Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-06-10
BISHOP MORRIS
WILL CELEBRATE
silver JUBILEE
Head of Catholic Diocese of
Arkansas Has Been Priest
Quarter Century.
NOTED CLERGYMEN
WILL PARTICIPATE
Interesting Program Arranged to BE.
gin Today at Little Rock, in Honor
OF Distinguished Churchman.
Solemn Mass Tuesday.

Little Rock, June 9.-Tuesday, June
| IL, 1917, will be notable event in the
! history of the diocese of Little Rock
as this is the day on which the do
cese will celebrate the twenty-fifth
priesthood of the Rt. Rev. John B.
Morris, D. ID. While the date of the
| twenty-fifth anniversary is June II,
| the date of the celebration was ar
! ranged for Tuesday, June IL, as a
| more convenient day for many of the
hierarchy and clergymen at distance
to attend.
Sundays Program.
The celebration of the event will
| really begin today.
On this date, all the Catholics of the
| diocese have been urged to offer up
holy communion for the intention of
the Rt. Rev. Bishop on the occasion of
his silver jubilee. In the afternoon,
on the new Little Rock college
grounds, Pulaski Heights, in honor of
the sacerdotal silver jubilee, the laity
| of the diocese of Little Rock will
render the following program:
230 p. NJ, band promenade on cam
p1S Dy M1lCH6llS OTCn6SLTd.
800 p. m. William Rogoski, grand
knight of Little Rock council No. S12,
will introduce the Hon. James A.
| Gray, who will give the jubilee ad-
| dress on behalf Of the laity of the do
cese. Mr.. Gray's address will be fol-
lowed by addresses from other prom
inent and well-known speakers. A
| reception in honor of the Right Rev.
erend jubilariam will then follow.
after which all are invited to visit the
various buildings of the newly erected
college.
Services Tuesday.
| On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, a
solemn pontifical high mass will be
celebrated at St. Andrews cathedral
with tie Right Reverend Jubilarian as
celebrant, assisted by clergymen of
the diocese,
The sermon ,of, the occasion will be
preached by the Rt. Rev. John w.
lShaw, DID,, of San Antonio, Texas.
Following the pontifical mass, the
Right Reverend Bishop, the very Rev
erend and Reverend Clergy will be es-
corted to the new college grounds,
where a sumptuous banquet, at 1
Io'clock, will be served, during which
congratulatory addresses Will be
lmade.
:. After the banquet automobiles will
be at hand to show the visiting bishops
and clergy over the City of Roses.
Distinguished Guests.
Among the distinguished guests who
Twill be present are the following: The
Imost Rev. ]. j. Glennen, DID,, arch
bishop of St. Louis. The Rt. Rev.
Thomas F. Lillis, D. D., of the do
cese of Kansas City, Mo. Rt. Rev. John
P; Farrelly, DID,, of the diocese of
Cleveland, O.
Of the archdiocese of New Orleans,
of which the diocese of Little Rock is
a part there will be present the RI.
Rev. C. Van de Ven, DID,, of the do
cese of Alexandria, La; the Rt. Rev.
Joseph P. Lynch, DID,. of the diocese
of Dallas, Texas; the Rt. Rev. Patrick
Edward Allen, DID,, of the diocese of
Mobile, Ala; the Rt. Rev. John E.
Gum, S.M., DID,, of the diocese of
Natchez, Miss; the Rt. Rev. Theophile
Meerschaert, DID,, of the diocese of
Oklahoma; the Ri. Rev. John w.
Shaw, DID,, of the diocese of San An
tonic, Texas.