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Show ttttTTTTTT - ' "" .4. 4. . . -!. 4-. ,. 1 'or(lai:. ore. May 2(. After all the I grand ceremonies of bestowing the I rallium on Archbishop Christie, Mgr. I M.ariinclli, the Papal Delegate, and all I the distinguished Churchmen who were If " in attendance during the week have 1 gone. I It was a grand occasion, memorable in the history of the old Church in Oregon. The services were held in the Ca thedral on Thursday. The great edi-lice edi-lice was crowded to the doors and hun-F hun-F dreds were turned away, fci But four times jn tlie history of the 'I slate has a Pallium been conferred, and 1 never has the church honored higher ,c Us rcci). lent than was Archbishop Christie. The x 'athedi-al would hold no j more persons than assembled to wit- ' jiess the ceremony. Catholic clergy ! froiri the entire coast and some from i the oast were in the sanctuary. The i Papal Delegate, His Excellency. Mon- j I signore Sebastian Martinelli. was the celebrant of solemn pontifical high j mass preceding- me ceremony and administered ad-ministered the renewed oath 'of allegiance. alleg-iance. Portland Catholics strove to manifest their appreciation of the honor being conferred upon their Archbishop Arch-bishop by decorating- the Cathedral in splendid manner and giving a musical service of rare excellence. Long before the hour of 10 a. m., when the chimes at the Cathedral announced an-nounced in stirring tones that something some-thing important was to begin, the j crowd surged into the large auditor- ium. The south gallery was reserved to the Xuns. of whom a large number were out. The choir loft was filled with the regular choir and extra musicians mu-sicians engaged for the occasion. Be- low, the aisles were packed, and the ' approach of the imposing procession I hardly sufficed to command passage-t passage-t . way. - The long line of acolytes, "bearing candlese and church symbols, marched from the archiepiscopal residence, followed fol-lowed by equally numerous priests, the three Bishops attending the ' ceremonies cere-monies in their distinctive colors. Archbishop Arch-bishop Christie robed in purple and ermine, er-mine, and the Papal Delegate, Monsig- Inore Martinelli, in the garbs of his office, of-fice, and escorted by priests and attendants. During the ceremony the celebrant of the Solemn Pontifical High Mass, Must Rev, Monsignore Martinelli, occupied oc-cupied the throne of honor. Rev. Z. F. J looker, who accompanied the Delegate, was assistant priest and Revs. A. Hil-d Hil-d brand and "William Daly were deacons dea-cons of honor. The deacons of the Mass w ere Rev. V. R. Hogan and Rev. A. Lane, with Rev. D. Faber, cross-bearer: cross-bearer: Rev. L. Przybylski. mitre-bearer, mitre-bearer, and Rev. J. McNally, crosler- bearer. Most Rev. Alexander Christie I occupied a throne opposite the delegate - and was attended by Very Rev. Prior I O'Dermatt of Mount Angel and Very I . Uev. William F. Cataldo, S. J., of Pen- ? dloton. The attendants of Right Rev. j A. J. Glorieux were Rev. L. P. Desmar- "is :i'",d Rev. I'. Reutgen. Right Rev. I K. J. O'Dea was attended by Very Rev. P- Hylebos and Rev. G. Aetigeld. ! j Right Rev. R. Orth, bishop-elect of , 1 Vancouver, was attended by Rev. G. ! J . C. Van Goether and Rev. II. Kremers ! of Victoria. Revs. J. C. Hughes and ! j James Rauw acted as masters of cere- monies. Rishop O'Dea preached the sermon. . j RISHOP O'DEA'S SERMON, j "In the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost, amen. I "Your Excellency. Most Reverend j Archbishop. Right Reverend Bishops, Reverend Fathers and Dear Brethren: "We are assembled here this morning morn-ing fyr no ordinary occasion. Every day, and (specially every Sunday, ninny of us are gathered about these altars to worship and adore our Lord and our God. Every day and every Sunday our invocations ascend to God Almighty and the spirit of the Holy Ghost descends upon these altars. Rut it is not every day. nor every Sunday, nor every year, that you have, we might say. the great happiness to be present at a ceremony like this r.t a j ceremony presided over by the divine I pontiff himself by a ceremony that re- j frills forcibly to our minds the won- ! derful prerogative of the Teacher's I Vicar. I "This is the fourth time, my dear j brethren, in the history of this province pro-vince that this great dignity has been conferred. The first time, now nearly i a half century ac-o. the pallium was j receive by that saintly