The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-21

embraced sixty seventy of the most eminent
vocaists and nstrumentalists of the city. Gounods
MASS of ST. Cecilia" was performed in manner
that must have realized the conception of the great
composer. The ''Kyrie' was remarkable for full
! ness aad-waA> exceedingly effective. Mozart's
Gloria" with Organ, harp and violin accompani-
ment, was sgperblg rendered, and the effect was
very fine. The HQsi Tolls was beautifully
cpted by>alto, tenor, baritone and bass. The Cum
Sancto spiritu,n an sxceedinglyH difficult fugue,
givenNwithl power, precision and thorough
ception of great compass, and meaning; all the
voices displaying wopdsffu feasibility with finely
marked accentuation The 'Credo| like the Clio
ria," began with Instrumentation. /"Et Incarnatus,"
gem in musical composition, was sung with much
pathos, and Irveted the attention of the immense
Congregation CIT ResuTrexit' was light, graceful
and exceedingly well rendered, vocally and instru
mentally. The "Sanctps," /''Benedictus" and the
"Agnus Del" with gorgeous Accompaniment of
organ, harp and violins were rendered with telling
effect and accuracy. The "Dona Nobis, executed
in manner that must be heard to be appreciated.
formed worthy magnificent finale to Goanod's
great Composition. We have at no time heard the
organ to better advantage, Mr. Mcclellan, in his
rfasterstnp the instrument SURPRISING himself.
The ceremonies of the day were conducted with
an impressive magnificence and solemnity which,
seemed to raise
all who witnessed them above the regions of storms
and clouds into the pure atmosphere of God As
we listened to the wonderful music and gazed upon
the inspiring and impressive scene, our memory
carried us back across the ages, back through the
avenues OF time, to the days when the Apostles the
first bishops of the church, met in council in Jeru-
SALEM The terrible trials of those early days when
Hebrew fanaticism, Roman law and pagan ferocity
were leagued against the infant church. We saw
the banner of Faith borne steadfastly and deter
mlnedly from Jerusalem to Antioch where first was
won the glorious name of Christian; from Antioch
the banner is borne by st. Peter unto Rome, where
it became the banner of light to those Seated in
darkness and in the shadow of death" Rome. then
and ever afterward became under the successors of
St, Peter, the heart of Christendom, from which
the blood of salvation flowed and is flowing to the
'emOtest extremites of our racial body From the
meeting of the bishops at the first council of the
church in Jerusalem to the assembling of their sue
'essors in st. Mary's cathedral last Sunday we may
tudy the unfolding process of Divine revelation
n It's successive stages and progressive unity Well
nay we repeat, with the Psalmist: GLORIOUS
Kings are said of thee, City of God This man
nd that born in thee, but the Highest
mseH hath begotten thee"
The memories SO intimately associated with the
edication will live in the hearts of our Catholic
eople when other generations shall have replaced
he present &c. too, the name of our venerated
lshop inseparable from that of the cathedral will
o down to posterity, evoking admiration for dis
nterested and unsefish devotion to duty, zeal for
ne salvation of souls, and for single-minded at
lchment to high ideals lofty conceptions of the
ght and to divine faith unalterabe and i'm
erishable {