The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-18
INTERESTING CEREMONIES AT ST
PETERS CATHEDRAL.
Discourse by Rev. Father DaUsch, o
|. Baisimore-The Paradc-Reviow
by tho Governor.
LAYING THE CORNERSTONE OF ST
JOsEPH'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Full DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
&c, &C., &c.

dearest OF all the days Of the year to the
Irish heart. 1t was set apart for the COM
mcmoration Of the virtues of st. Patrick,
the APOSTLE Of Ireland. No nation has ever
accorded its patron saint such honors. Ihe
love and yeneration with which the Irish,
DISPERSED AS they are throughout the civil
iz,d world, regard the very name Of their
glorious apostle has never been equaled.
!, is inst now as warm and intense as it was
fourteen centuries ago, and centuries hence
il will have experienced no diminusion.
rRErAR1Sa FOR THE CELEBRATION.
Had the weather been bright few days
nrcyieus to St. Patrick's day the celebration
would have undoubtedly eXcelled anything
nf tho kind ever witnessed in this city. AS
II was it was equal to, if it did not surpasS,
any similar demonstration when we nave
had in Richmond since the war. For several
days the most extensive preparations had
been in progress to render the day gala
dav with our Irish fellow-citizenS, and it is
10 be regretted that the inclemency OF the
weather on Monday led to slight misun-
dcrStanding in regard 10 the celebration,
which. although it hardly had the eject OF
Diminishing the number of persons who
took part in the festivities, still 1t caused
some confusion, especially so when 1t is re-
membcred that about II O'Clock it began to
clear away.
The sight OF men and boys with green
neck.ticS, badges, and Scarfs, and even ladies
wearing green dresses or wrappings, or car
ryino the shamrock or spTg of evergreen
in their hands, reminded every one who wit
messed these sights that the day was one set
apart for the commemoration of the good
works of st. Patrick-the patron saint of
Ireland. 1t was not an unusual thing Tor
the weather TO be somewhat cloudy, yet the
enthusiasm which filed every Irish heart
wss as warm as though the sky was without
cloud, and the day passed OH very pleas
anty.
THE PROCESSION.
At 8 O'Clock the several organizations
which were to take part in the celebration
and participate in the cornerstone laying
assembled at their respective places OF rem
| devious, as follows:
Ancient Order of Hibernians on Ninth
| between Broad and Marshall streets; the
| Catholic Total Abstinence Society on Tenth
| between Broad and Capitol streets
the German societies on Broad, the right
resting on Eleventh street; Hibernian So
cietv On Tenth between Broad and Marshall
streets the boys on Eleventh between
| Broad and Marshall streets; the Catholic
| Beneficial Society on Broad, the right resting
on Tenth street.
The societies then proceeded to Broad
street, where the line was formed in the fol-
| lowing order, the right resting On Ninth
| street:
| Squad of twentv-one policemen, under
Sergeants Eolkes, Thomas, and Whitlock.
| Ancient Order of Hibernians, w. +, Ward
| president.
Hibernisn Society, P. I. Moore and Cap.
| tain William English.
! Non.socety Irish citizens.
The boys in charge Of Dir. Christopher u.
Columbus.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Society
James Sherry vice-president.
The Magiil Literary Association, J. Mcln-
tire president.
st.Patrick's Literary Shciety, F. Hopkins
president.
St. Joseph's Society, Charles snellenburgb
Catholic Beneficial Society, R. E. English,
first vice-president.
st. Aloysiu Scdality Society.
| THE AARsHALs.
The chief marshal on the occasion was
MIR. +. j. Reilly, who discharged the duties
of bis responsible position in very credit.
able uaanner. Mr.. Reilly was ably assisted
by Messrs. John Murphy, John III. Higgins
James Golden, q. d. Boucher, David
O'Brieu, Michael Irwin, Phelim O'Neal
Cox, William Kelly, William Rankin, James
Harmon, NJ. &. Haggerty, q. Ross, NJ
Kerstins, and L. Drummer. The assistant
!, marshals met promptly at the City Hall, snd
in short time were assigned to duty.
THE LINE OF MARCH
,ay I'D Broad to Fifth, down Fifth to Grace
down Grace to st. Peters cathedral, where
about II O'Clock, halt was made, and the
various societies entered the sacred editice
as had been previously arranged. The new
banners of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Society and of the st. Aloysius Sodality So
! ciety were then blessed by Bishop Gibbons
after which
soLEMS uIGH-AAss
was celebrated, Rev. Father Charles Quak
esberge officiating as celebrant, with Rev
Father Van De VyScr rs deacon, Rev. Fa
tber O'kane (of AfeXandria) is sub-deacon
and MIR, NJ. UConner as master OF ceremO
nSes.
i The music of the day consisted of Con
! cones Mass, for four voices; Labillotte'S
40. Gloriosa Don,iaa," in d (sung as the
Otfertory); and beautiful hymn to St. Pat
rick, sung in English us the congregation
was leaving the church.
| DISCOURSE BY FATHER DAUscH.
| After the reading of the Gospel Rev
Father Michael Dausch, OF st. Vincent de
paul's church, Baltimore, to whom had been
assigned the duty of delivering the sermon
of the Occasion, ascended the pulpit and dis.
charged the duty in an eloquent and most
pleasing manuer. He suid: There is a fact
more prominent than any other IN church
history--a fact which till the end of time
will challenge the admiration of every sue.
i ceeding generation. 1t is this: That among
all countries protesting the Catholic religion
none has been subjected to 80 long and so
cruel a persecution for conscience sake us
Ireiaud. Other countries--as, for Instance,
England, Scotland, Sweden--haye allowed
themselves to be robbed of the precious
treasure of faith by the cruelty and tyranny
OF their rulers, but Erin's seven millions OF
sons and daughters remained faithful child
rem OF the Holy Mother Church in the midst
OF every effort of the enemies of God and
Church TO rob them " the sacred deposit
Of faith. The Irish are SO thoroughly
Catholic that our holy religion may be said
to course In their veins with their blood.
Pope Plus TX. could, therefore. with full
justice, exclaim on u certain OCCASION, The
irish are the most faithful children of the
| Church." Every effect must have an ade-
qlate cause, and such as is the effect must
| the cause necessarily be. To what great
causes must we, then, aseribe the transub-
stantiation of the Catholic religion into the
very life and hearts blood of the Irish race