The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25

arAb0AnUUttt AAAlNnAhAtAg Attt HISS was
concluded and returned to the White
House
Elaborate Decorations.
The church and the parsonage were
deliberately decorated with the banners
OF the nations whose representatives
participated In the service. stars and
Stripes were used profusely, while the
green and yellow Of the South American
republics ..ddeo beauty and variety to
the picture.
The center aisle was occupied by the
Representatives OF the American nations.
Little flags of each particular nation
decorated the pew OF its minister or
representative.
The solemn high pontifcal mass was
presided over by Cardinal Gibbons and
Mons. Diomede FalcOnio. The Rt. Rev.
Thomas J. Shahan acted as assistant
Mgr. Diomede Falconio. The Rt. Rev
DR.. William ]. Kerby. Of the Catholic
University, and the Rev. John Whelan,
of Baltimore. were his deacons of honor.
The deacons OF honor TO Mgr. FaI-
COMO the apostolic delegate, were the
Rev. B. Cerretu, auditor of the
apostolic delegation. and the Rev. James
Burns, c. S. c, superior of Holy Cross
College at Brookland.
Father Bart Celebrant.
The Rev. Charles Bart OF Anacostia.
was the celebrant of the mass. The
deacon was the Rev. Louis O'Donovan,
OF the cathedral. Baltimore. while the
Rev George A Dougherty, Of the Cath
Ole University, acted as subdeacon.
The masters Of ceremony were the
Rev. Thomas Il. McGuigan, the Rev.
William J. Carroll, and the Rev James
A. Smith. Charles Fisher was their as
sistant.
The musical program Of the service
was in charge of A. Gumprecht. director
Of the mixed choir; r. Mills Silby. di-
rector of the sanctuary choir. and DIT.
Anton Gloetzner. organist.
As text for his sermon, DR.. Rus
sell took .he appropriate quotation from
the lS2d Psalm, Behold, how good and
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
sether in unity"
He said in part:
Real Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving Day appointed by
the President Of the United States takes
on a new significance when the rep
fesentauves Of the American Repub-
lies assemble in peace and friendship
before the altar Of Almighty God.
We are celebrating the first
Pan-AmeTican Feast Day, and il is most
appropriate that it be thanksgiving
festival. Other occasions have there
neen less hitting for rejoicing. less cal
culated 10 engender the noblest aspira-
Tons, less inviting to the highest civil
lied ideals. when, nevertheless. our re-
spect1ve nations have found cause for
exultation and thanksgiving; as when.
amidst The blare of trumpets and the
TONS Oh drums, the blOCd-stained coIors
have returned from the battlefield
VICTORIOUS, indeed. but leaving behind
them the mangled remains OF human
pelDgs-the battle cry CT victory bavina
Tor us echo the distreSsful wall of me
G,iSai9wed ml,9ther and of the fatherless
chlld- Our 'Ie Deum" today has no AFTER.
NAH of suffering or sorrow. We ceI,s
orate the victory Of peace.
Citizens As Sovereigns.
II it is true, and It can hardly ba
sainsaid, that the brotherhood of man
Is most congenial to republican institu-
uohs' IL is no less true that a living
Teailzatlon Of the Fatherhood Of Cod
Is necessary for the continuance of srcb
government. 10 every other fD,rn of
government the court ~ The SOVEREIGN
leavens the morality or the natioi in
republic every citizen is a sovereign.
every home court. II the salt lose IFS
SAVIOR wherewith shall it be salted.
When the citizens Of a republic cease
10 regard one another as children 90
our Father In Heaven. when the nation
becomes an aggregation only OF inIivid-
uais, without unity, devoid Of public
spirit. with no ambition for the COM
mon veal, then Is the republic toppIing
into the abyss OF anarchy and unchris-
tian socialism.
The more nearly commonwealth
realizes the brotherhood of man. the
more truly it is republic; but broth
erhood is meaningless without a com
mon father, who can only be COD, the
Father Of US all. In proportion, then
as The Individual conscience of a ma
be sensitive Of its duties and obligations
70 TIE Creator and Preserver Of all
things, just in the same degree will A.
De sensitive OF its duties and obligations
toward every other member Of the ma
tional brotherhood. The more GOd-fear-
ing, the more religious the republic. the
more closely knit together are its com
ponent parts. SO long as the republic
believes In God we trust SO long Will
II continue 70 be r pluribus unum.'
Nation Is Thankful.
we citizens Of the United States
have reason 10 thank God that our ma
ton is a God-fearing. a Contrasting
nation. There is. indeed. no union of
church and state. This 20 quote the
words Of our President on a recent oc-
casion. has been sometimes understood
b. those who did not know our institu-
tons. as an indication that there was
something hostile on the part Of our
Government toward. or some lack Of
sympathy with. the Church Of God This
Is as far as possible from the truth:
and 1 have always sought I'm assisting
on Interesting occasions like this 20
testify by my presence that there is
nothing which the people and country
OF the United States so depend upon
for progress and advancement Of their
ideals as the influence and power OF
religion
We have reason 10 thank God, the
Elver Of every perfect gift who rules
from end TO end nightly and disposes
all things sWeetly, both for what this
celebration signifies and for what Il
promises. Time was. and we have not
40 look back many generations when
personal and family grievances were
blotted out with blood. Thank Cod the
duel has passed 10 the realm Of the
lldicrOus. and the clan fued IS relegated
- the backwCOd}. Let us hope that
the day is not .ar distant when. ma