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s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1896, 8 e e B o e a7 e oo S wesiea s et B b el i B e e S e REASONS WHY HE HATES ROMANISM. Rev. J. Q. A. Henry Detailed Them to Two Large Audienceés. TWO PHASES TREATED. The Catholic Church as a Politi- cal and Religious Institution. HIS ADMIRERS ENTHUSIASTIC. A Flutter of Excitement Created by the Interruption of a Woman Among the Auditors. Enough people were desirous of hearing tev. J. Q. A. Henry detail his twenty rea- sons, “Why I Hate Political Romanism,” to more than comfortably fill Metropolitan Hall yesterday afternoon. He spoke un- r the auspices of the Good Citizenship Committee. The reverend speaker showed that he had lost none of his old-time fire nor the knack of imparting his enthusiasm to the audience. At frequent intervals he had the house in an uproar of handclap- ping and cheers, accompanied with wild waving of hats and handkerchiefs. After the customary preliminaries of the Sunday afternoon Good Citizenship meet- ngs, including on this occasion a prayer ev. A. M. Russell and a patriotic solo Babv Burns, a six-year-old child, r dered in exceilent style, Rev. Dr. the speaking of Henry to this scene of action, he “He is Here by the express iny Y Applause.] Here's m he gave hun at Haywards. : Yorke there said: ‘We must show icism as 1t is.” Therefore we have for Dr. Henry. Fatber Yorke also stated that the Catholic church must be shown in its true 1 s0 that the people n earn to love it. Therefore, we have s Dr. Henry ntinued in this strain for 1 fhen stated that the by the Catholics that Protestan: 1 was dying out in.this coun- try was not correct, and quoted figures to his claim. Hudelson honored the occasion his presence, and on by Chairman Quitzow made upon for AomR Fem ATk rdEponded aEolows= ‘We have been told by our enemies that we began this warfare. I want to state as a fact, susceptible of proof, that this con- flict in the State of California was begun by an attack of Archhishop Riordan on Myers’ medieval history. d a few days ago that the Republi- e over to tne A. P. A, y the Roman Catho- for the purpo: reating the impres- sion that the A. was an adjunct of the Repubiics 1 want to deny the truth of thi i ~The A. P. A, is not a of the Republican party | any more than it is of the People’s party, pocratic party or any other party. It is independent party and represents the principles of all true American men and women. ‘I see that W. W. Foote has anuounced that he will go to the Democratic State Convention and introduce a resolution de- nouncing the A. P. *If that resolution is introduced in the Democratic Convention and adopted it will lose that pariy 25,000 stanch Demo- crats. Let them introduce such a resolu- tion if they dar I defy them to do so. We are not to be intimidated.” When Rev. J. Q. A. Henry appeared to speak he was given & mighty ovation. The thunderous applause, hat and handker- chief waving continued for some time. At its cessation he stated that he intended to explain and expatiate upon “Twenty Reasons Why I Hate Political Romanism.” After expressing his pleasure at being again among his San Francisco friends, he = i the power of Romanism can be broken in tne City of San Francisco and in the State of California it can be broken anywhere, for nowhere on the continent is the power of the Roman hierarchy more potent and widespread.” Reference was made to there being 60,000 members of the A. P. A, in ths Stateand 6000 members of the Y. M. L Then Mr. Henry continued, “We will just surround the Y. M. L and every other un-American organization and we will wipe the earth with them. And I will do all I can to help on the work and to accept the invitation of Peter—not Peter the Great, but Peter the Small. I helped him into this fight and I will now help him out, and I believe he will soon be out—that it will be a case of Peter out.” In speaking of his coming week's work he said: “I want to see that the principles of true Americanism receive such an im- petus during my visit that they will not recover from it until after next’election in November.” Proceeding he spoke as follows: “Unless Romanism is a political power, a political machine and a political force in this country, the A. P. A. had better get down on its knees and apologize to Peter C. Yorke and the other representatives of the Catholic Church. If the Archbishop of this City or any priest can give twenty reasons that are positive that Rome never interferes with the liberties and peace of this country, then I stand ready to write the apology to which I have just referred. I may say, however, that if I should live to eternity I should not expect to write it, because Rome has never been out of olit I “W ave no controversy with the indi- vidual members of the Catholic church, but wiih the hierarchy. We have respect for the individuals