Evening journal., 1917-04-12
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citizens like Father Connolly and
Delaware more men like him."
Mayor Price was introduced and
said:
Il want to thank Father Connolly
and his committee of noble workers
for the pleasure Of being among you
this evening, and to have a small part
In this good work.
, Wilmington, ] am proud to say. is
city of churches, in which Gods
holy name is revered and where our
young are taught TO look up TO Him
as the giyer of all good-and to His
will humbly bow
Il am glad God put into the heart
of Father Connolly and his co-workers
TO start this campaign, and my sin
cere hope and belief is that 1t shall
come TO successful end.
Il am one of those who believe that
Gods house should be the grandest
that we can build, for nothing is too
good for the great head of the church,
and He should have the best OF our
talents, and efforts along this and all
other lines
Father Connolly. you are what the
men of our community would call a
good mixer, and that Is what has
given you success, thus far, and will
bring success TO this, your project.
y know your honored Bishop Mona
CHAN cannot help but be proud of your
work as Wilmington is. Of your com
ing among us, for you leave this
world better, when our great bishop
OF the universe calls you home. for
having lived in it, and the house Of
God that you and your parishloners
are about to erect will be a monu-
ment 20 your memory long after you
have departed from among us.
Now, ladies and gentlemen let us
all do our mite to accomplish this
work, and not be like one OF my good
old Presbyterian friends, who said he
had been a Christian for forty years
and it had never cost him a dollar.
In reply to which his pastor arose and
said May God have mercy on your
stingy old SOUL
We should all get a hustle in this
work and go some"
Former Mayor Spruance spoke as
follows;
when Father Connolly requested
me to assist him in raising the funds
with which TO build his new church.
] felt he had honored me by giving
me an opportunity to help in such a
worthy cause.
He and Father Lynch have al.
ready rendered excellent services to
that community Their work has not
only improved the religious and social
conditions of that neighborhood. but
has extended their influence for good
through the city. This new church
will give them much better opportunity
to carry on the good work, so well be-
gun by Father Connolly.
III all the citizens of this city fully
realized how much these men have al
ready done for the uplift OF the people,
to whom they have ministered, | be-
lieve the necessary funds would be
quickly subscribed.
81 hope Father Connelly's appeal
will receive a very generous response
and that he will succeed in raising
the amount of money desired within
the ten days"
David snellenburg, the next speaker
said:
This Is one OF wilmington's great
est nights.
While / have never belonged I,
Father Connelly's church have givel
many a dollar in support of It but
never gave a dollar more cheerful,
than for this purpose. feel prout
70 be called on to help in this work
Whatever we do for ST. Thomas par
ish will be done for the good of tn,
whole State. In this respect / believ,
| voice the sentiment of every pro
gressive, wide-awake resident of Del
aware. Father Connolly breaches the
new spirit of progressivism in viii
mington and we want to keep hin
preaching It.
Don't take no for an answer wher
you go out to collect funds It's q
great pleasure when you can go around
and take money from people. The
people of Wilmington are absolutely
waiting for you to take this money
away from them
United States District Attorney Cur
ley said that this was a very ambition:
attempt. 81 have never known any
way to measure the probable success.
of an attempt. however. but to try IT,
he said. Il feel sure, from indica
tions in this gathering tonight, the at
tempt will be successful"
Senator Gormley was introduced bl
the POSTMASTER as a member of st