The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20
Feast Of ST. Thomas.

Thursday of last week the feast of
ST Thomas AcQuinas was a red letter
Gay in the history of St Thomas The
oioSical seminary on Myrtle Hill. The
least of the patron saint of the institu-
ton was observed with real eClat. The
clergy Of the city participated in the
interesting exercises planned by the ia
Guilty OF the college. High mass was
celebrated by Father r. F. Levan, D.
D., president Of the seminary. A stu
dents choir sang the Gregorian chant
st. Thomas is the universal patron of
learning recognized by theologians OF
the Catholic church. 1t was therefore
fitting that the afternoon Of the fes-
tiNal be marked by a scholastic dispu-
tation. The subject was Supernatural
Grace &. II. Svyta, senior divinity
student. sided with St Thomas in the
saints doctrine, while J. j. Murphy and
j. II. Fitzpatrick. Junior divinity stu
dents, took the opposite side. Father
William O'Ryan Of st Leos church
and Father L. c. Kleinbrecht of st
Patricks church. were the city priests
who participated in the discussion.
Father Devan acted rs moderator The
debate was carried on in the Latin
tongue.
Among the priests present were
Father Hugh L. McMenamin. pastor of
the cathedral Father William O'Ryan.
pastor OF St LeO's; Father Thomas
Moreschini. {. s. NJ pastor of Mount
Carmel: Father J. =. Carrgan, pastor
OF St Patrick's; Father ]. J. Donneliy,
pastor of st. Francis he Sales: Father
Kleinbreeht, assistant at 81 Patrick's;
Father Lawrence Lawlor. assistant at
st. Leo's; Father Christopher Walsh
assistant at AnnunciatiOn; Father
Charles Carr. pastor Of St John the
Evangelist. Harman: Father Michael
w. Donovan of Ouray: Father Edward
DoWling. Father p J. Gallagher and
Father II. r. McCabe Of Idaho Springs.
or the faculty Of st. Thomas seminary
present there were Father Levan.
Father r. \. Pheeely, Father p. r.
Fnney. Father NJ. NJ Gregory. Father
r. NJ. Hennessy and Father Edgar w
Cook An interesting musical and lit
erary program was a feature of the
afternoon. 1t included the following
numbers: Piano solo, w. W. Ryan; ad-
dress of welcome, in Latin. D. p. Gala
chan: song, Face to Face" c. H. |
Svyta: paper. Sacred Theology" W. |
w. Ryan; solo. Ring On. Sweet An
gelus," the Rev. NJ. NJ. Gregory. c. |
NJ: panegyric, st Thomas. the Angel |
of the Schools" L. Z. Kramer.
Instruments for the recording of I
seismic disturbances will shortly be In |
stalled in the College Of the Sacred |
Heart i'm North Denver. The study of |
earthquakes by this method has been |
adopted extensively by the jesuit order /
for their Institutions OF learning. and |
the local college viii be one or the first
in the country to furnish the equip |
ment. Rev. Frederick L. Q. Dona bach
of st. fgnatius college. Cleveland, O.,
is in charge Of the movement.
lnDenver the danger of earthquakes
is never reckoned with, and the idea
of being able to send out warning
When the seismograph indicates such
action eXpedient was not what inspired
Father J. J. Brown, president of the
college, to agree to the installation of
the opporatus. II viii be interesting to
watch from slight seismic disturbances.
from which no part of the country is
entirely exempt.