missionary of i the Northwest. Father Norman Blan- I chef. Then to succeed him was the martyred Archbishop Charles John I Sehgers. who was foully assassinated j . on the banks of the Youkon. in the irozen regions oi Alaska. ) on are all j fanii'iar with the day and solemn oc- casjon on which the self-sacrificing' ! William H. Gross received this dignity. And todav we are assembled for the fourth time to confer, by the hands of the apostolic delegate himself, the pallium upon the worthy head of the ecclesiastical province. Alexander Christie. j The pallium, my dear brethren, is the Fign of ecclesiastical jurisdiction and j ecclesiastical authority. It. therefore, I comes from the source and center of I the church, for every act of ecclesias- 1 tical jurisdiction emanates from the I papal supremacy. Its origin is not known, or. at least, it is uncertain. Some believe that the pallium dates b.u k to the earliest ages of the church. Some even believe that St. Peter, the first and greatest of popes, was the first to wear this mark of great dignity. dig-nity. However, the rallium is. we know, generally believed to signify the yoke of the gospel. It is an emblem of humility. "While the earlier ordinances of tha church have from time to time changed and become n oie or l-ss ornamental, orna-mental, the pallium h-.s re., mined the su'i c sinipit' .si.otiesE. white l.eece taken .'10:11 the shorn lambs of St. Agnes, Rome. It is a yoke, and for that reason rea-son it is placed upon the shoulders of the recipient. It reminds him of that burden that our Saviour so lovingly bore when he carried the lost sheep back to the fold. It is a yoke and no ornament, and therefore it reminds him j again that he must practice patience ! and forbearance. It boars upon it several sev-eral crosses, and indicates the sultering that will from time to time be met i with in the exerc ise of his great dig-' dig-' nity. It is not a sword given to him ! whereby to slay the enemy, but it is ' rather an emblem of peace, j "It is natural, my brethren, and it ! seenis to me not at all improper on this occasion to go back and view some of the conditions of the original and primitive divine charter of this church of God, the . holy Roman Catholic j church. And if we wish to find light j to guide us in this matter, where will we find light other than that source, that eternal sun which illuminates all; and though we be guided by a taper lit from that source, nevertheless it will prove more than a lamp to our minus, a light for our hearts. "Each of you who are acquainted with the scriptural history, or ecclesiastical ecclesi-astical history, the traditions of our church, which you see exemplified here this morning, will know that our divine di-vine Lord and Master, out of his disciples disci-ples at large, chose twelve who were nearer and dearer to him than the others oth-ers and conferred upon these twelve extraordinary powers. In respect of the powers that they possessed, he sometimes said that, great powers as he had and wonderful things as he did, they should do greater things. And I how were these poor, ignorant men to i do greater things than the God, the Lord, the Master? Certainly by no other power could they have acted than by the extension of that episcopacy episco-pacy and that undivided apostolicity which he possessed in himself, and which he communicated to them. He gave them the same power which he himself- possessed, saying, 'As the Father sent me, I send you.' And after af-ter he had communicated and extend- ed unto the twelve together these won- . derful powers, he then conferred upon . Peter alone powers that he had not previously conferred, nor did he afterward after-ward confer on the others, for he said ' to him, 'Thou art Peter, and upon this ' rock I will build my church, and the 1 gates of hell shall not prevail against s "We know from history, my dear brethren, how these first twelve apostles apos-tles from God exercised powers. It would require a long time for me to enter into detail and explain how they -exercised on all occasions. Suffice it . to say that there are two remarkable j incidents in history, whereby we see plainly that the apostles not omy possessed pos-sessed these powers, but they exercised " the:v.. "Our divine Savior, it is true, did not aione pertorm tnis oince 01 conferring con-ferring power. He told the apostles to go to Jerusalem and there remain and wait the coming of the Holy Ghost, and we might say that the apostles, from the day of ascension