Activate Javascript or update your browser for the full Digital Library experience.
Next Page
OCR
od
yOL. 24-NO. 31.
PHILADELPHIA,
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1919
TENDER JUSILARIAN
SPIRITUAL BOUQUET
Parishioners of Immaculate Con-
ception Church, Germantown,
Rejoice With Father Higgins.
4200 MEN AT COMMUNION
sical
_
‘Four Days’ Celebration Marks Be-
Joved Priest’s Silver Jubilee.
Testimonial Presented.
Pentecost has been commemorated
Germantown this sweet
: Paraclete syn-
‘avon u ublic celebration
of the sacerdotal suver jubilee
cov, M. J. Higgins, C. ctor
the Immaculate re] ire]
by the co
elses. sere in every way
Fhe celebration of the silver sacer-
otal subiiee 0 of the Rex. MJ. #
ctor of the Church sot
rthy of the
ML o'clock by Rev, Job
ens, C: M. Father Higgins was
deacon_and Mr, Maher, of St. Vin.
cent's Seminary, was sub-deaco
. C. Murphy, C. M.
of ceremonies. Gounod's Mass
Cecelia” and the “Sgive Mund!” were
rendored,
The Rev. Michael A. Drennan, C. My
of Brooklyn, “delivered | the | Sermon,
which was, in as follow
- “nee were ae filled mith the
Holy Ghost.” Acts of the Apostles.
"A fold solemnity brings us
together this morning—the- annual
commemoration, of the descent of the
Holy Ghost on the Aposties, and the
public celebration of the silver Jubilee
of your zealo id esteemed, pastor,
Father Higgins.
“The Holy Ghost descended on the
and strengthen
‘con-
@ Samaria, but to the Ut.
termost parts of the earth. Light and
surength were needed for this import-
ant miasio
“twenty-iive years ago the
avirit descqnded on your pastor, when,
kneeling belore the ordaining prelate, he
eard the words: ‘Receive ve the Hol
Ghost; whose sins you. shall Torgive,
they are forgiven them; whose sins
You shall retain, they are retained”
Every priest is an ambassador. His
ven to him not by
but
first ‘pri asus” “Teach y
a ‘ations papain hem in the name
f the Fai he of
0 for’
hall tora they are forgiven
“He ts tovoffer eucrifices.. “Do
Oration of Mes Dvery
igh priest Ehosen from among men
ie
r men in the things that
appertain to God. He is human and
eompassed with intinity thut he may
have conmas those who art
lenorante He. is eaten, co this’ nigh
State by the sam 0 said to
Hig "nret ‘priestas” Come, feliow
Tan take this home to him
self unless he be called as Aaron wus.
of the
sof {C°
Joseph 'S. Gias
GIVING GOVERMENT
HIAGNIFICENT HELP
N.C. W. C. Effectively Carrying
Out Catholic Principles in Social
Service in War and Peace.
RECOGNITION BY MR. WILSON
Activities Committee Chairman.
Work Briefly Summarized,
BY MICHAEL WILLIA’
Washington, D. C., June 9.— oe e Rev.
John J. Burke, cs, Cbateman of
War Ac-
. P.,
the Committes on Spec
gether 0 ‘osdick,
hairman of the Commission on Train-
[ing Camp Activities, ana John . Mott,
general secretary of the Young Xen’
can istian Association war Work Cou:
¢ Burke is the editor of “The
d bas
of hostilities ny ‘Germany, In addi«
tion to being the chairman of the
special war activities committee, be ie
also chairman (of the Chaplains’ Ald
f
Agar, :
fea, Deneohaud G
Boone, executive tecretary. a
which under the Tairection
ministrative
3. Cc. M
Joseph Scien
Bighe Rev.
