The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-08-04

preceding century IL replaced Dv tntlt
| first hour Of the coming century, andt
reverence for the past gives way TO thei
joys and hopes. the activities aud the
responsibilities OF the future. A hun .
dred years hence, the piety of that gen !
Grafton will recall the ancestral glory
which we celebrate to-day, aud crowDlf
II with the plaudits Of vast population,
which no man can nVmber. BY tael,
mere circumstances OF this periodicity.l,
our generation will be in The minds.
tbe hearts. on the lips of our couniry-ll
mem al the next CenteHnill ccsumeinor-l.
Iaiion, in comparison with their nwnli
lcharac,er aud connifion, aud with the,
lgrcAt founders or tie la.. ~ WA I.
s5hii tNCy sey ~ ts1 -tOF sr," theVt
/. estimT'r j pr we e IN ur..u sent
i.i"r 0- az na.1l's pscgIcss? And So
ION. ir t.r -ng rcacn of time, toreveih
lsnd forever. oar pl-ea ia the secular role
iof 'he sgcs must always bring us into.
observation and criticism. Under this,
,cc:.b', ,rus:, then, from the past and for
tine iuiuro, le' us take heed 10 our ways,
and, while il is called to-day, resolve
that SIC great heritage We have received
shall ,e handed down through the long
line Of the advancing generations, thel
home of liberty, the abode OF justice. the
stronghold OF faith among men. which
holds The moral elements of the world
together and of faith in God, which
binds that world to His throne
The Hallelujah chorus from Handles
Messiah was next sung by the orchestra.
and the twelve hundred singers; after
this, when order and comparative quiet
had . sen restored. the vast assemblage
un.'e. the leadership of the orchestra,
united in singing the doxoiogy; this
closing act in which many thousands of
u voices united, Is described a. being very
~ 'iiupressive and one never to be forgotten.
u In other parts of the city. the people
-lwere active in their efforts to celebrate
'sIthe day. Among the more Interesting
Is lof these ceremonies, we cannot overlook
the dedication OF the Fountain of the
ls Catholic Total Abstinence Union. This
'e was preceded by religious services in
the Cathredal where Archbishop Wood
d celebrated Pontifcial mass. and Johu
nlQuinlin. Bishop Of Mobile, delivered tho
u sermon. The following passages ar,
q iron his sermon. Here we ali stand
a, upon the SANE platform before the State
"a Here the Catholic church has what sh'
z wants. a fair field and no favor. Thi
IN religious liberty viii be fully appreciated
er when the prosecutions of the poor Cath
e lolics, of Germany, arc understood. II
&c this land, free as II IL, the church has In
creased enormously, and has at the sam,
time kept firm in the faith"
Let US pray 10 Almighty God Il
e ;lmake permanent this Government o
the United States, that ne may pu
wisdom into the hearts of our statesmen
that thew may enact wise laws The,
lproceeded from the Cathredal TO tb
Centennial grounds, where the Fountain
lis situated. having fully ten thousan,
a men In line, uniformed aud equipped il
manner that would have done credl
u,lt 20 sny military organizatisn. In IN
ceremonies st the Fountain, Gov. job
l.. Carroll, OF Maryland, took an aaiv
IA, part. From his address, we take the fol
lowing: Now I am here to-day Z
help honor the memory OF one of M
ancestors, who honestly and flrml
maintained that faith, which is your
and mine. In this land OF liberty, W
have the right, and will always hsv
the right to worship God accordin
e to the dictates OF our consciences. aud
any man tells YOU that the Catholic q
America is not loyal TO lis country, q
lyou tell MIN to 20 End insciire il upo
THE tomb.iones OF The men whose men
iories we commemorate here to-day. 4,
he tie very rarJlc will blush for him, il !
h, cannot blush for himself
u. The unveiling OF tl,e Humboldt >ta'r
"A, in the east park. eau truly - coru's
= among the Leading events az fir e.
otiThe Humboldt Nonumrut Assee 81 4,
Was orgam.zsI ~ iiie 1871. u Scp' nhe
,scs ana opiN to-day are they compic
ing ihcir wo,k py unvciIing the Ststi
OF Alexander Won Humboldt. II is
bronze. j. nine Zee: high and cos. ! | 30
'ir GOLD. the w.o.e ccst will be abo
$1,000 ia currency. II was made
Fredrick D~skr. Of Berlin. The mus
land adirsses delivered here were
the hiEi.e.. order.
There we're religions services held
NO. "a large number Of the churches.
ng, The day closed with grSnd displ
of fireworks. said to be the finest ev
lbeheld In Philadelphia. ltis estimat
that one hundred thousand people /,
sembled TO behold the display. Pr
fessor Jackson commencedby gcnel
illumination of the park by colored FIR
A grand fusilade of bombs with eve
variety OF colored stars fight Of me
lors and rockets, n nav and beauti
the eIfgure Of red, white aud blue ligh
in representing an immense cascade, n
ion. "a fusilade OF bombs dropping rul
ion. purple, emerald, gold and silver sta
ecb' were YER beautiful; then Washingt
on surrounded with flags was seen. 7