The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-19

THE CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW
CATHOLIC Yesterday after
noon at four o'clock an object was con-
summated which for two years past has
been matter of great solicitude and
anxiety to the Catholic people of this city
and vicinity. 1t was the conservation of
their new cemetery, situated about three
and one-halt miles east of the city, on the
National Pike. 1t will be remembered
that this beautiful spot of ground was
purchased by the late lamented Bishop
Whelan, surveyed and staked into lots.
Several attempts have been made hereto
fore to consecrate it as burial place, but
Indictment weather or some other obstacle
has prevented, but on yesterday provi-
dence smiled down and the weather
could not have been more propicious for
the occasion. At 2 o'clock the first train
left the city tor the cemetery, which was
followed by three Others, in all compris-
ing thirty cars, crowded with people of
all sizes and ages, and at 4 o'clock It
was estimated that from 1900 to 1880
were within the enclosed grounds of the
cemetery!
The consecrating services were con-
Quoted by Bishop Kahn, assisted by
Fathers Sulliven, Kreusch, Renolds'
Shlecher, Dyer and Collins and Mr., Con-
nelly as Master of Ceremonies, and in
brief were as follows. A pro-
cession was formed at the
southwest corner of the cemetery, which
was composed OF about two hundred girls
ranging in age from eight to eighteen
dressed in white, and their beads covered
with white wells thrown gracefully back,
These children were under the control of
the Sisters of Charity, Next followed
in order the St. Alphonsus, st. Patrick
and Hibernian Societies. The process
sion, headed by Kramer's brass band,
marched to covered platform little
north and east of the center of the
grounds, where they halted, opened or
der and stood while the Bishop and his
assistants passed up the center to the
platform. The Bishop rose and brief
ly stated tho one grand object for
which the people of his church
were assembled there in the abode
Of those who had passed from this
life to immortality and whose clay now
ming led with that Of their mother earth,
and in this connection also saving that
it was the intention, rs soon as the plans
and specifications could be procured, to
erect chapel over the mortal remains
of that great and good man, the late
Bishop William, man who had so lived
that when Cad said, "Wel done thou
good and faithful servant, come up
higher" and called him away from US,
all who knew him mourned his loss.
AT this juncture collection WAS taken
ND which was to be used to assist in the
building OF the chapel. The Bishop then
delivered dediCatory sermon OF thirty
minutes, which was one of the mos
solemn, eloquent and impressive that We
have ever listened to. Bishop Kahn is
man of fine oratOrical powers. Every
word was spoken clear and distinct, and
those farthcst from him in that vast as
semblage could hear every word. de
spoke of the beginning of human burial,
and its origin away back in the gray
dawn Of the worlds history tracing it on
down to the present time, with its various
modes and customs and the rite OF cOnse-
Grafton. The sermon contained a great
| deal OF information on that subject. AT
its close the Bishop, in connection with
the above named assistants, proceeded to
| the conservation ceremonies, which con-
sisted in the sprinking Of holy water at
the foot Of a cross erected in the centre
of the cemetery. This was accompanied
with prayer and other ceremonies which
we did not understand and failed to have
explained. a similar ceremony was per-
formed in other portions OF the country.
During the ceremonies, which lasted I'M
til near o'clock, the band played some
beautiful requium marches. Take 1t all
in all it was grand and imposing. AT
the closing of an event which, perhaps,
will pever again be witnessed in this
community by any of those now living,
the crowd gathered at the railroad, and
after a time the trains backed up, took
them on board, and soon they were in
the city, and quietly dispersed to their
homes, all no doubt highly pleased.