Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1915-06-17
new PRIEST INSTALLED
Beautiful and Unusually Solemn Ser
vices In st. Mary's Catholic
Church Yesterday.

Sunday morning at the beautiful
st. Mary's Catholic church of our city,
Rev. A. Raine Freeman, who was o.
dained to the priesthood on the Sum
day previous, at Belmont Abbey Ca
thedral, celebrated his First High
Mass.
The impressive service was marked
by all the solemnity that distinguishes
the worhhip of the Catholic Church.
The ladies of the congregation had
1abored gladly to beautify the church
and the altar was a veritable mass OF
white blooms, lilies predominating.
The beautiful sanctuary with it's rich
appointments, the Bishop and clergy
in their vestments, the altar ladened
with flowers made a never-to-be-for-
gotten sight
Solemn High Mass sung in the pres
ence of bishop is one of the grandest
and most impressive of Catholic SER
vices, as it is one of the rarest sights
Abbey Cathedral at Belmont. There
was, too, an additional interest in the
elaborate ceremonies for the large
congregation present, in the fact that
a Goldsboro young man was the cele-
brant.
With the new priest in the sanctuary
we're the following assistant ministers
of the Mass: Rev. Father Thomas,
o. S. B., Rector of Belmont College,
Assistant Priest; Rev. Geo. A. Woods,
pastor of the church of the Holy name
of Jesus at Nazareth, near Raleigh,
deacon; Mr. Thos. B. Croke, of George
town University, Washington, D. c.,
sub-deacon; Rev. Francis J. Gallagher
pastor of St. Mary's, master of cere-
monies; and Mr. O. L. Kiefer, of Min
ersville, Pa, Thurifer. Present also
were Rev. M A. Irwin, pastor of New
ton Grove, N c. and Mr.. Joseph T
Brennan, of Portsmouth, Va.
Right Reverend Bishop Leo Haid
o. S. B., D. D., who on Sunday last
ordained Father Freeman to the priest
hood, was present in the sanctuary dur
ing the ceremonies and preached the
sermon at both the morning and even
ing services.
Venerable-even patriarchia1 in ap
pearance, possessing well modulatef
voice and an earnest delivery, Bishol
Haid is an able preacher and his ser
mon was a splendid eulogy of the dig
nifty of the Catholic priesthood, an
the peculiar fitness of Father Freeman
by nature and Gods grace to return
unto his own people in Goldsboro,
successor of the Apostles, heral
bearing the divine message handle
down to mankind by our Lord an
Saviour Jesus Christ. So beautiful
were the words of the eloquent pre-
late, and particularly directed to thi
especial occasion, that the Argus cor
siders that a review of his sermo
would prove of general interest. II
preached from the combined texts
"By the Grace of God l am what / am
& Cor 15:10,) A Priest {
God Forever" Cps. 1O9-4.)
''It is a great source Of 10Y an
ndppluGSS " Lie, lily uCdA AAASAu0S
bring back to you," he said, "a sol
brother, friend who left you years ag
to answer higher call from God. f
comes to you Priest of God, lin
in the golden chain of Apostolic su
cession. He is gifted with the spiri
ual powers and dignity of those
whom Christ said: Go, preach Il
Gospel to all people, baptising the
in the name of the Father and of Il
Son and of the Holy Ghost 'Recei'
the Holy Ghost, whose sins you shs
forgive they are forgiven them, a.
whose sins you shall retained tn
are retained. For this high honor
the sacred Priesthood-a Divine voc
ton is essential 4 have chosen 70
1 separated you from the world tn
you may bring forth fruit and tn
your fruit may remain Thus Chr
addressed His apostles and their 81
cessors in the Priesthood.
For the fulfllment of these sacr
duties, a long, severe preparation
required. Long years of study, pray
and sacrifices God demands from tho
He has called to the Priesthood Sc
aration from the world, total de
cation to God and the work of G.
:. He is an ambassador of Christ.