The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-01

CONVERSIONS LAYING.


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The laying of the corner stone of st.
Francis de Sales Church, on East Walnut
Hills, took place yesterday afternoon.
At o'clock the immense procession
started from Eighth and Plum streets.
When the head of it was at the junction of
Gilbert avenue and the Montgomery Road,
on the summit in Walnut Hills, the rear
was not far from the Cathedral on Eighth
street 1t required about an hour for the
procession to pass point on its line of
march, and when deployed it reached nearly
half way from i.s starting point to its desti-
nation, distance of nearly four miles.
The procession consisted as published in
Saturdays STAR, of about seventy Roman
Catholic Societies on foot and division of
carriages. In one of the carriages was His
Grace the Archbishop, accompanied by
Count D Aheimar, of Paris France, cousin
to the late Pope Pho Mono and the son-in-
law of the late L. Labrot, of this city, who
died suddenly within year, while guest
of VIM. Means, at Yellow Springs. Mr..
Reuben Springers carriage was in the line,
and he was in it. Mayor Moore and Ex-
Mayor Johnston were in the carriage divi-
sion along withnumerous other well-known
citizens
About three thousand people were in
line, whereas there were ten thousand at
the church and as many more who viewed
the procession.
The church was handsomely decorated,
and notices on muslin were hung every
place.
At the southwest corner was laid the
cornerstone. 1t was one of the freestone
trimmings of the base of doorway plaster.
A cavity sufficient to hold the box had been
neatly hewn out of the stone. The box was
of tin. 1t contained in four packages the
following: l. A manuscript history of the
Church; 2. Subscription list of the first
$40, 900 for the Church. 8. Copies of all the
Cincinnati papers; 4. Specimens of all the
United States coins of 1873 s. Lot of
curious old coins presented by B. G. Stahl
for the purpose 6. Bones of saints and
martyrs; 7. A phonograph record COM
memorative of an event in the history Of
Cincinnati referring to the ushering in of
the second century of American lndepend-
ence The words recorded by the phono-
graph are those which passed between
Mayor Johnston and Archbishop Purcell.
In the ceremony of laying the corner
stone, His Grace Archbishop Purcell Off
ciated, with Rev. Otto Jair, Order of St.
Francis, Master of Ceremonies, and the fol
lowing clergy assisting: Rev. Nickles, of
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Stephens; Rev. Waldus, 0. S. F.; Rev. H.
Fernedng; Rev. O'Neal; Rev, A. Fisher;
Rev, Bernhardine, 0. S. F.. Rev. Kissing.
Moreover, every church in this city, Gov
ington, Newport and our suburbs was rep
resented
Rev. Fredland delivered an address in
German about the significance of the cor
ner-stone.
He was followed by His Grace the Arch
bishop. He spoke about the product of the
phonograph which he held in his hand, the
display made by the great procession, and
the interest taken by all in the ceremonies
He said that in the carriage with him rode
Count D'Aheimar of France, cousin OF
the late Pope Pho Mono, who had married
one of the finest ladies in Cincinnati, anC
stated that the Count was so struck with the
scene that he confessed he had never seer
the like in France in all his life, and who
was constrained to exclaim BRAVO TO,
American' The Archbishop said further
that where men were freest, as in America
the Catholic religion throve the best. HI
then referred to the origin, growth and his
tory of the congregation. He concluded by
pronouncing the bcnediction.
The church, which is situated at th'
southeast corner of Woodburn avenue anC
Madison Pike, is to be finished next year a
a cost of 100000.