Fries 01
of
can) opoldiers within” camps.
of furnishing secretaries, athletic
equipment to men of the army
navy both at home and abroad. has
bean the field covered. be the wells
known activities of the Knights of Co-
other elds were left to the National
i Council. The latter op.
committee
ven to summi the work accom~
plished by this committee in. the last
ten or twelve month would be impos~’
sible in these columns, A para
ively brief Teport of its activities re
ntly submitted to the administrative
committee contains no less than forty
pares of bolled-down quintessential
facts, but if I tried to tell the human-
(Continued on Fourth Page)
eas
EXPLAINS PARIS MISSION
OF ARCHBISHOP CERRETTI
"Vatican Organ Gives Reason Be-
hind Journey of Papal Under-
- Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
©, P. A, Cablegram to
By ae | ae tie: one nd Tims
thoritative edie
ex
Paris, which een undertaken en-
tirely in connection with the missions
im the colonies, until recently under
German cont
e “Osservatore” quotes the con:
tents of cluuse 122 and 438 of the Ver=
sailles treaty, the former giving power
to the “local Governments oi
“Father Higgi este dence. the latter putting th i
neg Mee Se Wo Bt |teton ‘the eon ne aa |
Siministering te’ Sesramente, ‘and [ot a council, w e Christian
cifering. the’ adorable sacriee, is ad must devote the seco erty of the
Eentiments to-da. ritted, | His iThissions to Christian Us
Fomecutates "aly seul doth magnify { "The edtoriel then points out that the
Ue Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced result’ may hat either the good
‘God, my “Saviour, Wa of tke missions may be brought
ter ir entirely to an end by the expuision
her Drenna: aud
fMay "He who loved. him an Schools, ‘chureney ‘and other “property
a and clothed him with ‘the ‘state [Of the missions, being administered 3
Slory after a jong and fruitful
ee parate life crown him at the gates /¢o
he evening Father Higgins was
gritorant of the Sole ir,
M
aM.
Planes Vattin J:
. Ewens,
WC. Murphy,
ry, William AL
Fumes J, Hare and Charles
members of the Congrega-
jon, the latter four hav-
the Revs
Bo andotpn Jo
eat
Wes ge feting. Andre
Sioutll
Stoute
adage” qeruined at, Overbrook on
Rday" marninge, “Mee Sanit Mee
i bas oreinist und “Mee
Gillard, C. M., was director
@ council, cailed rsa, but possibly
re s, Freemasons
may be de-
Right of Pontiff.
on
hat the
Tight to, gend upon
e 122 infringes ‘this right, and that
0 ou
thate prientiy oftice und. mix. tn ho
this congregation will Immediately
mm ito thelr dul,
‘ 4 Tucidly
shown the inj
worded, it ix felt
providing all seine |f
cal German
rious,
(Continued on Second Page.)
against’ delete
influence.
D. S. M. Awarded Special War es
PARISH AND PASTOR 10
OBSERVE SILVER JUBILEES
Week's Celebration Planned in
Honor of St. Aloysius’ and
"Rev. Bernard Philipps.
mamemorating the silver Subiee of
nty, an.
nday, Jui is
iis Graco Su “omeiate St other cere
he
the many ata made on ft during
the world
the completion of his _coursé
studies, | Father | Philinps
mountable. he has built up the parish,
until at the present time It can he con-
sidered one of the most ‘suecessful in
the city, A magnificent parish school,
ni
stands wae in one of the “most sparsely
Riled section the cit here
actically no buildings of . res-
Idential character, wert
first street, ‘and the imme
ding the church
cupied by a brick manutactarine nian,
and | 80
his faithful | consresaiion, of erecting a
ch:
‘ooden the lot on which
the church new stands, ‘In December
4, @ parish school was started in
ere were elgnty puplis In avers
dunce, and two ef the original band of
Sisters are now teaching in the school.
in tho spring of 1908 Fa i
pps way uppointed pastor.
able dire:
has made tremendous strides. It now
occupies the prope: by
Tasker, Moi
Tw an
"rhe improvements Ins
clude a $30.000 school building, a mag-
niticent convent, a handsome’ rectory,
the ‘entire buildings representing an
investment of r-t0 $100,000, | The
congrega' en increased
more than 100 families, ard there: abe
240 puplla in daily attendance at the
school, with a leaching staff of eight
Siste
cONSTAN TGP TO BUILO
MONUMENT TO THE POPE
All Creeds Unite in Lasting Me-
morial to Great Pontiff of the
Tragic War.
P. A. Service
The ‘Catholle Standard and Times.
ordom May 15.—The East has made
arkable comment on the West's
taitude toward the Pope und his ac+
tivities during the war, A subscription
By,
bee been opened. in Constantinople to
he a
monument in the Cathedral
church of that city in honor o!
jitian, the Prince Hele to
Exwpt, the president of the
bli,
cha, the Chief Rabbi, the
Bi
e
Sredit, the way of An:
tain anil the ureo- “Hellenic societies.