until the day of the Pentecost, were what we call nowadays now-adays bishops-elect. It required the descent of the Holy Ghost, the Divine Spirit, to consecrate these men and to give them the power to extend to others the apostolicity they received in such a wonderful manner. And they exercised this power among the twelve whom our Divine Savior selected as the first apostles. There was one Judas, and notwithstanding his being selected by God himself, Judas, as you know, fell. After our Lord ascended into the heavens, the apostles thought it their prerogative and their right to select a successor to Judas. Here on this occasion, oc-casion, like on all others, Peter takes the advance. He proposes the subject, he also ratifies the choice, and Mathias is selected to succeed. the fallen apostle. apos-tle. Here we seen plainly the apostles in the exercise of this wonderful power that they received on that occasion. "Then again we have another in-' in-' Ftance in sacred scripture. Paul, the persecutor, was, by the power of God, raised up to be an apostle. lie was si ruck down by the truth and raised up' in a miraculous manner by the hand of God. He became a real apostle, apos-tle, mark you well, not an independent character, not unconnected with the : corporate body, with the corporation embracing the original twelve and St. I Paul, gifted with these powers and j the apostolic function, to prove his miraculous mi-raculous gift possessed by the original ; apostles, went from city to city and I I from province to province everywhere, : preaching Jesus Christ and his cruci-i cruci-i iixioti. And note here, my brethren, j that as soon as be converted a city or 1 a province, the apostle did not tarry j there, but appointed others; he com-! com-! mumeated his anostleship to others i and went on his way to convert other ! nati is. It was in this way that Titus i and Timothy were made bishops, and this great apostle not only entered ' upon the glorious conquest, because he is a real conqueror, but also established estab-lished wherever he went bishops to rule- the church of God. And these first apostles and these first disciples appointed by them became afterward the center from which radiated the fa;th and the whole doctrine of Jesus Christ. "There is this difference, however, between be-tween the original apostles and their successors. The original apostles were sent out to an unbelieving world, and their field had no limits. Their field of operation Was the world itself, and it extended from generation to generation; genera-tion; while these others, like Titus and Timothy, were, we might say, obligated obligat-ed only towards a certain portion of the flock of Christians. They received limits, which we call dioceses. And in proportion as these dioceses increased and multiplied, then a center was establishes es-tablishes which we would call a patriarchal pat-riarchal of metropolitan see, and all these suffragan sees, these sees run- j ning from that center, paid to that i metropolitan see a sort of deferential 1 submission. I "And we have here the history of the I metropolitan center today of the church ; of God. Now, my dear brethren, it is a remarkable thing that though time and change have upset the whole social and political order of the world, that this stream of divine power, this perpetuation per-petuation of the apostleship and of the : ; H : ffigr. THaiiimlli, Papal Delegate, Officiates at the Grandest I Ceremony Ever field hi the West --Distinguished t Churchmen Present -Bishop O'Dea on the J X Growth of the Church in Oregon. ; ARCHBISHOP CHRISTIE. -f j episcopacy goes on from generation to generation undiminished. It goes on like one of those wonderful springs in the garden of paradise which flowed from the north to the south, and from the east to the west, and blessed the land wherever it went and blessed the source from which it came. We have here a perpetuation, because though the episcopacy of the Catholic Church is true and undivided since the .me of Christ, yet every bishop of the Catholic Cath-olic Church is a partaker, we .might say, of this apostleship." Bishop O'Dea continued his sermon along similar lines, defending and pointing out the doctrines of the Church, and reasoning on the necessity and divinity of their origin. RECEIVING THE PALLIUM. After Mass, the ceremony of the investiture in-vestiture took place. Each of the archbishops arch-bishops was robed in his garments for the altar, and His Excellency, the papal delegate, took a seat