Evening journal., 1908-06-01
ST. ELIZABETH'S
DEDICATED
Ccortinusd From First Paxs.y

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Holy Name Society of St. Paurs
| Church; 60 men,
ST. Patrick's Holy Name Society; 20
men.
st. stanislaus Beneficial Society; 30
men.
Boys St Aloysius Society of st.
Paul's Church; As boys.
The Blessing.
When st. Elizabeth's was reached
the organizations stood attention while
Bishop Monaghan and the clergy enter
ed the parochial residence to pre-
pare for the dedicatory office. durina
which the Polish Band discoursed we'll
known hymns A few minutes after
ten o'clock the procession to the church
began. 1t was headed by a cross
bearer and twenty acclytes. students
and priests from the Salesianum ard
Bishop Monaghan and his assistants.
the Rev. Fathers Higgins and O'Neil.
The procession wended its way around
the exterior of the church. the students
and clergy chanting tho usual dedica-
tory chantons prescribed by the ritual
Tor these serices. during which the
Bishop blessed the exterior walls. This
being over. the procession entered the
church to the Bishops "Oremus"-Let
us pray. The choir Of clergy then
took uD the "Litany q the Saints"
chanting it in the usual chant tones.
and to which Bishop Monaghan made
the necessary responses. The Bishop
at the conclusion blessed the interior
walls of the church aad a new edifice
was counted for the Diocese of viii,
mington.
Celebration Of Mass.
The mas was a solemn one. The
celebrant was the Very Rev. Father
Lyons. pastor of the Cathedral; the
Rev Father Higgins. of st. Paul's. was
deacon. and the Rev. F. G. O'Neil. Of
Baltimore, was sub-deacon. DR.. Tenl-
pie was master of ceremonies.
The music was furnished by st.
Paul's choir, under the director Of Mrs.
Mary Connor- Preston. VIII NJ. s.
Brown was organist. The mass sung
was Faber's, arranged by Brewer. The
offertory was An ave Regina"-"Hail
Queen of Heaven" and was sung by
Mrs. Preston, Miss Cora Taggart.
Joseph MhCullion and Joseph Mich
aelis.
Previous to the sermon DR.. Temple
rendered Bishop Monaghan and the vis-
iting clergymen thanks for their at
tendance. To the Bishop he was
doubly thankful because of the inter-
est shown in creating the new parish.
Father Faley's Sermon.
Teh sermon Of the day was preached
by the Rev. NJ. F. Foley, D. D., pastor
of st. Paurs Church. Baltimore. a
warm personal friend of Bishop Nora |
CHAN. and a man who stands high with |
Cardinal Gibbons. Dr. Foley is a
deep scholar and his sermon yesterday
was well-worded and very appropriate
to the occasion. He took his text from
the Book of Parliopomenon, 7th chan. |
He said in part:
In dedicating this Catholic Church |
1 may congratulate the people of this |
parish on the glory that is peculiarly
theirs. This day marks the realiza- !
tion of so many hopes and tells of 50 |
many hardships. The dedication OF
this church to st. Elizabeth brings be- |
fore your minds more clearly than any, |
thing else the peculiar glory of Cath |
oiic worship and devotion. This place |
has been set apart as a house Of pray
er and becomes a special evidence of /
your love 10 God.
THE humblest Catholic church IS
house of God and a sacrifice. and of
the abiding peace Of our Blessed Lord
God in His mercy has given to the
church one more house of prayer l5e
has said, Where We are gathered to-
getner in My Name. there 1 am in the
midst of YOU And you shall gather
here in prayer, you shall gather here
Ia DO ]
Goa of your trials and your sorrows
and shall here receive the peace that
elsev here you max seek in vain Here /
at the baptismal font your children
and your childrens children shall be
NJ ade children of he Church and the
Most High God. In days when SIN shall
)ppress you, you shall knccl at the feet
of Gods minister and pour out the
'tUy of your sorrows and sins And
yod shall go forth in peace because
your faith has avaied.
My friends. DO not forget that your
'nurCh has made this mousse d house
o. sacrifice, of the on'y saCriice
whereby you may attain peace. Re
member always tnat if God Eives a
nan grace He expects a corresponding
-etLin.
so, this house Of prayer is also a
house Of sacrifice Here is the great.
crying need, the need of the spirit of
'acriflce. We are the best of us but
" eak mortals and you must ask uf
sod that from tne beginning cf the
parish you may realize the necessity
IF sacrifice. for your own sake, for
your children's sake for the sake OF
he Church of God and for the breth-
zen outside.
I'VE read Of the grandeur and sub
unity of Solomon's temple which was
)uilt for the service of his people. We
IRE told that its magnifcence was
ruely worthy Of the Most High. DIt
Solomon's temple standing in all its
glory is no more magnificent than your
title church is today with its humble
litar, because even here now you have
With you ever and always the Most
iish. This day ought to mean much
or the people Of st. Elizabeth's, and
Iou ought to feel proud that your
HI rch is named after her who gave
o the world st. John. the Baptist. the
PRECURSOR Of Jesus Christ, who called
81. John the greatest of all men. You
'ught to feel proud in having sucn a
aint like your patroness, because she
vas a cousin of the Blessed Virgin
md whose words, Blessed art td0u
Imongst women, and blessed is the
raj, Of thy womb, Jesus is so often
ala by you.
pray that you may attain true
reatness, the greatness OF Lore, devo-
al o.,