as law-abiding citizens. It ie the institution and system, the power as a whole that is being criticized. We are not battling against Romanism asa ligion, but against Romanism asa politi- al machine. If it had not been for the scurrilously 1mmoral remarks of Peter C. Yorke in the assault he made upon my moral charac- t Romanism would never have been drawn into the controversy, so faras Iam concerned. But his malignant and slan- derous attack forced me to defend myself against the intriguing of the representa- tive of the Catholic church. “If the Archbishop had not allowed that communication assailing our public schools to be sent by his priests to the Board of Education I would never have entered this controversy.’” _ Oneof his reasons for *‘hating political Romanism,” he said, was that “no other organization has arrogated to itself the nf:.'hl to lpmimme the sacred institution of our schools for the purpose of aggral dizing itself. Yet lh;‘t,"phe addedg. s what is being done by the Catholic hier- archy with the parochial schools.” He gave his further reasons as follows: _*“No other organization has ciaimed the right to a division of the school funa for sectarian purposes. Rome hasalways had her band in the public crib, and we now say to her that if she don’t take it out we will cut it off. *“They have assumed the special right to teach their theology in our schools, They have their parochial schools in this City, butdo you think that you can go into them and inspect them? Just try it and you are likely to get a shillelah over the pate. The public schools are always open to inspection.”’ z £ Here there was an interruption from the gallery caused by a woman who took ex- ception to the imputation of the speaker on the parochial schools. - Attention was diverted to the part of the house whence came the trouble and drew the speaker’s attention to the woman and elicited the following remarks from bim: ) “I don’t hear very well, but if there is any one here who has anything to say they had better not interrupt but get out, or they will get helped ou The woman was quickly escorted out, but not before nearly the entire house was on its feet and general confusion was for a second or two threatened. The speaker continued, when order had been restored. as follo “Thatis the way with these bigots. Their priests have been making this platform hot with their trash, and all we wantis the same opportunity. No member of the A. P. A. has ever come here to insult any representative of the Roman hierarchy. Even if Little Peter were to stand here this afternoon I think 1 have got decency and self-respect enough to listen to his story and then tell him what I think of e Returning to his list of reasons, Dr. Henry said: “No other organization has ever attempted to reprimand a priest for mildly praising the public schools. Such words caused Father McGlynn the loss of St. Stephen’s parish. ‘No other organization has claimed the right to refuse to conform to American in- stitutions and American laws. “No other organization has claimed the right to assume supremacy over our secu- lar government and attempted to put their organization above the law of the 1and. No other organization has ever claimed the right to obey a foreign potentate and the laws of that country.”” He quoted from Father Sherman, a son, he said, of the late General W. T. Sherman, to 1llustrate this point as follows: *1f there should ever be a point of differ- ence between the United Statesand the Pope we will put the Pope above the United States.”” “They will never do it,” shouted some one in the audience. “I trust not,” responded the Rev. Mr. Henry. “Noother organization has assumed the right to antagonize the system of Ameri- can education. *‘No other organization has claimed the right of exemption from paying school taxes on account of having parochial schools. “No other organization has ever as- sumea to seclude its women in convents, and thus deny them the liberties granted by the constitution of the Unied States, We ought to use our influence to compel Congress to oven these doors. No other organization has ever taken the right to deprive innocent children of the best possible education—a public | school education. | “No other organization has been guilty | of o many insults to Old Glory, the flag of freedom. | , other organization has sought to throttle free speech. forbidden liberty of thought or freedom of the nress. | I say Rome has put herself on record | as a political party and has interfered with | our liberties and “privileges, and this ex- | plains the origin of the A. P. A. and other | kindred organizations. “We want Roman Catholic children educated in the public schools. We want them to get their religious training in some other place, outside of the little red school house. We want them to know as much theology as the priests do. We want | them to be good loyal