The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-04
MAGNIFICENT GEEEBRA110H or ARczz
BISHOP PURcELDS G0EDER
JUBLLEE.
SKETCH OF THE ILLUsrRIoUs rRnLA rEy
LIFE.

Sunday, June 2Ist, dawned fair an,
.Ewarm. In every town and city withil
ono hundred miles ofCincinnati, Thousand
l prepared to come to the latter to do homo
honor TO him whom they have loved ans
honored so>~loDg. From distant places
venerable prelates and gealous priests cam,
| TO testify how rejoiced they felt to con
| gratnlate the Archbistop on the anniver
sary of his fiftieth ordination.
The Cathedral never looked 90 grand
The crosa on the spiFe was swathed In
evergreene, and on both arms there was m
american Gag. On the top, or apex Of the
divine symbol O large flag Hrttared In the
brisk west wind which fresheped as the
day advanced. The columns were deco.
rated from the caps to their centere with
evergreen extended along the northern aide
to the episcopal residence, which was
elegantly ornamented from the fret story
to the roof.
Inside the church decorations were most
chaste. long verdant chain of evergreen
wound round each pillar cap and fell
downward some ten feet into hood loops,
which were continued on either side of the
sacred edifice. The altar was filled with
flowers, extending acrosS the upper part,
and almost shutting out the large oil paint
ing of ssThe Deliverance of Sc. Peter from
Prison." was broad groundwork of ever
greens, upon which was worked in iaam0r
The tabernacle was hanked with the
choicest flowers. Upon it's cornice touch
Ing the elevation Of lite dome, harp of
rare flowers was most conspicuous. No
other mundane emblem appeared-none
other was more appropriate. For fourteen
hundred years the cross and harp of Erin
have been the glory and pride Of pious
and brave people, one Of whom has been
the first, as priest Of the Church of God
and of "Erin of the Streams,n in thie
country, to celebrate thh fftieth anniyersa.
ry OF his ordination. The Most Rev. Arch
bishop Wood pontifeated at High Mass.
TIE ARCHBISHOP AT ST. PAFR1cK's CHURCH.
Sunday morning at 9 O'Clock the Arch.
bishop started from the Cathedral to st.
Patrick's Church, corner Of Third and
Mill Streets, to make his annual visit to
preside at the ceremonies of confirmation.
he was escorted from his residence by the
knights of st. Patrick and band, Father !
Mathew Society and the men of the St. |
Patrick's Perish. The attendance ut the |
'ervices was immense. After Mass His Grace |
confirmed S6 persons and then proceeded to
ne Cathedral to review the orphans process
ion at O'Clock, and thegrand procession
It 3 O'Clock.
The procession was one of the most ia-
'osing ever seen on any religious occasion
n this city. The excitement concerninq
was not confined to this city by any
means. People came crowding in here by
pecial trains, on half q dozen railroads
rom Ohio, Indiana, anR Kentucky, taking
dvantage ofspecial rates. On the Dayton
hort Line thirty-three cars were used to
ring the people--all filed. These people
nd smaller places. There were seven
rains on the Little Miami Railroad. /
IN the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and DAYTON
here were five special trains Of forty three
ars, and Ave extra cars on regular trains.
me OF the special trains was from Indian
polls, one from COnuersviile, one from
sichmond, and two from Dayton.
The Indianapolis, Cincinnati and La.
lyette, had seven cars from Greensburg,
nd thirteen from ndieuaPolis-speciais,
nd four extras on the Indianapolis ex-
ress and the junction road had twenty
innati had three special trains of twenty
hree cars from Chiliicotche, Hillsboro, etc,
nd the Ohio and MisHlssippi had q train of
Welve cars-speciaH From what we
ould gather at the depOts we are con-
inced that there must have been about
welve Thousand strangers in the city on
unday. This is o low estimate, we be-
eve.
The procession occupied thirty five min
tes in passing. Along the route there
Tere large crowds to witne the display,
the rain. On the many
uildings the Papal colors were displayed,
nd onsome of the highest spires of the
atholic churches banners dropped in the
Ain.
The City Buildings had all it's flags ying
! honor of the occasion, and the Eight
treet front was handsomely decorated
18th evergreens and vAriously coloEed
anners. Many of the private houses in
le neighborhood were also -tastefully de
OrAted.
Archbishop Purcell witnessed the process
ION from q second story window of the
mansion. He was in ordli-
ary episcopal vesture, and wore his mag
ificent gold cross, set with fifty half. carat
iamOnds, with 3 full carat diamond in the
entre-the gift Of the Bishops Of the
rOvince. At the left of His Grace at the
indow sat Archbishop Wood, and on his
ght Bishop DOmeneC, of Allegheny. Sur
0unding him were the clergy Of hls house
old.
Monday was an interregnum and on
'ueeday morning at an early hour, priests
egan to arrive from all parts to Rssise aE h
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