appointed
by Heaven TO proclaim that Gospel which brings
glory 10 God and peace 10 man; that Gospel which
strengthens the weak which converts sinners recon
Giles enemies. consoles the afflicted AMI holds out
to all the blessed promises Of eternal life
Refers 10 an Incident.
Referring to an incident occurring in
connection with one of his meetings with
the peerless Bayard. OF Delaware. the
cardinal said:
Senator Bayard. Of Delaware, once remarked 70
ne: You who exercise the sacred ministry have a
great advantage over rs who are immersed in pot-
ical life, for your words, spoken in church.
oeived with attention and reverence. whereas our
public uttances always liable to be questioned
and interrupted"
That Is very true. Senator" / replied. but you
must remember that while your statements are modi-
fed by time and place and by the political views
OF your hearers. the doctrines which we announce
are irreformable and immutable They are not af-
fected by national or political Considerations because
they are based on the eternal principles Of truth
and justice. The Gospel which we proclaim is as
true in Pekin and Tokyo as It is in London and
Washington: the same Gospel which Peter preached
IN Rome and Paul in Athens which Augustine
preached IN England and Patrick IN Ireland: the
same which Columbus brought to- these shorcs-ths
IS the message which declare from January 10
December. Jesus Christ yesterday and today. and
the same forever
Cardinal Gibbons then said:
Not only ia the priest the ambassador Of Christ,
but he Is also the dispenser Of the mysteries Of Cod
Let a man. says the apostle look upon us as
the ministers Of Christ and the dispensers Of the
mysteries Of God" ST. John Chrysostom. comment
ing on the priesy prerogatiyes. exclaims: 1t was
not TO angels or archangei but to the priests Of the
church that Christ said Whatsoever We shall loose
on earth shah be lOosed also in Heaven" II was
not to angels erchanges but the priests Of the
new law that Christ gave the power 10 oonsecrate
His body and blood and dispense the TO the
faithful. Yes. as far Heaven is above earth and
the soul is above the body much the preroga-
tives vested in God. ministers higher than those Of
any earthly DOtentatc.
The sincere and beautiful tribute Of the President
10 the sterling qualities of his friend aud often
times cOwOrker. DR. stafford the highest praise
The presence Of the Vice President bespoke his deep
appreciation Of the work Of noble and self-sacri
hcing citizen.
Addresses the Congregation.
Addressing the congregation. the cardi-
nal said:
Your hearts were recently rent with soTow at the
death Of your beloved pastor at, the zenith Of bis
life. and YOU felt that the honor bestowed on him
reflects on preachers and the church Of which he
shining light.
You were proud Of him when YOU listened tc him
standing in the pulpit and gNpOundng the truths OF
religion with so much grace and eloQaence You
proud Of him when he lectured nere and in
other cities Of the country before lsrss and discrim
mating audiences, whom he enchaineQ BY tire mag
Ifetism of his personality. You were rIoud Of him
when he represented has church az civic gatherings
and raised his voice as a citizen and as a man in
the cause Of humanity and charity and political
purity. But. above ALL yoH loved him and reTered
him tbe shepherd Of your souls. when he com
forted you in your souow by kind words and kinder
deeds.
I have come this morning 20 alleviate your sorrow
and heal your wounds. l have come 20 install your
new pastor, who viii worthiy I'm nr, stafford
place and viii satisfy all your reasonable antcipa-
tons. have known Rev. Father Russell for nine
teen years. since the time Of his ordination After
spending nearly rye years in the country mission I
called him % the Baltimore Cathedral where he has
labored for fourteen years Moving under my own
eye and living with under the same roof. ! have
had ample opportunity Of Judging his character
and merits. You viii find il him apostle who
will preach 70 you the word of God with dignity
and persuasive power You viii hnd IN him pas
tor who win be zealons for your souls You VIII
find in him friend who win love and cherish you.
His departure from the Cathedral is distinct loss
10 that congregation and n Baltimore. but Balt,-
more's loss is YOUR gain fully persuaded that
the better you know him the YOU will love and
cherish him and YOU viii soon be abe 10 say that
cur Shepherd. who was lost. is found: having been
dead. he is come 10 life again.
The Musical Programme.
The choir of St Patriek's Church. as
sisted by an orchestra of twenty pieces.
rendered in excellent manner the follow
ing musical programme:
Professional Coronation March" ,.. Meyerbeer
Mass Gounods r'Solennelie" " az arranged by the
music commission Of the archdiocese Of Balti-
more of which Father Russell Is chairman
At the gradual PRAYER for the Pope. .GregOran
At the ofertoy. "Inhammatus Rossini
At the post communion, Prayer for the Republie"
................-...... Gounod
Recessional. Tu es Petris LaYaliee
Soloists-Soprano Mrs. Anna Grant Fugitt: alto.
ME. Esther Gumprecht: tenor. MI Melville ID.
Hensey; bass. Mr. Thomas A. Murray.
OrganiSt-Anton Gloetzner
Direetor-Amand Gumpreeht
First violins-Alr Christian ATth, Mr.. Sol Minis
ter. and Mr.. Hermann Rakeman.
Among the clergy present in the sanctp
airy were: Right Rev. D. J. O'Conne!.
Bishop Of Sebaste. rector OF the Catholic
Rev. Father Paul Griffith, I
pastor Of St Augustine's Church. and
Rev. Father Henry Bsnrage, c. s. G., OF
Holy Cross College.
Tribute to Dead Bishop
The services were closed by Rev. Father
the feature of his remarks
being a tribute to Bishop Satterlee, whose
death occurred Saturday morning. Rev /
Father McGugan said:
The clergy of st. Pstrick'S take advantage on
this occasion 70 express deep sympathy with his be-
reaved people and the community in tie death Of
Bishop Satteree. They regret the loss Of one so
untring in his zeal fer the welfare Of the city and
the citizen.
SAND BEARS MUCH GOLD.