Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-08-22

presence OF thTOng NaflOuSIN estimated
at from three to five thousand persons
Besides about twelve hundred men in line
the street in front of the Church was crowd
ed some distance above and below, while
every window in the ncighborhood was
used by all they would ACCOMMODATE
At half past one o'clock the Catholic So
cietics of Frostburg, in charge of their Off
GERS, marched to the depot 10 receive the
/ delegations coming by special trains from
Piedmont and Cumberland. Those from
Piedmont arrived first ald joined with the
Frostburg Societies to do honor 10 the
/ Cumberland visitors. These arrived. the
procession was fn:mcd in the order follow.
ing
Grand Marshal of the Day, (mountcd,)
John Kirby; Assistant Marshals amounted
Patrick Higgins, John Byrnes, Edward
Welsh Chief Marshal of the Cumberland
Societies. Edward NJ Bvnon.
| German Cornct Band of Cumberland, Jo-
scph Lloyd, leader, followed by the Cumbcr-
land Societies, viz: st Joscph's Beneficial,
Anthony Lehman, President st Peter and
Pauls Beneficial, George Rossworm Prcsi-
dent; ST Patrick's Temperance, Patrick
Brodigan, President st Edwards Bcpetic-
ial Andrew Gender, President
Queen City Cornct Band, Prof Iavdca,
leader, followed by st Patricks Beneficial
Society Of Cumberland, Daniel Moriartv,
President
RiorC'ah tornet Band of Homecoming, led
by Prof John o lIanlv was followed by the
Societies named: st Patrick's Temperance
and st Mary's Beneficial, of Lonaconisg y,
Patrick Carroll, President; s. Patrick
Temperance and st Mary's Beneficial, of
Barton, James Corrigan, President; st Pat
rck,s Temperance, of Wcsternport NJ He
ron, President; st patrick's Temperance, of
Mt Savage, p Collins, President; st .Do-
lips, President, and st Michacls Temper
ancc, Of 1'rostburg john Kirby, President
and Grand Marshal Of the day
in addition there were three Societies in
ihe procession composed of boys, viz: st
Aloysilis Temperance, of Wcstcrnport; ST
Aloysius Temperance, Of Homecoming, and
st Aloysius Temperance of Frostburg.
The music, banners, flags and rcgalia of
Il procession of such length, conspirrd to
make an impressive OCCASION In pagrantrv
AZ probably exceeded anything Of the KIND
eyer witnessed here
The procession moved 10 Main street:
thence to Water to Frost's Avenue; to
Broadway, returned to Main, filed in
and formed en- Mnsse in the YARD between
the church and the residence of Atrn C!arv,
Esq.
The ceremony was at once instituted I'M
der the direction of Rev. Father V. f.
Schmitt, pastor, with Rev Father Brennan,
of Cumberland, as cclchran!, Father Ma.
hane.' of Wcstcrnnas:, deacon, and Father
Hcndricks of Mt Savage, sl,h-dcacon, as
sisted by Father Ryan and OBricn, of
Homecoming, and G. $. Schmitt, of Frost
burg Besides these, four Theological STU
dents from st. Mary's Seminary, Balti-
more, Mcssrs. VI. J. Brennan, f. b. Mckin-
zic, J. \, Cunnarc and l.. Sartoris, also as.
sisted.
The ccremGay began with ting reading
by Father Brennan Of appropriate psalns,
intcrspcIscd with responses from dcacons
and assistants. This was followed with
the blessing of water, the bells being wash
cd inside and outside,
y short recess here gave occasion for an
excellent address by Rev. J. O'Sulli,an, of
WcstcrnpoH, synopsis of which we con
dense fro.2 tho Cumberland Duty 7Emn<:
He said ,hc ceremony of blessing was IN
tcrcstin@ in that it indicated TO some extent
the diving character of everything" pertain
ing to the church. When God saw the
work of creation, that it was good, he in.
sti'utcd the law for the guidance of his
creatures. But when through the lisuhr,ii
epcc OF our parents, sin entered the world
all nature, animate and inaninate shared
ip the curse. 1t is the mission of the church
10 purify and bless and rcgcncratc every
thing affected by the fall of Adam She
summons all to her bosom to Join in the
praise and service of God and it is mctc
dHl pfest)ht Illdl lih'Sc DtIlS WDltn DfDtlall
the goodness of God at dawn, at noon and
at the close of day, should be blessed by
Gods minister in the service they are to
perform. They will ring out the Angeles
that glorious annunciation which is ser
mon in itself, and all WHO hear their braZen
voices will rejoice at the call of the church
to the duty they owe to their Creator The
careless Catholic may be awakened BY
their sound; the maynard Catholic may
be brought to proper sense of his folly;
and the Indifferent Catholic, like the prod
igal of old, remember the innocence Of his
childla0d, the teaching Of his boyhood the
faith OF his manhood, and, hearing the
voice of these bells iurn the chalice of sin
from his lips and again seek the religion of
his ancestors. These bells will remind all
who come within the range of their musical
notes of the passage of time, the uncertain
ties of life and the beauty and glory of the
service of God. They will mark the prog
rcss The church has made in this section of
the world. Let us look over the progress
of few years. How short il seems since IA
German priest first held service in little
hut where the McCulloh House now stands.
But few years later that eminent and
sanity divine, Father Slat'crv, gathered
around him Il small congregation and planted
the seeds the church from which so much
good has cmanated. Behold now the mag
on I,n,., Al.