citizens and to give | their allegiance to God and the country they love.” In conclusion he adverted to Cato’s in- cessant demand that “Carthage must be d,” and then said: *‘Not Carthage, but political Romanism | Keel. must be destroyed, and we shall never | ground our arms and never turn tail to the foe until we shall be able to say all over the broad land—the day has dawned in which there are no political Romanists.” lution he is doomed to purgatory—hell, and for eternity. ““‘While I despise Romanism as a politi- cal system, at the same time there is not a thing I would not do to see the individual members of the Catholicchurch assured of spiritual salvation. I love the Romanist, but I hate polical Romanism, and I take great pleasure in saying that within the past year I have baptized twenty-five Ro- manists into my church upon a confession of faith in Christ. “Just as we sent missionaries to China, Japan and Africa, so should we send them to France, Spain, Italy, Austria, mexico and the republics south of us.” AN ELABORATE BANQUET J. F. Fugazi Celebrat. the Anniver- sary of His Arrival in San Francisco. J. F. Fugazi gave an elaborate banquet to his friends Saturday evening. It was the thirty-sixth anniversary of his arrival here on board of the old steamer Califor- nia—a vessel long since broken up in some forgotten shipyard. The menu card was most fitting to the occasion. It contained a pretty blue- tintea picture of the California entering the bay of San Francisco, with the Golden Gate showing in ihe distance. Over this was printed the'bill of fare, which was dis- tinctly Ttalian throughout. The banquet was presided over by tne Hon. E. C. Pelmieri, and the toasts were responded to by Joseph Pescia, A. D. Splivalo, Robert Capelle, J. F. Cavagnaro, G. B. Cevasco, A. Sbarboro, P. A. Morbio, J. A. Spinetti, E. Ruggiero, Dr. Rottanzi, Dr. G. Caglieri, George F. Cavalli and Dr. H. Sartori, J. A. Devoto. Congratulations were received from Italian_Consul-General Grimaldi, General Agent Wadleigh of the Rio Grande West- ern Railroad, of Salt Lake, and others: The following guests were present: Dr. Joseph Pescia, Hon. E. C. Palmieri, P. A. RAISING A WRECK WITH NOZILES Actual Work of Righting the Blairmore Begins Wednesday. NOVEL METHODS USED. Divers Use Fire Apparatus to Drive Away the Accu- mulated Mud. HATCHES HAVE BEEN CLOSED. Tanks Have Been Rigged on Spars in Order to Get the Vessel on an Even Keel. Work on the raising of the ill-fated Blairmore is progressing rapidly, and a few days will .see the hull in shallow boats were crowded. Sausalito, Tiburon and the Oakland shore received their share of the visitors, while a big picnic at EI Campo carried several hundred out of the City. Three tuge carried visitors to the warships in the harbor, and the wharves were crowded by those who preferred to inspect the water front from a solid stand- point on the shore. Most of the fishing fleet carried the Italian flag at half-mast yesterday, as a mark of respect for the late Mrs. Laura Cinolld, the wife of Pietro Cinollo, a prom- inent member of tiie Italian colony. The deceased lady was well and favorabiy éptown among her country people of this ity. Captain Bannan of the bark General Fairchild has won a_suit of clothes for a fast trip. He yesterday arrived eight and a half days from Nanaime, having made the round trip in twenty-two days. CADEYS HULD A RALLY. St. James’ Branch of the League of the Cross Entertains Its Friends. The regular quarterly rally of St. James’ Branch of the League of the Cross was heid at Mission Parlor Hall, Seventeenth street, near Valencia, yesterday afternoon. The rally was attended by Company B, L. C. C., in full uniform, under the com- mand of Captain Daniel McCarthy and Lieutenants Ed Crowley and R. Ring- wood. A large number of the company, which at present numbers some fifty members, marched together, making a very creditable showing. Besides the uniformed cadets the younger members of the league were also present, some two- score strong. The hall and gallery were filled with the friends of the boys, it being quite notice- able that many families Were present. The temperance essay contest, which was a feature of yesterday’s rally, aroused great interest. water if all goes well. Captain Whitelaw, The subject of the essays was “What [Sketched by a * Call ” artist.] The Work of Raising the Sunken British Ship Blairmore Is Being Pushed. Big Timbers Have Been Mortised Into the Hull and Tanks Hung on Them. The Tanks Will Be Gradually Filled ‘Witn Water and These Are Expected to Pull, by Their Own Weight, the Vessel Onto an Even She Will Then Be Towed Into Shallow Water. Dr. V. | Morblo, Paul Barbieri, Vaccari, Dr. F. R ST Barsot Caglieri, avagnaro, 2 | Hon. Al valo, Flore avagnaro, | AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. | Antonio Dev Moro, PP, Micheletti, uneo, D. Biagi, Gi | vannl Cuneo,'G. Becigalupi, T. Rottanzi. F In the Evening the Reverend | Guinasso, G. A H. Zappettini, Speaker Told Why He Rejects | G. Ragel, L. eva, V. Devoto, Religlous Romanism | A. Spinetti, Masoero, G. a, ellg 2 E | ¥, N. Belgrano, . Perasso, A. Petri, A. A Another large audience greeted Rev. J. | Michelettl, G. .. A. Albora, A. Quilici, Q. A. Henry at Odd Yellows’ Hall in the evening, when he told his reasons for re- jecting Romanism as a religion. He spoke as follows: “When we come to the defense of one country, one constitution, all other aiffer- ences must be lost sightof. 