Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-06
ST. JAMES, PARISH, DAN|ELS0N,
 CELEBRATING GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

emn high mass, Rev. John Cotter, M. deacon. eRv. M. J. Ginet master of ! ceremonies. Other priests in the sanctuary were Very Rev. J. P. Gui- net, NJ. S., Hartford provincial of the | missionaries of LaSalette in the Unit ed States, ReRv. A. Jolliver, NJ. S., and Rev. Ignatius Kost of Dayville. A choir of many voices sang the jubilee music, adding to the impress siveness of the service in. a special manner.
 The sermon in English was preach l ed by Father Cotter, who took for his text I'll be with you all days even to | the Consumma tion of the World" 1 Fhe preacher traced the history of the Catholic church down throug the ages or the Christian Era, telling of it's pro- eress trough the centuries of it's trials and of it's triumphs, reiterating that ! the church cannot die until the church
 militant is lost in the church trium- | pant in which golden jubilees will be l observed through Eternity. | Father Cotter's address included a | plea for stronger faith and a deeper l religious ferver as safeguard against 1 bolshevism, against anarchy and all of l the false views that are symbols of l irreligion and that today are threat ening the peace and safety of the l world.
 1 Father J. c. Matheu's address was a powerful exposition of the Catholic faith and of the centuries of it's work | for the good of the world. It review | ed the growth and expansion or the | church in the United States from l humble beginnings to it's present ex- alted place and told of the thousands
 of churches, schools homes for or | phans and the aged that the church, 1 trough the generosity of her people | has been able to erect in all parts of this great land. Father Mathieu paid | tribute, too, to the valor of the sons of | the church in defense of this great re-
 congratulations to the people of St.
 James for their faith and for their | liberality in the development of St.
 James parish to its present standing. l At the close of the mass Bishop Mi
 Ian spoke briefly both in French and l in English, pleading especially for
 unity, for the practice of charity and | brotherly love, which should be so l broad as to cover the earth like a
 mantle, he said.
 1 In making his usual Sunday an 1 nouncement at the mass Rev. NJ. J. : Ginet, M. S., the pastor, congratula 1 the congregation on it's achievements during the past fifty years. 1 The service closed with the chant | ing of the Te Deum
 | The interior of the church was l decorated in yellow and white bunting
 and flowers. the papa1 co1ors, the
 church service flag with it's 157 stars,
 was draped beside the altar of the l Sacred cart.
 | At 4:3o Sunday afternoon there was 1 parish banquet in St. James hall, 1 this function being attended by up wards of 200 persons the attendance | being limited to this number of
 practitioners and their guests by the ! seating capacity of the hall. The ban 1 quet was served under the direction of 1 the Ladies of St. Anne and the U S.
 J. B. of A.
 1 Sunday evening there was a capaci- 1 ty attendance at the parish hall to witness the production in French of 1 the operatta La File Du Sonneur De Cfoches, which was spendidly pre- scented.
 | At Saturday evenings play, Patri : , cia, Roman drama, which was fine | ly staged and presented there was a | very large attendance. This produc- 1 tion was by members of the Childern of Mary.
 This (Monday) evening at eight o'clock there will be a solemn high mas sof requiem for the departed
 members of the parish. A large num- Der of priests is expected here this l tained by the pastor and his assistants ] at banquet in St. James hall. There was a spirit of joy in the parish Sunday and of especial appre-
 ciation of all that Rev. NJ. J. Ginet. M. S., and his assistants have done for the parish,
 The parish committee that assist
 ed in perfecting the arrangements
 was headed by F. x. Lemieux as
 president, Mrs. L. E. Kennedy, vice president, Albert Mailhet secretary and Miss Annie White and Amadee these had the assistance of many will ing workers.
 In Danielson, St. James parish of today, a congregation of nearly 5000 souls, stands out in marked develop ment from the modest beginnings of a half century ago. At the present time it is experiencing the most fou- ishing period in it's history, with "a steady increase in the number of communicants, degree of loyalty and devotion that is not exceeded in any
 church community in Connecticut and with a record flow of revenue. which is being industriously and carefully utilized to build for the future par
 ish foundations so sound as to insure that religion. the saving grace of man kind shall not perish, nor even falt- CT, under the stress and strain of
 world turmoil out of which so many Goddess isms are raising their heads. to the peril of the nation and civilization itself.
 The history of the Roman Catholic
 church in Danielson and the surround ing territory is the history of St.
 James, parish. Stretching back over
 half a hundred years. this history re-
 veals the spirit of faithfulness that
 animated the early Catholic corners
 to this beautiful part of New Eng
 land and their devotion to the church
 of their fathers
 At the beginning of the second half
 of the past century this territory was
 really missionary ground. where the
 visitation of a priest to say a Sun
 I.ayr -f,r1
 in the lives of the God fearing Cath
 ollie people. Word of the miseionary's
 coming would be passed about, days