Evening journal., 1910-07-11
Is YEARS IN
PRIESTHOOD
Brother Priests EnIOGize Long
Service Of Father Paff
to the Church
VESPERS BRINGS Days
JUBILEE TO A CLOSE

The twenty-ffth anniversary OF the or
dinaiion TO the priesthood Of the Rev.
Hugo Pan, O. 8. b.. was celebrated In
sacred Heart Church Of which he Ia the
popular pastor yesterday. The church
was hlled TO It's capacity az all the SER
vices which began al 1880 O'Clock with
solemn high mass. Tho Rev. p. Bernard
Sersue' @. s. b.. preached the sermon In
the morning Father Florian. o. S. r..
pastor OF st, Raphaers Church. Man
chester, n. H.. preached al vespers at
HSO o'clock Father Florian was master
or ceremonies at Father Pans ordina-
tion quarter Of a century ago
In the morning a large choir COM
posed OF members OF all the Catholic
choirs OF the city, assisted IN the silver
Jubilee services:
The program was as follows Mozart
Twelfth Mass" "Veni Creator (Him-
mel), Alexander Butler. baritone solo,
LIST. director Of ST. Mary's choir: "Dlxit
Dominus," "Mercadante" The services
concluded with the congregation sing
ing or the German hymn. "Grosser Cott
Wir Loeben Dich" The following mem-
hers OF the different Catholic choirs
were present. Sopranos-Mrs Louise
Preston. Mrs. John Mahonoy. Miss Ger
trude Michaelis, Miss Mary Mcdonald.
Miss Mary McHuRh. Miss Clara Kol-
bus, Miss Theodore Fsser Miss Vera
Duny; altos-Mlss Elizabeth Bonner.
( Miss Cora Taggert. Miss Helen Sevler.
Miss Florence Dickerson. Mrs. Joseph
Hochbardt. Miss Laura Curran. Mrs.
John Callahan, Mrs Joseph Feather
stone and Mrs. Bernard Beste: tenors-
Joseph - McCullin. Frank Krastel.
Joseph Featherstone. James Curran.
Frank Curran and j. Murphy: baritone
Alexander Butler. William zolpher.
Joseph Michaelis, John Mahoney. Ber-
nard Beste.
Father Gerstle AZ the morning service
euloglzed Father Par and his pastoral
achievements. Preceding the services.
there was a professional In which
twelve priests, children dressed In
white, tho altar boys and members of
the Benedictine Society preceded
Father Paf
At the evening 5srSice another elab-
orate musical pEogram ~ ptesentS
Among the Hergymcn WHO i-H--.A i-H--.--- :
pated IN the Jubilee yesterday we're ihs
Rt Rev Abbot Ernst. O. s. h.. Ncw-
ark. n. u the Rev p. Bernard Gcrstlo
\ O. s. b.. Newark. n. j.: the Rev. VIII
| liam J Scott. OF St Josephs on tho
} Brandywlne. the Rev Gilbert Dolan
O. S. B.. Newark. n. j.; the Rev Father
Dolan. Boston. Mass; the Rev. Father
Florian. Manchester, n. H.. the Rcv. r,
J. Bender Erie. Pa. the Rev. Father
Wifried o. S. r.. ST. Vincent. Pa. the
Rev Patrick Donlon. Savannah Ga;
the Rev A. J. Zeller. Philadelphia: the
Rev James J. Smith, Philadelphia; the
Rev. Bernard Gallagher, Philadelphia,
and Brother Aloyslus Hutton. OF Man
chester. n. H., and Father Moore oc
Philadelphia.
The wilmington priests who took
part were the Rev Edward l. Brady,
the Rev Frank Connolly. the Rev
? Joseph Kelly. the Rev. John A. CLANCY,
the Rev. John Connolly and the Rev.
James P. oulgley
Besides the visiting and local clergy
men there were a few relatives Of
Father Hugo among them being HIS
sister. Mrs. Tress of Kissimi. Fla; Tom
, Bruder. Philadelphia; Lucas Peter
, Newark.N. J.; Professor sauerborn.
Newark, n. j.. and August Bernauer. os
Newark N. J.
! Father Florian's EuIogy.
Father Florisn IN his sermon said m
! part;
Twenty-Five years a priest Oh. wha'
, memories those years bring up In uss
who can recount the sacrifices. the
, anxieties. the disappointments, but also
. the joys OF this long service in tho
vineyard OF the Lordi twenty-five years
ago Father Hugo said at the altar.
E 'Calicem salutaris accipiam ct nomen
T Domini ivocabo,' viii take the chalice
{ OF salvation and 1 will call on the
a name OF the Lord To-day he said these
same words I will make my return e
the Lord by taking anew and I'm humi-
llty the chalice as / accepted It TWEEN
ty-hve years ago. And take Il witt
all that acceptance implies OF dignity
OF honor Of sacrifice. OF labor, and. L
need be. OF tribulation and humiliation
: In thus acception It I will call on thu
name OF the Lord who Is my strength
my star and my hope. For unless tho
{ Lord build the house, they labor n
vain who build IT, oh. would that Coo
gave my words strength and force tS
make you see and feel and realize th'
greatness and dignity OF the Catholic
priesthood"