The Washington times., 1917-11-29
CABINET MEMBERS
AND NDALLIEDENNOYS
PRESENT AT MASS

Before high ,diEnftAries OF the Gov
ernmsnt, diplomats from allied coun-
tries, and from Latin-America, the
Pan-AmSrican Thanksgiving mass
was celebrated in St Patriek's Church
this morning.
The great edifice was crowded 70
the doors and beyond by men In uni
form, washingtonians, and visitors
who had come TO Washington for this
mass, the most significant OF these
functions held In recent years.
In a stirring sermon, ringing Win
patriotism and the duty OF the ma
tion and its citizens, Bishop Russeh
declared:
Catholics Lead In Service.
~we should give thanks because
ons-third Of sII the military forces,
the fighting men of the nation IN the
army and the navy are Catholics. II
blood must be shed for q united nar
tion. TO wipe out forever the distine-
tion of Irish-Americans. German
Americans, or other hyphsnG, let It
not be in vain, but to bring q uniVer-
sal, worldwide Thanksgiving Day.
Taking his text from st. Paul. Let
every soul be subject to higher pow
| er- Bishop Russell told OF the build
ing OF society from the dawn Of eivt
liEation, with first the family then
the tribe and then the nation AS the
\ unit.
Cod in His wisdom, he said. had
created man q social being and IN
the eyes of the Catholic church those
who ruled wisely ruled by divine
right and sanction Of God, because
man BY nature must have social or
Kanization, and a force to uphold
laws for the protection OF the many
against aggression by the few.
No Dislsyal Catholics.
~rhe Government protects The cttt'
zen ana his rightB." the BiEhop said
"and every citizen must protect the
Government even with his life. From
what I have said Il must be seen that
no true Catholic can be disloyal "a
his country, When the Government
oaIls TO arms, every man IL bound
To respond. Theirs not TO ask the
reason why, theirs but to do or die
Even ~ we were fighting IN thu
wrong. or doing wrong the wrong II
! on the head OF the directing powell
apd not the Individual who mus
. obey the highest laws.
at makes no difference who 10 hea'
! of the Government, whether he ma!
be Catholic, Protestant, Jew, or a
unbeIiever, he is the resDonsibls hea'
, Of the Government, chosen OF the pee
pie, and must be obsysd.
: CabInst MsnLbssS Attend.
gscretary OF State Lansing, sscrs
tsry Of conmeres Rsdnsld, Postnnai
!, ter General purIsSon, the DiEtric
o Commissioners Br0wnlow and Gard
= ner. and a host OF officials OF the NJ
tionaI Goysrnment the GmbaHsado
from France, the Gmbaasador froI
ItaIy. subaasedora from BrRHil, Chilli
x Argentina, Mexico, ministers from B'
. liv!a. UraGuay, Guatemala. Paraguay
:, Haiti. cuba VensEusia- Salvador
Costa Rica. Panama. Ecuador, Colon
U bia Peru. Dominican Republic, Hoi
duraR. and Nicaragua, ana John Ba
rstt, director Of the Pan-AmsrtcA
: Union. were seated in the nave.
CaydinsI Gibbons Present.
O Cardinal Gibbons and 4 great hur
= bsr Of prsiAtss and diGnitAriHs OF u
. church were within the altar rail
participants, and on sitheF sios
the nave, reserved seats Wers croSoe
by soldiers and Sailors otnoers an
n n men. The cadet corps OF 81 Jonn
II College was escort TO the oaroina
y The bugIes accompanied the organ
part of Gounod's mass,
" The altar was banked high VII
" flowers, and the church was oScorAt'
If with the hags of the allies and OF h
10 American republics, EVERY pun
= down either side of the nave vi
decorated with them.