Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-05
st. Teresa.s tCatholic) Church.

the corner stone of the (Catholic) Church OF st
Teresa, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Kahn, OF Mneenng
| West Va. In front of the City Hall. Wnere Tue
| procession formed, there was an immense
crowd, who waited In the rain for the start
| owing to the fnclement weather some OF the
societies In East Washington did not fall into
line until
reached st. Peters Church, where Bishop Kahn
accompanied by Rev. j. Fl. Walters. OF Wheel
ing: Father walter, st. PatrickS Church.
| Fathers O'Sullivan and Ryan. st. Peters,
| Father Gallen, Immaculate Conception; Father
Schleiter, st. Joseph's; Father Tarro, st. Angus
| tine, and Father Ryan, st. Matthews Joined the
| line.
| Mr.. Dennis Connell was the chief marshal,
| with NJ Emmett Urell and James d. Daily spe-
| ciaI aids Michael Hallihan, owen Teddy, Henry
| Buscher, John Shanahan, Thomas keane and
| Thomas Heany aids. Following the chief mar
| shall were carriages containing Bishop Kahn
and the clergy, beside which marShalS bore the
papal flag. Then came the various Catholic
societies In the following order:
First diviStOn-ASststant marshal, Pat'k Ma
her; aids, John P. Clancy, VIM. Erondo, John
j. Fuller, Lawrence Hickey, Chas. A Hammer.
Patrick Sheehey, John Minnix, David Reardon
and A. Jouvenal. Knights OF st. Patrick. Jas.
Knights of st. Columbkile. James Lawer com
mander, headed by Marine drum corps; Knights
Of ST. Joseph. Capt. Sullivan.
Second division Assistant marshal, Gilbert
Cannon; aids Daniel Harrington, Jeremiah Sui
Ivan, A. Langley, John Collins, W. F. Crouch
II. j. DAILY, w: M. Maghan. Knights of Sc. Pc
ter. headed by Independent drum corps; Knights
of st. Bernard, Commander F. Sepmon; Knights
OF st. stephen, Knights of ST. Joseph, No. j, j.
B. Barker. commander.
Third MISUNDERSTANDING marshal, P.J Rear
John Reilly, James Mccarthy, Francis CoyIe,
Edward Lynch. Section of Marine band: Wash
ingtOn City Hibernian Benevolent Society No.
l, E. Quaide, marshal; Washington City Hiber-
MAN Benevolent Society, No. 8.
Fourth div1Slon-AsSistant Marshal, Peter
Mccartney; aids, NJ. T. Kelleher, John Carroll,
John Lee, VIM Woody, NJ; T. Tierney and J. H.
ThOrne, marshal; Georgetown T. A. Society and
West End Hibernian Society.
Fifth division Assistant marshal, W. Fl.
Smith; aids, James Cant and Walter Nichols;
Knights OF st. Augustine, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, with
the National and Monumental bands, and the
Catholic Male benevolent Society.
The procession was headed by detail of DO
lice. and they had about as mnch as they could
do to open way, as long before the arrival of
the procession In UniOntOwn the streets were
crowded. 1t was past four O'Clock when the
procession arrived on the ground, and Bishop
Kahn and the clergy Immediately assembled the
platform.
THE BISHOP PREACHED
from the list verse OF the 26th Psalm: s'Unless
the Lord I'LL the house, We labor in vain who
build it, Notwithstanding the rain commenced
In earnest there was no scattering in the assem-
blage, which stood patiently while the Bishop
preached very appropriate sermon, advising
the members OF the church to WORK for It's sue
cess.
