VOLUME 25
NOVEMBER 1907
NUMBER 2
DEDICATION .DAY ~'i"'i"'!:'=""--•.n UESDAY, Novernber 5th, \vas a gala clay for Bourbon-
nai s and a memorable one for St . Viateur's. W hen the deep t on ed v illage church b ell ran g. out th e m ornin g angelu s the village awoke fronT a shlmb er of p eace to a sight of .joy. W or ship er s could be see n early w ith reverent st eps making their way to Mate rnit y church for . h er e the day's festiv iti es ·vver e to begin. An hour before the open ing of th e serv ices u shers took th eir stations and it was not lon g until they had _-c ity folk a nd rural r esident, sunny yoitth and ve11erable age n eig hb orin g one an other closdy in th e press fonroom. At nine o'c lock th e choii- chanted the openin g anth em and · w h en th e first soft strain's of th e ent ry mar ch stol e from th e or gan loft a long line of altar boys an d clergy followed by th e~ R t. Rev. P. J. l\{ulcloon started to m ove si l ~ ntly and r ever ently u p th e · center aisle of the church t o t h e sanctuary. vVh en th ose w ho form ed th e procession had taken th eir p laces the R ev. A . l\~Iai nv ill e began th e sacrific e of the m ass with R ev. F. Carih er ;and R ev. J. Lynn r espo ndin g as deacon and sub-deacon. At th e clo se of th e gos p el Bishop J\,t( uldooi1 came forward to the altar rai ling a nd th ere with al1 the ardor of an earnest soul delive red a serm on th at was m ost helpful t o those whose wo rk is educational or w ho:5 e aspiration is learning. The Bishop was po eti cally ingenious in a comparison instituted b etwee n the inhabitants of Erin who we re wont to light their torches at the national East er fir e and students· attendirig Cathoiic colleges where they go to lig-ht their 1nincls w ith the fires of knowledge ai1d faith. The peopl e · had scarcely left the cln1rch when the · i11orning trains brought -another throng of visitors and in a few mom ents the large court separating the, buildings was a scene of gladness, .with friends exchanging greetings and felicitations. Members of the faculty met the _visitors and escorted them to the va1~ious dei)artments. Besides the architectural beauties of the buildings · ai1cF the attractive outlay of the. grounds other points in which the visitors found special interest were the parlors, science halls, conservatory of music and class room s. . ,., ~ At one · o'clock the clergy and laity went to the banquet hall