The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-06-21
Large Congregation Of Wor-
shippers Attends Solemn
and Impressive Service
1T IS HELD AT CHURCH
OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
First Son Of Parish To Take
Holy Orders Returns To
Conduct First Service

Deeply impressive and significant
was the service ut 1890 O'Clock Sun.
day morning at st. Vincent de Pauls
church when the Rev. Paul Rogers
recently ordained to the priesthood in
Washington, d. c., celebrated his first
mass. 1t is a long established GUS
tom following ordination for the
young priest to return to the church
of his home parish, whence he went
tc take UP his ecclesiastical studies,
to return and celebrate there his first
mass after taking holy orders.
The Rev. Paul Rogers enjoys the
distinction of being the first young
man fro mthe parish of st. Vincent
de Paul to take up ecclesiastical stu.
dies and to prepare for the sacred Of
flee. There is, in consequence, an
unusual degree of interest in him be.
cause of this intimate association.
The church was filled to the ut
most of its capacity by the worship
ping congregation at 1890 a. m. High
mass was solemnized with the Rev.
Paul Rogers as celebrant the Rev.
C. G. Moore, deacon, and the Rev. C.
Mahoney, sub.deacon.
Among the visiting clergy were the
Revs. G. G. Moore, of Columbus, C. ].
Mahoney, Alliance, C. B. Tiepe, Dan.
Vile, and Regis Mead and Louis
Krempel, ecclesiastical students.
Present also were large number of
the relatives of the Rev. Paul Rogers.
The sermon was given by the Rev.
l.. w. Mulhane, pastor of st. Vincent
de Paul's church.
Father Mulhane, after reading
portion Of the twelfth chapter of /.
Corinthians, addressing the congrega-
ton entered into discussion of the
peculiar duties and functions of a
priest of the Roman Catholic church.
Because Of the occasion this presen.
tation and exposition was particular.
ly timely and fitting. The minister
announced he had chosen this partic.
ular passage of scripture deeming it
to have a certain significance because
having been written by the great
apostle Paul, whose name FIR. Rogers
bears.
Commenting particularly upon the
scripture he had read, the minister
said the words of the apostle have
come down to this day with the same
power that was given them when
they were first addressed to the peo.
lple Of Corinth. The church an
nounces to the world today the great
truth that she is one in Christ as God
and Christ are One. The Catholic
| church, through her clergy, stands
like rock telling the world that the
church Is one. They are soldiers,
ready to rally to the cry. What is it
that binds them together? It Is the
power of God in heaven that comes
down today as it did at Pentecost. In
the catecombs they carried on their
work until the cross flashed in the
sky and bid them come forth.
"Will the church solve the great
questions that agitate the minds Of
men today?" asked the minister. "The
church will eventually" he continued,
"and then she will only turn over the
pags of history and rewrite her vic.
tories"
That the conflicts Of today are
based, not upon bullets but upon the
platforms Of science and human gen.
ius, was a thought expressed by the
minister as he continued the ampllfl-
cation Of his theme. The clergy must
be prepared to meet differnt condi-
tlOn than that in the past They must
meet those who are willing to fling
away the vital principles of human
society.
Seeking a solution for the troubles
OF this day. the reverend speaker
found 1t in the words of Christ, Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
A fitting, just and proper estimate
was placed upon the priesthood, to
which FIR. Rogers is but newly come,
and which the speaker himself has
honored and distinguished by his
Jealous faith and good works. De-
claring that they come from the peo-
pie themselves, he paid sinceer trib-
fute to the service and sacrifices the
members of the clergy are called upon
to endure as they serve before the
altar of God.
/ In the course of his sermon. Father
Mulhane spoke of the service given
as boy to this church and parish in
the holy sanctuary. He deemed IT pe-
culiarly happy and appropriate that