Already some sever thousand
Turkish pounds ha “subscribed.
‘Monsignor Dolei is acting as Apos-
of
Ispuhan, Persia. and in capaclty
he has anpointed provisionally Padre
de Chatelet, superior of , the
as Vicar general of the atch-
“| BISHOP USES SEAPLANE
FOR EPISCOPAL VISITS
The Bishon of Aucktands ne Right
clears, D. D. a
BCOP
New Zealand forces.
ypaplain for the
=u
to | fairs
of subscriptions 14) ended | ans
COMMENCEMENT DATES
AT LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
© 14—Catholic
Hehoo!,
‘clo
Girly High
‘Academy of Music, at 10
sine “e—Vitanors College, Vili
June Tz1a’ Balle. Colleze, Broad
Street Theatre, 230 P. M. | Indus
th and
Pine streets 3.00 PX
Josephs College high
partment, colleg
Joseph's College, col-
lege auditorium, 8.15 P. Mt.
HIERARCHY WILL CONVENE
IN WASHINGTON SEPT. 24 |
Cardinal Gibbons Announces First
Assemblage of Its Kind Since
Council in Baltimore in 1884.
‘Washin ton, ose 20-—Cirdinal Gh.
bons, chatrm general com-
mitice on Catholle atta re ‘and interests,
ued a
-|4 PHILADELPHIA PRIESTS
WIN DEGREES AT c& U.
Four Paltadotphie prleste obtained
degrees at mencement of the
Catholic Univeraity Washingto on, D.
on Wednesday. .
The Revs. John J, Hickey and Peter
Klekotka received the degrees of
icentiate in canon law and bachelor
theology, and the Re:
Patrick J. aleCabe, and Daniel 1. 3e-
ermott will degrees
bachelor in sacred theology and baches
lor in canon
® “| BACCALAUREATE EXERCISES
OF THE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL
‘The baccalaureate sermon for
1919 graduates of the Catholic lets
High School will be preached by the
Rev. William J. Garrigan, D. D,, in the
Cathedral to-morraw, Sunday, at 3.30
glock. The Rev. Monsign
01
sher. * will preside. “The
able {s cordially 4 Snvied fo be present.
he alumnae will mble in the
high schoo! ae 2.30 Pi
LAYMEN JUDGES BARRED
The Sacred Congregation of the
Councit as issued an important sen-
arding the constitution of ec-
cesta teibunale tn the Di
e
1
cannot be allowed to act as judges in|
ecclesiastical cases.
——
CELEBRATE GOLDEN JUB'LEE
OF THEIR FIRST COMMUNION
‘A imique ceremony took place at St
Louis’ Church, Bu a recently, phen
trent five sunavors Firs
clas the church ‘n 1889
Soproacted ae. Saar
non
Jeariy custom for twelve years in that
Parieh and maken ‘2 profound imprea
e assembled faithful,
a
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE
TO VISIT ETERNAL CITY
op Bonzano,
< Archbish« the Apestolte
He go e
assumed, will discuss with Vatican of-
ficiais, varioun, phases of Catholic af-
fairs in the United States. It te
purpose 10 “remain ‘way to oF three
Months, “Me will he accompanied. by
Ronsignor Bernardini, of the catholic
University.
Since voi to this country seven
years ago. archblshap Bonzano has not
Zo back to Italy
has remained at his
(rithout, interraption
He about
the wer intervened.
given his attention wi
with the exception of one
two brie¢ intervais, when he made
Short trips in this count
GLICANS ASK TO HONOR
HOLY NAME AND OUR LADY
London, Muy
of the Church Ot Fastana continues,
apace, and some
thereof are instructive,
3g
are amusi For example. r has
Cathotte thought penetrated the ‘estabe
her secondary schools
people at present send “nie datigncers
to convent schools, often abroad, with
the ‘result that in after Nfe the girle
‘ome Roman Catholte:
OXFORD INVITES RETURN
OF DOMINICAN FRIARS
Dominican Friars. who to Ox
ford University. nthe twelfth, century
turn, xecording,
Pope, superior 0}
feans Wy
*
fear of persecution.