1 have come to speak to you on the religious aspect of Romanism. If Romanism had appeared before this country simply as a religious nstitution there would not be this controversy to- | day.” Turning aside from his main theme, he continued: I come to denounce as a malicious lie that the A. P. A. or any other patriotic organization seeks to bring about anv dis- ability upon Catholics because of their re- ligious faith. “Woen the Century of the current month states that the A. P. A. was seek- ing to violate one of the fundamental principles of the constitution—that of fre religious worship—Mr. Gilder, or whoever wrote it, wrote an infernal lie. We are for religious freedom for every one, in the broadest sense. But we are for taking re- ligion out of politics.” All Catholic church property, he held, should be taxed. He then paid his com- pliments to the Alameda jurist: “If Judge Tappan cr any one else says says that the members of the A. P. A. take an oath not to employ any one of the Catholic faith he tells a lie. When Judge Tappan undertakes to pronouce upon the American Protective Association he should know what he is talking about.” Returning to his subject proper he said: ““One of the reasons why 1 reject the re- ligion of Romanism is that it denies the private reading of the Holy Scriptures and the private interpretation of the Holy | Scriptures under divine inspiration. The | Roman Catholic church withholds the Bible from the common man. “Romanism inculcates the worship of saints and relics. This is another of my reasons for repudiating Romanism, for this practice is forbidden in the Ten Com- mandments. “‘Again, they believe in transubstantia- tion; that is, that the wafer of bread used in the communion service is actually con- verted into the blood of Jesus Christ. “They withhold the cup from the laity, in direct violation of the words of Christ, but the priests may drink without stinc. ““It believes in the sacrifice of Lhe mass, and it also demands that our sisters, daughters and wives enter into the con- fessional alone with a priest and answer questions that neither brother, father nor husband would dream of asking, anda so destroys the purity and chastity of their thoughts. “Romanism demands unquestioned ac- quiescence in the ecclesiastical laws, “It teaches that the Pope is the vicar of Christ and speaks with infallibility. “It teaches that Mary, the mother of Christ, lived without sin in word, thought or act, and so exalts Mary above Christ. This is not Christianity; it1s Maryology. “Another reason why I repundiate Ro- manism as a religion is that its theology encourages the violation ot every part of the decalogue. “They believe in a celibate priesthood, and this is an unscriptural, unnatural and immoral doctrine. “Romanism is the foster mother of crime. I appeal to the difference between Protestant and Catholic countries. One- seventh of the population of this country is composed of Catholics, and 70 per cent of the crimes committed here are by Cath- olics. “Rome is to be repudiated because her hands are dyed with the blood of 70,000,000 people in fifteen centuries. “Knd last of all the reasons and the most important is that it presents to the devotees no Savior, no hope, no heaven. Unless the dying man receives final abso- B. | G: Musso, E. Ruggiero, J. H. Sartori, Robert Capelle, Captain L. Bag: in: Cevasco, G. F. Cavalli, | A. Fodera, G. & ala, J. A. Devoto, a, P. <pi, ‘SOCALISTS N POLITICS, | Their Local Labor Party Pre- paring for an Active Campaign. harboro, Dr. A. lietto, J. Pod A. ward Holland. Cafferata, C. | It Will Have a Complete Ticket of Its Own in the F.eld This Year. The members of the Socialist Labor arty of this City and State are not mak- ing much of a stir, but they are laying out the work for an active political campaign this year. Its branches and sections are busy. The sections are made up of branches, and at present there are sections in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego and 3an Bernardino. These sections have recently selected a State Executive Committee of fifteen mem- bers. Section San Francisco’s delegates are H. F. Sahlender, Edel Hecht, Theodore Lynch, Emil Liess and G. B. Benham. The committee will meet on next Monday and formulate plans for carrying on the work in the towns of the State. The local