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Show Diocese of Denver. OUR DENVER LETTER. Non-Catholic Missions Exciting Interest In-terest and Drawing Large Crowds. (Special Correspondence.) The mission which was opened by Father Conway for non-Catholics at St. Patrick's church last week proved j such a success that a like one is being now conducted at St. Elizabeth's. The attendance has been very large through the week, and there is a strong possibility that it will be continued con-tinued for another week. The sub-I sub-I jects are the same as those chosen for i I the first week and are. indeed, very ! instructive. I I The question box is proving quite an j j innovation. One of the questions asked 1 : of Father Conway early in the week , was, "Why is Latin the language of I the Catholic church?" In answering j this question, Father Conway said: "The use of Latin is not considered essential, for in the east the use of the vernacular is permitted. The Latin language, however, is the official language lan-guage of the Catholic church. "Historically, the Latin language bears witness to the origin of the faith of western Christendom. Rome was the converter of the nations. The Catholic church was founded by Jesus Christ when the Roman nation was supreme. It is natural that the church adopted in her liturgy the language of the people. "The Latin language is a dead language lan-guage and free from all those changes inevitable to modern tongues. In the latter, words are continually becoming obsolete and changing much in meaning. mean-ing. The Latin preserves the dignity of the liturgy and the perfect exactness exact-ness of the dogmatic creeds of the councils so necessary in a perennial unchangeable church. "A universal church should have a universal language. The Latin language lan-guage allows the Catholic church to feel at home everywhere in the universal uni-versal bond of a common language in Mass on Sunday, and enables Catholic lushops the world over to correspond freely with the Roman see and discuss j matters of dogma and discipline in the 1 councils of the universal church. j "In the church the service of the Mass alone is in Latin; the preaching, public prayers, hymns, etc.,, are in English." The clergy of the city are particularly particu-larly well pleased with Father Conway's Con-way's lectures and all agree that he is attaining his object. New Churches Contemplated. At Kiowa ground wa4 broken last week for the erection of the new Catholic Cath-olic church. It will be built of gray stone, 40x24. The cost is to be $1,500, of which $1,100 has already been raised. The Franciscan Fathers will be in charge of the church and hope in a short time to have a flourishing parish. par-ish. Two weeks ago it was decided to call a meeting of the members of the Holy Family parish to arrange for the building of a church. The date was set for Sunday last" and announcements announce-ments were sent out to that effect. On Saturday evening a telegram was re- i ceived from Father Pinto, provincial of the Jesuit order, requesting that all arrangements be held in check until after the cathedral fair. This was an act of kindness on the part of Father Pinto which is greatly appreciated by the people of the Cathedral parish. The meeting was, therefore, not held. For thirteen years the people of that section of the city have been attending Mass in the Sacred Heart college, 'ivhich is some distance from the homes of a great number of them. The new church will be more centrally located and will cost about $3,000. The pastor is to be Father Fede, chaplain of St. Vincent's orphanage. There are about! 100 families in the parish. Immediately Immedi-ately after the fair steps will be taken looking toward the erection of a church. News and Personal. The Young Ladies' Sodality of the Cathedral parish resumed their monthly month-ly meetings in the chapel last Sunday. The attendance was large. The members mem-bers will be asked to assist in nyiking the coming fair a success. The promoters of" the League of the Sacred Heart will hold their monthly meeting in Logan Avenue chapel next Sunday. The cathedral fair is exciting a great deal of interest in Catholic circles. Preparations are rapidly nearing completion, com-pletion, and so far there is every prospect pros-pect of phenomenal success. Tickets are selling well. Thomas, Fahey, one of Colorado's earliest pioneers, was buried from St. Elizabeth's church last Monday morning. morn-ing. Mr. Fahey died at Magnolia on Saturday. He was at one time possessed pos-sessed of unbounded wealth and was a prominent figure in the building up of the state, interment was made at Mount Olivet. A retreat for the unmarried ladies of St. Joseph's parish was opened by Father Fa-ther Cantwell on Wednesday evening. It is being well attended and the lectures lec-tures are very instructive. It will close on Sunday morning. Mrs. Otis B. Spencer has been entertaining enter-taining her sister. Miss Polly Gilpin, during the past week. S-i Mrs. A. Baerressan has returned from an extended visit to Cripple Creek and Victor. A little son was welcomed into the home of Mr. and Mrs. William McPhee last week. Frank Matty of the cathedral parish left last week to enter the Pennsylvania military college atChester. Pa. Maurice J. Petitclerc and Miss Clara Lee Young were married at the Logan avenue ehajel last Wednesday evening. even-ing. Rev. Father Callanan performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Petitclerc will make their future home in Denver. PUEBLO, COL. Mrs. P. H. Flynn and 'daughters, Miss Mayme Helen Flynn and Miss Irene Flynn of The Dalles, Ore., are in the city. and will visit here for some time. Mrs. Flynn and family made their home in Pueblo nine years ago and were quite well known in this city. Since leaving Pueblo Miss Mayme Flynn has distinguished herself in music and elocution and will probably give an entertainment during the winter win-ter that her many friends may have the pleasure of hearing her. $ Andy McGovern and James Hogan have gone to St. Mary's college at St. Mary's, Kan., to attend school the coming winter. Mrs. Mary Shaughnessy, who has been sick with typhoid fever for the past three weeks, was yesterday moved from her home on Abriendo avenue to St. Mary's hospital. ' FORT COLLINS. COLO. L. M. Taylor, who has been for the past two weeks soliciting a list of young" men for a company of Colorado National Na-tional guards, announced that his list was complete. It is composed principally princi-pally of young business men of this city, and officers of the National guard will be here some time during the coming com-ing week and swear in the- company. This is the first time a company of the National guard has ever been organized in Fort Collins. ' |