Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1915-06-17

virtue, justice, charity, and all that
can bring us near to God and make US
benefactors of our fellow men,, He
teaches the child. admonishes the
adult, siren gthens the weak and fall
tering, prays and offers sacrifice for
all living and for the dead. The altar
is his throne; the pulpit his chair OF
authoritive teaching; the confessional
the seat of mercy and justice-but all
for God and the salvation Of souls.
''He constantly pleads for the happi-
ness and welfare Of his fellow men.
He knows the real worth Of virtue and
right ht-Hving-knows the great power
that true religion has over mans ac-
tions Hence his solicitude for right
eousness for time and eternity.
"Father Freeman can do much for
Goldsboro, his native city. You know
him; you know him as citizen, a
teacher, friend. He does not claim
to be better or more learned than
other Priests. Yet the distrust you
may entertain for gers-though
entertain for him whom you have
known from childhood. He brings
Gods message to you. Listen to his
voice He comes not empty-handedg
He is, as st. Paul says, The minister
of the mysteries Of Christ which are
the divine1y instituted sacraments.
He will meet the child and bysbaptism
make it a child Of God and heir to
Heaven. He will exercise his God
given power in. the Confessional, bring
ing hope. forgiveness and happiness
to the repentant sinner. He will nourisll
your souls with the Bread of Life. He
will enable you to fulfil the Divine
command: Unless you eat the flesh Of
you will not have life in you.'H He will
be your best frierst in life, and when
the shadows of death hover over you
he will do what st. James commands:
I the Priests Of the church, and they
will pray over him amounting him with
oil, and the prayer of faith will save
the sick man. and if he be in sins they
will be forgiven him, and when your
! souls have gone to the great white
throne of Gods Judgment seat he viii
pray for you, for TT is a holy and 9
wholesome thought to pray for the
dead that they may be 1oosed from
their SINS"
The learned bishop was very lucit
in expounding the doctrina1 function:
and apostolic authority Of the Priest
hood and very eloquent and forcefu
in emphasizing the necessity of faith
which is a gift of God to be earnestl,
and persistently prayed for and sedu
tlously cherished and guarded agains
all the insidious attacks of the devil
who t'goeth about like a roaring liol
seeking whom he may devour."
The Music.
The music, under the direction G
Rev. Father Francis, o. S. B., of Bel
mont Abbey Cathedral, and Diocesa
Director of Music, was rendered by
special choir and was of an unusuall
, ~
high order.
AS the procession of clergy enterc
: the church, the glad strains Of "Ecc
Sacerdos Magnus" was sung. This nC
l BILE composition is heard only on tn
occasion of an episcopal visitation
4 Leonard's Mass in E-fiat was sung
a. most artistic manner. For the offel
|, f0rv Misc Eccio Edwards charnain c1
sang Cherubini's beautiful Ava Mari
9 while other pleasing selections rel
dered during the evening service Il
: cluded Millard's "Veni Creator" sur
: preceding the sermon, the solo beir
Q taken by Mr.. Leslie Yelverton; So
g Sa1utaris," by Douanneau; "Tantu
Il Ergo" of L. Bossairs Fills; and Il
e Greorgian Laudate Dominum. For Il
. Recessiona1, the choir sang the ''E
II ultate Dominic in splendid style.
q The choir was madeiup of the fo1loy
y ing, who generously volunteered the
= services for the glad occasion: Mi
! Essie Edwards, soprano; Mrs. w.
l, OBJ. Robinson, alto; Mr.. Leslie "
al verton, tenor; Mr.. w. E. Genres, bas;
aC From a musical point of view t
ST singing was genuine treat. the voic
G of the singers blending in perfect hs
mony and Leonard's Mass-the maj
su eomposition-being one which len
Is itself in a special way to the skilf
OF artistic capabilities of the Rev. dire
Sc tor and the members of the choir.
= A GOldsb0ro Boy.
H. AS noted above, Father Freeman
10 Goldsboro boy, born and rear
- among US, oldest son of Mrs. Geori
W. Freeman and of the late Capt.
B. Freeman. He attended the Col
boro graded school in his boyho
going later to Mt St. Mary's, at E
lat mitsburg, Nd, whepe with high hon,
is he graduated in June 1907, and 81