National Republican., 1873-06-19
THE MARYLAND PILGRIMS
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81. Inlgoes, the chief point Of attraction, Ia an
old Jesuit mission, and n invested with many |
historic "reminiscences. IL was on these beauti. |
ful shores, nearly two and half centuries ago,
that the once powerful tftbea II Ysocomier and |
Piscataway welcomed the adventurous Catholic
oolonlsts, two hundred In number, who accom- |
panied Lord Baltimore over the traosiess waste |
Of waters In quest OF q peaceful home, where |
men and women would he free to worship God
according To the dictates Of conscience. II was
here they founded the catholic colony Of MARI
land. unfured the banner Of civil and religious
libcrty, and laid broad AMI deep the great pr,n-
ciplca OF constitutional freedom; It waa here
that the early Jesuit missionaries gathered
around them the untutored sons Of the forest,
and taught them the mysteries OF religion; u
was here That the holy sacrince OF the mass was
nrst offered on the virgin soil of Maryland, In
nc nnorcken solitude ot ne wiinensss, with
here, too, that the Catholic coionlsts and the
now much-abused JesuitA, with outstretehed
arms welcomed to TIC Nospltae,s shore o, 81.
and gave them shelter and protection.
The sceno IL now much changed. What was
then dark and almos, lmpenetraolo Wiliernas.
even many of the traces OF civilization, like
those Of savage life, have been swept away. The
old town o. ". MARY foundel oy inc colonls,s,
been almost obltcratcd. scaroely yes,lee %
~ former glory remains. Now we have instead
sbOS Is'S acre. re q es sS saeGads sto
q dozen farms, and containing within radius OF
ave miles population Of about pO Here Is
some OF the beat wheat land IN The county, while
81 MaryS river and ST. inlgoek' creek abound
with the nnest nsh and oysters Tue land u gen
orally held a. from so 10 tlo per acre, bnt nne
trncis on the river shore bring from 80 10 500
me crops this year, in consequence Of dry
weather, are less Than average, Tue com Is al
most entirely destroyed by tho gfound-worIn.
Very nne apples are raised In tnis section, and
recently some promising experiments have bcen
made with pear trees. The peach crop Ia un-
There Z little brick church. called the Chursh
| OF st. Ignatius, about mile aud half from the
landing and 81. fnigoes' creek The church was
rU% Sa IA. fsns a ssuos erected e
ny the original settlers Of the town Of w. Mary,
| about three miles distant. over the main door
| "Is23: l. n. s-Mar. IRuatius.T while on another
stone, Immediately beneath this, u inscribed the
following; al have chosen this place for myself
for house OF sacrifice, and have sanctined u,
that my eyes and my heart may remain there
eerpetnaly.-? Paralep, viiii lf.la 1 u, =,
aud tasteful appearance, The altar-plece repre-
/ sents the cruclhxion, while on either side are
statues OF the blessed Virgin and 81, Joseph, and
ssstion " "" =. Tpe seoarrins a, tse PiIiar. "The
Descent from the Cross" aud a. The Blessed VIZ.
i gin and Infant" The walls arc further adorned
i With pictures OF the stations.
| day last by Rev. Charles y. Kelly, y. j., OF
| Georgetown college, who accompanied the party
/ a. a guest Of the society. The rrvered father
also celebrated mass on the same morning in
/ The pretty little chapel attached 10 the young
ladies academy NJ RosecrOft beautiful spot
| about half q mlle from the Mission church.
rue mass was followed by benediction Of the
| Blessed Sacrament, during which the young la
| dies, twenty In number, sang several beautiful
| nymns. THIS academy Is conducted by sisters
of The sacred Heart, twelve Of whom reside
there. Tho location ls very picturesque, and
offers every advantage that can be desired for
such an Institution. Tue grounds arr well culu-
Vaied aud highly embellished. Pine saltwater
| Oathing IA one OF the attractions. ....
| The PASTORAL residence at 81, Inigoes, which
A neat stTictnTe Of one-and-a-half stories now
| occupying the present site. Rev. Father
Gulbitosi, 4. j., In In charge Of this mission. lie
| was absent At the church OF St. Nicholas, some
ave miles Distant when the excunlouists ar
| lived. Attached to the Mission church Is a
| graveyard, the most promlnent monument In
Carbery, i. j., VINO was bOm May 9, INA and
| lied May %, lslp Tue deceased was . brother
4 the late ex-Mayor Thos. Carbery, OF this city.
| peaceful chuTch-yarl. The slab bears the fol.
| owing Inscription. "Herc lies tue body Of Rev,
James Walton, OF the Society Of Jesus, who died
years. I rs lie was born "a England and served tas
| mission IN Maryland during thirty-six years,
| eight months and seventeen days, with inde.
