The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-16
Nine Thousand Members OF the Total Abstsnenos
Societies IN Lane.
DEpIcATING THE FOUNTAIN.
IPhiladeiphia Times, July s ]

8 900 men who were in the line. This do
cese alone has over IL, 900 total abstainers.
and at least two of it's parades exceeded
that of yesterday in numbers. The
weather was so warm that the older mem
bers became spectators instead of partici.
pants. Comparatively speaking the aggre-
gate of the delegations from other States
was small owing partly to the weather
railroad fares. The days programme be
gan with the assembling in the Grand
Exposition Hotel, early in the morning, of
275 delegates, representing as many socie-
ties in various eectiono of the Uoion. Es
corted by delegation from the local com
mittee of arrangements, these proceeded to
the Cathedral, arriving there in time for
divine service, beginning at 9 o'clock, and
| held in Thanksgiving for the civil and re-
ligious freedom with which the country lie
blessed and in honor of the Centennial
Celebration of the Declaration of American
Independence.
| PoNrIFICAL MASS.
The service was Solemn Pontifical Mass
| the Most Reverend Archbishop Wood being
celebrant. All the clergy were clothed in
silvery vestments of rejoicing and thanks
giving. The Right Rev. DR.. Quinlan,
bishop OF Mobile, preached the sermon. 1t
was on religion and patriotism. He re-
counted the self sacrificing, patriotic deeds
of Barry, of Charles Carroll of Carrolton,
of Archbishop Carroll, and of many others
who aided in the accom- plishment of Amer
lean Independence. He believed that if
Catholics were to be judged by their deeds
they were entitled to equal honor with
other citizens in the liet of those who
fought, bled and died for freedom century
ago, or who stood stubbornly by it stand
ard from that day to this. He besought
the people to pray that God would bless
this land of the free and home of tho brave,
in the future as He had done in the past,
nd hot
posterity should assemble to celebrate the
second Centennial of American Indepen-
dence, the glorious Stars and Stripes would
have cause to float as proudly as uney did
that day. TIE ceremonies closed with the
exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the
singing of the TIE Deum Laudamus and the
benedction of the Blessed Sacrament
While the people passed out of the sacred
edifce the "Star Spangled Banner" was
performed on the organ.
THE PARADE
Meanwhile the line of parade was form
ing on Broad street, with the right resting
on Columbia avenue. At half, psat ten the
vast column moved up Broad street to
Spring Garden; thence to Thirteeth thence
to Arch; thence to Eighteenth, and up
Eighteenth pact the Cathedral, where it
was reviewed by the Most Rev. Arch bishop
Wood, the Right Rev, Bishop Quinlap, the
Very Rev. Dean Byrne, of Trenton, prssi
Bishop Ireland of Minnesota, vice presi-
dent of the National Union; Jas. w.
O'Briep, Esq, Secretary of the National
Union; John Lee Carroll, Governor of Mary
land; the Rev. Lawrence Walsh, president
of the Connecticut Union the Rev. Chris |
TOPPER Hughes, president of the Rhode Is
land Union; the Rev. James O'Reilly. spir
itual director of the Arch diocesan Union |
of Philadelphia Michael Landy, president
of the Pennsylvania u ion ; NJ. NJ. Morris, |
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John A. Collier, financial secretary of the
National Union, and the delegates to the |
National Convention. The processionists |
were greeted here by three immense flags
suspended above the streets-the first the |
Star Spangled Banner, the second q white |
the inscription, Cathedral of SITS. Peter |
and Paul." and the third the sun burst of |
Erin, with the indispensable" Go Braugh
accompanying.
From the Cathedral the procession moved |
up Eighteenth street to Green, and thence |
to the Park, through which it passed to the |
Centennial grounds followed by the dele |
gates to the National Convention.
Nearly every society was escourted by |
party of Ratchet bearing pioneers and by |
a cornet band. There was throughout the |
line an entire absence of that monOtony |
caused in former PROFESSIONS by whole re
giments of gentlemen in broadcloth and |
high silk hats. There was but one or two |
societies without gay uniforms, and yet no
Two societies were uniformed alike. Then, |
above the line, arose veritable forest of
flags, etreamers and beautiful banners,
many of the latter being of Centennial
character, and, therefore, novel. The
Stars and Stripes aud the Harp and Sham
rock wound round each other lovingly in the
breeze, while they, with the banners bear
log Representations of the cracked old lib
erty bell, ELECTED the most enthusiastic ap-
plause from the densey thronged side
wake, the windows and the house tops The
marching of some of the societies was ex
ceIlent, that of st. Aune's Society, of Port
Richmond, and of the Knights of Father
Mathew, of st. Louis, and the Cathedral
Society, of this city meeting with merited
applause. 1t must be said, however, that
many of these societies apparently tlstter
themselves that elegant costumes counter
balance bad marching-that fine feathers
al ways make fine birds. There was plenty
of good music. The soaring inspiration
aroused by the Star Spangled Banner