The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-30
Laying OF the Corner stone Of
st. Bernnrd's Church with Im-
posing CcremO nies.

Laying OF the Corner stone Of
st. Bernnrd's Church with In-
posing Ceremonies.
Rockpert Rspabiesn Journal
As had been announced. the. corner
stone of ST. Bernard's Catholic Chnrch
was laid on Sunday, aud . very large
number OF people from abroad came TO
witness the ceremony. The steamer
Pat. Cieburns, OF the Evansville Il Cairo
line. which was chartered by the ST..
Cecilia Aannerchor Of Evansville,
brought up between four and i've hun
Idred people, and the train on the South
western Railway brought about two
hundred more, every available car being
Ipsi into the service. About 3 o'clock
IA. n. the Evansville visitors, escorted by
THE Rockport Catholics, parsdcd q .
lsfreets. headed by the unspproachable
Crercent City Band, with Professor
Warren leading, the Rockport Silver
IIspd londing it's aid. At 10 s'cleck
high mass was celebrated in The old
church, after which the congregation
formed in procession and marched to
tho front Of the structure ia process oil
erection. preceded by The kockport|
Band. Vicar General O'Connor, Rev.
Isidor Hobi. Of 81. MeinIad Monastery.
and Rev. j. W. Book, pastor Of ST. Ber-
nsrds. attended by acolvte.. where
Father Hobi preached an eloquent and
discourse In German TO the
assembly. This ended the moraing SER
vice.
In the afternoon vespers were sung in
the old church after which a procession
was formed as ia the morning, aud at
2 30 The exercises were opened by sing
ing a Latin psalm. at the conclusion OF
wLich verv Rev. T.. Bede O'Connor ad-
dressing the large assembly, for whom
Temporary seais hrj been prepared.
read translation OF tho Latin docume NJ
y hich he explained was 10 he deposited
in the corner stone, aud which is A.
fellows:
In the name Of the most holy Trinity,
amen.
Ia the year OF eur Lord, 1878, on the
18th day Of April, Oh the feast Of the
Patronage OF IT. Joseph, Pius IN being
Pope, The RI. Rev. Maurice De st.
r. iais Bishop Of the Diocese OF Vim
cemnes. Rev. JOAN Wm. Hook Pastor of
this congregation Of ST. Bernard, u. s..
Grant President OF the CIited States OF
\ orth America, Thomas A. Hendricks.
Governor Of the State Of Indiana. this
corner stone was pleased and laid by the
Very Rev. Y. Beic O'tonnor. y. S. B.
Vicar General OF the Diocese sf Vim
cenncs who also delivered y sermon TO
the people, and was In the ceremony as
sisted by the aforementioned Rev.. W..
Book and the Rev. p. Isidor Hobi, O. b.
b. If st. Neinrsd, in the presence cf a
large ccncoursc Of both Catholics and
Nom Catholics.
Unless tho Lord build the house, they
labor in vain that build it.--PsaIm
CXXVl--l.
! lie also announced that coins OF the
United States from one cent 10 one dol
lar, q copy Of the newspapers, the Wahr-
lheitsfrcund Of Cincinnati, America of
ST. Louis,th Rock port Republican, Jour-
nal, the Rockport Democrat and the
Evansville Demokrat, would also be de-
posted therein.
The Reversed gentleman then an
nounced his text: Thou art Peter, aad
on this rock will build my church."
from which he preached an extended
sermon. He explained why it WAS the
Catholic Church gave its blessing to in-
animate objects. citing the example Of
the Saviour In blessing the wine before
drinking, and the bread at the feast
Chriat provided for the perpstuaticn Of