The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04

flag appropriately l6ttered and draped,
and marshaled by III. y. McPike.
Sunday School children of he Church of the
. Holy Name, Inarshaled hy H. j. Grouse.
by rev. Rev r. Jomes s sn nass"r of comsre
satonai church, AMI Thos L. Jones
Members of Dauntless Fire Company.
Surviving Soldiers.
Citizens.
In this order, the procession moved first
to the Congregational cemetery, then the
Catholic cemetery, and lastly, Lloyd ceme-
terry. At the first named cemetery, after
dirge by the cornet band and the decoration
OF the several graves, Rev. Jones offered up
very impressive prayer; at the Catholic
cemetery, after the delivery of a brief but
pathetic address, the playing of another
dirge by the band, and the depositing of the
floral and evergreen offerings on the graves
of the fallen heroes there buried Rev. Faith
er Boyle, pastor of the Church of the Holy
Name, recited the De ProfundiS, after which
the procession retraced its steps and passed
down High street, near the eastern extreme
of which all the participants halted except
the martial band, firemPn, soldiers. etc, who
proceeded to Lloyd cemetery, where the dec
Grating ceremonies were performed and a
brief eulogv was pronounced by w. III. Sech-
Ter, Esq. Returning. this portion of the pro-
cession was disbanded about o'clock, after
having bedecked with flowers ahd immor-
telles the earthly mounds under which rest
the remains of those named below:
CONGREG ATIONAL CEMETERY.
Major Geo. w. Todd, Edw'd ID. Davis Milton
Roberts, Thomas .. Evans.
CATHOLIC CEMETERY.
Az; James e. e. NT"n AZ r. D. LII Liznger A.
Jeremiah Pagan, John lumbaugh.
LLOYD CEMETERY.
Capt. ChaS III. ueyer. Lieut.. Evan r. Davis
Lieut.. Hugh Jones, w. II. Roberts, w. II. Hum
phreLs, Geo w. Davis; D. ii. Evans A. Shina-
John Libby. LenueI Evans, Edward J. Evans,
T; David : Jones, lanes itoherts John O. D. Evans
VIM. J. Davis, WIN. Mills.
The procession was nearly half mile in
length, being the largest ever formed here
ON a similar occasion, and its proportions
would have heer largely extended had it
not been for the drizzlng rain-storm W hich
set in shortly after noon. As it was, it was
display of which our town has reason to
he proud, and serving as it does to keep alive
that love of country and vrueration for the
dead which should actuate every heart, we
trust that like observance of the day shall
not in the future be omitted.
On this occasion the Silver Cornet Band
made their first public appearance topped
off with their handsome new silver lace ell
eircled and tri-colored plumed caps in which
they presented pretty picture. so to speak,
neat but not gaudy-while the music they
discoursed was as usual uneXceptional. BY
general consent, n vote of thanks was ten
dered to the martial band for the part they
bore in the exercises. This was amateur
baud gotten mp at an hours notice, but the
quality of the music dispensed by them was
equal to that of many Il veteran org anIZa-
tion. We pleased to learn that it is the
intention of the members to continue the
band permanent institution, and suita-
bic uniforms will probably be next i'll order.
DEDICATION OF ST. JoHS'S (CATHOLIC)
CHURCH, ALTOONA.-AS re"iously
nOunced in these columns, the dedication of
the magnificent church edifice recently com
pIeted Ivy the English speaking Catholics of
4
many months past the congregation looked
forward with hope and anxiety to the graft
flying event which has just been consumma-
ted. Literally and generously have they
contributed to the erection of building
which will long stand as an ornament to the
Mountain City, credit to themselves and
their poSterity, and an enduring monument
to the zeal and uuselfsh devotion of their
beloved pastor, Very Rev. j. Tuigg, V. G..
THE DEDICATION.
Long before the time announced for the
of the exercises, the street
in front of the church was completely filed
with people anxious 70 avail themselves of the
first opportunity 10 secure seats. About half
past 10 o'clock, RI. Rev. Bishop Domenec,
accompanied by fourteen or fift cen priests
of the diocese, among whom were TO be seen
the venerable Fathers Bradley, of Newry
and Walsh, of fHolidaysburg, H Fathers. Tracy,
Gibbs, Mccarthy, Bgham, Gallagher, Me
Keever, DeVlin, Farren, Murphy SchelI
Kuntzer, and several others. Tie outside
walls OF the church were sprinkled with
holy water and prayers and responses were
recited, after which the j0th psalm (Miser-
ere) was sung and the procession entered
the church, sprinkling the interior walls
in like manner. At the conclusion of these
the people filed in, filling the vast
building almost to its utmost capacity. Sol
emn High Mass was then sung, cOrGti ponti-
fee, by Rev. J. Tracy, assisted by Revs. j.
ScheIl and .. p. Gallagher. After the Cos
pei Father Wall, President of st. Michael's
Pittsburgh, assembled the elegant
pulpit and delivered an eloquent brilliant
and convincing discourse, which of course
it would not be possible for us to publish
even if we had the full text of the sermon
but of which we heard a competent judge of
such compositions remark that it was the
finest effort he had ever listened to. The
choir too, consisting of Mrs. Annie Bradley,
Orgauist, Mrs. Kate Gurley and Misses Mag
gle Cochran. Belle Ruoff, Maggie and Ella
Garrity and Lizzie Luckett, sopranos, Mr..
James Curry, tenor, and McsSrs. James
Cation and NJ. Guetirrey, hass did remark
ably well and made for itself an euviable
reputation.
In the afternoon of the same day the Rt
Rev Bishep conferred the Sacrament of
on 407 children and adults,
some 40 of whom were said TO be converts
and addressed the recipients both before and
after the ceremony.
In the evening n bOuntiful supper, com
prsing all the delcaceS and substantiais of
the season, was served to the Bishop and
clergy in the spacious dining room of the
beautiful con vent of the Sisters of Charity,
al joining the church, and we cannot resist
the temptation of telling our readers that
we were one of the favored few, albeit not "a
cleric who sat down TO that sumptuous feast
and did ample justice to the rich viands
placed before
Following the elegant supper came Sol
emn Vespers, at the close of which the Bsh-
Dp assembled the pulpit and delivered beau
tiful discourse, dwelling at some length up
On the objects for which churches are erected
and maintaining he doctrine of the Real
Presence by several new arguments we'll
presented. The music during the evening
was very fine. plainly eviucing the fact that
with a little more culture a majority of those
the choir would become finished
artists. The Benedictiou of the Blessed
Sacrament closed the exercises and ended a
iay lonI tn he remembered in Altoona.