Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-05

mOJJ0eS, green D0ugnS and n0WerS. Along
the route the procession was regarded by
thousands with the greatest interest, and
although the pathways were rdensely
crowded the greatest order and regularity
prevailed. On passing st. Josepf's, as well
as all the other churches, all the members
t of the different societies raised their hats
and bowed reverently. The procession
moved on toward Twenty-third street,
passed the Church of st. Vincent de Paul
which was also decorated, and proceeded
to Eighth avenue and Thirtieth street to
st. Johns church, where a halt was made.
Not alone did the Catholic churches cordi-
ally sympathize with the procession by
their excellent and appropriate displays,
but all the churches in the vicinity added
ton to render the pageant worthy
OF its most commendable object.
Seventh avenue having been paraded,
4 Thirty-f1rst street was arrived at,
where general though silent enthusiasm
i manifested itself: The Church of st. Fran
\ els, in that locality, was not behind in its
decorations, nor were the houses in its i'm
mediate neighborhood. Untiring in their
1 efforts, the several bands PLAYED MANY
popular selections on the way, and con-
triDuted not a little to the pleasures of
I the thousands of admirers. Going down
Fifth avenue to Twenty-eighth street,
! past st. Stephens Church to Fourteenth
/ street, the procession was met by an oya-
tion not easily to be forgotten by It's COM
| ponents. Arrived at the Church of the
immaculate Conception, around which a
vast multitude was assembled, the process
sion stopped. Beaming with loveliness
and radiant with beauty, over three hum
dred youthful maidens, robed in white,
emblematical of their innocence, issued
/ modestly from the female school of the
1 Church, and timidly, yet heartily, greeted
the Central Union. They came forth in
| twos, and advanced to the street, where, in
presence of the impressed spectators, thew
presented to the first division of the pro-
cesslon the most appropriate of all gifts
a beautiful wreath of fragrant flowers, en-
twined in the centre of which was neat
lY worked cross. The compliment, simple
yet solemn and impressive, was graciously
acknowledged, and the maidens retired
amid the secret admiration of the assem-
6led crowd. The Irish population largely
Inhabit this locality, and the kindly
feelings thus exchanged rendered the
occasion one of pleasure and harmony.
On moved the procession, and, reused
by the exhibition, the band struck up "St.
Patrick's Day." which, with flourish of
''Garryownen," was given in style that
stirred the heart of many smiling Hiber-
nian present. Then to avenue s, to St.
Bridget's church; Fifth street to avenue ID
and Columbia street; through Rivington
street to Pitt street, past the Church OF the
Mother of Sorrows, to avenue G and Third
street. Rising above the din which pre-
vailed the bells of the Church of the Holy
Redeemer pealed forth their musical notes,
and the scene of the approach to the sacred
edlhce was one to be remembered Re-
strained doubtless by the solemnity of the
occasion the vast crowds in the streets, in
the windows and on the house tops did not
give any vocal demonstration of approval,
but enthusiasm was in the eyes and hearts.
The long, regular blocks of tenement
houses in the locality, almost exclusively
inhabited by Germans, were profusely
covered with evergreens, flags and notices,
and contributed in every possible manner
to the festive appearance everywhere pre-
sented. The green arches through which
the procession passed were neatly inter-
spersed with well arranged bouqdets of
natural flowers, and were still more effec-
tive in appearance by the inscription,
"Welcome." Altogether the procession
was most successful, being throughout
characterized by good order, judicIous ar
rangement and an excellent display.
HIGH MASS AT THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY RE-
z- DEEMER. -t----
At about eleven o'clock the head of the
column approached avenue B, at its inter-
ction with Third street. AlltIie bells of
the church began to peal forth merry
welcome, and the doors of the sacred edi-
hce were opened to admit those whom the
committee OF arrangements declared en-
titled to seats within, Land these were the Off
GERS and delegates OF the Central Union, a
limited number of invited guests, and the
members of the press. If this arrange
ment had not been strictly carried out the
immense crowd of men, women and child
reD, of whom not less than hundred thou
sand had gathered in the Immediate neigh
borhood of the church and the adjoining
AZ
building to. suffocation, and those who
have travelled hundreds and thousands OF
miles for this very feast would have been
excluded from all participation in the re-
ligious ceremonial. AS society after So
ciety entered, they ranged their beautiful
the side walls of the church one flag only, |
that which we described in yesterdays
Herald as the Papal flag, was borne |
through the center aisle and fastened |
to the first pillar in front of the nave |
and the main altar. 1t was sometime after
twelve when all the delegates and others
entitled to admission were seated, filling |
the building to its utmost capacity. The |
three affairs were ali lit up, and with the |
flags and banners, the congregation in |
their festive dress and the regalias of their
respective societies, and the evergreen gar
lands and flowers and national colors hung
around the pillars of the choir, the interi-
sight. At about quarter past twelve the
procession of the clergy, headed by the
ministrants and the acolytes, entered from
the vestry, and the sacrifice of the HOLY
Sacrament of Eucharist commenced. AS
we stated yesterday, the Rev. Father Leim-
gruber, rector of the Redemptorist Con-
vent, acted as celebrant, assisted by the
Reverend Fathers O'Donoughue as deacon
and Peter as subdeacon, and Reverend
Fathers Freitag and Pfeiffer as masters of
ceremonies. The choir had selected Lam
bilot's paschal mass. spoken of Yesterday in
these columns, and acquitted themselves
with honor. This mass, by the
French Church composer, cannot be
ranked as among the masterpieces
of the art, but it is replete
with easy-going melodies, pleasant to the
ear and generally appropriate to the SUBJ
iect, with light and harmonious orchestra-
tion. The Kyrie, for instance, the real in
PRODUCTION to the mass.t the Introitus being
considered mere prelude, was cleyerly
conceived and we'll performed. Less NAV
be said OF the Gloria in Ercelsis Deo, in
which the soprano is accompanied by the
flute and picolo, the effect of which at
tempt verges too much on the playful to
be appropriate at solemn church festival.
The Credo again was very impressive, and
so was the Veni .Sdncte Spirttus, though the
melody sounded more of operatic than of
church music. Solemn and impressive,
however, was the Aguus Del which closed
the mass, but with too much brass and ket-
tledrum noise. The Caecllia Singing So
ciety merit great praise for the good train
ing of their voices and the endeayor to
produce effects by a good ensemble rather
than by hurried and overstrained attempts
at solos beyond their powers.
The epistle tor the day was from the
Acts of the Apostles, chapter H., verses
to IL, commencing: "And wnen the day
of Pentecost was fully come, they were all
come in one place." and the Evangel was
from st. John, chapter xiv, verses % to
81, beginning: "Jesus answered and said
unto him, ifa man love me, he will keep