IN MATRIMONIAL CASES jon
Council of Balti which was con=
voked in
The general Purpose of the confer
by Cardinal Gibbons,
mittees to
along social and educational lines.
ily purely ecclesi~
nd edu-
niform Cathahe
polley and co-ordinate, ay far as pos-
sible, diocesan activitien,
Meetings of ail the Bishops of the
ountry, with the express approval of
henceforth for the
olle affairs, AL thew eral pro-
ramme of Catholic activities will b
uilined, to carry on which ft is pro~
Posed to Taise @ fund of millions of
fottars.
‘The ide
the general conference
bishop Cerrett
Enited States:
‘the Apostalic Delegate.
Gibbons. "Subsequently ia tomate
LU
made by a general
On
of Salt Lake City,
of Chariestor
and Russell,
general committee will meet
trom’ tite ta time to arrange a full
programme inference, the
work of ich it "the ‘Cardinals pus:
gestion is adopted, will be carried
fontinuousiy: by manent. bureau,
to be established at the capital
mong the subjects tentatively sug—
sions, the Catholic University. Cath-
ie education in general, the Catholte
press and general lextsla|
ee
SOUTH PHILA. CORDIALLY
GREETS THE ARCHBISHOP
.- His Grace Tendered Public Recep-
tion Prior to Confirming 465
Children and Adults.
His G
race the Most Reverend Arch-
mail
tation,’ and
thro
come,” by Mins, Eleanor}
The Dthen proceeded. to
where after bestawinj
of which he was unaware previ-
to his entrance into the parish,
wai
“It is a duty to thank your reverend
pastor and yourselves for the reception
whien it has been your
on
He
aci
parish.
pleasure
Guring ‘the few ‘years
ghureh and the other parish
ve been built, all of t
yourselves and ‘the Durpore Tor which
they were intended. roup of
church buildings is-& manifestation of
the faith of the eat and of your
selves, and will bring down upon you
the blessings 0
“Therefore it is ‘2 ‘Dleusure to than!
ish,
ous “amongst i the
diocese, for it is enthusiastic not only
n'ke own interests: but also In ever
thing connected with the diocese at
lars
2.”
Fils Grace followed these words with
jo the boss and kirly whe
[mere about to receive
of confirmation. He exp
crament
stained “elewiy
| Pour hundred and thirty-two ehil-
jaren, seventeen men, and | sixtee
lwomen were confi cht child
and adult had an Tadividnal Soonsor
During the ceremonies the choir
from St. Monica's school composed of
red a pumber of hymns
mine ceascon Solemn Te
Oneal Benediction of the Now Blessed
Sacrament was given,
c 3 ded
=e
Foctor, was master of
ng the clergy present were the
Revs. ‘ane ‘Timmins Francis J. Snes
Aiden Firuly, F
Dovgheny. Easene
Montague, Meer,
| Devers, Joh ne ahi,
j Meshain, Josep! isle and. foxeph
Ketiy.
Street Named for 0 Chaplain,
Av teibate, wan pant to. Uo, memer
of the late Father Owen Began rece
hen the wit ne a
when ei
Rus change the
inision strect to Dewan street: in his
honar,
was chaplain at the
Soldier's Home at Leavenworth xt the
e ot hig death. “He had also served
rat Onaga City.
e x0}
Pope Benedict, will be held annually
wh
5,
%, toh
% =
= :
ra >, a, ‘
‘The
friends,
Re
mid in
comme
"Gaudea
vour R,
“Fairest
“Au Rev
Hig!
the feat
Sple:
Lewis J.
emphas
Phil
thse
Whito
each nati
f | of each—
of hi
Mary
whe thes
tion
school
aren
clei
Phiten parish
ns nd
the young.
the school,
A
el sent forth e
Instituted only three
tL} on Oct 316,
than
an equal
cho
“Welemmet” .
Our Curricula
“our Freshman Clas:
“he Shower” (AL
“Our Answer"
PRO:
“The Star-Spansied Bann
. Behool Choir and Audience | (PO
at Forty-ninth an
the
oy. and in, fadition the stu
taught the fun
Gr
‘The wix praduates,
‘a
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
third’ annual clo:
ing
ab
“mudced ‘of relatives
ener ws
‘were pre
Auating:
from. tie school, which
Years ago, ope!
ot about one hundred pupils, ‘To-
the total nuraber of udenta te slightly
e hu:
n three hundred,
the. various essay:
pags with the ‘other
sty. Sefentifte
ial taugh
njor class
(B. L, Bristowy—
2
her with the parents of
are mts of
exercises:
al
‘lau Nua’ not yet been
was
Bink
with an enrolment
da
on
hee
and
the cy
classes: oni ‘or four Freshmen, three
High School Choir
aye
Tewts
en"
jlonn 3. Getb
mus" (Prait “Chapt
iam F, Dunn,
ose
ch School Choir
“Our Sodality"—
James J. Kindregan, "20
T. Cc”.
Joseph W,
(Arr,
Francie L. Reilly, ‘21
Martin.
