The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-30
REV. DR.. MOORE IS
WARMLY WELCOMED
BY PARISHlONE RS
Former Charity Commissioner
Somers Delivers Address
of Welcome to Priest.
New Pastor of Sacred Heart
Church Expresses Graft
tude For Cooperation
of His Flock


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appointed pastor OF the Churcn OF the
Sacred Heart received a memorable
welcome from his pariehionerssa at a
reception under the auspices Of the
Children of Mary of the parish last
evening.
The big hall was thronged. the at
tendance including many from other
parishes. A pleasing arrangement or
the formahties of the reception was
erected by the large committee OF
members OF the parish FolIoW1ng tnls'
there was a whist, followed by dane
ing
DR.. Moore was. formally welcomed to
Bridgeport by Mayor Wilson. Brief
addresses followed by John A. Hurley
and John T. King. The principal adj
dress of the evening was made by for
mer Charity Commissioner James F.
Somers, who, speaking on behaIf OF
the zpar1sh1oners, extended TO the ne"
pastor. most cordial welcome
Mr. Somers said;
Ladies and Gentlemen; This Is IN
deed a joyous occasion FOR the mem
pers OF the sacred heart parish we
to pass the evening. pleasantly, to ex-
tend cordial greetings, to mutually re-
licttate ourselves IN the opportunity
that is given US to meet our reverend
pastor
Grateful beyond words to tell are
the practitioners of Sacred Heart
church to. our Rt. Rev B1shop Tor his
appointnent to It's pastorate Of one
whose great. good, and noble work IN
the cause of the church IN other heIds
has mer1ted such unstlnted praise we
feel that the labor SO lovingly ana at
all times so energet1caHy and jealous
ly performed by the true priest OF GOO
in the interests of the flock entrusted
to his Keeping, when stamped with no
uncertain characters upon the life
work OF a pastor, Is, IN truth, the
grandest and the most ennoDi1ng asset
that man can possess towards attain
ing ana winning Tor hlhnseI the re-
spect and esteem of his feIlow-man.
A priest, whose life work is the full
measure of all. th1s--Whose personality
rings true-Whose character Is marked
sterling, has been sent to us to guide
and direct US IN our spiritual Welfa a
For, the appoin tment of such a man
of God to our parish, we. this night,
publicly acknowledge our thanks to
our Rt- Rev Bishop:
mo better evidence of the love and
Loyalty of. the parishdoners of the Sa-
cred Heart parish could be given BY
any people than that which ever man
Tested itself in your hearty co-opeTa-
tom with Our 1amentad and Beloved
Father Sweeneyss in all that The ndeH-f
took for our temporal and spiritual
welfare. God blessed his -labors among
us. He told. US what to do; generous
". obedienf1y-we responded to his APP
peaIs we pray for a continuance4ofs
that abiding love and loyalty between.
priest and people. This night, we
pledge our best in cooperation with
our pastor for the greater growth of
our parish Father Sweeney builded
grand1y the Foundations of this par
ish's work-now is here "a master-hand
to add the finishing touches. Friends,
it is my privilege and great pleasure
to present Rev DR. Richard +. Moore,
our PASTOR
DR.. Moore responded with the fol-
lowing brief speech:
ct am sincerely grateful for the pub
lie demonstration and for the many
kind sentiments expressed through
your speaker in my regard. I con-
graduate you upon the noble and
generous impulse that inspires this
gathering whose only significance is
the inauguration of our pastorate up
on the broad basis of Christian
charity and justice. 1t will be one
of my many pleasant memories to re-
call such an evening as this when
you have welcomed me to the City
of Bridgeport, through its leading Of
fetal, His Honor the Mayor and
when the people of the Sacred Heart