on the throne. Archbishop Christie approached the high altar, and, kneeling at. the feet of the papal delegate, proceeded to renew his oath of allegiance to the Holy See, after which the pallium was placed ! upon his shoulders by His Excellency, j and the ceremony was at an end. Then j the archbishops, bishops, ' priests and! acolytes filed out of the Church and j returned to the archiepiscopal residence 1 in a long procession, while the people knelt on either side to receive the dis- j tinguished visitor's blessing, whici he j bestowed upon them as he passed on j Vlio WIT THE MUSIC. The musical programme was one of exceptional merit. The choir, composed of the members of the regular Cathedral Cathed-ral choir, assisted by many of the leading lead-ing singers of Portland from other Catholic choirs, did excellent work, with D. J. Zan wielding the baton, and Mrs. Agatha Kelley at the organ. The lack of choir space prevented a more general invitation being extended to other well known Catholic singers. The soprano solos in the "Kyrie" and "Ben-edictus" "Ben-edictus" were beautifully sung by Miss Kathleen Lawler, who is one of Port- I land's leading sopranos. She has I a high, sweet voice of good carry- ! ing power and range. Her execution in Haydn's "Kyrie" would have been a credit to one beyond her years and ex- perience. The soprano solos in the other numbers of the Mass were beautifully beau-tifully rendered by Miss Marie Vel-guth, Vel-guth, who is the possessor of a powerful power-ful dramatic soprano, that it attracting attract-ing much attention In Portland musical music-al circles. The contralto solos were in charge of Mrs. Walter Reed. Oregon's favorite contralto, and it is unnecessary unneces-sary to add that they were excellently rendered. Her singing at the offertory I of Schubert's "Ave Maria," with string I quintet accompaniment, was amusical treat, and a gem of the programme. I The tenor solos were well rendered by H. W. Hogue, the regular tenor soloist 1 of the Cathedral. Of especial merit were the solos in Gounod's "Sanctus." Dom J. Zan's singing of the "Ouri Tol-lis," Tol-lis," in Haydn's "Gloria," displayed the range and power of his brilliant baritone. bari-tone. A great deal of the success at-' tained in the rendition of the Mass was due to the excellent chorus work. A majority of the chorus consisted of solo voices, well trained, any one of .which was capable of essaying the solo work of the Mass. J. Adrian Epping, director direc-tor of St. Laurence's choir, assisted in conducting the Mass. Mrs. Kelley, the Cathedral's only and indispensable organist, or-ganist, who recently returned from a trip to California, was one of the most potent factors in the good results, as I her careful and skillful work always is. The string quinte added to the choir yesterday, consisting of Messrs. Dris-coll, Dris-coll, Miller, Bently, Conrad f.nd Bertram, Ber-tram, did highly artistic work. The decorations were in keeping with the season, and beautiful. Roses here, there and everywhere, but no satietv. The main altar was set off with brilliant bril-liant bouquets of dark, rich colors, all pleasantly touched with a little green. The altar of the Sacred Heart was dressed in a profusion of Jacqueminots. St. Anthony's altar was less profusely decorated with a mingling of pink and red. La France roses only clustered about the altar of the Blessed Virgin, while a striking effect was produced by snowballs and roses on the altar of St. Joseph. Miss Anna Casey, leader of the Altar society, had immediate charge of this work, and deserves credit cred-it for her taste and effort. CLERGY PRESENT. The Catholic clergy attending the services j-esterday and having positions in the sanctuary, additional to those mentioned, were as follows: Rev. P. C. Yorke, San' Francisco: Rev. Alexander, Minneapolis; Rev. Guillet, Winnepeg, representative from Archbishop Arch-bishop Landgivin, of St. Boniface; Rev. Servais, Rev. C. Deroo, Rev. F. S. Beck, Rev. L. Brosseau, Very Rev. L. Metay- j er, Rev. Brongeest, Rev. J. Dellannay, ! Rev. F. Moens, Rev. M. J. Kelly, Rev. i E. P. Murphy, Rev. E. D. Casey, Rev. ; N. Miller, C. S. S. R. ; Rev. E. Donnelly, Rev. Father Henry, O. P.; Rev. J. Burri, Rev. James Black. Rev. H. Sal-don, Sal-don, Rev. Bucholzer, Rev. La Miller, Rev. H. B. Allayes. Very Rev. J. Hein-rich. Hein-rich. Rev. C. J. O'Reilly, Rev. D. P. Curley. Rev. M. J- Hickey, Rev. Wrollf-gang Wrollf-gang Stunkogler, O. S. B.; Rev. H. A. Kremens, Victoria; Rev. P. Kearns, Rev. James