The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-06-03
ARCHBIsCHoP GLENNoN
HEARTILY RECEIVED

great interest to the Catholic Church
of Famington and to our people gen
orally. The Archbishop was met at
Desloge by committee in automo-
biles and from thence conduted to
our town. In the evening the
grounds of the Catholic Church were
beautifully decorated with the ma
tional colors and the Archbischop'
colors, white, gold and purple. Two
large Ameican flags were supended,
one outside and the other inside the
entrance, and the walk and grounds
were fcstooned with streamers in
the blended national and Bischop's
cUlors and lighted up with lanterns,
while the cross on the steeple OF the
church was illuminated with electric
lights. Inside, the church, chancel
and altar were profusely decorated
with flowers carrying out the idea of
the Bishops colors.
At eight O'Clock the grounds were
crowded with people Of all religious
denominations to do honor to the
distinguished guest and high digni-
tary OF the Catholic Church. The
reception took place on the porch in
front of Father Collins residence.
Mayor w. Il. Taylor, in pleasant
and fitting address, extended to His
Grace the welcome of the city, and
formally introduced him to the inn
mrnse gathering of people who had
come to pay their respects. Arch
bishop Glennon responded In II
happy vein aud charmed everyone
with his cordial words and manner.
The crowd then passed In order,
shaking hands with His Grace or
bending to kiss the large amethyst
ring wurn'on his right hand. 1t was
In this usually strained performance
that Archbishop Glennon shone.
There was no stiffness nor formality
in his greeting and handshaking
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in word and act-a democratic man
ner-that at once delighted and at
| tracted. This was the Archbishop s
second visit to Pennington, and he
has n good memory Of faces and
names, and for these his ready Irish
wit often came into play and his
genial laugh struck responsive
chord, while he delighted the moth
ers with his fondness Tor children
and the attention he paid them. As
the people passed they were usherd
on into the priests residence where
/ refreshments of ices and cake we're
served by the good women of the
Catholic Church.
Bishop Glennon Is n large, hand
some, distinguished looking man
and the youngest and one ofmost
popular Of the American Catholic
Archhishops.
Confirmation at Catholic Church.
Archbishop Glennon administered
holy communion to the children OF
the confirmation class at I O'Clock
Tuesday moring. The confirmation
mass, celebrated in the presence oi
the Archbishop, was solemn high
mass, with deacon and sub-deacon
The service began at half past eight
| O'Clock. Father John Adrian of Ar
cadia was celebrant; Father Ssvcik
Of Bonno Terre, deacon; Father
Beinie, II Redemptorist priest, OF
DeSoto, subdeacon, and Father Jo'
seph Casey of Desloge, master OF
ceremonies, assisted by Father kotte
of Ste. Genevieve. Father Canning
of Potosi and Father +. A. Casey
of st. Louis were chaplains to the
Archbishop. The regular choir as
sisted with devotional music.
After mass the Archbishop ad-
dressed the congregation and child
rem on the subject of confirmation
impressing upon his hearers the
meaning of "the laying on Of hands, "
and the effect OF the coming of the
Holy Spirit upon souls of the re-
cipient OF this sacrament of apos-
tolic times. Then the ceremony OF
administering sacrament Of confir'
nation took place. About fifty per
sons were confirmed In the faith.
The Archbishop and the visiting
clergy were entertained at luncheon
at State Hospital No. 4. His Grace
accompanied by Father Collins, lef'
at noon for Fredericktown.
Father Collins requests us in hi
name to extend his thanks and ap
probation to the people of Farming
ton for the very cordial welcome ex
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