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Show . I Dicccse of Dctwctv I 0 i OUR DENVER LETTER. X i A I celebrating Feast of All Saints Re- X I ligious and Social Items. A (Special Correspondence.) V I nver 2 500 people assembled at Mount 1 i rs-vrl o-ineiery last Sunday to com-0 com-0 ij ( borate to leasts of Air Souls'. A 4 1 111 - train went out from the union 6 Ae'vol iii -:3 carrying the clergy, choir . Y c,1a larce number of those who had V j'r'nnes' beneath the soil of Denver's, v i ',;t l.tH utiful cemetery. Immediately 1 'H on the arrival of the train a proces-. 6 i in was formed headed by the acolytes A ! ' cltT-v- Following them came the I f . lin.Vof devout Catholics. Around ' 0 j ,L craves they walked chanting pray- J ,,r the dead which were indeed in- 4 i t s-.irii'C. The' cathedral choir sang the ' I r'ii.insc and the sermon was delivered' X 'v ilic Hcv. Cornelius O'Farrell, Who. A I fcas rexntly come into the diocense. ' I sai'i; A I -j;lve pity on me: have pity on me T ,., , at you my friends for the hand of J ; I iVe Lmi hath touched me." Job, xix. V J iny dear friends is the mourn-v mourn-v I f-i'l 'h'avt thrilling entreaty which even A 1 ' tt is j.iioously ringing through the J jj-qual dungeons of purgatory and T f wf-rni!-" v tind an echo in these silent V Ji)!ri1!; w lu-re the bones of our departed i nVnis lie moldering into dust. A I 1 This month of November is especially T I -;m i to the remembrance of the J,,a'j. And aptly has the church ap- I iioinnd it to be so for every thing in $ I nature at this particular season tells' a f us niorc forcibly than deep meditation V t (,r enforced thought that we are living i iii a j'iissing world, where change and I deeav ar' every moment taking place, 4 ! and 'where life is being constantly A fwaliowed up in death. The flower J V ivhi' h at morning unfolded itself has at M (venins passed and gone. The woods t and forests which a few weeks ago I v.Vved with the verdant glow of sum- rr freshness are paling fast beneath vf ! T'h,.' tm rring death blast of time. The i idtves which so recently clapped their tiiiv little hands in joyful attestation 1 1 ef tlio j tower of the mighty one. and 1 X , which hid defiance to the burning rays Ji of the summer's sun, are' now quickly I fa'lir.g. or have already fallen beneath 2 ttie careless tread of the heedless pass- 5 pvhy. The gardener, thinking little of ' th.if former btauty, is only anxious to , J ltave ihm burned out of sight. I ct it is with the crumbling remains ' ' which lie in stillness .and in death in tllW ci.id and silent graves. They I 1 encp bloomed with the freshness of 1 J j-outh and innocence.' They were ? ? ilothtd with the beauty and comliness J : of manhood and now they are gathered, u ! rich and poor alike, into the bosom of j this lonely cemetery. The little babe 'j has been ruthlessly snatched from the i l fond embrace of a loving mother. The M j youthful maiden who Qnce graced the ! I f t,au room with her beautiful presence, ! jinw lis slirouded beneath the heavy M ' Flab of the silent tomb. The' stalwart I inan whn deemed the world too little sjjl for his proud presence now lies still 1 in seven feet -of earth. - "Many nf you who are listening to : nte are nvurning in your hearts the d ,,ss tf a tender mother, a kind father, U a faithful spouse, a loving brother, a 1 :' pcntle sister, or a noble friend. Here I thc-v rest, clasped by the unrelenting I I hand of earth. Thoses eyes must never again cast their glance of tenderness : pn you. Those lips must never again j ! speak the consoling words to soothe I I vou in your dreary moments. Never A H more c;t'n you gaze on those lovely 1 if features which were once the pride of 4 fl your life, for death has robbed you of jour treasure. Oh. .sad and bitter f thouehis! That beauty which once we jj I prized and that loveliness which was the cljarm of our lives lives putrid and 2 j loathsome beneath a few shovelfuls of 1 M rarth. 3 I -'Yet my friends tarry a little. In ; f this dismal thought there is a sunburst 3 of mnsolation and of hope. That body 5 I whosos ashes we come to reverence 1 toflay had a life giving principle which rould not be imprisoned within the I narrow limits of a coffin. It is in- f capable of dying. At the moment of ! death it bade adieu to the body; aban- ! doned the -wasting vicissitudes of time ?!nd v.injred its flight into eternity. I AVhere it is now, we know not. It may f he gazing forever on the immutable I eternal Cod: it may be doomed to stand ? beneath bell's cataracts of fire through j all the ages of hopeless end; it may be I at this present moment enduring in- tensest a pony in purgatory till the last ) farthing of its debt to divine justice is paid. v "Have pity on me, have pity on I me. at least you my friends for the hand nf the Lord hath tougched me.' j fan you listen to that appeal and not I stretch a hand to shorten