THE CERkNONf VI LAYING THE CORNERSTONE
begun about 400 p. m. After salt and water
had been mingled and blessed for the sprink-
ling OF the site, procession Of acolyteS, the
clergy, and other church dignitaries preceded
the bishop to the altar site. The bishop ad-
vanced to the cross and recited the antiphon
'.Place the sign Of salvation, o Lord Jesus In
this place, and permit not the destroying angel
to enter it," and then SD psalm, GLOW lovely
are thy Tabernacles," was chanted Then the
bishop, taking off his mitre, prayed that bless
Ing might come upon that place as it came upon
corner-sto In service in which the stone that
was rejected, but became the head of the cor
ner; and The rock (Peter) on which the church
was built, were used as types. Then after other
stone for the foundation Of church in honor of
Saint Teresa, through Him, the tried and prec-
1ous corner stone built into the foundation of
which the apostle saith, But the stone was
Christ" The bishop then put on his mitre
and as he placed the little box into the stone
and cemented 1t, said: "Jacob, rising early
title, vowed VOW unto the Lord, say
ing; Truly this place Is holy" After
prayers the corner stone was laid, the bishop
this first stone In this foundation TIE con-
tents OF the stone were the STAR and other city
papers, several Catholic weeklles, current
names OF the President and his cabinet the
District Commissioners, the parish priest, and
date upon which the corner stone was laid and
the names OF the present Pope and archbishop
OF Baltimore, Md. Other service then took
place, and the bishop and his attendants nav
ing passed around and over the foundation r;
eS1ing psalms aims and sprlnkling holy water, the
the exercises concluded, much of which had t.
be conducted under the protection OF umbrellas.
The new church, at the corner OF Washington
and Fillmore streets, will be 70 by AZ feet, OF
stone. and Will be an ornament to UniOnJoWn
Father Ryan, now Of st. Peters, Will have
charge OF the congregation.
MARSHAL FRED DOUGLASS ON THE CoLoRED
EXODUs.-FTed Douglass marshal of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, lectured last night at Cen
tennlal Methodist Episcopal cOlored church, In
Baltimore, on ''The Conditions and Relations
OF the C0lored People" According to the Bal
timore Gazette he said The relations between
the white and coiored people was still the great
and commanding question for the age and ma
ton to solve, and men Of both races should give
1t attention. as the colored race was filling the
races were held In question These relations
were not such as were desirable or could con-
tinue. They must either 60 forward or recede
Regarding the exodus from the south, he said
the c0lOred people had been injured and unset
TIED Dy schemes OF colonization and immigra-
ton. BE spoke of the Hayti, Jamaica and Der
muda, Lberian and Central American emigre-
uons,where the em1grants were glad to get back.
The colored people had monopoly of labor In
the south and could exact living surroundings.
In the north, where they would be confronted
py the irish, German and Chinese, they would
have no such advantages. II they could not
get good pay south, how get it north. The
northern sympathy would change to contempt
and scorn unless they made themselves self
sustaining. Their enemies would saw "BehoId
these tatterdemaliOnS imported to vote down
the white man." He advised his hearers to
stick to their employment and live economical
ly. The Jews and Quakers were once In the
same condition, but rose out OF It, What they
wanted was punctuality to business and truth.
fulneS5 OF character. The church was well
filled and collection Of $40 was taken I'D to aid
In defraying church debt.
SHOCKING CHARGE OF OUTRAGE ON CHTID
About 1920 O'Clock last night Melvina Dimes
(colored) reported to the Island station that a
cOoTed man named Joseph Turner who Is 81
years Old, entered her house, 1867 I'd street
southwest, and committed an outrage On her
child, Annie Dimes, who Is only five years Old
turner lives on street, between 1st and 2d
streets southwest, and was d, .-ested at O'Clock
tniS morning by officer Block. Defendant was
atIalsheo 10 the Police Coul:: ana tiie o2sf con
unued until Wednesday, and defel' ant god
mtted In default OF $500 bonds.
In THE HERON KELLY WALKING MATCH at Odd
Fellows hall Heron was the winner, The m atch
wound up about half past eight O'Clock s. tur
day night by the withdrawal OF Kelley from the
track. The score stood, HerOa 81 TO Kelley 80
When the contestants had withdrawn. Tracey
OF Maryland, took the track and walked gye
miles In forty-hye minutes. collection for
Kelley was taken up.
Ra 1lak o ION DIvoRcE.-To-day. Mr. w. T.
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