The San Francisco call., 1909-10-22
TEARS FALL WHEN
BELLS TELL STORY
Dramatic Climax of the Great
Parade Occurs at the Old
Mission Dolores
Aged and Feeble Franciscan
Father Weeps as the Vast
Array Sweeps Along

Nission~ Dolores yesterday turned
back the hands Of time and merged
the past and present Father Fray
Francisco Gomez and Father Juan
crespi were there in spirit and were
represented in the flesh by Franciscan
fathers who had gathered to do honor
TO the Mission and to Portola
AS the parade drew near the church
at Sixteenth and Dolores streets the
cracked old bells that swung aloft
pealed forth in welcome and from the
shadowy interior OF the Mission Do
lores a solemn group OF Franciscans
paced slowly forth. From north and
south they came, clad in their somber
garb. drawn forth from all the quiet
OF the cloister into the CLEAN and
glare and noise
From the old Mission at Santa Bar
bara came Very Rev. Father Theodore
Arenz ex-proviucial. former COM
missary and guardian OF the old mis-
sion From St Anthony's college at
Santa Barbara came Very Rev. Father
Peter Walllscheck. commissary of the
California connlissarist and rector of
the college.
Franciscan fathers from St Boni-
face church Of San Francisco were
there-Very Rev. Father Plus. Very
Rev. Father Valentine. Rev Father
Qufrinus. Brothers Odoricus and Will
brosrd. From ST. Anthonys church
came Rev. Father Appolinaris. Su-
perior and pastor. and Rev. Fathers
Nabarius and AlOysius.
s. Eliza beths church At FTuitvale
was represented by Rev. Father Victor,
its pastor; Rev Father Ildephonse ana
Brothers OTTO. Philip and Longinus.
I2er. Father Gregory. superior and
rector Of the Watsonvsile orphanag ge.
was also present. and St Francis
church cf Sacramento sent Rev. Father
GODFREY superior and pastor. and Rev.
Father Ferdinand.
HELMET AND CoRSELET
With the Franciscsns was a little
group Of armored ooldiers in helmet
and corselet that giittered bright be-
meath the blazing sun. and gathered in
msssed array watching the past and
present mihgle in tie shadow of the
ehurcn. were SERTED crowds. Across
the street the balconies and windows
Of The College OF Notre Dame were
allied vita faces. Faces serene and
pure and framed by snow white cor
cssts looked down upon the gathered
group OF padres. The fathers of the
expedition ghat Den Gaspar de Portola
had led up to the yision Of san Fran
cisco bay
IS the parade passed on a silence
seemed to fall on il. and heads were
barred aad bowed before the little
group or quiet. somberly clad men
waG stood there shadowed by the
tau.ch. The cracked old bells rang
out swung 10 and fro. celebrant of
the r2gean; that passed by
FptBUTE or TEARS
As the noat presented by Dolores
rorlor. Native sons. passed by-the
Goat elat showed the Mission as It
wss with Indians and padres and sol
cieis gathered there-one of the
J'r&lciscaa fathers. a very weary and
2 vely worn old man. broke down and
cried Standing beneath the shadow
Of the mission founded by those long
gone before viewing the pageantry
thai passed. mile after mile, IN honor
o. Don Gaspar de Portola. his soldiers
and The Francisco fathers who were
with him. the make believe became
% him reality and he lived. for just
2 moment in ali the glory Of the
achievement and paid his tribute with
gentle tears.
The idea Of < 'rsag the Franciscan
fathers togetaer - .he shadow of the
old. olG caGrcs was beautifully
wrought out. Fianked by their sol
oiers they grouped 10 mark mile
stone in the history of the city by the
Golden gate. Representative of Faith
ers Fray Francisco Gomez and Juan
Crespi they made group historical
before which passed a pageant that
marks period of time. Lifting above
them was the church. built slowly and
leboriously. with rafter tied TO rafter
by leather thongs. There Father
Junipero Sierra had worshiped.
STORY. OF THE BELLS
Against those walls the driving
winds and rains of years had beat in
vain. Through shock of earth and
beating waves of fame. through revo-
luton and all the din of wars alarms
the church had stood inviolate. and in
the dim recesses the shades of cowled
and girdled Franciscan padres of long
dead years were almost felt, while out
side, in the shadow of the old, old
bells that rang out, reaching back and
forth across dead years and years yet
70 be born, the Franciscan fathers of
today bound past and present into
unity. brought back with irresistible
resurge the tableau of those men who
stood upon hill and looked out on
new waters. the first white men who