executive committee is advo- cating the establishment of headquarters for both committees on Market street and the matter is being discussed in the branches. The latter are also considering | plans for districting the city for political | purposes, and as soon as a plan is adopted City Orgamzer 8. Seiler and others will be- gin the work. The local socialists will puta ticket of their own in the field and will not indorse the candidates of any other political party. Section Los Angeles will do likewise, as it has a large number of capable and active workers in its ranks. It is doubtful if the other sections will enter politics as a party, although Oukland and San Bernar- dino may do so. If Section Oakland does not 1t is safe to say that it will not have anything to do with the Populist party, which the Socialists say did not act in good faith with them at the last election. P. Ross Martin stated that the local and entire yote of the United States will be a surprise to the public in general. Some idea can be had of the increase in the strength of the party from 1888 to the %relent year. The gain claimed in the nited States is as follows: In 1888, 2068; in 1890, 13,331; in 1892, 21,157; in 1804, 33,133; 1n 1895, 42,954, This year many believe that the last fi%:’re will be at least doubled. Recent labor troubles and political aisturbances they think will cause many to vote with the socialists if for nothing more than as a protest against existing conditions. B e — A time-honored prerocative of which no one exactly knows the origin is enjoyed by the natives of the Spanish village of ‘Espinosa, who for centuries have pos- sessed the curious monopoly of watching over the slumbers of the ruler of Spain. ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria., When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, who is superintending the raising of the vessel; Captain Burns, who represents the English underwriters. and Captain Caw, who represents tue owners, are all working night and day to get the sunken ship into shallow water. All the masts have been cut away, but all the yards bave not yet been got from under the ves- sel. The fore main and lower topsail yvards are imprisoned, and every attempt to release them has failed. Divers have fastened cables to them and the wrecker Whitelaw has used all her powerful ma- chinery, but the cables will not stand the strain. The wrecker is anchored almost over the sunken ship and in order to pull away the yards she would have to haul the Blair- more on an even keel. A tug will have to be employed to clear away the wreckage and to-morrow the Fearless will be put on | the job. Once everything is clear the work of raising will begin in earnest. Captain Burns has conceived a novel plan of getting the Blairmore on an even keel. He has built on the bilge what may be called the side of a house. Small holes were cut in the hull by workmen from the Union Union 1ron Works and in these the supports rest. The timbers that hold the wall in position are also socketed into the iron side of the ship sud the whole is braced in the most substantial manner. Hanging from the apex of this leaning wall are about eighteen large iron tanks. When all is in readiness the idea is to fill these tanks gradually with water, and if everything goes as Burns expects the increasing weight will gradually bring the Blairmore on an even keel. A tug will then be in readiness and she will be towed into shallow water as quickly as possible, In preparing for the great attempt no point hus been overlcoked, and the divers have been kept constantly employed. Since tne vessel went down she has suuk considerably into the mud and a great deal of silt has gathered around the Lull. This the divers have been removing, and in doing so they have followed a novel plan, Fire hose has been brought into requisition and big nozzles borrowed from the Fire Department. . Equipped with these the divers descend into the bay, and when two of them are in position the water is turned on. A full Jet is worked gradually around the hull of the sunken ship, and in this way the bed of mud that surrounds her is being worked away. All the accumulations in the hold have been washed out as far as possible, but none of the bodies came out. They probably are floating against the upper bilge. The hatches have been put on so that there is no chance of their escaping now until the hull is raised. The expenses of raising the Blairmore have so far been very heavy,and the chances are that when all accounts are squared the cost of ruising will amount to more than the value of -the vessel. If all goes well she should be on top of the water again before the end of this week. Yesterday Captain Whitelaw was busy at Howard-street wharf loading boilers and engines aboard lighters. These are to be used for the purpose of driving the water out of the Blairmore's hull. All of