The Washington times., 1910-11-24
DIPLOMATS GATHER
AT NOTABLE MASS
President and Men Repre-
senting Foreign Nations
At St. Patrick s.
Continued from First Page.l

Headed by a little cross bearer, it
moved slowly down Tenth street. a
Gordon Of police keeping back the
thrOngs which surrounded the church
on every side
Behind the cross bearer came the
sanctuary choir, in their red and pUr-
pie robes; the sanctuary boys in
scarlet and white; the invited clergy,
ministers OF the mass; the Rev JOS
eph Cassidy, ceIebrant, the Rev
Charles II Bart deacon, the Rev.
Nicholas YaseIIi, subdeacon; the Right
Rev Bishop of Wheeling and his as
Sistants, the apostolic delegate, with
his chaplains: MOnsignOT Cerretti and
the Very Rev. James Burns, Monsig-
nor Shahan. rector Of the Catholic
University Of America tie Cardinal
with his deacOns of honor. the Very
Rev George A DOugherty, and the
Rev. Dr.. Z. A Pace.
Vestments Of Gold.
All the ministers of the mass were
vested in the new gold vestments- The
apostolic delegate aIsd the cardinal were
attended by two pages, Fulton Holmes
and John Darby, garbed as pages Of the
time Of Louis XIV.
The procession moved slowly down the
brilliantly-lighted aisles Of the church.
between pillars about which were en-
twined the flags of all the Central and
South American nations, whose repre-
cant service of THANKSGIVING.
The apostolic delegate and his chap
la1uS moved TO the right of the altar,
while the Cardinal and his deacOns Of
honor took seats upon the left. the
augmented sanctuary choir cropping it
self below the throne Of the Cardinal.
In the rear Of the church. in the choir
loft. was the mixed choir. which alter
mated with the sanctuary choir in sing
Ing musical program appropriate 10
the day and the celebration.
The Celebrant OF the high mass was
the ReV- Joseph CASSIDY OF St SIeoh-
ems Church, with the Rev. Charles NJ.
Bart as deacon and the Rev. Nicholas
4asselh as subdeacon-
The Thanksgiving Day sermon, breath
ing the spirit OF peace between the 1a-
tons represented in 81 ParTlCEs peWs.
was preached by the Rev. Dr. Charles
Warren Currier. Of the Bureau Of Cath
Ole Indian Missions
Commenting upon the assemblage OF
diplomatic representatives OF Latin
America, he said
The Sermon.
The gathering here today emphasizes
the fact that above the transitory things
OF this earth, above the sovereignty Of
nations here represented. there is a
higher power, an eternal sovereignty
upon which all nations must depend
To be UngratefU- is TO be unnatural
This law applies To the a-iOn as well
as 70 the INDIVIDUAL our presence
here today shows that the nations YOU
represent abide by the law; that there
Is q national conscience as vel as an
individual conscIeEee-
'Thauk Goo the nations Of Amer
lea have never dzaied a faith in the
Supreme Being You have never
proven ungratefl for His BLESSINGS
Your presence mere is 10 the glory
OF the American republics, and il is
q lesson TO the world
There may he a IeistS in AMERICA
but the nation IS Tot atheistic. We
HckuOu leLsI -1Ous ii our Cuu4CneS. IN
our homes, in our judicial bodies. in
our civil ceremonies. Everyw here. in
Spanish America as well as in Anglo
Saxon America there is acknowledge
ment Of God We acknowledge him
here today. Let the world know that
we do
A special prayer was said for the
Presidents OF al American rn~rr1rrfeS he
fore the conclusion OF the mass.
Upon the request OF IN 49, her
William T Russell, pastor Of St Pa
tricks, the great body Of those attend
Ing the mass remained seated until
President TAFT. members Of his Cabinet
the diplomats and other invited guests
had left the church. CAPT Archibald
Butt. military aide. represented the
President at the reception following
the mass