Achtengael, Rev. E. Bolla, Rev. I. Luzan, Rev. Levesque, Rev. T. Muenhofer, O. S. B. ; Rev. A. Lainck, Rev. J. Faust, Rev. J. Thomas, Rev. G. G. Gribbins, Rev. L. Dielman, Rev. J. McGuckin, D. D., ex-director of Ottawa University: Rev. E. B. Benoze, Rev. Joseph Jo-seph Schell, Rev. Brun, O. P.; Rev. M. C. Rouillard. NOTABLE BANQUET. A banquet to the Catholic clergy assembled as-sembled for the ceromnies of conferring the pallium was given in the parlos of the Hotel Portland yesterday, commencing com-mencing at 1 o'clock p. m. It was a notable no-table gathering. All the dignitaries were seated together, the Papal delegate with Archbishop Christie on his right and Bishop Glorieux on his left, Bishop O'Dea next and Bishop Orth acting as toastmaster. Under the skilled direction direc-tion of Manager Bowers a profusion of sweet-scented, brilliantly colored flowers flow-ers had been banked and heaped until I the tables rivalled the festivities of the tropics. Around the parlors, which were carpeted in spotless white, were bouquets of roses of every shade, from the darkest "Jack" to most snowy-white. snowy-white. On the tables the large baskets bask-ets of fruit were nearly hidden in the clusters and strings of the same flowers flow-ers distributed with lavish hand. The candelebra were appropriately decora"t-ed, decora"t-ed, the large electrolier in the center having, in addition to its floral burden, a conspieuous bow of purple ribbon, typical of the occasion. The menu was excellent. The tables, unlike the usual custom, were arranged for six to eight persons in groups, with the exception I of that accommodating the dignitaries. Bishop Orth rapped for attention at 2:30 p. m. In the midst of impressive silence he delivered a most cordial welcome wel-come in well-rounded sentences and containing a delicacy of thought that commanded an outburst of applause at the conclusion. Introductorily, he said: OPENING REMARKS. "Your Excellency, Most Reverend Archbishop, Right Reverend Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers: Your Excellency will kindly accept a cordial welcome from Oregon's hie-archy hie-archy and clergy, a welcome to the charming shores of the great Pacific, to our prosperous state, to the flourishing flour-ishing ecclesiastical province of Oregon. Ore-gon. We are highly interested in having hav-ing the privilege of welcoming you first on the Pacific coast. May our manifestations mani-festations of joy fall upon your ear3 in accents of appreciation, and find in your heart a responsive chord, to be held in your memory when rivers and realms far and wide divide us. Permit Per-mit me, most reverend sir, to offer an apology for our many shortcomings in welcoming you. Our defects are not, however, an outgrowth of adverse will, nor ane they owing to a lack of knowledge, knowl-edge, Lnt they must be assigned rather to a want of practice. The more frequent fre-quent the opportunity for practical ap-. plication, the greater the proficiency in execution. For your excellency, then, to visit our shores more frequently frequent-ly would be a most effectual remedy for the correction (applause and laughter), laugh-ter), and thi3 remedy I respectfully Bishop Orth's welcome was filled out with some ringing words of patriotism. patriot-ism. He said: "Here, under the aegis of the Stars and Stripes, giving religious relig-ious and civil liberty, we are, one and all, American citizens; loyal to our country and its government, and to the Stars and Stripes; inculcating the lasting last-ing principles of true patriotism by work and example to our endeared and entrusted people; loyal and true in time of war and in time of peace to the Star-Spangled Banner. Also, we are. loyal to the mother church and its government; loyal to her bishops who are set over us to guide and protect; loyal to their archbishop, now vested with the sacred pallium, the emblem of the 'fullness o f episcopacy'; loyal to your excellency, the worthy representative represen-tative of the papal supremacy to our country, in which capacity you have won the confidence and admiration of a great nation. And last, but not least, loyal to the chief pastor, the great pontiff, Pope Leo XIII, who endeared himself to our country by many deeds of love, but particularly by his learned, wise and timely encyclicals and by the establishment of the delegation which you", now preside over so wisely and so successfully." Bishop Orth, as toastmaster, in very fitting terms proposed the first