Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-05-11
Special Correspondence of the JoUEN Al.
BALTIMORE, May s, 1878,

BALTIMORE, May s, 1878.
The clerk of the weather must GER
tainly have forgotten that this is May,
for nearly every day we have show
ers interspersed with sunshine. 1t
was Just such a day last Sunday,
when the cornerstone of the Memori-
al Church to Pope Plus Ninth was
laid. The Catholics made a grand
thing of it. They had a procession
Of over a mile il length. consisting Of
members of the various Catholic soci-
cites, carrying flags and banners Of all
descriptions symbolizing the differ
ent peronages of their belief, carriages
containing the Archbislops and other
clergy, bands of music, etc. The
priests went to the Catholic Norma
bodybuilding, where they assumed
their altar vestments; from thence,
accompanied by a great many little
boys of the Church, they march
ed to the Church-building. Tie
services were long and Interesting,
and were attended by great many
citizens, the attendance at the Church
being estimated at ten thousand :
while all along the streets many more
thousands were standing to view the
procession. Nearly at the end Of the
services shower came up and the
immense crowd was compelled to leal
unceremoniously.
Another cornerstone was laid las
week at the Bishop Cummins' Memo
rial Church (Retorlned Episcopal
Speeches were made by Bishop CAarlq
Z. Cheney, D. D., of Chicago, and sey-
eral ministers Of other denomination.
Of this city. This movement Va.
started about three years ago, and
is now in Hourishing condition.
The congregation which is building
this church has been for the past tH @
years worshipping in hall but is now
about to enter church located in
one of the most beautiful places il
Baltimore, and to say that the per
sons composing it are deserving OF all
this for their interchangeable energy and
patience, is to say very little indeed.
There is Reformed Episcopal Church
at Cumberland, but none, L believe.
at Frostburg.
There has been during the last two
or three months quite an eAcltemeu,
in Richmond over a colored divine,
who holds very strange astronomical
views. Last night he lectured here to
an audience of less than one hundred.
He waited some time after eight
o'clock, hoping a larger number Of
hearers would attend, but was at
length compelled toproceed. lie an
nounced the startling proposition That
the sun moves; "for, SAID he, IF de
sun do not move, how could Joshua
comman' it to stan still ? An de
earth am squar, too, for St. John say
in Revelation dat he saw four angels
stan in on the four corners Of de
earth If de earth war roun, how
could de angels stan on de 10 corners :.
Anything dat S roun' amt got no cor
ners! I've showed you tocontrodlct-
ably dat de sun do move, and dat de
earth am roun an if God says so, !
believe it, an He do say it. an it is
right" 1t is extremely doubtful
whether this new theory attracted
many followers in this city, as the at
tendance and applause We're very light
The City Council and School Board
have been discussing the proprety OF
reducing expenses. Some members
of the latter body considered that re-
ducing the salaries OF the teachers
would accomplish this end extremely
well, but on putting it to vote, 1t was
not carried, and the many teach ers Of