The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-15
PRESIDENT TAKES
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bring happiness and consolation 10 your
families. JOY and peace to your homes
and blessed are those homes where Jesus
Christ reigns supreme as lie does
wherever His spirit animates you truly as
it does to-day. I hope you viii always
cooperate with your beloved clergy in
conducting and promoting every measure
for the welfare Of our holy religion.
Thanks be to God. here we have the full
est opportunity Of exercising our religious
.persuasions. There is no military satrap
here to interfere with US; there is no OPP
position 90 US in the exercise Of our re-
ligion from day 10 day Here we have
liberty without license. and we have au-
thority without despousm. Give thanks
70 God that your lines have been cast I'm
a pleasant place; that you are placed
here under the allegiance Of the Ameri-
can flag, where you enjoy the fullest
extent OF religious and civil liberties.
Profit by the privileges you enjoy in
possessing the Catholic faith. and by
making your homes a center OF religious
and holy impressions. Be kind to your
wives and fathers and mothers and your
children. Have a big heart. and never
use that power which you possess for
evn. but always for good. God grant that
your wives ana your daughters and your
mothers and your sisters may rejoice in
this day. which has filed you with the
Holy Spirit of God, and may all your
homes be blessed and sanctifed this day
and forevermore."
spIendOr of Ritual.
The solemn pontifcaI mass at Il o'clock
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ritual prescribed by the church for state
and festive occasions. The procession OF
those taking part in the ceremonies
formed IN the rectory, and. passing
through the crowds that lined the street.
entered by the front Of the church 10 the
music Of a professional sung by the sane
tuary choir of men and boys, under Err
nest T. Winchester. director. The MEM
bers OF the choir led the procession into
the church. followed by about 100 altar
boys, the visiting clergy, officers Of the
mass. and Cardinal Gibbons. attended by
six small pages. His eminence presided
at the mass, assisted by Rev. T. J. Sha-
han, d. D., rector Of the Catholic Uni
versity, and Rev. Joseph ]. Himmel, S.
deacons Of honor. The officers Of the
mass were: Celebrant, Right Rev Angus
tine van de Vyver, D. D., Bishop Of
Richmond; assistant priest, Rev. Eugene
de l.. Mcdonnell, rector Of the church;
assistant minister. Rev. William D. Kear.
S. J.: deacon, Rev. Charles W. Lyons, s.
j., Of St. Josephs Church, Philadelphia,
former pastor of ST. AloysIus Church;
subdeacon. Rev. James B. Becker, S. j.,
OF Georgetown University; master Of cere-
monies. Rev. George A. Dougherty, OF the
Catholic University; assistant master Of
ceremonies. Fred l.. Devereux, OF Phila-
delphia; thuTifers, John T. Burns and
John Z. Fitzgerald: acolytes, Joseph King
and Richard G. Lawlor: crozier bearer,
Joseph Genau; inter bearer, Edward c.
HCaley: assistants. ]. Bernard EdmUnds.
Francis OConnell. and Leo Cavanaugh;
train bearers. Clarence Donohue and Paul
Eichorn; boys master Of ceremonies. Ed
ward Donovan; director Of sanctuary
boys, John J. Monohan. 8. J.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. L. T.
Kearney, o. p, of Ohio, one Of the most
noted orators of the Dominican order He
spoke as follows:
THE occasion Of our assembling here
this morning is the golden anniversary
OF the dedication OF this material temple.
IL is a monument to the piety Of those
who erected it.
There are few, perhaps, among the liv-
ing to-day by whose generosity Il was
constructed. But their children and their
children's children are here.
No Time for Rejoicing.
but to them and to us all this grand
old structure furnishes other motives for
rejoicing. To all of US it is a citadel of
our universal empire. To us II is one Of
an almost countless number Of fortresses
that tell the power and the glory Of
World-embracinr klnpdorn 10 ali Of ~