the openings in the wreck have been closed, except where check-valves have been placed. When air is being pumped into the hulk the water will escape through these valves. The air will enter through the upper part of the hull and the water be forced out through the lower portion. To assist ihe tank-counterbalance built on the wreck Captain Whitelaw will move two heavy lighters above the sunken ship. These will be provided with powerful engines that will hoist away on wire cables attached to the lower masts, or lower rail of the wreck. When all is ready the different plants of machinery will be started, and if the Blairmore is not whirled up then a yast amount of prepa- ration and a large sum of expense will have been wasted. With three such experienced wreckers and shipmasters as Whitelaw, Burnes and Caw working over her, the Blairmore can- not remain long under water. Drunkenness Costs,’”” and the contest was between Captain McCarthy and Sergeant Phillip Martin, The following excellent programme was rendered, each number being vigor- ously applanded: Hymn, “Come, Holy Ghost,” audience; oper- ing remarks by the chairman, W. A. Breslin; vocal solo, Proiessor Bunnell; essay, *‘Cost o Drunkenness,” Sergeaut P. Marun; voeal.solo, Miss A. Dovle; vocal trio, Misses Doyle, « urtiz and Murphy: address Hon. H. afford; “America,” by the audience; essay, ‘‘Cost of Drunkenmness,” Captain MeCarthy; vocsl solo, Mr. Dinnegan; soug, C. M. kwing; recitation, Sergeant McCrystal; cornet duei, Misses Lycett and Cadogan; piato duet, Miss Gilfeather; closing remarks, Rev. Philip O’Ryan, spiritual adviser of the League; Te Deum, by the audience. o ERRORS IN THE PLS, One Design for the New Munici- pal Building Has Short- comings. Apprehension That Plans for the Struc. ture Are Defective and Need Examination. Merchants and professional men throughout the vast business section of the City east of Kearny street and south of Washington are concerned in the pro- posed new building to occupy the old City Hall site. One set of plans submitted to the Board of Supervisors does not provide any en- trance to the main floor of the building on the Merchant-street or southern side. Property-owners and others deeply in- terested have discussed the subject with some vigor during the past week, ana an effort will be made to convince the Super- visors that plans which do not provide the facilities demanded by a vast population should not be accepted. 2 Many features of the building, apart from the entrances, have been discussed. Complaint bas been made that one of the plans, vresented and one which seems to bave some strong advocates, gives for juryrooms insuflicient space and no mod- ern conveniencés. It is also said that rooms for the Prosecuting Attorneys and Judges’ chambers have no direct connec- tion with the corridors. Some of the jury- rooms are as small as 10x14 feet. The space assigned to the District Attor- ney, the detective force and the criminal department of the County Clerk’s office, in the same plan, is said to be wholly in- adequate: % The requirement that a space of forty- two feet should be left between the build- ing and the Morgue has been ignored also. The defects of interior planning concern chiefly the officers who will occupy the building, but the denial of an easy and accessible entrance on Merchant street would compel thousands of citizens to travel a block out of their way to enter on Kearny or Washington street. ‘When the municipal offices were down- town in the old City Hall more than one- half the admissions were from Merchant street. Naturally persons coming from Battery, Sansome, Front, California, Bush, Pine, Sutter, Post and the other leading streets east of Kearny would go along Montgomery and cut through by the shortest route to the hall. For a day, a week or a month the going of a block out of one’s way would cut no particular fig- ure, but it would make quite a difference when years were calculated. Tuere is an apprehension that the Su- pervisors have not given this subject the Along the Front. The bright, sunny day took many peo- ple over the bay, consequently the ferry- study that it deserves, and that some steps will be taken to-day towards eccepting plans which do not fultill public require- ments. MANY MAIDENS CLAD IN WHITE, Impressive Ceremonies Held at St. Joseph's Church. REUNION OF SODALITIES Nearly Eight Hundred Boys and Girls March in Procession. MAY DEVOTIONS TERMINATED. Rev. Father Scanlan Preaches an Eloquent Sermon on the Duties of Children. St. Joseph’s Church on Tenth street, near Howard, was thronged yesterday after- noon with parishioners and especially the young folks of the church composing the various sodalities. The occasion was 4 reunion of all the sodalities of the par- ish and formed a fitting close of the May devotions that have been held at St. Joseph’s during the past month. At 2:30 o'clock the various