The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-20
Catholic Celebration

The Catholic Pilgrim Fathers of Ma,y,ani- Erpe-
dftio~ from Gtoysetoton and Washington, and
from Baltimore, to Celebrate the Landing ofhe Ca
tholics N,sdtr Lord Baltimore at St. Marv's-Re-
port Of the Proceedings
PMEY POINT PAVILION,
Potomac River, May Is, 1915
King Charles the First granted the province of
Maryland to Lord Baltimore, for colonization in
consideration Of the loss Of his grant OF Newfound
land, which had been seized by the French. Lord
Baltimore died in 1852; his son Cecilius succeeded
to his titles, and he, in 1854, mustered an exped-
ton Of some 200 men, nearly all Catholics, and,
embarking in the ships, the Dove and the Ark,
landed the same year, in the spring (date unknown)
at st. Mary's, and established settlement, under
the civil jurisdiction Of Lord Baltimore, and under
the spiritual direction Of the Jesuit fathers, of
whom Father White was the chief. And through
all the difficulties and trials of 200 years, the Ca
iholcs have found shelter and maintained foot
Ing IN this ancient commonwealth.
The Phllodemlc Society of Georgetown College
(of the Society of Jesus) have been in the habit of
now and then celebrating, with the Catholics of
Maryland, the settlement of the Pilgrims at ST.
Mary's Il was for this purpose that the Society
OF the College chartered the fine steamer Balti-
more, and, with an accession Of hundred citizens
OF Georgetown and Washington, came down yes
terday, and celebrated to-day the landing of the
Catholic colony among the relics and the ruins re-
manning upon the ground where first they planted
the standards Of the cross and st. George
THE TRIP DOWN THE RIVER.
The trip from Washington-one hundred and
twenty miles down the broad Potomac--was rather
monoionous. After passing Mount Vernon, the
banks OF the river are cherries, without a single
village for hundred miles, and with dull fiat
country along the Maryland shore, and bleak hills
on the Virginia SIDE scattered upon which are the
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fine old cavalier aristocracy that has passed away
We arrived near 81. Mary's at midnight, and re-
manned on board till the morning, the boat beng
anchored in the middle of the river.
ST. lNIGoEs.
The st. Mary's river 10 an arm or estuary of the
Potomac, near its junction with Chesapeake bay
St; InIgoes and St. Marys are located several
miles up this creek or cove, on opposite sides the
wide, like a succession Of small lakes in a chain.
We first landed at st. lnigoes. Here Is the ancient
dwelling house Of Lord Baltimore, near two hun
bred years old, built Of imported bricks, and with
some considerable pretenslons to elegance of the
antique kind, with its steep roofs and gables. A
rich farm of four thousand acres Is attached to
the proprietary residence, which is held in pos
session by Father Curbury, Of the Jesuits, very
borhood. An old windmill stands at the ex-
tremity Of the cape three old rusty eighteen
Founders lie at the rear of the mansion, deeply
corroded from having lain one hundred, years in
undermined the old fort built for the protection of
the colony. The site of the old fort is mostly
washed away. Everything about the premises,
even to the negroes In their cabins, wears the APP
pearance of old times.
THE STEAMER PLANTER,
From Baltimore, was discovered at daylight along
side our steamer. The Planter brought down
company OF some ~ To hundred persons including
were Bishop valdevelde, of Chicago, and Coad-
jutor Bishop Spalding, Of Louisville, Ky, and
dozen c!ergymen. Among the passengers on
Father Ryder, President of the Georgetown Col,
lege; George Washington Parke Curtis, Esq, and
z. G. Lee, orator of III day. The weather was
SO that, with one solitary well de-
were thus cut off from the expected pastime Of
dancing away the time in passing down the river
and back again. The company on each steamer
were provided with good brass band and several
splendid banners appropriate to the occBson.
TIE CELEBRATION AT ST. INIGoEs
The company from each steamer were landed at
st. lnlgoes, by means OF boats pulled by stout
negroes. The wind was high, the water was
rough, yet no accident occurred At haf-past
tmore mansion, In the following order, for the
march to st. Ingoes church, one mile through the
felds-H. G. S. Key, Esq, the Marshal Of the
days.
Programme Order of Procession for the Celebration on
The 18th May, instant.
MARSHAL in Chief ana Aid: to he arranged circum-
stances and place may require.
Music of the Philharmonic Band of Georgetown
College.
Bishops.
The Rev Clergy, Priests, Deacons, and other MI
nsters.
Trustees Of St Mary's Female Seminary.
Members Of Congress- State Legislators and citizens
of sister States.
Orator Of the Day and Chaplain accompanied by the
President Of Georgetown College.
Philodemic Society1st honorary members; 3D. resi-
dent members; Sd, non-r resident members
Philonomosian Society-lst, honorary members; Sd
res fdpnf ms ,hpra. nOu.p 10 Mt man tapa
Music.
Young Catholics Friend Society, followed by other
Citizens the District OF Columbia.
Citizens Of Baltimore.
Citizens Of Charles, Prince Georges, aud other
counties as they may report
Citizens of st. Nary's county.
Arrived at the little antique church, the process
sion, near five hundred strong, passed around it,
to the music Of the bands, and then entered It, and
were seated. The prelates and priests cluetered
around the altar; the Phodemic band joined the
choir in the gallery; and the negroes Of the neigh
borhood clustered in, filing up the space near the
menced, and was concluded by eleven O'Clock.
THE SERMON.
Bishop Spalding, Of Louisville, then read the fol-
lowing extract from the Scriptures as tbe basis Of
the observations he should submit TO the au-
dlence =
"Now the Lord is spirit, and whore the 81 rit ofthe
Lord is, there is liberty ''-2 Cor ch. g., II.
There was word in any language which reached
more directly the human heart than this word liberty;
and there was no word In any language OF mor 6ind
more frequently msapplied, or oftener employed In its
abuse The cardinal maxim Of Inspiration the only
guide The Lord Is spirit and where the spirit
Of the Lord IT, there Is liberty The Lord is spirit,
substance too remote ard far, too high for human
comprehension; yet the spirit Of the Lord may dwell in
the hearts Of and where the spirit the Lord thus
exists there Is liberty The principle Of liberty in its
divine purity In Its true character cannot dwell amid
pollution and iniquty the spirit Of the Lord only
take its abode in pure heart and where that spirit
exists, there is liberythe liberty Of st. Paul, full of
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good father IL Is opposed to all alliances with sin.
You should know the truth says the Lord, and the
truth will you free The learned Bishop explained
his Christian liberty the only basis Of mans happi
nessas the only foundation of government, and espe
oally the ouly safe, aud sure and stoadfas reli
Of a republic. This latter point he illustrated
with the most convincing reasons; and that with
out liberty described by tho Aposcthat spirit of
the lord. which srbdues mems passions, which ec
Yates their understandings. which teaches them the
duty Of mutual surrcndcrs aud mutual torbcarance,
which teaches them the duties Of obedience God and
love for their fellow menwthout that Liberty the free
institutions Of republic. depending uson the free OK
ercise OF the judgment and wishes OF the people,