The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-18
| nation even before their conversion


character of the man who was, 10 the hand
| Of God, the instrument for the conversion O
Erin's inhabitants to the true faith.
I cannot dilate upon the first cause as
signed BY me, but / shall endeavor to fully
set forth the second, and shall therefore eX
plain to you the life and labors of your apos
tie, st. Patrick.
i The reverend speaker then proceeded te
give an extended sketch Of the great apostle
of the Emerald Isle, and showed how Al.
mighty God had prepared him by trials Of
various kinds for the grand mission of be.
coming Erin's apostle. He alluded in spc'
cial manner TO two features Of his life
alms-giying and prayer. In regard to the
former virtue, the speaker called attention to
the fact that the saint deprived himself oil
everything for the sake Of the poor, and
always refused presents under any and all
circumstances.
To illustrate the latter virtue, Father
DauSch read the following extract from the
Roman breviary, showing how st. Patrick
spent The greater part Of the night in prayer
He never permitted his unconquered spirit
to relax from prayer. 1t is said that he was
accustomed to recite daily the entire Psalter,
together with the canticles and hymns and
two hundred prayers. He paid tribute of
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| bended knees to God, and during each OF
the canonical hours he fortified himself a
hundred times with the sign of the cross.
He divided the night into three parts.
| During the first part he recited hundred
/ psalms and made two hundred genuflections.
| In the second part he recited the remaining
| fifty psalms, being immersed in cold water,
with heart intent on God, and eyes and
hands raised towards heaven. The third
part of the night he devoted to little rest,
lying on naked stone."
The Rev. Fathef then drew some practi-
c,l conclusions from the life of the saint for
| our conduct, in which he illustrated the
great necessity for the practice on our part
| of the two virtues above referred to. He
| eXhorted bis hearers to the practice Of the
virtue Of temperance, an example of which
they had in the life Of their patron saint,
who was man of extraordinary penitentia
spirit and modification. He then showed
| them the great necessity for being good citi'
zens of the country in which they lived, as
| Almighty God had made them, as it were, q
missionary people, whilst wandering as eX.
lies, for the spreading of the true religion,
| The speaker then concluded as follows
"May it be permitted me to express wish
| for the independence of the Emerald Isle.
| May the day.star of liberty soon rise over
Erin. May Ireland soon possess its own
| Parliament in College Green as of old, where
| Irishmen shall make laws for Irishmen. May
| the harp that once sent notes Of sweet music
through Tara's Hall be attuned so that 1t
may send forth notes of liberty through the
length and breadth of the Irishman's home"
At the conclusion of the discourse col.
| lection was taken up for the poor.
LEAVING TIE CATHEDRAL,
the line was again formed, the right resting
| on Ninth street. The procession then moved
up Ninth to Broad, down Broad to Twenty.
fifth, across Twenty. fifth to Main, up Main
to Second, down Second to Marshall, and
down Marshall to Fourth. All along the
| route citizens turned out en- nadsse to wit
ness the parade. At many points the pro.
cessionists were greeted by the waving of
handkerchiefs and other manifestations OF
pleasure. ..... ..a.
| AT ST, JosEPn's ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The procession reached st. Joseph's Or
phan Asylum about 2 O'Clock. Turning into
Fourth it came to halt, and the line was
formed facing to the west. The marshals
dismounted and entered the main building,
and preparations were at once commenced
to participate in the ceremony OF laying Inc
cornerstone for the new addition. This
rite was gone through with in the Usual
manner, Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons bless
ing the stone, sealing iu the box after it bad
been deposited in the granite case aud laid
in the northeast corner Of the foundation.
AS the procession passed in front OF the
asylun. on Marshall street, the standard
bearers in each of the societies stepped to
the sidewalk, and the little orphan girls who
were in the porch placed beautiful wreath
of artificial flowers upon each Of the ban
nerS.
ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP.
The cornerstone having been laid, The
Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons, in full pont'h.
calls, left the foundation OF the building ano
came upon the platform which had oeen
erected at the southern end of the asylum
for the accommodation OF few lnVIteo
guests and the marshals. -
The Bishop addressed the vast crowd
which had gathered upon the sidewalk
and said he had Just laid the cornerstone
for new edifice, which is intended for the
little orphans-the dearest part Of the hock
of Jesus Christ. He hoped that ali who
were within the sound of bis voice felt thai
interest In the enterprise. which it merited
He hoped that building which would dc
credit to the architects, and to the Church
) and the Sisters, as we'll rs an honor to the
CITY, and Indeed, all concerned, would be
erected. He concluded bis address By say.
ing that he supposed that all who had
taken part In the celebration were wearied
and he would detain them no longer than
to wish that God may bless them in their
several relations in life.
rHB CONTENTS OF rHB BW
consisted of the following articles:
:, Photographs of Father T. Burlando, Su
perior of the Community of Sisters Of Cha
rity Rt. Rev. Bishop Gibbons, and the iatc
Bishop McGiIl.
Copies of the first and second charters
granted to the Sisters in Richmond.
List of special benefactors Of the institu
ton.
. Lists of orphans and Of the pupils Of the
. Academy. ---..---..-
Relic of St. Vincent de Paul.
Statuettes of the Blessed Virgin and St.
Joseph.
Confederate money, coin, and greenbacks
) Copies of charter constitution and BY
laws, and roll of officers and members of the
Catholic Beneficial Society.
II Copies of Constitution and Bylaws. and
proceedings Of the Catholic Benevolent
Union of Virginia.
Report of the Immigration Committee ol
the c. B. U. OF Virginia.
Copy of proceedings Of Fourth Annual
Convention of the Irish Catholic BeneVolent
Union Of the United States.
Reports of the various branches OF city
government of Richmond for 1873.
Copies of all the city daily papers (amerl'
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