Evening star., 1920-11-25
MASS S|SATTENDED
BY H|GH0EF|C|ALS
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Diplomatic Corps, Army and
Navy Represented at
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- -, St. Patrick's.

With members of the cabinet,
diplomatic corps. of the Army and
Navy and laymen in attendance, the
twelfth annual 'pan-American mass
was celebrated at St. Patrick's Cath
Ollie Churchsthis morning.
: The services opened at 10 o'clock
with solemn high mass, celebrated
by Rt. Rfv.--John BonzanO. apostolic
delegate, with Very Rev. i. NJ. Kelly
of Holy Cross College as assistant
priest, Revs. J. a. Smyth and j. III.
afcN;imara. as deacons OF honor. and
Revs. j. R. Roth and Charles T.
O'Hara -as deacon and sAbdeacon of
the mass. Cardirial Gibbons presided
and had -as his attendants Very Rev.
D., Guiding, Wfth"Rey.4J. ID. Fowler
of St. Dominics Church and Rev. Ed
ward FitzSerald of the Dominican
Co1lege as deacons OF honor. The
music was rendered by the two
choirs of the church, assisted by an
orchestra.
Delivered the Sermon.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. c. f. Thomas. rector
|sof the church, delivered the sermon
He said. in part, as follows:
HaY believe that America WIS found
cd and is being perpetuated on the
recoguition of the dominance of AL
mighty God in world affairs. We
cannot fail to acknowledge that any
civilization is doomed to failure. any
IicOuntry<faees ruin. unless they re-
pose in the fundamental truths which
.cnme from God and which have an
intimate relation to every ramifica-
'tion OF civil. political and social life.
1.-The chosen people of old constantly
in their long history afforded Illus
them the Almighty had uttered the
warning that they should suffer GER
tain destruction If they failed to rec
Ognize that the power to make wealth
which they were TO secure. WIS given
by Him, and that If they failed t.
give credit to Him for that wealth.
and failed to consecrate their wealth
to His cause. they would surely Gle
as other nations had died.
1t is not to be presumed that the
Divine Ruler oT this universe will be
more ,lenient with any modern coun-
try than He was with His chosen
people.
lssS~iAential -Gare~rs.
America has had 81 very proyiden-
tiAl career 30 far. and to serious stu
dents the Onward look is OF a dis
tinct divine purpose. The land has
had a supreme task TO form it's va
rious elements into "a strong, COM
posite nation. Some thirty years ago
Charles Elliott wrote that we had MOI
yet succeeded in molding the numer-
Gus peoples who made this their home
into one nation.
"But there are evident innumerable
reasons for believing that we stand
on the threshold of an important and
vital part in the destfnies Of the hu-
man race.
But Americas duty, north and
/; south, is not to rely on any notion OF
abstract goodness or the strength Of
natural impulses or on its innate
might and ability. Our rrust in cod
and ouf conviction that hurna nftv,s
EEeatneas comes from Him. viii SIM
fport OUT onward progress and secure
our advancement to the front. whence
iwe"shaff inspire, encourage and even
direct every movement to the OBJ
servance of civil liberties and the
recognition OF human rights. The
principles to which we have sworn
allegiance, and which we proclaim
always govern our efforts. will cause
us to be hailed as leaders in saving
the world and nations from confusion
and disorder.
And those principles are those
which rest on eternal justice and have
their origin in the recognition of al.
vine sovereignty and the absolute de.
pendence on divine help"
Prayer to Authorities.
At the close of the mass. the praye,
for the authorities was read by Mgr
Thomas.
Among those attending the mass
were Secretary of State and Mrs
| Colby, Secretary of Commerce ano
Mrs. Alexander. Secretary of the In.
ferior Payne, the ambassador and
Nine. LIE Breton from Brazil. the am.
! bassador and Senore de Matthew from
Chile, the ambassador and Mime. Peze,
from Peru. the minister and Nine. Ri.
anchi from Guatemala. the mi nj ster OF
foreign affairs and Sonora de Toledo
HerraFte from Guatemala. the minis.
ter and Nine. de Cespedes from Cuba
the vice consul from Cuba, Cayetan<
de Mesada: the minister and Senorita
.Domin nici from Venezuela. the mini.
lseker and Sonora de ElizAlde from
Ecuador, the minister and Mime. Urets
from Colombia, Senor Don Policarpo
Bonilla and Sonora de Bonilla. on
special mission at New York; the
minister and Nine. Beeche Arguyeil1
from Costa Rica, Nine Varela. wife oi
the minister from Uruguay. the
charge dc'affaires and Sonora de Corta
deilas OF Bolivia, the charge d daffaires
and Senorita Lafevre Of Panama, the
charge d.adaires. Senor Don Manuel
Zavala of Nicaragua; the charge
d 'afYaires and Nine. Blanchet OF Haiti
Dr. John Barrett. DIR. l.. S. Rowe OF
the American Union. Frank
| lin Adams and Mrs. Adams of the
Pan-American Union, Miss Mathilda
Phillips Of the Pan-American Union
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Grimm. Mr.. and
! Mre. Calderon, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E
Amores and Miss Amores.
Endersecretary Of State and Mrs.
Davis. Solicitor Of the Department OF
State Merle Smith and Mrs. Merle
Smith. Chief Of the Division Of Latin
American Affairs Sumner Wells, Chief
Clerk o; the Department Of State Ben
G. Davis. g. Rowland Shaw. Chief
Justice and Mrs. White, Justice and
Mrs. McKenna, Justice Ashley GOULD
i Justice W. P. Stafford. Chief Jrtice
Smyth, Mrs. Smyth and Miss E8yth