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Show t f atfter gallaftan's gfttircb in Butte. 1 1 Opening of the Basement for Divine Service Last j 5undayAn Imposing Parade and Interesting j ServicesBishop Brondel's Sermon. I With imrosing and beautiful cere- ! onony, accompanied by a brilliant street parade of Catholic societies and the children of the parish, the Church of A l the Sacred Heart was dedicated Sun- ' day. Bishop Brondel officiating. The 1 l. basement of the edifice that has been temporarily arranged for the holding ; of services was filled to overflowing . -with worshipers, hundreds being turned away, all the available landing as j well as seating room being taken up. j At 10 o'clock the procession that was j to escort Bishop Brondel to the new j church formed at St. Patrick's school, f At the head the Montana State band I discoursed patriotic martial music, and i, the various orders in line and the so- " cieties of the church displayed their banners and beautiful American flags. In the lead the Society of John the ; Baptist was in line over eighty strong, ; with President Joe Sote in command. The regalia of this society was very ! showy and attractive in appearance. Joe I Badomovich was the marshal, j The local branch of the Croatian I ' Benevolent society made a very fine ! appearance with the fine banners and I Hags that were displayed and the beau- I tiful regalia of the members. George I Lazerovich, on horseback, was the marshal of this society. It was in I line in great force. l-J The three divisions of the Hibernians f were largely represented under Pres- 1 ident John Ferns. The Catholic Or- ! I der of Foresters was out in good j I strength, the members wearing the I 1 badges and displaying the American ;. 1 colors. ' f The parade passed in review before I Bishop Brondel. who occupied a posi- i tion on the steps of St. Joseph's parish ' f house, and then that divine and a ' number of clergymen who accompanied him took carriages in the rear, when the march was taken up to the Church of the Sacred Heart on East Park I street. Along the route the procession I was joined by a long line of the chil- dren of the parish beautifully arrayed , ' for the occasion. j The stone basement of the new j church, which had been temporarily J roofed for the winter in order to allow ' of services till the structure can !be completed, presented a fine appearance, ap-pearance, almost covered, as to its exterior, with an immense American flag. The parish house adjoining was W also decorated with Hags. The spacious ," basement interior was decorated in a j , ' very effective and creditable, manner ! I for the glad occasion of the initial ser- i I vices in -the new building. The tem- 1 porary sanctuary was bright with ' I chrysanthemums, asparagus ferns and -J palm leaves which were profusely dis- T played around the altar. The sanctu- i ary was carpeted and furnished in a pumptuos manner by Mrs. P. A. I Largey. J IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION. I The procession that formed at the j parish house at 10:30 was one of the most impressive and beautiful spc- j tacles of the character that was ever witnessed in Butte. The solemn march was headed by the episcopal cross i bearer and acolytes, followed by forty ; flower pirls exquisitely arrayed in ) white with their heads bound in smilax and bright blooms, and each carrying a basket from which they strewed the i processional path through the sanctu- f ary and to the altar with white flower k petals. Following the flower girls were j - ltar boys beautifully clad in white and ' with their hands held in devotional 1 attitude. The children were well I drilled for the intricate evolutions at I the altar following the march and dur- . ing the impressive ceremony, all being -A executed in a perfect and highly pleas- rt ing manner. j In the procession to the altar the j children were followed by priests and i assistants in beautiful vestments, all i escorting Bishop Brondel. After the : alter was reached the bishop proceed- '! od to the throne on the left and put on ; 1 ln" vestments for the solemn Kntifieal . dedioatorv mass. He then donned the ' mitre ;)nd with golden crozier in hand proceeded impressively to the main al- ; tar. when the mass opened. The music was inspiring and exultant as was befitting the auspicious occa-n- The third solemn mass of Alt' Al-t' cxandre l,epovost was rendered un-; un-; der the direction of Mrs. Fitz Butler. I The following were the numbers: 5 "Praise Ye the Father" j J ..Grand Triumphal chorus bv Gounod ''Asperses Me," male chorus.. La Haehe ! 1 i Kyne Lleison. Gloria. Credo. Sanctus, I 1 Benedictus. Agnus Dei. from the J p -Missa Solemnis in A. bv Leprevost : Offertory, -Ave Maria," by Cherubini ; I . Mrs. Fitz Butler, f 'rhe chorus was composed as follows-j follows-j Sopranos Mrs. Fitz Butler. .Mrs. : 3 DotiRlas. Mrs. W. L. McHugh. Mrs. t ' McMillan. Miss Ward. Miss Corrette ' McDonald and Miss Laurent. j Altos Mrs. Tycke. Mrs. Perrell. Miss I : Laughrin, Miss Guedelhoefer and Miss j ; Oedbaur. if Tenors Messrs. Paynter, Jahrliss ' j and Jackson. f I Basses Messrs. Kroeger. Guedelhoef- J r. Connolly. Fitz Butler and E. Sully. Leader Mrs. Fitz Butler. j Organist Prof. Amiraux. I i Those officiating at the mass were: j Celebrant. Bishop Brondel: assistant j priest. Verv Rev. Thomas Larin, ; j president of All Hallows college of Sviit Lake: deacons of honor at ihe throne j Rev. Father Batens of St. Lawrence of j Walkerville and Father English of ! ' St. Patricks: deacons of the mass. Rev. f Father O'Brien of Anaconda and Rev! i Father Phelan of Deer Lodge: master I ! of ceremonies, Rev. Father Callahan, I i pastor in charge of the parish. The i assistants were: Assistant master of ceremonies. Father Frank O'Brien; j episcopal cross bearer, Arthur Berry; thurifers, John Delaney and Michael ,-lr " Sullivan, acolytes, Edward Kieley and . "f Daniel Lewi?; mitre bearer. Andrew McAvoy: crozier bearer. James Crow- ! lev: candle bearer, James O'Flvnn; book bearer, Edward O'Flynn, gremiale bearer, Creighton Largey; incense