Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-06
CATHEDRAL CHIMES.

Yestsrdsy's Exercises ct the Cathedral.
Yesterday being Pentecoet, was
great day in the Catholic Church, and
the Cathedral was the central point oil
interest with the large number oil our
citizens holding to the faith OF that
church. The exercises, which COM
menced at an early hour in the morning,
were full OF interest and solemnity and
were largely attended. j.,
AS at the time OF the ascension oil
Christ, the Holy Ghost was pour
ed out upon the Apostles,
when "they were all win
one accord in one place so, IN the
present age, the day is celebrated in the
Catholic church as being the time child.
rem receive their first communion and
are confirmed.
The first service yesterday was at
$50 A. N at which time Father Sulli.
van conducted mass and lbs children
received their first communion. In ad-
dition to this large number, $40 other
communicates partook OF the sacra.
ment. 1t was a peculiarly sweet and
solemn occasion, and the Bishop In his
remarks was unusually happy, and was
listened TO with the most fiattering at
tention.
Following this service came the regu.
lar 8 O'Clock service, and this was fol.
| lowed by the confirmation service at IN
| o'clock, the children in the meantime
having been in charge OF the Sisters
The church at this service was densely
crowded, and the confirmation OF the
l2S children was sight well worth see
ing. The Bishop was seated in front OF
the alter and the little ones came up two
by two, the space outside the altar rail,
ing being filed with them. They all
seemed to be fully impressed with
the proper solemnity and were as deyout
as their elders. Solemn pontifical mass
was also celebrated by Bishop kain, as
sisted by Rev. Father Sullivan as As
sistant Priest, Rev. Reynolds, OF Mt. de
Chantal as Deacon and Rev. Murray as
Sub Deacon. These exercises consumed
over two hours.
At O'Clock the vesper service took
place and at this time the children re-
newed their baptismal promises, which at
time OF baptism we're made by the spon-
sors. This is very beautiful ceremony.
The ipploring OF the pardon and grace
OF God, the confession and the renounc.
ing of the worlds wickedness was
read in clear, distinct tone
by Bernard Handlan, a little son oil
VIM. G. Hsndlan, Esq, he kneeling be-
fore the altar and supported by two
other boys. Afterwards the large body
of children answered in unison the
Bishops questions. The exercises were
closed by the bcnediction OF the Blessed
Sacrament. During the entire day the
choir rendered some very appropriate
music under the able direction OF Mrs.
Whitaker.
In the afternoon the Bishop made
some very interesting remarks. lie
talked more TO the capacity OF the child.
rem than ever before, and the smallest
among them could comprehend what he
said to them.
During his remarks the Bishop re-
ferred briefly to the difference between
Professionalism and Catholicism. bespoke
OF the Protestant as making the Bible
their rule OF faith, while the Catholic
made his rule OF faith the living authori-
tv OF the church, while at the same time
the Catholic had the same faith and
reverence for the Bible. He spoke OF
the Protestants as having their rule oil
faith shaken somewhat by the revised
edition, using this illustration: Cor.
IL chapter % verse "Wherefor whose.
ever shall eat this bread am drink this
wine unworthily shall be guilty Of the
BODY and blood of the Lord"
In the new edition the word "and'
between bread and drink has been
stricken out and the word cor" substi.
tuted as it is the Catholic bible. Over
this little word there has been endless
discussion and controversy, all Of which
the Bishop referred to Yesterday.