toast, "The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIII," to which he invited the apostolic delegate to respond. Monsignore Martinelli spoke very briefly in English, as follows: fol-lows: . "It would be impossible for me to address you in a language which is not my own, and it would be very difficult for you to understand mv Irish brogue. K (Laughter.) So. as we are all ecciesi-y ecciesi-y astics. it is better and easier for me to k use the language which is common to us alt." The Latin address was principal-y principal-y ly regarding the work done bv 1- the Pope, with remarks on his I plans .of work. The subjec t . was divided into three heads and handled in a methodical manner. The Monsignore spoke only a few minutes, and received a very cordial greeting when he sat down. Father Black, the next speaker, was - introduced by the toastmaster, to ad-. ad-. dress the meeting on the subject, "Our . Guests." He said in part: "From across earth's greatest nation j to our home in the land of the setting j sun there has come to us he whom we 1 honor and love, both' for our holy fath- j er, the Pope, whom he represents in our midst, and for his excellencv's own dis- j tinguished self. Our eminent guest h is honored us and given to us joy today in conferring the insignia of authority upon our metropolitan and beloved j archbishop. This honor is appreciated, this joy is felt in the heart of every priest of fair Oregon. We are honored and rejoiced today, right reverend bish-I bish-I ops and reverend fathers, by your pres-I pres-I ence. You have laid aside your cares 1 for the-once to join with us upon this I festive occasion. In this great western land of ours, where the arduous work and labor of the primeval missionary is still not a thing of the past for both bishop and priest, this day brings to us new strength and courage. Therefore, welcome, a thousand times welcome, and in response to the throb of every true Oregon heart do I propose the health of our eminent and distinguished distin-guished guests." FATHER YORKE RESPONDS. Father P. C. Yorke, the greatest orator ora-tor in the western part of the church, was next on the programme, in response res-ponse to the toast, "The Catholic Church in America. Father Yorke proved his versatile and powerful influence in-fluence when he essayed this subject I without preparation. Several brilliant sallies at first one object and then another, an-other, not excluding his Oregon brothers, broth-ers, kept the banqueters in a tumult of laughter until he settled down to one of his characteristic addresses. He spoke with great emphasis, taking an I occasional fling at the enemies of the church and arguing that if there was a church with a vested right to remain in this country, it was the Catholic church, which was first in the field and of the hardest laborers since. Most Rev. Archbishop Christie responded re-sponded briefly to the toast, "The Province Pro-vince of Oregon." With a few words on the diocese, to which he pledged his faithful effort and time, the archbishop j took occasion to thank the clergy for I their kindness and honor. He expressed the belief that the clergy of the dio- I cese were ready to render him every I aid in fulfilling the duties of the pontifical pon-tifical charge. The 250 learned, loyal and devoted priests in his diocese, some of whom had known the earlier duties j of the missionary in a wild country." loved their country, and would never be found wanting in their loyalty and energy. I (Portland Oregonian, May 19.) Favors seldom bestowed in Portland were the fortune of the graduating class of ten young women given the tile otf bachelor of science at St. Mary's Academy and College yesterday. His Excellency Monsignore Martinelli handed hand-ed each member of the class her diploma, diplo-ma, blessed her and pinned upon her j breast the college alumni pin. His Grace Archbishop Christie aided in the ceremonies, besides whom there were . three bishops present and more than a score of prominent clergy of the Catholic Cath-olic Church, including Rev. Father P. C. Yorke of San Francisco. The occasion occa-sion was unique in Portland, as never before did the Apostolic Delegate bid the graduates of an Oregon school God- speed. It marked an epoch of increased enthusiasm in the educational work of ' the Church. The Sisters had arranged a very pretty pret-ty programme, which was well carried out. It illustrated the culture given to j girls in the school, as well as a degree of training rare among children