The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-11
CLASS CONFIRMED
BISHOP ALLEN CONFIRMS GLASS
 OF EIGHTY-FIvE.
Preceding the Administrstion of Con- arnaation to This Large Class Bishop Allen DeliveredN
 Forcefuf Sermon.

 was conferred upon class of eighty. i've at St, Peters Catholic Church at s o'clock last night by the Right Rev. Bishop Allen, assisted by Revs. D. Saw age. J. c. OHara, W. C. Piereeall, J. McNamara and D. Rice. Preceding the formal ceremony of confirmation, which was most impressive, Bishop Alien ae- livered an eloquent discourse. The crowd in attendance was so large that 1t was with difficulty that standing room could be found within the walls of the spacious church.
 The service opened with the May de- wotions. after which the Bishop began his sermon. taking as his theme. The Church and Her Succession from Christ and the Apostles" dwelling specially upon the divine institution. the nature and the effects of the seven sacra- ments.
 He first compared mans birth into the world with his spiritual birth Tn baptism. Then proceeding with his analogy, he spoke in substance as foi- lows:
 The newborn needs strength, and through the strength divine1y imparted by the sacrament of confirmation, life is given impetus. As man in life be- comes Ill, and requires the aid of the physician and of medicines, so his soul becomes scared by sin and has need
 
 of penance.
 As the body demands nourishment for growth and life, so does the soul demand for It's Christian growth the bread of life. the holy Eucharist.
 As in the hour of death. man needs special help for the prolongation of life in so far as is possible. so in the sacrament of extreme unction the soul receives grace to light the tempter in the last agony.
 As in the life of man, peace and progress, hecessitate rulers. high and humble, and as, special training con- tributes efficiency to the rulers. and subserves the best interests of all, so in the church. rulers are required to carry on the work of Christ committed to his apostles, who stand in need of the special graces and helps, and this grace. with the mission to carry on Gods work, they receive In the sacra- ment of holy orders.
 Society must continue. and. in ac- cordance with the divine command. man and woman are bidden to go forth and multiply. The sacrament of mat rimony gives special help and grace from God to Christian men and wo- men united in wedlock to live in peace and happy harmony, and to bring up their children in the love and fear of God.
 After dwelling generally upon the divine institution of the church and her seven sacraments, the Bishop re- turned to the sacrament of confirma- ton, explaining fully and clearly the nature and effects of the sacrament to those about to receive it. With earn estness, he begged that they live In cooperation with the grace received in the holy rite and appealed to those of his hearers who had In days gone by undergone the blessed experience to let this occasion remind them of their confirmation, and to again ask the Holy Ghost to come down upon them with his seven fold gifts and his manifold graces, that he might enable them to do battle under the ensign of victory with the world, the flesh and the devil and might aid them to endure to the Snd.
 The eloquent address of the Bishop and the beautiful Solemnity of the con- hrnlatIon ceremony deeply impressed Those present. Among those confirmed were many adults and newly baptized converts, a fact which added to the in- ierest of the occasion. The following Is the complete list:
 Paul ODwyer, l.. L. Htll, Jes. Paul McCrimmin. George L. McCue' Jsmes F. McCue Peter Frank Diffiey, Thomas NJ. Kernell, M. L. Paul Wood, Leon Aloysius Jansen, John Patrick Cronin, Harry Joseph Willis. Charles Ed Halls. Edward Sheen, Joseph Curtis, William John Devinney, Joseph Anthony Gies Z Sidney Edward Eallatas. Dominicks M. Joseph Bastiani, Charles Arthur Stre- bile, Guenveur Alosin Harper, James Bernard Joh hnson. Louis V. Roy Robert E. AIoysius Lee, Thomas Joseph Minto. Joseph H. S. Janney, E Thomas De- vinney, Patrick Gibbons. Daniel O'C. Aloysius Dove. Herbert Carey, George B. Sweeney. John Paul Moses, George Ed Evans, F. Joseph Kries. Edward W. Houser. John Julian Coins. James A. Hogan, Robert S. Jos. Ryan, Emile c. Ausfeld, Matthew M. Barrett, Oli- yer M. Graham. William Klinge. Moeller. John William McGuire,
 James Lyons. Bernard Evans. Ciar- ence M. Pellegrini. Chas. Paul Hagan. seph Sweeny, Aida Julia c. Sands Mary Ann Carey, Agnes Ann Bailey Agnes Kevin Courtney, Margaret M Catharine Coins, Alma CorneIia F.. Ryan, Lucretia Ellen Corey, Ethel Catharine McGrath. Mary Elizabeth l.. Beale. Margaret Adele Lowe, Mary Catharine Trice, Ruth M. A. Roberts, Edith Alphonine Holt. Lucy M. Ed wards, Estelle M. c. V. ONeill, Mary Dorothy Edwards, Cathar:ne Sienna M Corners, Elizabeth Sylvester Thorn bury, Sarah Margaret Ball. Catharine Regina M. Farley Teresa Stella Dunne, Glen Louise Noteworthy. Alberta P. Minto Esther Caroline McClellen. Vannie Catharine Mcclellan, Elsie Hunt. Lillian Teresa E. Boras. Elsie Florence Delaney. Mary Lucille Far ley, Sarah Cecilia x. Murphy, c. Eiiz- abeth Ball, R. Cecilia Cletus Wright Ruth Agnes Gallatas, Mary W. Clark, Mary Cecilia B. White.