Evening journal., 1915-12-20
father MEALEY
TODAY 25 YEARS
IN PRIESTHOOD
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the anniversary celebration this morn
ing were: Bishop John ]. Monaghan.
the Rev. w. ]. Scott, the Rev. T. f.
Waldron. the Rev. ]. J. McSweeney.
the Rev. p. p Arnd, the Rev. ]. +.
Garner, the Rev. c. p. McGoldrick. the
Rev. ]. n. DouSherty, the Rev. +. V.
Campbell, Father Leonard. Father
Thomas, the Rev. ]. p. Quigley. the
Rev. w. Cotter. Father Fromentin.
the Rev. j. A. Lee, the Rev. ]. j.
Dougherty. the Rev. P. f. Brennan.
the Rev. +. c. Higgins. the Rev. J. J.
Lynch, the Rev. J. Nalley. OF Balti-
more, Md, the Rev. L. Pastoreli.
baltimore, Md; the Rev. DR.. James
M. Grant the Rev. Joseph Koogan. S.
5. ]. Other visitors included: NJ.
ID. Mealey. Brookline, Mass: Joseph
Cahill. John A. Cahill. Edward Cahill.
and James Cahill. of Brookline, Mass.
For the event the sanctuary was
beautifully adorned with plants and
howers. Palms, lilies, chrysanthe-
NUNS, roses, azeleas. ferns and smilax
were tastefully arranged. Among
them shown myriads of flaming can
dies. The music was exceptionally
fine. The organ chimes rendered
well known religious airs before the
services and at intervals took up the
refrain of the music of the mass. The
"Ecce Sacerdos" greeted the process
4 sion at the beginning, and Holy God"
by choir and congregation, closed the
services. The choir was under the di-
] rection of Miss Mary McHugh, with
/ Miss Jennie Kautz at the organ
3, The solemn high mass was sung by
+ Father Mealey. The Rev. j. p.
Quigley, pastor OF st. Patrick's S
5 church. was deacon, and the Rev T .
! F. Waldron, pastor of St. Pauls
! Church. was sub-deacon. The Rev
q J. j. McKenna was master Of cere-
monies. An augmented choir sang
Q the music of the mass.
e The sermon, a masterful discourse
I on the priesthood, was preached by
e the Rev. ]. N. Doughorty. Of Newark
3, Del IN the course of his remarks the
= preacher said in part:
!, "The priest is another Christ He
8 regenerates the soul to God in the Sec
a rament of baptism; he nourishes il
with the bread of angels and the
meat which never perishes. and II
J. perchance il falls away from its only
! support and stay, the embrace of :
d loving Jesus, he like Christ, weepini
o and waiting for the prodigal. mournl
its misdeeds and waits patiently fol
. its return.
r And such minister of God are We
gathered here to honor this day;
man who has been weighed in th'
scales OF the sanctuary and has no
L. been found wanting; a man who ha
2 been no blind leader Cf the people;
man who. planting himself upon tn
= 4 eternal battle line of right an
c wrong. looked down with the eagl
o eye of scorn upon injustice and ur
e truth, and who has exhibited to hi
d flock a life noble in its knight-errar
!, try for right and truth in the world
y Turning to Father Mealey. Fathe
Dougherty said most feelingly: "TC
e day. sir. twenty-five golden years hav
=. rolled their freighted tide into III
ocean OF the past; years, / make n
doubt like those of every prizes
p, woven with hopes and fears, shar
! griefs and beautiful joys. but year
I fondly hope. which CLEAN with mer
n in the sight of God, and will secur
a for you the crown of Immortality
10 And sitting here today, in the prel
ence OF the great Adorable. in thi
lovely temple. which you and you
people have erected to the living Co
d as with deep emotion you turn back
n spiri. to the hallowed hour whel
m with rapture that filled your breas
a your palms we're anointed with IL
a chrism which consecrated you to &C
forever. what heavenly joy does NJ
III the memory of that momentous ds
rs inspirel
to 81 felicitate you upon this anniye
n sary day. / greet you in the name
m the priests and people here assen
lg bled, and / trust your life may be {
serene as a summers day, and in q
b. end as peaceful as the close of Il
n evenings twilight. ! pray that da
an in Gods good mercy, may be far di
ut tant. I hop that the same bountif
dispensstion Of divine Providenc
which so signally blessed Il
-, twenty y-fve years which are closin
an NAV have still brighter blessings
oy bestow upon you in the days that a
~ yet to come.
lhe MAY the memory of that hallow
eS' day of twenty-five years ago alwa
abide with YOU in sunshine and
~ storm: and as you journey down 4
'o' rugged road Of life, may its fragra
memory be to you as the howeril
"a" rod of Aaron, whose magic touch W
make the wilderness of your II
o"' blossom with roses of bright JOY, a.
- every desert spot of your heart Z
~ come an Eden where waving pa
';e, trees grow, and wells OF livi
80 waters perennially spring.
Father Mealey was born IN Brookll
Mass. and is a graduate OF the Bro
line public school. He took his class
W studies at Boston College, gradual
from that institution with the high
honors. He made his theological stuC
idy at st. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. a
ev- and was ordained to the priesthood
-ge Cardinal Gibbons on December 20, Ia
nd Coming to the diocese Of Wllmmg'
ity his first appointment was at St. Pet
ro-Cathedral. where where he renal
lsh ak wears. When the Rev. w. j.
mineham was appointed pastor of
er- Joseph's, Father Mealey was sent
l. succeed him. He was appointed pas
of 81. Mary's in 1909. He has labc
unseIfshlv for the spiritual welfare
10Th the parish. Under his pastorate
S in value of the church property has
eep- teriallv increased; the improvements
und Guiding the spacious lawn adjoining
,sti- church property, new psws N