of all ! ages. The entire school, attired in pure j white with big yellow bows, was ar- I ranged in the St. Mary's College hall, J across the street from the main build ing. Tier after tier of the pretty children, chil-dren, so daintily dressed and neat in appearance, gave the end of the hall a very animated and cheerful aspect. In the first row of seats below sat the Papal Pa-pal Delegate, with Archbishop Christie on his right and Bishop Giorieux on his left, while the remainder of the clergy came in order. Among the visitors were Mayor Storey, Dr. A. C. Smith and J. P. Cavanaugh. . Guests packed the remainder of the hall to the doors. most of whom were relatives of the, children. Mother John Baptist, Provincial Provin-cial Superior; Sister Mary Justina, Local Lo-cal Superior: Sister Mary PTavia, Principal, Prin-cipal, and Sister Mary Leocadia, Treasurer Treas-urer of the College, sat at the right. The programme consisted of a Bong by the school, followed by an overture, Opus 4-1, Kalliwoda, by eight young women playing in concert on four pianos. pi-anos. Miss Lucile G. Dooly, class '00, delivered a devout address to His Excellency, Ex-cellency, the Delegate, welcoming him and expressing the cordial appreciation felt because of his kindly interest in the school. A number of the St. Mary'- orchestra, consisting of four pianos, seven violins, fourteen mandolins, a harp and a guitar, came next, after which Miss Mary M. Lightner, class '00, delivered the address of congratulations congratula-tions and welcome to His Grace Archbishop Arch-bishop Christie. "Sit Nomen Demini Benedictum," by a chorus of little tot3 was highly appreciated, and the marching march-ing of the little ones waving tiny flags excited equal admiration. "Tancredi," Rossini, by twelve young women playing play-ing in concert on the four pianos, "The Heavenly Dream," a vocal selection by Miss May T. Kretman, class '96, and "The Pallium," a poem dedicated to Most Rev. A. Christie, recited by Miss Lulu Power, completed the formal part of the programme. The ten graduates. Misses Ellen Frances Fran-ces Cain, Lucile Genevieve Dooly, Irene Charlotte Dunning. Birdie Ann Hol-lingsworth, Hol-lingsworth, May King, Mary Mariner Lightner, Cordelia Murphy, Mary j Evangeline Murphy, Frances Margaret O'Leary-and Mary Edith Reilly, filed by a chair assigned Monsignore Martin- ' " . t . 4 4- f elli. While he pl;l,-e,l upon the head of each a iiaplet. gave each u certificate; of graduation, and pinip-d the College decoration. To Cordelia Murphv- wa-t awarded the c.,!l..g,. alumni medal for prose composition, uhicli, v. as announced announc-ed by Rev. Father John Hughes, j At the close of the cerernoriv Mon-. Mon-. signore Martinelli addressed the chil-! chil-! lren briefly, speaking with some lif- Acuity in English, an.l marking his words with particular emphasis and I ;s.l.VSS' , Ih ,M"'11' 'he fondness of ' ; Uinst for children and likened the s, hcitude of the Church for the education educa-tion of the young to this love of th.-Savior. th.-Savior. He said in part: I "l;t''!.i"se she knows that from the edueat.on of ihe children comes then-welfare, then-welfare, civil and religir us. it is to the "oucation of the children that th church has given her b-M thought a task constituting one of her -reatesc interests. It js a matter jrl which she n made and rccr win make .,nir compromise. God gives children to ptr-eius ptr-eius in order that they mav be their consolation in old age. in order that they may be loyal citiz-ns to their country and in order, finally, that they may find the rest prepare,! bv God But to attain these ends the children must be educated. Their mental power r.nd their moral power must be developed in order to bring out what i t,et i them, viz.: their intellect must be in- st rue ted in the truth and their heart I must be educated. I "Little children, this is th ea-nest j care of the church, and I find it illustrated illus-trated m the education vou have received re-ceived in this academy. The good Sisters Sis-ters have striven to educate, not oniv the intellect, but especially your heart" because mental instruction without moral education and instruction I would say is rather injurious than beneficial ben-eficial to the children and to men in general. So you understand why th- church constantly urges the bishops and priests and the parents for the education ed-ucation of their children. Therefore I ask of you to avail yourselves of the opportunity, of the means afforded here in this great academy, and in that way you will reflect 5rre.1t credit upon the Alma Mater, and will be a consolation to your beloved archbishop, your priests ' and to your good parents, who are doing do-ing so much to give you an education. educa-tion. "In closing. 