The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-07-02

The Papal Demonstration in st. Louis
TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS IN LINE.
We publish elsewhere in to-dsy's paper a re-
Tort OF the impromptu demonstration in homo,
Of the Holy Father, which took place in Ess,
st. Louis ON the 18th. The Grand Demonstr.
saon proper, however, was postponed till Sun
day, the 25th of June, when st. Loui., in 8
manner not to be mistaken, gave evidence OF
it's love and zeal for the Pope. From the st.
Louis Repa6lcan, of the Goth, we condense NJ
follows:
strangely significant indeed is the spectacle
of q great multitude rejoicip9, with ali the ac-
compartment of banners, bands and rich insio-
MIA when the motive to the celebration is of q
religious nature. 1t is something which scarce
~ any mind can resist, however different it's
belief from those of the participants, enthusi-
ssm having such remarkable, magnetic and
mysterious force.
In St. Louis the celebration could hardly
have been otherwise than imposing, even if tho
occasion had been an ordinary one A large
Il. includes, with few exceptions, our Irish
citizens, whose devotion to their ancestral
creed is as Interchangeable as the green hue of
ready to exhibit their feeling ut such times,
and yesterday they participated, with the mt
most earnestness and enthusiasm, in the public
NV itu Sptfib AS mSfk6d dtd the Ger
t1an Catholics join in the rarading throngs,
Nearly every other nationality was represented
and it was the fact that the Catholics of the
city turned ont generally to participate, that
sIc1derrd tue display so impressive, numerical
3, 'sss Otherwise
The German and Irish Catholics united har-
h.onioasly upon the details, although each
stfove to have'th plan they preferred agreed
upon Tor INSTRUMENTATION. The formation of
she procession and the marching of it through
Sac principal streets of the city in the day time,
sSos believed to be the most feasible and best
and oil the preparations tended towards this.
The day dawned threateninRly, there being
olack, nar!.y clouds in the sky, which seemed
90 'foTetoil an approaching storm. But withal
she morning was pleasant one-cool, with the
- aust afayed by the rain of the past night. As
the hours wore on the grains Of dust began to
sroaas more sultry. By 2 o'clock the thermome-
'aer indicated the point at which much walking
as, to say the least, unpleasant. Later in the
with severity which was alarming, though it
did somewhat thin the ranks of the celebrants
Precisely at O'clock the order TO march was
a.eaded by their band, moved from their posi-
Zion Down Washington Avenue, the bells from
all the Catholic churches in the city ringing
torth merry .peals in answer to the music Of
Saheir band. The rain, too, which had held off
up to this time, merely dropping slightly, be-
gan to fail pretty heavily. The crowd, howS
ever, still remained in the CROSSING and it was
with no small difficulty that tho police could
keep the passage for the processionists.
The constituent parts and the order of the
possession were follows Hibern:an Benevo-
lent Society, $50 strong; Roman Catholic
Uota1 Abstinence and Benevolent Society, 700
strong; Shamrock Benevolent Society, 200;
Temperance Society, 500; Ancient Order Of Hi
'beroiaus, 228; Laborers' Benevolent Society,
.a5o; st. Louis University sodality, 100; So,
.dality Of the Blessed Virgin. 600; St. Josepb's
'lSodality 200; making in all 800 young men
st. Xavier's Parish Society, 500; St. Xavier's
Parish, not attached to the Society, 40U; Col
MnrtS SD1of -,
aent Society, 100; st. Joseph's Parish consist
ang OF IL Louaves, 100 boys of St. Aloysius So
~'ciety. and $50 members of st. Joseph's Sodali-
ty; st. Nicholas Parish, 400 strong; bohemian
sBenepeient Association, 225; st. Theresa's Par
Sjs6, 100; st. Thomas Parish, $50 +; ST. Johns
Parish, 200; St. Mnlachis Parish, 400; st. Pa
tricks Parish sent one of the largest delega-
tions in the procession, and numbered up ards
of 1000 persons. The badges were green, with
the Papai arms. The delegation was preceded
ay trinmphal car, beautifully decorated with
cheGPaPal arms national emblems, and ever
greeDe 1t contained fifty of the sanctuary
boys dressed in red cassocks aud surplices, and
with berettas their heads At yarjons
pontsen the route they sang choruses. The
car was followed by the Catholic parish asso-
citation, Numbering 600 men, besides o number
OF Parshioners st. Laurence oToole's Parish,
500; Cathedral Parish, 100; immaculate Con-
-oegsion, 200; ST. Bridget's Parish, Numbering
1000; st. Anthony De Padua, 200; St. Mary's
f6ermant $50; st. Liborious, 700; St. Peter
and 81. Panla Parish, 1900 members Parish of
the Sacred Heart, 900; Administration Parish,
70; Parish of the Hol y Angels, 800 mount,
Cross, Baden, six miles out on tho Beilefontaine
coad, rode in the. procession. Ii comprised
about ~one hundred mon on horseback, each
~senring blue sash, and having . small ns-
fienal flag 10 his band Holy TEinisy, 600; the
delegation from St. Joseph'A Parish was very
iarge, numbering about 1900, of whom S6 were
mounted. The German Roman Catholic Be-
GevOlent Society is ONE of the largest IN she
city, and is composed of members from differ
ent parishes There about Thousand
pof0Ona roDrHRPutinR 1t in the DrOCNNnsOn Rf
Msohall's.Pariah,. $40; st.. Francis de- salea,
S0o Church Uf the Assumption, 400; 81. john
Neponlux, 500; company of oitixsos on
horseback next. they rode four abreast, aud
were headed by Marshal Patrick Ahern. The
Jn.ed States and the Pspal oolOrs we're borne
i front, aud the horsemen wOre rOBettes aud
Saasss. The rear of the immense procrssion
s brought mp by one or two hundred ve-
sn;t;. G,es OF nearly all descriptions, oontaiDing
-, Exc lueive of the mounted deleratiops and
She l'izens in carriages, the numbers given
aSoVe foot up 1872, forming the laroesS pro
Sssson Of any 3et reported in the Urited