30
ST. CB BORROMED'S
SEMINARY, OVERBROOK
Presiding for the first time at the
annual concur: Charles’ Sem~
Azchbisho op Ryan Memorial "Building
n Tuesday mornini
the “Vent ‘Craa
the'Rev, Willum J Misging, ST
Nee recior of tho Reminary, read’ tha
awards,
in presenting the prizes His Grace
was assisted by the rector of the Sem-
5 Rev. Monsignor Henry
T. Drumg
Fe
i Guilday und Frederick Kop-
git $20 for proficiency in
schonttte Bhitosophy in honor. of St.
Thomas Aquinas was awarded to Joun
ber of Fretates and pries
of the faculty,
Dionysiu
in to His Grace, which was,
a by George Leech, and to which
te Most Reverend Archbishop re-
jed.
onthe exercises closed with the sink=
ing of the “Te Deum" in the Seminary
chapel.
re His Grace.
The, Most Reverend Archbishop
8 addres to the semin:
substantially in part as follows:
“It ne wish of all of us that
in
‘9 Tales). High School Chotr| SPOR
“Our Service Flag’—
Fran Dui
sronsons
The nuging of the choir waa one
se3,
ures of the exerci
ndid Addreeses. Deliv
the choo!
the classes were distributed
various parish schools. pending
pletion of the
is J. 0
oir!” Fergus a, Biberstem "21
“Uncle Bam" "abe Hoismann)— sens
School Choir
all
of
4, Witiam Dunn, who Gestverea ne od.
Nugent. the second speaker,
ul
asized the fact that the West|s
aden, Catholic High Schoo! wae
ny
high school in
the
udents. were
damental principles of
(Continued on Seventh Page)
ACADEMY OF THE
SISTERS OF MERCY
laces
Blues “Nome
at anthem—
he music that
Jayes, Miss
Miss
iceninard Hutchinson.
" rd
ceived gold “medals fer completing the
preparatory 8
y course, Later th
ir part with credit
the history what
flon that icttempes to exclude fa “men-
Teaches
ace the Most Reverend Arch-
of
States of America owes to her
‘yeu ‘inh Tes foltiliment ot
eat proceding years: this year
wien fax ape of what Bull remains
to be do
‘the ‘opening chorus
“Send Forth Thy, Tigh." “nts ry
nitra’s
salututory, mt ‘Fome."
TNered by Misses. Baily and Biearde
Introduced, the plan of the whole
kramme, | “Country” iigntrated oy
six young’ the
a rose in
the Allies marching to the musle of
—"The heme eail | ou
has led brave
heurts 9 “Victory and to death for love
iiss Katherine
nna
re-
the
je feral.
elements ot life ino perfect harmony.
“Chureh” was represent
of the
(Cont
“tele of Saints,” because
ed by the colors,
Erin
tinued on Seventh Page)
congratulate
“antes the years
and ec
vided you do what Is in you:
Provi:
power honestly and tothe best ef
(Continued on Eighth Page)
ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME
Eight young ladies, garbed inf
maculate white, were gmduatea from.
st Ri
credit to this Renool AWE ‘eve hone?
to the Church and glory to God.
The Archbishop's Addres
His Graco presented the diplomas
graduates,
ut; v
se and admiration at the fect of
the Sisters of Notre Dame,
ng the various teaching orders
omen throughout the
they hold, as. it were,
between
tne entirely
thos:
f the epi-
he vated ‘hoot and Church” when these Sisters
acon a Powers and Haves, had recourse tot die
eluded the programme. rhe theme je and ve
Miiuoks alluded te the folly ef edtcas (remained at home within the enclosure
and expecially of
for the heroism whic
them
and will crown them for the dangers
(Continued on Eighth Page)
u
orwhen the applause finally subsided
ors
Hen