Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-11
IN THE CHURCHES.
Prayers for tho President.

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IN THE CHURCHES.
| Prayers for tho President.
Despite the extremely hot weather there
was u fair attendance i'm the churches Of
the city yesterday and prayers were gen
orally offered for tho president. In the
morning Rev. J. ii. ClcwclI, Of Uhrichs-
vile, Ohio, who is successfully engaged
in buil.lin. up tic Moravian interest in that
town, preached in the Moravian ch,lrc;. here
A large portion Of his discourse was de-
voted to the consideration of the national
evils OF intemperance. lie obtained u
handsome collection for his church, In tho
evening Rev. llark preached Oh the need
| of rest.
| Letter from bishop si..snaI,ssU.
| The following letter of Right Reverend
Bishop S,l;ll,ll,an, OH the subject of the
assassination Of tho president, was by his
direction real in all the Catholic churches
Of the diocese yesterday
| Rec. Dear Sir: No wOrl Of mine can
lie needed to intensity the horror that you
and your people must have felt ut the late
murtierOus attempt ON the life of our chief
| mag istratc. In common with right tliIk-
ing persons all over tho world know You
have cxccr.tcd the decd, sympathized
with the illustriOus victim and his stricken
family. and prayed that it might be Gods
| will to spare him to the nation over whose
destinies he has been lawfully callei to
preside. So atr'eiOus IN outrage against
human life-sO foul Il blow against the
highest representative Of that civil author
! ity which is Of Col and which our church
ever teaches her children I" rcsre;;-.!c-
probation and our united petitions may
we'll he offered to God that in His good
providence tho assassim's bloody design
may bc frustrated. AMI that our beloved
country may le spared the SORROW and cx-
cite mcnt and humiliation attendant on tho
untimeIy and tragic closing of her rulers
| career.
Let our prayers, therefore, with such
intention, 50 up to heaven not only in the
privacy Of our homes but also in our pub
lie and solemn religious :lssembllSeS. And
that our voices may thus he heard in one
accord, rs is ever most acceptable to God,
hereby recommend the recital Of the
Lit'ny ot tic Saints by the reverend clergy
nscn with their congregations next Sunday
before or after mass in :lll the churches Of
this diocese, in thanksgiving for the prcsi-
dents happy escape from instant death and
ms safe passage thus far through the
grave pcriIs Of his condition alri also in
earnest supplication that he may be
speedily restored to health AMI strength,
and that the Almighty may direct him
and ever give him good and wise counsel.
lors, So that he may worthily discharge
his nigh functions and that under his ad
nli,istratiou the blessings Of order, honesty,
justice, peace and prosperity may reign
throughout the land, Dcvotclly yours in
Christ. j. +. SHANAHAN,
'' Bishop of Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, July s, ISL"
The above letter was rc:,d in the Catilo
lie churches of this city at all the services
yesterday. At st. Mary's, at 10 O'Clock,
solemn high mass was celebrated, Rev.
DR.. McCulIt.h being celcbr,,lt, Rev.
Father Hickey deacon, and Rev. Father
Mclivain, sub dcacor, eor"mtplsropo;;
bishop Shanahan was present, and
ut tie close Of the mass COM
mcntcd briefly on the attempted as
s;,ssin.tion Of the president, character
iliug the act us :. ,astartiiy, cnwar,ily.
wicked crime: he referred to the
prevalence of crime in all parts OF our
country, and impressed upon his hearers
the necessity of prayer, not only for its
suppression, but for the conversion of the
people. 1t is bintlin. Oh Catholics to pray
at all times not only for the president, but
for all others in authority but in view OF
the wicked attcmpt against the prcsl
dents life, the prayers OF the church pre-.
pared for occasions OF especial Importance
would be offered. The prayers in Tho
liturgy AMI the special prayers were then
read, and the bishop rccitcl the lItany of
saints. the coii,rcga ion making the re-
SponScS.
During the course Of his rcnlsrks the
bishop alluded also to the propose new
asylum and urged upon the people that
they cordially aid the work by their pray
Crs and their means.
U.,cIsineh Letters.
FolDwi;,. is :. list Of unclaimed letters
remaining in the pOstoilicc ut Lancaster
for the week ending Mom!ay, July II,
1881 d:
Lalirs' L;M: Miss Lydia X. Andrews,
Miss NJ. $. Clark. Miss Emm:, Henry, Mrs.
Mary f. Hull, Mrs. Kate Loycd, Mrs.
Mary Miller, Miss Mary Morgan (for.), Mrs.
w. B. Oliver. Miss Lille Rutscr, Miss
Dolly Sides (s), Miss E. r. Zowert (s).
Gents List: William f. Barton, F. ii.
Ben,lig, Messrs. Bambicrscr. Samuel
BrOadus, Clas. f. Deibcrt, Isaac Honey,
John l.. Herr, Sch. IJummcl Uor.), Cyrus
5. ITokc, William KovinS, Samncl kauif-
man, Jacob Kornsheim, w. 5. Lencr'l, L.
Il. Laird. Harry j. Lchr, David Lnchran,
Robt. Mitchell John w. Miller, Patrick
ORilcy, Sam'l Pierce, Chris Scehner, A.
A. Zug.