Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-19
Correspondence Of the Beacon. !
Church Festival.

AS advertised in your paper, the festival Mt
st. Nicholas Church came of on Wednesday
last, and was, we are glad to say, success in
every particular. The day was fine-in fact,
all we could desire.
At 10 O'Clock, Requiem Mass for the repose
OF all who sleep in the graveyard was ceIebra-
ted by our beloved pastor, assisted by Rev.
Father O'Sullivan, of California, followed BY
short instruction by the latter-his main ser
mon on "Purgatory" being, by request, post
poned till 4, P. N.
Dinner, with all the substantials and deli
cacies Of the season, was announced NJ IL
sharp, and ample justice done thereto. The
ladies, Mrs. II. I. Carroll, Mrs. Willie Carroll
Mrs. VIM. F. Ford, Mrs. Billy Floyd, Mrs. DIR.
Bohanan, Miss Jenkie Wise and all who az
sisted at the table, deserve especial mention
for the manner in which the preparation and
serving Of the dinner was carried out: nor
must we omit those important auxiliaries, the
confectionery and ice-cream tables. These
also were presided over by fairy hands. among
whom we noticed as especially active, Misses
Mollie and Fannie Carroll. Miss Sallie Peake
Miss Mamie Redmond aud Miss - Burke
as also Mrs. Robert Wise, Mrs. Vim. Cecil and
Mrs. StanisIaus Bean. We were about TO in
clude in this beVy the names OF some young
gents Zone in particularly but rs their atten-
tons seemed to be confined exclusively to the
stands presided over by the single ladies, we
con clude their business was of a different Or
der.
The amount realized from the dinner table
was $72 40; from confectionery and ice-cream
tables, $Is.46; from target practice, 81 IS;
from private source, $l.25-total, SIS. 46.
Out Of this OF course some expenses are to be
met, but we learn the net proceeds are be-
tween $3.50 and $l4O, q very creditable sum
we think for St. Nicholas. Her entire con-
gregatiOn, we believe, were out, as well as a
goodly number from st. InigOes' st. Georges
and Factory Churches. Members of St. John
were present and several from SolOmon's Is
land. Several from your own burg were pre-
sent, among whom we noticed Mr.. Ben Cam
alier and lady.
Four p. M. Father 0'Sullivan delivered a
very instructive and eloquent dissertation on
purgalory and the reason therefor. Hg re-
marks were forCible and touching. The pic
lures he drew Of our dear departed friends,
probably there, waiting in their agony with
outstretched hands for MS TO release them by
prayer from the sins that withhold them from
the Beatihc Vision, was sublime and strong
ly appealed 10 the Christian heart. More
than one eye was moist with contrition as the
departed days, known now only in memory,
whose loved forms and faces have faded from
our firesides, whose tongues are stilaed to the
ears Of Time, but who appeal with silent elo-
quence from their graves, by every tie that
bound Us to them in life and by every tie that
binds Us to them in eternity, 10 pray that the
sins that keep them from God may be lOosed.
His remarks were based upon the 10 verse Of
II MAchabees lit is therefore holy and
wholesome thought to pray for the dead. that
they may be lOosed from their sins.
i had nearly forgotten to mention that al
Father Neale's request some Schoiasties Of
Woodstock, whose names We did not learn,
kindly took two exterior Photographic views
OF 81. Nicholas and congregation, as well as
one inside view, with the older members ranged
in conspicuous positions. So we soon expect
70 see our good old church in miniature. And
right heartily do we thank them and all thoss
who contributed 10 our pleasure, instruction,
aud lastly but by no means least, the financial
success Of the undertaking.
We all, ] am sure, returned home happier
/ and with = stronger resolu tion 10 perform oul
Christian duties 10 ourselves, cur families, oul
nrighbors aud our dead.