Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-28
Plus X PRAISED
At MEMORIAL MASS
Large Gathering at st. Alloy
sius Hears EuIogy of
Dead Pontiff.
SERMON REC0UNTS WORK
FOR ADVANCEMENT
Rev. E. Del. Mcdonnell Tells Of
Pope's Love for America-Says
Grief Over War fastened Death.


In spite Of the Indictment weather St.
Aloysius Church, North Capitol and I
streets northwest, was crowded this
morning for the memorial mass for the
Pope.
The requiem service was conducted
by the Rev. Eugene Del. Mcdonnell.
who also delivered a fervent tribute
to the dead pontiff. More than twenty
priests, all members Of the Jesuit or
ganization. assisted in the service.
The church was draped both on the
outside and inside. Besides immense
black streamers the United States flag
and the banner Of the papal states were
draped in front of the church. Within
the somber decorations were featured
by an immense strip Of mourning 12O
feet long and more than twenty feet
wide that hung from the very apex OF
the lofty auditorium to the floor and
was draped up on either side. The en-
tire ediflce was swathed in festoons
Of mourning.
officials Of Mass.
Besides Father Mcdonnell. the rector.
ofncials Of the mass were Rev. William
Brooks. deacon: Rev. Aloysius Mack.
subdeacon. and Leo Cavanaugh. master
Of ceremonies. Among those on the altar
were Revs. Augustus ]. Duarte. John
Gale. John H. Mulligan. James A. Moo
nan. John P. Pittar. William Quigley,
John Sculley, Edward ]. Sweeney. John
Mahoney. John Dixon. Timothy McCar-
thy. William Mcclellan, Martin Cchmitt
and Aloysius B. Wessling.
In his eulogy Of the life of Pope Plus
Father Mcdonnell pictured the scene on
the Lake Of Galilee in the early morning
after breakfast with His apostles. when
our Lord took Peter apart and after re-
ceiving his protestations OF love. bid him
feed my lambs feed my sheep" This. .
said Father Mcdonnell. lis the highest
province of the successor Of st. Peter
the supreme head of Catholic Christen'
dom.
I'VE are gathered here today to pay
honor to the memory and to pray for the
soul Of the successor Of st. Peter. who
may be said in an especial manner to
have fulfilled the mission given by the
Coming from the lowly ones Of earth.
Plus seems to have imbibed In a marked
degree the humble spirit Of st. Peter
and the lowly spirit Of the Christ. He
Christ wished to have one flock and one
shepherd, so the great heart Of Plus
went out to every people and every ma
ton on the face Of the earth.
to His Father. 80 Plus x took for his
motto restore all things to Christ
How well he did this the record Of his
life testides.
PontiH's Achievements.
"He declared that henceforth pontifcal
elections should be free from state in.
reference and forbade any country to
veto the election Of any candidate. pro-
nouncing severe sentence against any
who attempted It.
He withstood fearlessly the liberals
and trreligious parties in France; hi
freed the church from state influence; he
crushed modernism and gave impetus t.
the teaching Of Christian doctrine; hi
reorganized the Roman curia he reform.
ed sacred music: he appointed a commits.
sion to undertake the stupendous task OF
codtfytng canon law, the first attemp,
ever made to give unity in ecclesiastical
legislation: he reformed the breverie; he
created a biblical commission, now called
the famous biblical institute: he insti.
tuted an international commission OF
C. holes. for the promotion Of science
gave them unified laws he rid ecclesias-
teal administration Of a thousand use
less technicalities; he made laws for the
establishment Of eeminaries and reformed
Revives Primitive Law.
HE was courageous enough to &c
back to apostolic times and renew leg.
islation then in force concerning holy
communion. by permitting and urging
daily communion for every class of the
laity; and following Christs behest
suffer little children to come unto
me- he brought to the sacrament OF
the altar our little ones, and wished
even those Of tender years to receive
The effect Of this legislation upon
the church and the world at large will
never be known or appreciated until
we are beyond the grave. In every
church In christendom communions
have been multiplied. In this church
alone during the year just passed. end
ing July 81, there were given 6,165
communions. $4,000 more than last
year.
PLUS x has gone. but his works and
der affection for the common people
and he strove by every means in his
power to keep peace among the ma
tions OF the earth. There is no doubt
that the terrible conflict now raging,
the sight Of his children slaughtering
shed. misery and crime that must
necessarily follow In the wake of war.
were too much for his paternal heart
to bear and hastened HIS death.
Pope's Love for America.
I'VE Americans have an especial obli-
cation for praying for the soul Of Plus
x. for It Is well known he had a partic-
ular prediction for this country. The
first pilgrims he received. August Z. 1903
were, Americans. On that occasion he
took in his hands the folds OF the Ameri-
can fiag. and kissed them. saying; 7
youth of the Catholic Church. Convey to
America how gladly I impar,t my apps,
By a strange coincidence the very last
audience given by Pope s.. Plus 9n was assn to
other occasions and in many ways he
manifested affection for this free land
IT have no doubt he viii remember us
in heaven. Il is our duty to pray that
worthy successor be selected"
ANXIOUS AS TO PRUSSIA.