Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-18
Reception and Banquet Fol-
low in His Honor.
MANY NOTABLES ATTEND
st. Patrick's Church Crowded ia
Witness Solemn Service.
SERMON BY REV. DIR. FLYNN
Procession From Rectory to the
Church Sanctuary-Two Choirs
Furnish the Music.

James Cardinal Gibbons, primatc of the
Catholic Church in the United States,
| celebrated solemn pontifcal high mass in
ST. Patr,ck's Church. 10th and q streets
northwest, at the II o'clock service yes
! terday morning. The ceremony. which IL
always an occasion of great beauty ana
/ solemnity was yesterday made an occa-
sion of historic interest to Washington
on account of the disnitaries OF the
| church who assisted the cardinal. and by
| the presence of men of worldwide fame
during the service and at the reception
/ held after the service.
| 1t had been planned that the process
sion of altar boys, attending priests and
| the cardinal should start at the rectory
and march to the church. but the snow
/ and ice on the pavement interfered. In
stead. the procession formed in the sa-
| cristy. entered the church at the north
ern end OF the transept, marched down
I a side aisle and came into the main aisle
| of the church by way of the vestibule.
! Their march was guarded by several hum
! bred members of the League of the Good
Shepherd. who formed a double line
through which the procession passed.
Behind the altar boys came the cardi
nal attending priests and officers of the
mass. Among them We're the heads of
four Catholic institutions of learning
Rev. Father Joseph Himmell. 81, of
Georgetown Rev. DIR. James A. Burns
Gillis. esp, of ST. Thomas Aquinas
and Very Rev. d. j. Flynn. LID. OF
| Mount st. Marys, College.
The Deacons of Honor.
Rev. Joseph Himmel was the assistant
priest. Deacons of honor to the cardinal
were Rev DR.. Burns and Rev. Dr.. ellis.
Rev. Father Charles E Boone. S. S., and
Rev Father j. +. Froehlich of the Catho-
lie University we're the deacons of the
mass. Rev. Father George A Dougherty
of the Catholic University. Rev. Father
! William j. Carroll and Mr.. Charles Fisher
of ST Patrick's acted is masters of cere-
monies.
In addition there were present in the
sanctuary Rev. DR.. William T. Russell,
Rev. Father T. f. McGuigan, Rev. Father
j. a. Smyth. Rev. Father ]. j. OConnor
of st. Augustine's Church and Rev. Fa-
ther NJ. +. Waldron. o. p, of the Do
minican House of Studies.
! The cardinals robes while entering the
church were of red, and he wore deep
sanctuary he was vested for the mass by
the assistants. This incident in the cele-
hration was made a feature of the serv
ice by the sanctuary choir, which sang
| rdlln Oh ouT r dtIleFS-
! Seven tall mass candles burned during
the service, and hundreds of smaller
lights made the altar bright with their
light. The seventh mass candle placed
behind the cross on the altar. is used only
at pontifcaI mass.
The sermon was preached by Rt. Rev.
Mgr D. J. Flynn. LID, president of
st. Marys Church, Emmitsburg, Nd.
His text was taken from the words Of
Isaiah.
| ARISE. be enlightened. o Jerusalem; for
thy light is come. and the glory Of the
Lord Is risen upon thee. And the Cen
tiles shall walk in thy light. and kings
| in the brightness of thy rising Lift I'D
are gathered together; they are come to
thee: thy sons shall come from afar. and
thy daughters shall rise up at thy side
Sermon by DR.. Flynn.
DR.. Flynn said in part:
| Christ, the promised and long-expected
one. has come to uplift world crushed
under the weight of sin: today He re-
| ceives the greatest Of all names the sweet
and adorable name OF Jesus, significant
of his character of Savior. Today He
begins His mission TO teach and guide us.
SO that His wish and will in our regard
/ may become effectual''
! Detailing the selection of the apostles
and their mission, the preacher said:
Having received the fullness of the
Holy Ghost OF Pentecost Sunday, the
erstwhile timd and vacillating apostles
went forth strong and resoute - evan
geliEe the world. Their glory was to
| preach Christ and Christ crucified. The
| cross. lately the badge of infamy and
reputation. has become their proudest
| and most glorious emblem. Absolutely
| fearless. scornins threats and persecution,
they preached the gospel everywhere with
! such irresistible power and earnestness
that thousands were daily added to the
chuch.
Prom this we see the Catholic Church
alone can claim for itself the civilizing of
| the nations. Its work in Europe Is du-
| plicatd in our own dear land, discovered
| and evangelical by Catholics. The mis-
sionary always followed the explorer and,
! in fact was very frequently the explorer.
in search Of souls who might be brought
under the standard Of the cross. The
| labors Of these apostolic men are elo-
quenty recorded by the fact that our
land is sign-posted with the names of
saints
| Two choirs furnished the music for the
service. the regular mixed voice choir
and the sanctuary choir. An orchestra
played the accomplishments. The musical
program was as follows:
| Grand march, Coronation (kretch-
mer); professional, Faith of Our Fa-
TIERS" sanctuary choir: vesting of car
dnal. Heavens Are Declaring mixed
choir: kyrie and Gloria (BeethOven),
mixed choir: graduate "Ad Regnum
Postum: Credo Beethoven In c., mixed
choir; offertory, Ave Maria sanctuary
choir: Sanctus, Benedictus, Aenus Del
| beethoven in c.. mixed choir: "Venl
| Creator" sanctuary choir; Holy Cod
congregation: occasional. "Hark My
Soul sanctuary choir: postlude march
| CRakemann).
Cardinal Holds Reception.
| The cardinal held a reception in the
rectory after the service. Over a thou
sand persons called to pay their respects
DR.. Russell gave luncheon in honor Of
the cardinal, at which were present the
following guests:
! Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks,
the Costa Rican minister. the Spanish
minister, the Chilean minister. Justice Nc
| kenna. Justice White. Senator Nelson W.
! Aldrich. Senator Stephen Il. Ekins Sena-
tor Nathan Il. Scott Senator Thomas H.
Garter. Representative ]. Van Vechten
Olcott Representative w. Bourke Cock
ran, Representative j. Davis Brodhead
. Representative Ben Johnson. Representa-
/ tive Joseph T.. Ransdell. Represen tative
/ Charles Y. Fornes, Representative Joseph
A. Goulden. Representative Champ Clark,
! Representative James w. Murphy, Com
| missioner West. District Attorney ID. W.
/ Baker. Director John Barrett. Commits
sioner of Labor Charles p. Neil. DIR.
| George Needham. Judge O'Connell. Judge
DeLacy Cen John Nj, Wilson, Surgeon