Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-22

The Cardinal referred to President
Lincoln having signed the Emancipation
Proclamation, and Of the pen with which
II was signed being still treasured today.
and said. S'Christ has omanciuated us
from sin and death, and lie wrote Thar
emancipation not with ink, but with His
own precious blood
The Apostle calls vou priests You
40 not celebrate Mass. or wear priestIy
robes. bot you are cousecrated and may
offer up on that first of all altars-tbe
altar of your hearts sacrifices to God
Where there is So much inheritance.
said His Emineuce. there must be
honor Have YOU no fear of staining that
same honor which had once been the
fountain of the living God Have you
no fear OF dishoRoring God3''
In closing, the Cardinal said. You
are bought with "A great price BE not
the slaves of sin.
After the sermon the Cardinal con
fiuned "a class OF one hundred and forty
nine including one hundred ami tacnty
FIVE children and twenty four ADULTS.
During the service solemn and beautiful
music was rendered 10y she choir of 81
Mary 5
After the rite of Confirmation had been
administered the Cardinal again spoke.
saving in part:
Nou have received the Holy Ghost
into your heart An are seeking for
comfort and happiness, hut seeking them
the wrong way If there is any com.
fort. any happiness. it is with the Spirit
of God ia your heart. Look at a man ur
woman Of sloth. Of melancholy. they have
not the Spirit of God within them Seek
the love of God The wicked cry. Peace.
peace. but there is mo- peace People
wonder ut those who retire from the
world and It's pleasures. who never 20 20
theatres aud seek not the pleasures of the
ballroom or concert haI and never cn
joy the things of the world. These are
they who are ever happy, because they
have the Spirit of God Within
My children said the Cardinal.
90 be faithful in the habit of daily
prayer Make it practice 60 give the
first thoughts of the day TO God Thank
God at night for the blessings of the
day. Visit His temple; praise Him i'm
the temple. 1t is privilege to go 10
church on the Lord S Day.
- Practice the rule Of obedience: first
to parents, then To teachers. TO tine civil
authorities. and above all. Go pastors a
great many people have lurking sus-
picion that there is something slavish ia
obedience. What right has amy man to
dictate TO or command them they say.
Order is heaven S first law. We can
have no order in society or the law unless
We have obedience. obedience 10 self. TO
family, to civil government. 40 man has
the right 10 command that has not the
authority of God Obedience is not ana
act of civilty, bu, in giving obedience
You are paying to God that homage aud
honor due to God, for those in authority
TO command are clothed with the author
ity of Almighty God -
In the congregation were many dis
tinguished people of the Army and Navy
aud Of the State and nation
Governor and Mrs Harrington were
present at the service and later took din
ner with the Cardinal at the home of the
Redemptorist Fathers of St Mary 5, the
Rev. Father Warren, C.S.SR., rector
Those at table at the dinner were
His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons Cover
nor harrington; Superintendent Eberle,
L. $. "; Mayor Strange: NJ Nelson
Dugan; Col. L. H. Gadd; Prof. Des
Garennes; Prof. Fernandez Mr.. Henry
Zeller; Commander Raby, T. $ n; Mr..
B. Wiegard; Pay Inspector Martin II
Ramsey, u 5. n.
The Cardinal left here late ia the after
noon for Baltimore