sodalities assembled at their respective meeting places and marched in procession around the block and into the church. The spec- tacle was both imposing and beautiful, Between sever and eight hundred child- ren and young folks, the young girls clad and veiled in immaculate white, and the beys wearing sashes of red and blue and zold, filed up the broad stairway and into the church, where swelling strains from the organ greeted their approach. Many a spectator crowded the entrance tocatch a glimpse of the demure countenances of the innocent maidens hidden beneath their filmy veils. Within the church the rich decorations of the altar und the walls, the scores of flickering candles, the flitting altar-boys, the mass of white presented by the ve ana garments of the young girls as they sat together in one section of the church and the eager faces of the hundreds of worshipers and spectators who filled the spacious edifice made the sight a wonder- fully impressing and awe-inspiring one. Many of the members of the sodality be- long to St. Joseph’s School, which has an enrollment of about 900 boys and girls, although besides the scholars there are a larger number of older members of the parish—young men who have grown up in the church and are now engaged in their professions or business, and young ladies who, aithough they have passed their childhood days, nevertheless cling to the old associations which they have formed in early years. Tbe three principal sodalities of St. Joseph’s parish are the Sodality of the Ini- maculate Conception, composed of young men and boys, and divided into three divi- sions of about 100 each under the churge of one of the Brothers of Mary who teach in the school, and the Sodality of the Chil- dren of Mary, consisting of about 100 young ladies over 17 years of age, and the three branches of the Holy Angels Soaal- ity, of about 100 members each, composed of eirls between the ages of 14 and 18. The branches of the girls’and young ladies’ sodalities are in charge of the Sis- ters of th Holy Name, just as the boys are under the Brothers of Mary. Besides these you people, ali of whom have taken their first communion, a large num- ber of the younger children 'of the parish took part in yesteraay’s processio: The impres ive ceremonies within the church consisted of the crowning of the statue of Our Lady, an instruction and solemn benediction of the blessed sacra- ment. The church choir, consisting of Messrs. Scullin and Smith, Misses Rot- tanzi and Eastman and Organist Sullivan, rendered the following selections: “Salve Regina,” *‘Queen of the Angels,” “The Memoraie” and “Te Deum.” Rev. Father Scanlon preached the ser- mon, which was addressed especially “to the children and young folks present.” He congratulated them upon the appearance they made on the occasion, aud spoke feelingly of the good werk that had been done and was being done by St. Joseph's Parish. In his sermon he reminded the children of the duties they owed to their varents, their friends and their country. “The word ‘religion’ signifies a chain,” he began; ‘“itis the chain which binds together Creator and creature, God and man. Many separate their religion from their every-day life—tiiey put off their religion with tne Sabbath sunset. Such a {;ersun may be a good business man, but e 1s a poor Catholic. Because the church consecrates one day a week to religion, 1t does not follow that the other six should be given up to the world, the flesh and the devil. “Boys and girls, you must all be saints throughout your whole life. * Not saint as ittis sometimes conceived of, as insepara- bly related to monasteries, penancy and martyrdom, but such a condition as will enable you to enterthe kingdom of heaven. You may all be saints, for even the great saints, even Paul, were once great sinners. You must not treat religion as & thing to be put off with the Sabbath, but as a part of your very being. “You must show your good works. ‘By their fruits shall ye know them,’ and the fruits of your religion should be shown in your home circle. Obedience, respect, love, sympatby and bearing your own burdens in the home—these are ‘the duties of your catholicity. “If you _remain true to your present principles, if you stand steadfast in your present faith your reward in this wor!d and the next will be exceedingly Kreat; and when finally the welcome hand of death shall be laid upon you you will meet with joy at the cates of heaven Mary your queen, Joseph your patron, and will be judged mercifullv by Jesus vour jud ee.” —_— THE HANDBALL COURTS. Coast Champion Riordan and J. J. Feeney Defeated by J. C. Nealon and R. Lenihan. The attendance at the handball courts was not so large as usual yesterday, but those present witnessed a number of in- teresting games. A: the San Francisco court the attraction was a match between Jobn Riordan, the coast champion, and J. J. Feeney