The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08

TIE following is reprinted by re-
quest. 1t is entitled " Blessing of a
Corner Stone:"
BURLINGTON, VI, June 20, 1859.
DEAR TABLET: The imposing cere-
mony of blessing the corner stone of
the new church at Baptist Corners,
VT, took place on Sunday, the 18th
inst. Among those present noticed
the Bishop of Burlington, Very Rev.
Thomas Lynch, V. c.. Rev. Mr.. Card
inal of ST. Joseph's, Burlington, five of
the Sisters OF Charity, and the choir of
st. Mary's Cathedral. About one hun
dred persons from Burlington, and
many others from adjoining towns, in
Guiding persons of different sects, at
tended the ccl emory.
The procession was formed about five
| O'Clock in the afternoon, and proceeded
to the platform prepared for the clergy
in the following order: First, the Vi
car-general, followed by several AGO.
lvtes, one bearing the cross, the sign of
mans redemption; next came three
young ladies robed in white, the en-
blem OF purity, carrying the banner of
the Blessed Virgin; then the choir
chanting that beautiful hymn, Are
Maria stella, and the bishop, with
mitre and crozier in the rear, impart-
ing his benediction to the crowd as he
passed along. On reaching the plat
form, and the clergy having taken their
seats, the choir sang "See the Paraclete
Descending" ETC., after which the W
car-general arose and addressed the
multitude, taking his text from Psalm
sc, verses l and 2:
The foundations thereof are in the noun,
tains,"
The Lordloye the gates of Sion above all the
| tabernacles of Jacob"
Ills discourse was very eloquent, at
the same time clear and concise, capa-
Bile of being understood by the narrow
est capacity, the delivery of which Oc.
cupied about one hour. The choir next
sang the VeRi Cre0ior Spirit,,S, after
which father cardinal spoke in French,
as many of his hearers were French
Canadians. His sermon was listened
to with breathless attention.
The procession then moved around
the walls, the choir chanting the hymn
usual on such occasions. The august
ceremony being performed, the process
sion moved toward the chapel, singing
that beautiful canticle, Maqnifcdt.
Mr.. Editor, you will feel not a little
surprised when tell you that we in
tend to lay to the number of eight cor
ner stones this summer. This is al
most beyond comparison. Taking into
consideration the poverty of the do
cese, you would be astonished to think
that our good bishop, from his pecun-
larry means, should be able to accomplish
such deeds. If the people are poor in
one respect, they are not poor in spirit.
Baptist Corners is situated in the
town of Charlotte, one of the finest
farming countries which my eyes ever
beheld. Too much praise cannot be
given to the few Irishmen in that dis
trict. They have bought three acres of
land, beautifully located, and here they
have laid the foundation of their sacred
tenn ole. During the day visited the
residence of an Irishman, and permit
me to tell you he is "lord of his own
mansion"-an lrishman in need and an
lrishman in deed lie owns and occu-
pies nearly three hundred acres OF land
| cannot refrain from giving YOU the
name of this noble hearted lrishman,
John Qunlan, from the county of Tip
perary; Mr.. Quinlan is postmaster in
Charlotte, VI. The church in Burling-
ton suffers a little by losing partly,
though not entirely, Mr. Quinlan, as
he was one of its staunch supporters.
lie was the chief instrument in causing
the church at Baptist Corners to be
built, and | suppose will feel uneasy
until it is completed.
Hoping that the TABLET still pros
pers, and presume, while Mr.. Michael
Phelan, your gentlemanly agent, is to
work in that nnhln causn thaI the