those suf- ferines? Your sorrow7 stricken heart i will forsret half its sorrows in the de-l de-l liehtful labor of still serving those who i have ;issed away. Holy and whole-i whole-i some is the thought of praying for the L dead." Kvery prayer poured forth by r loving l i ps. every penny placed in tne I hands of the needy, every pain re- lieved in t.he name of Jesus falls like I the jow at night on the mourning pris-I pris-I oner in purgatory. It increases his ! hepe, diminishes his pain, and thrills him with delight because of the faith-si faith-si ful love which has not 'forgotten him on ea'-th. -4 s In nil the churches the observance of A'l s ouis' Day was postponed from SiiiiC-ay to Monday, when approp-iave s-! vi-. s WIT. held throughout the city. "i The I 'incipoi exercises took place at Stcrd Heart church, where the l'xstor. ; -v. Kdward Barry, celebrated , i '-o;. hiuh mass of requiem at 9:30 3 cio, k. ie was assisted by Rev. Fa- t-'cr Schinipf, S. J., as deacon, and Rev. I'aiinr Guoitosi, S. J., as sub-deacon. i 1 : !!i-:in.,rial sermon was preached by I aiher lurry. The church was crowd- I ''.'-i i its very doors with the devout I ;u"; e M the Logan avenue chapel -"e.l n-u.-s "f requiem was said at 9:30 !,y le v. Father Callanan, assisted by S I" y- l-.'th. ;s White and O'Malley. Fa- I ;n,-i' 'J J: hh held appropriate services j ft L-'.'s. assisted by p'ather Whe- irti:. it... ,.noir, which is the. finest in ciiy, rendered a beautiful pro- -it '!;. . 3'J and 11 o'clock masses in av uue chapel last Sunday Fa-'.'-Malley preached a most touch-J:-K f-nuoit on our duty to departed t r-.ia;-.-s and friends. He lmnlored that ji v'1" c ngsegation be inspired to greater i J' voti,.,:i uuring the month of the holy s"--s, and that the exercises in the ,;i'V l be weil attended. Feast of All Saints was cclebrat-' cclebrat-' -i a most de out manner in ail the J ft !.urches of the city. An uh- large number of confessions ).' aid throughout all the parishes, "'oiti music marked the occasion in ii s; ,,f the churches and the altar "ia;:,,iiS were of the handsomest. I'urhig the month of November spe-(iewsions spe-(iewsions will be' held in all the i;',JrhcF for the souls in purgatory. Next Sunday the Young Ladies' so-'''ity so-'''ity of the Cathedral parish will re-"ive re-"ive holy communion and will hold !'eir monthly meeting at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The meeting of .the Al- i tar and Rosary society, which- was Josiponed from last Sunday on ac- 'i ount of the trip to Mount Olivet, will I 'ake place on next Sunday. :J -MI the women interested in the coming fair in aid of the new cathedral v. ill meet in Logan avenue school, on Sunday afternoon at 3:15. A report will be tendered by the ladies in charge of t ' j ' the various booths on the w ork mey have accomplished thus far. The fair uili open on Nov. 27. The four-aisle arrangement, which 'ill be one of the characteristics of f the new cathedral, will make it one of ; the gems of church ; architecture in I America. So far there are few that an boast of this particular feature, ! and the new cathedral at Pittsburg, J to be built at a cost of $800,000, is the one chosen as the model for the Denver church , Each aisle will extend the entire length of the edifice, from the sanctuary rail to the little' shrines w hich will be placed in. the rear of the cnuren. These shrines will he dedicated dedi-cated to different saints and will be beautiful in design. A circular window "ill be placed between the towers in the front of the structure to admit light to the choir loft. A double staircase will extend to the" gallery from the front entrance, and then a second stairway stair-way will lead to the towers. It is expected ex-pected that the corner stone will be laid tome time in - December, when church dignitaries from all over the country will be in attendance. A new rnntcct v, " r- k j i swell the funds from the approaching fair. . The participants are Isma Roper, Ro-per, Mary Lawlor and Mary Nolan, chosen from various parishes. They are all bright little girls and each one exceedingly popular m her school. The prize is a handsome doll. Miss Frances Corcoran of .the Cathedral Ca-thedral parish and Max G. Schmidt were married last Tuesday evening. They will make their home in Denver. The Sacred Heart Aid society held a Hallowe'en ball, which proved quite a financial success.. The proceeds are to be devoted to the benevolent work of the association, of which they do a great deal. The ladies in charge of the country fair booth at the Cathedral fair will hold a card party at Arbuckle hall in North Denver on next 'Wednesday evening in aid of their department. Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Bryan gave a box party at the Sousa concert at the Broadway theatre on Sunday night. Miss Mary Sullivan 'entertained at cards on Monday evening for Miss Ethel Miller. |