The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-08


uraiIuil. On this occasion solemn high
mas was celebrated. the Rev Father
flurli> officiating, assisted b, the hvys.
raisg~ wollgan and Meinxepiel a. dea-
CON aud Snh-deacon. al which forty Two
Young lAdlcs and gentlemen partook OF
their first holy communion. The Rev.
Father tideis prearhed a Very Iorcible
sermon. addressing principally the
yonng communicates. taking tor his
text. "Ilc That catcth Of my body aud
drinketh my blood abidcih Ia me aud
ia him. ana Mlll raise him up on The
la~ day"
The forenoon services closed with tho
hagmitcal, By the choir. AT ? O'Clock
ve~psrs We're sang. The Rev. Noiiyang.
Sub-nri0r OF ~. Meinlad Abbey. being
celebtant, and the solennitis~ at the day
closed with ccmplime al o'clock.
IHE CONFIRMATION.
The Rt. Rev. Maurice ,le Il. ralsis.
Bishop OF Ninccnncs. passed through
Jasper en- the 25th ult on Iii wax 10
-. Meinrad Abbry, spencer county. 10
confer Holy Ofdrf- Ols fourtren students
who were sspiraA,s Nv the priesthood,
As We were prcScn GA the OCCASION we
would like ~ A'Ae an account 81 the
ceremonies, lAs .liDr and space viii moi
permit. VIII venture. however, 10 "A.
40 was grand affair.
lie. tue bishop. incn returned 20 this
county, conierrn1 Tile rite VI oniirma-
lion on members ia Ferdinand. 81. An
lhony. SchncIlville. Cclestine. and on
saturday. the 1ni inst. the citizens OF
Jasper heard OF his approach and went
ont en- masse abost four miles from town
10 meet and welcome him with music.
furnished BY the celebrated brass baud
under the leadership OF Prot. Soliga,
and met the advancing procession from
Celcstine under the skillful leadership
OF Capt. Casper Blume. 1t consisted oi'
about sevcnty-five mounted horsemen
aud the Cclestne band. under the lead
ership % Prof. George Cell. which is q
credit 10 the place. hack with twelve
young girls dressed in white. who sang
church hymns in sweet strains OF music
that pleased the aged Bishop, as his
smiles indicated. Aitercafne the veneer
able Prelate OF 81 wears. accompanied
BY Rev. Father Henry. Of st. Anthony.
the Jasper procession, which would
have been much larger had il not been
for some Misunderstanding bringing ap
the rear, and amid the sounds OF vocal
aud instrumental music the Rev. Bishop
wa uSheseh into Jasper. the metropolis
OF Dubois, hi foInier station. now very
nearly the largest congregation in Du-
bois or any surrounding county. Within
the county he confirmed, we arc tod.
over 100, aud III Jasper alone about 800
The streets along which the profess
sion passed, from ratoka bridge ID tie
church. was Ornamenied with garsands
OF leaves. evergreens and arches bearing
significant notices. all printed ia Latin,
the translation VI wsich We append:
The first, BY Eckegt Brothers. bore tile
beautiful en>ignia, behold the great
priest who IL III days hath pleased siod
and was found just.
The second. nc Mi. Enthofens: lie
was not found like unto those VINO had
hidden the law Of The Most High
The third. al Mr.. Neudeck's. we la We
forgotten the motto, but Anow, howev.r,
Y was very good.
The fourth. az Sermcrsheim store
'le Priests Of God. praise the Lord We
servants Of the Lord, sing hymn 10
God.
At DR.. Bigham's residence. where the
procession halted and gave a parting sa-
lutte 70 tile m. Rev. Bishop. All elaborate
arch across the street pleased the gaze.
The last one, bic stood at the
was gotlen up by the Sis
Iers in neat, elegant aud unassuming
style, devoid Of pompous demonstra-
tons. indicative OF the humility 80 be-
coming IN them az pious women.
On sunday eve, the Band aud Maen-
nerch0r, under the leadership Of Prof.
Soliga. serenaded the RI. Rev. Bishop
ini the clergy. at the residence of the
Pastor. X being an Old custom il would
Lave been nRpardonnsle To have made
he present occasion an exceptions, and.
~ the instrumental nEnSic wa. excellent
lnd the vocal superb. il was 20 pleasing
% his Reverence o. - cause him 10 de-
sire the acquaintance OF the vocalists I
In particular did lie euIo- II
sizc the the rare aud cultivated bass
soicc OF Mr.. VIM. sEcrgman. whom ne
pronounced an uncommon bassoist, aud 4
he excellent tenor of Mr. Krcmp he
:ould not snder any circumstance pass !
To tile other singers he paid ,
deserved tribute. and proposed qucnch-
NJ the thirst OF all but circumstances
Being unfavorable the latter was dis ,
,ensed with.
On Tuesday morning he took his de-
'aIture for his home in Vincennes, aud
We hope to see him Frequently hooking
q hale and hearty as on the occasion
bove mentioned.
Yours, az ever,
RAsIGxo.