Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-13
GERMAN CATHOLIC
SOCIETY HONORS
DEAD MEMBERS
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with a band of music, up Broad street
and Central avenue to St. Augustine's
Church., at Norfolk street and Sussex
avenue, where a solemn high mass of
requiem was sung for the repose OF
the souls of deceased members of the
society.
A large crowd of men and women
saw the delegates file into the church,
where they were seated in pews on the
rigth and left of the centre aisle. All
the pews on, the south side Of TIE
church were occupied by members OF
the parish. In front of the altar at
the head of the centre aisle vas a
draped coffin with lighted wax candles
and clusters of flowers.
The Rev. Rudolph Huelsbush, rector
of the church, was eelebrant of the
mass. The Rev. Peter Betz. o. S. B.,
of st. Benedict's Church. was deacon.
and the Rev. Franz Butcher, OF st.
AIMS Church, was sub-deacon. The
Rev. DR.. Joseph Rummell. of st.
Peters Church. of Kingston, n. Y.
was master Of ceremonies. The choir
of the church sang the solemn music
of the mass.
Pray for Dead.
Alt6T lit IHdSS dltt I1dCiSCONo'A
gave absolution to the souls of the lei
members of the society. At the close
of this service the delegates and men,
bers of the church said prayers for the
dead.
Father Huelsebush, who is the
spiritual director of the New Jersey
State Society, preached a sermon
After speaking of the great need of
Hni-r aiuyax We rrupa ral for daQth he
said to the delegates that he gave
them a greeting from the soul of de-
parted members of their society, men
who during the ffty-five years of its
existence worked while they lived for
the good of the society.
They did the same good work you
men are doing now, and 1 give you
greeting from them and also from u
dead bishops and priests who were
members of our society. Especially do
| give you greetings from the soul of
beloved Bishop. Wigger. who Of all
bishops in the United States, was the
best friend OF the Central Verein, be-
ing It's advocate at all times. Saint
Monica, mother of st. Augustine, told
her sons when she was dying not to
| give her q great burial, but to pray
for her at the altar. I ask you all TO
say a Hail Mary for the souls of the
dead who nave sent o greetings to-
day"
The parade of children of the five
German Catholic parochia1 schools in
| honor of the convention of the Central
Verein yesterday afternoon was a
beautiful sight. Upwards of 5000 boys
and girls were in the parade. Tots of
the infant classes, dressed in white,
rode in big wagon decorated with the
yellow papal colors and the Stars and.
Stripes. The larger boys and girls
walked and carried small American
flags.
The parade formed at Lincoln Park
and passed up Broad and william
streets to Springfield avenue and then
to Belmont ven where the dele
gates to the convention tool a recess
to view the parade. The schools In
line were St. Mary's, st. Peters. st.
Benediet's. st. Augustin's. st. AIMS,
all of Newark, and st. Venantius's. of
Orange. The priests of each church
marched with the children.
At the convention yesterday after
noon Johannes Gieberts, of the German
Reichstag, who is to make a tour Of
this int was elected an honorary
member of the Central Society, so he
may, IL he wishes, take part in discus
sions in the convention.
E.. CONNER, of Iowa, honorary presi-
dent of the Central Society, made a
vigorous talk, in which he said Cath
ole men would not be any more honest
public officials than other men unless
they were true to their religion and
the moral principles 1t taught them,