The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-06-23
father William
c0uenlIn's FIRST MASS


of the Catholic orphanage; mas
ter of ceremonies, Father Byrne,
of the PROF. Cathedral; assistant, Father
John Dumphy, of st. Thomas college.
The priests assisting in the sanctu-
airy were:
Rev. ]. H. Gaughan, of st. Stephens,
Minneapolis; Rev. David Moran, of st.
Peter, Mimi; DR.. Hilary Jordan,
of st. Pauls seminary, and Father
O'Connell, of the Cathedral. The
master of ceremonies was Rev. Father
Byrne, of the Pro-Cathedral.
The following Seminarians of st.
Paul's seminary were also in attend
ance:
Edmund Coughlin, Harold Brennan,
Emmett Cogwih and Joseph Gibbs.
Musical Program.
The music of Gounod's st. Cecilia
mass was that selected for the cere-
mony by the director of the Pro-Ca-
thedral choir, Professor Edward F.
Joncas, with organ accompaniment by
Miss Margaret Slattery, augmented by
a ten-piece orchestra from the Mime
apolis Symphony orchestra, the choir
did full justice to this beautiful and
inspiring selection. The quartette of
soloists comprised Mrs. William Hur-
ley, soprano; Mrs. Mollie Gleason
Mulhern contralto; Mr.. George H.
Grause, tenor; Mr.. Joseph F. Brown,
basso.
The offertory piece also by Gounod
was the melodious and impressive
ave Verum." The sanctuary choir
of seventy-fve boys rendered ex-
quisitely as professional "Jesus, the
Very Thought Of Thee" and led the
congregation in the occasional, Holy
God We praise Thy Name" The "War
March of the Priests" by Verdi, was
the organ involuntary by Miss slattery
and the orchestra
The Sermon.
Rev. T. E. Cullen, pastor of the Pro-
Cathedral, preached the sermon, TAX
ing for his text verse l., chapter V of
st. Pauls epistle to the Hebrews.
For every high priest taken from
among you is ordained for man in the
things that appertain to God that he
may offer up gifts and sacrifices for
SIM
The reverend speakers face beamed
and his eyes sparkled with the joy
and happiness of the occasion. He
spoke in an eloquent strain of the
high office and duties of the priest
hood, it's responsibilities and obliga-
tiOns. He felt thrilled with delight at
the entry of the new priest upon his
mission of duty and service. He took
occasion to review the career of
Father Coughlin from childhood
through youth and to manhood and
the elimination of his ambition to
serve God as priest. With voice full
of pathos and sympathy Father Cullen
referred to wish expressed on his
deathbed by the father of the newly
ordained priest that his son should
achieve holy orders. Turning to the
young priest he then extended felici-
tation at the elimination of his studies
and the attainment of his great objec-
tive. He assured him that the Catho-
lies of this community were proud of
his career and would watch his future
with loving interest. After the mass
the new priest graciously impaired his
blessing to the hundred who wanted
to receive it.
Out-of-town Visitors.
Interest in Father Coughlins ordina-
tion attracted many friends and rela-
tives of his family from out of town.
Among them were Bess Belle Hors-
burg, of Chicago; Mrs. J. q. Mahony,
of Chicago; Miss Mary Clemens, of
Fargo, and daughters, May and Grace,
and son, Walter; Mrs. Halleran and
son, Clare, of Bismarck, N. D.; Mrs.
John McGuinness and Mrs. E. M.
| White, of Portland, Ore; Mrs. Clifford
Dice, of Billings, Mont; Miss Ellen
Graham and Mrs. Florence Faber, of
Red Wing, Mimi, the five last men
toned being sisters of Mrs. Coughlin;
Mr.. T. Sullivan, of clean, N. Y; Rev.
John Halloran, of Hettinger, N. D.