and J. C. Nealon and R. Lenihan. The two latter played a great gnme. Lenihan in particular sur passing imsel f in his service, and they won in NEW TO-DAY. Take No Substitute.. Gail Borden Eagle Brand 4w CONDENSED MILK Has always stood FIRST In the estima- tlon of the Amesiean Pegple. ‘No_ other 13 *justasgood.” Best Infant Food. three straight games amid the cheers of the speetators. At the Union court the event of the dav was a match between James Wren and J. Lavigne and Terry McManus and W. Stansbury. After an exciting contest Mc- Manus ané Stansbury won the final by four aces. 1t is likely that the return match be- tween T.F. Bonnet and J. Harlow, ex- coast champion, will be played in the San Francisco court next Sunday. Harlow was the winner on the previous occasion, but Bonnet’s friends are confident that he can win if he chooses to go into active training during the week. The match is being looked forward to with the greatest interest. Following were the games played yes- terday: San Francisco court—M. McNeil and G, Me- Donald defeated W. Manning and Dan Rod- ers, 21—13, 14—21, 21—18." M. McNeil and an Rodgers defeated W. Manning and G. Mc- Donald, 21—15, 17—21, 21—20. W. Carruth and C. Sullivan defeated J. Hurley and D. O’Brien, 21—13, 15—21, 21—18. Dan O’Brién and W. Stanbury defeated C.Sullivan analJ. Hogan, 21—14, 16—21, 21—18. J. Collins and M. Edwards defeated J. White and R. Murphy, 21—14, 16—21, 21—18. G. Hutchinson and -Al Pennoyer defeated P. Kelly and P. Hutchin- son, 21—16, 18—21, 21—20. R. Shay snd R. Shields defeated T. Sullivan and C. Ward, 21—-12, 14—21, 21—-17. J. Riordan (coast champion) and J. J. Feeney were defeated by J. C. Nealon and R. Lenihan, 17-21, 12—21, 14—21. Union court—Professor Lynch and T. M. Cole defeated D. Regan and J. Hogan, 21—17, 16—21, 21—18. W. P. Doran and P. F. Madden defeated the Wessling brothers, 21—15, 19—21, 21—20. Tim Jordan and Lenihan defeated J. O'Donnell and G. Mc- 21—17,16—21, 21—14. J. Howard and nnary ‘defeated T. Fay snd C. Taylor, ,18—21, 21—19. H. McKenney was de- feated in three straight games by H. Batzner, 2117, 21—13, 21—6. B. Ward and L. Conlon defeated T. Conlon and William Riordon, 21—16, 19—21, 21—18. Terry McManus snd W. Stansbury defeated James Wren and J. Ls vigne, 21-15, 17-21, 16—21, 21—19, 21. A REMEDY FOR COLDS. Mentholated Chloroform and How to Apply It. Professor Wunsche says menthol dis- solved in chloroform is the most efficacious of all remedies. A solution of one to two parts of menthol in twenty parts of chloro- form will not only arrest the progress of a cold in its initial stage, but is also an ex- cellent influenza prophylactic. From four to six drops of the solution should be placed in the hollow of the hand, quickly rubbed between the hands, the two hands tightly pressed tocether, placed before the face, anu the remedy alternately inhaled through the nose and the mouth. It will be immediately noticed that the volatile parts of the solution thoroughly impreg- natethe mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and throat, and even penatrate deep down into the air passage. During the first two or three inhalations the sweetish chloroform vapor predominates, afterward, however, oniy menthol in an attenuated condition is inhaled, odor and feeling remaining apparent for some time after inhalation. As arule, the first inhalation suffices to cure the severest tendency to sneezing, and often to arrest the progress of the cold altogether. Two further applications of the remedy in the course of the day suffice to repress the attack completely. The first inhalation at first slightly increases the flow from the mucous mem brane of the nose; afterward, however, this symptom diminishes quickly. Pains in the pharynx and larynx may be quickly eased, and often entirely cured by the remedy. When, a few months ago, the influenza made its reappearance, I preserved myself and my family from the epidemic by means of chloroform-menthol inhalations, and this in spite of the fact that I was brought in contact with sufferers from influenza, and that I had fallen a victim to the complaint in every previous occasion of its appear- ance. A small vial containing about 5 drachms of chloroform and a half drachm of menthol could be kept asa reliable remedy in every household. — Popular Science Ne Guire, Ed - .. - Thera are 300 livings in the Church of England worth over $5000 a year each. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE MAGGIONI KID GLOVES. Another Surprising Big Value! COMMENCING MONDAY AT 9 A. M. SILKS AT HALF PRICE!! Hundred of yards of New Silks almost given away. Black Brocaded Silks ~——COMPRISING— BLACK BROCADED TAFFETAS, BLACK BROCADED DUCHESSE, BLACK BROCADED GROS DE LONDRES At 5 OC Per Yard Regular Price $1 Per Yard. This is the greatest bargain ever offered in this City. 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