1 congratulate you young ladies, who are being graduated today In your Idress to me you said that perhaps in the future vales of tears and distress may come. Naturally I do not know if they will come, because I cannot know your future life. God only knows it. but, judging from the past. I think I am sure in saving that as life has brought trouble to others it may also bring the same for you. In' that time of sorrow or distress your interests in-terests are to be found in the principles of morality, of modesty, according to t.ie religion which has been instilled into in-to your hearts here by these Sisters. Avail yourselves of this opportunity' and you will always be good children F of the church, loyal to your country, and a consolation to every one. For my part. I wish you every happiness, and also your parents." Archbishop Christie also addressed the children a few moments, expressing the pride he experienced in being" able to present the children to Wis Excellen-! Excellen-! cy, and said: "If there is one thing we are united ! on in this archdiocese of Oregon, it is I the great school question the matt?r of education. I believe I speak the truth when I say that the priests of Oregon and a majority of the parents of this archdiocese are united with me in the one great effort to build up the Catholic school system in Oregon, so that ultimately in every parish of'th-state of'th-state we will be able to point to a good Catholic school where Catholic children may receive Catholic education. "Sisters. I sincerely thank you. I know you labor here strong and well t, accomplish this great work of educating educat-ing our children, and I assure you. Mother, that we will co-operate with you in every effort that you may make. A'nd children. I thank you most sincerely sin-cerely for the kind address to me. and especially the manner 'in which you have entertained us this afternoon, and aiso the kind words of welcome you have uttered to the distinguished and our beloved guest, the representative of the Holy Father. Monsignore Martinelli." j RECEPTION AT THE PORTLAND, j The brilliantly appointed parlor of the I Hotel Portland were thronged Friday I evening between the hours of 8 and 10. i on the occasion of the reception tender-i tender-i ed Monsignore Martinelli, the Papal j delegate to America. Archbishop Chris-1 Chris-1 tie accompanied the distinguished vis-! vis-! itor and joined him in handshaking, as j over 2.000 of Portland's people filed by I and paid their respects, many of the J ; faithful taking advantage of the oppor- 1 j tunity to kiss the hand of the guest. j j as also that of the archbishop, in the I i necessarily brief greetings. The recep- t ! tion committee was composed of the j following named gentlemen, and each 1 member seemed perfectly at home in 1 guiding the throng and rendering the j occasion one of social meeting as well j as of welcome to the guest of the hour: j James Gleason, D. M. Dunne. F. Dresser, Dres-ser, M. Foeller, R. M. Dooly, H. A. Mo-ser, Mo-ser, J. M. Gearin and E. C. Masten. j Messrs. Dunne and Gleason had the ; honor of introducing the numerous vis-! vis-! itors to the delegate and archbishop, j Nearly all the Catholic clergymen in the? j city were present, and the meeting of ' these with the members of their flocks I and friends was a treat they all enjoyed. enjoy-ed. Rev. P. C. Yorke. Rev. L. P. Des-merais. Des-merais. Rev. C. J. O'Reilly and Rev. I J. C. Hughes were conspicuous in their I efforts to make the occasion a pleasant t one to be remembered by the partici- pants. Rev. Father Hennessy of Aus-I Aus-I tralia was also present, j Both Monsignore Martinelli and Archbishop Christie stood the strain of the reception well, the delegate remarking, re-marking, in fairly good English, to a reporter: "I do not get tired; I am taking things very easy." The archbishop, archbish-op, who is naturally of distinguished presence and the soul of sociability, enjoyed en-joyed the function hugely, and made the welcoming host feel very much at home. After the formal reception the meeting partook of the style of a genuine gen-uine social, though, of course, a large proportion of the assemblage had retired re-tired from the scene after having greeted greet-ed the visitor I |