| fAtlgabie zeal and persevering fortltude. HIS
orethTen, the Roman Catholic clergymen Of
| Maryland, erected this monument, due to his
! singular merits, and 70 perpetuate their remem
Lrancs OF his zeal In the vineyard OF the Lord
RLP." .... ....
puI IN dwelling upon the historic memories ol
| old IT. Mary's, and lingering In the church and
| graveyard at 81. lnlgOes, we have almost LOST
/ sight Of the excursion party. Let US say, then
| that q more pleasant or more dell. .lted party
never went down the Potomac by day or night
| There were about two hundred ladies anu gen
: lemeu, aud every one seemed bent on enjoy
! ment. When we started on saturday night III,
| skies were dark and lowering. But what though
! usI Ali was brightness and gaiety within III,
l saloons and on the decks Of tho Lady OF III,
! Lake, Despite adverse weather, all were de
. IN the Innocent social enjoyments OF the even
: ing. and In the peasurable Ahuclpations OF IN,
. approaching morrow. some weio gathered u
9 lmproylsed q concert Of sweet sounds, with thi
c accompaniment Of enc. plano; while not few
Of the deyotees Of TeIpsichore, pnxlou. 70 avail
9 them from Sunday, were gliding through th'
8 mAEes OF the dance TO the music OF an excellen
string band and yeL o.hsrs had orsAnl1ed them 5 !,
! games Of whist, euchre, ae,, according ~ TIT
most rigid rules laid down by Hoyle.
e Thus the fragment Of thsnight passed. peas
, antly away, until most Of che COMPANY had 70
, tired to "Woo hAturo's sweet restOrer, balmI
| sleep" some thero were who herolcally 70
malned on deck until after midnght resolved ;,
see as muuh Of the Potomac and Us surround
, ings a. possible, even though obllgcd 10 peei
; through almost lmpenetpble darkness; Will,
: there were others, though comparatively lew
!; who, unable or unwilling 10 sleep themselves
: | seemed detetnined, In good-humoEed way, q
: prevent eyorybody else from sleeping. Bat ther'
vas no oomplAnlng mo iaulLnndins: AZ wa
8 harmony and ood-feeling; even the suddenly
: aroused sleepers joined 10 the hllarity Of th,
, wlde-awakes, and everybody seemed 70 be per
iectly satlsned that eyeIyoody else should enjol
9 81. Inlgoea was reached a. $50 a m, when
9 after a wel-proyided breakfast on board thu
SeSne ne parry GIoesssedIs9%s :, me y aaa an,
= the Sainted Heart, or 10 the little Church OF ~
!; Ignatius, TO praise and thank 0od, as did IN,
St Ga rses es @
> eyer.glorious cross, hewn from the lofty tree o
! the fount.
E party, about noon. left Tor foiot Lookout, wher
0 the afternoon Was passed In boating, bathing
q. nshing, &C. The slight rain which prevailed q
:, Intervals during the morning had ceased, ant
y, the evening was exceedingly pleasant.
= On the "Trip 70 Point Lookouf an interesting In
q cident took place. Mr.. James A, Crane, OF Eas
|. washington, a member Of the Young Catholics
q aTrAngements handsome pair OF gold eye
}. glasses, Is present 70 Father Kelly. The pre-
q sentAtion was made In suitable terms by nielll
,l Der OF the society, to which the hOnored recip
o ent appropriately responded.
Al i:S0 o'clock the company proceeded TO Pine
Point, where they remained 4 couple OF houns
enjoying the delightful brsezes aud beautlfu
= scenery OF that lovely summer resort, which Ia
a Just besn opened under the management Of th
&c mell-known caterer, Parker, formerly Of ID
l. METROPOLITAN hotel.
~ At 10 O'Clock ths PROV Of the steamer wa
n turned homeward, and the Slxth-street whar
d was reached, In accordance with the programme
D. precisely at o'clock on Monday morning.
Il Every one on board voted the excursion q,
y lightful affair. We wish we could say Il had bee
great financial success, but II was not, In col
sequence of the heavy expense.
n fhe committee Of Gnangements, consisting {
MeSsrs, James Lackey, John Bingham, J. Tut
mey, John Fermody, T. v. Noonan, Domlnl
/ Murphy and George Bogus, were unTemltting
/ their Efforts TO provide Tor the comfort aud plei
sure OF the company, aud Captain Bonneville
o Acting Clerk Phelps, Steward Boiling, and n
0 other Oficers Of the boat, were very prompt On
o courteous In their attentions.
Take Il all In all, the excursion was well wo
- thy OF the excellent society under whose Au
0 plces Il was gwen, and Afforded unAlloyed 81
j0yment TO all who participated In u. Our onl
i regret about tits, that the society did not max
I. a pile Of money, @ enable them m 70 70 el3the an
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