j f bearer, Edward Hickey: train bearers, ; I John Layton and John Sullivan. : j BISHOP BRONDEL'S SERMON. T,.Af,er the first rart of the mass j Els-hop li --' oKcended the throne and delivered a powerful sermon on The Church," a synopsis of which follows: "Why are all these clergy, these children, chil-dren, these societies and all these people peo-ple worshiping today at the foot of the Catholic altar? Because we all believe be-lieve in the holy Catholic church. Catholicism Cath-olicism means the gathering together of all people in the name of the true God. To the Catholic church belong men of all nations, of all classes and conditions, united together by the union of faith, hope and charity, being be-ing ever ready to satisfy every one of t'he hopes which are in us. "For a second reason we might quote the multitude of believers. All nations, all ages and conditions, the learned and the ignorant, old and young, rich and poor, embrace the j great Catholic faith. They have given up many things for this religion, and show such ardor in their new doctrine that they would suffer tortures rather than give up the faith. 'All the king3 of the earth s'hall adore Him and "men shall do Him homage.' This very morning 2r0,000,000 people bend their heads in adoring Jesus Christ in the Catholic religion. "A third proof of the divinity of the church is the firmness with which it was established, and it has spread with great rapidity. Every jiower on the earth, republic or kingdom, has had its beginning, expansion and fall. Christ's religion remains forever. The Vatican at Rome rules the Christian church today as well as did Peter 1,800 years ago. Xo other denomination or creed has had more enemies to combat com-bat than the Catholic. All who have been against virtue have tried a hand in fighting this church. Notwithstanding Notwithstand-ing all these fights Catholicism stands. It holds itself before the world and draws every class. Its children are the beauty and honesty of the world, proving this church comes from God. There is perhaps no clearer demonstration demonstra-tion xt this than the fact that all its teachings hold together and correspond and are fitting. Virtues correspond, while vices contradict one another. Ji,very truth confirms each other; every falsehood contradicts each other. The holy church has stood before, the. world, many .centuries, and as its teachings are 'handed down from one generation to the other and translated into different differ-ent languages and taught to different people, it holds together and fits in every particular. "Another proof of the divinity of the Catholic church is the purity of its dectrine. 'The law of the Lord is immaculate.' im-maculate.' The writings of the holy fathers, such as St. Augustin and St. Benedict, teach that all men should love one another in charity, and all virtues were extolled. The best part of human nature was encouraged. True it is that many passages of the divine writings pass all human understanding, understand-ing, but at the same time there are many phenomena of the material world enshrouded in mystery. "An eminent statesman of modern times, the late Mr. Gladstone, who be longed to a denomination other than the Catholic, made the following statement state-ment concerning our church: 'For over 1,50(1 years the Catholic church has been at the head of civilization, and has driven to its chariot the chief intellect in-tellect and material force of the world; its genius is the genius of the world; its greatness is the greatness of the world.' "Americans and Europeans, Asiatics and Africans, are all united in the bonds of faith of the Catholic church.' The history of the church is the history his-tory of the world. Fighting every vice ,it is ever triumphant; meeting every ev-ery form of persecution, it arises from the bloody arena with the palms of victory. Its libraries are the refuge of the learned; its museums are relics of antiquity; its missionaries are in every land, its schools and hospitals are universal. uni-versal. The nuns are the benefit of mankind; the priesthood is the senate of the world, and the Pope is the vicar of Jesus Christ." After the sermon the bishop imparted the solemn papal benediction, which closed the morning service. Among the clergymen who were in the sanctuary besides those officiating were Fathers De Siere, Harrington and McGlynn of St. Patrick's, Father Mc-Oscar Mc-Oscar of All Hallows college of Salt Lake, and the Very Reverend Father Provincial, head of the Marist Order In America. CONFIRMATION. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Bishop Brondel administered the sacrament to a great throng that presented them-j them-j selves, and in the evening there were I sckmn vespers, the music being as foliows: I Mercadante's vespers in D and Mag-i Mag-i nine at by Mercadante. Offertory, organ solo by Professor Amiraux. "O, Salutaris," from "Les Huguenots," Hugue-nots," by Meyerbeer Mrs. Fitz Butler. Laudate Dominum, by Fiske. Services of the church will be continued con-tinued in the basement sanctuary for the present. The structure will be completed as soon as the weather will permit the work to proceed without interruption in-terruption next year. To the untiring exertions of Father Callahan is due t'he credit for the great work that has been begun under such bright auspices in the parish. Th building operations have all been under un-der his special direction and care. At one time recently his strength was so taxed that he was overcome with a spell of sickness from which he has only partially recovered. Adding to this the esteemed clergyman was quite lame on Sunday as the result of having accidentally stepped upon a nail on the previous evening. The parish house adjoining the church on the west is completed and is being furnished for Father Callahan and his assistant. Father Stack. On the completion of the church the basement portion in which the services were held on Sunday will be used as a school room. Temporarily the rooms on either side of the basement and the room in fiont will be used for school purroses. ; - " |