The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-27
Dedication Of the Catholic Church

The dedication OF the Catholic church on last Sun.
witnessed 1t. To the members of that church hero II
WAS On occasion OF long lacked for joy, and yladn ess
great interest and satisfaction.
Precisely at ~ q. m. the doors of tho be Iutiful now
Church were thrown open. The altar was beautifully
The building is as bsbutiful in its interior as It ia DER.
feet in its symmetry externally. All around the
building are beautifully stained glass windows. Over
the altar are three figured windows life like and thrill.
Ing in their truthfulnes,. One Is that Of the Virgin
Mary, the other OF the Sncred Heart of Jesus the 9th.
er Of ST. Joseph.
The beautiful lit lie church hencefurth will be known
as the church of the Sac ed Heart Of Jesus.
The Services were begun ut 1920. First there was
I'd at the front door whilst tho 5lst Psalm was ihtcn
ed, during which the exterior walls of the church
were blessed. As the procession returned to the
front door after passing around the building the Lit
any of the Saints. was chanted, and the procession
moved into the church to the sanctuary. where the
solemn benediction by tho Bishop and: the rprlnkiing
Of the interior Of the building with holy wster.
Solemn High Mass followed, at which Monsignore
and Rev; W. A: Mccarthy. sub-Deacon, Father Mona
CHAN acting as Master of Ceremonies. The services
S Were solemn Il" and impressive r.; ,Hs and the olsrgymsn were
Ancr tho Gospel Of the Mass which was sung BY
the Deacon the Right Rev. Bishop Northryp preached
object and necessity Of Christian Church buildings.
The address was chaste, scholarly and full Of warm
living religion
The special FEATURE Of the OCCASION was tho music.
The choir consisted of Madame Barbnt, o~revhist, Mrs.
ratrick, soprano, Miss Marie OConnor, alto, Mr.. +.
Devineanx, Tenor, and Mr.. j. Barbot. bass, al Of these
are of Charleston. Toe sclos by Miss U'Connor and
Mira. Patrick were especially enjoyed. Rarely has
Ahbeeille enjoyed such On opportunity to hear grand
music, and she availed herself Of 1t. The attendance
was very lnrge. The town people and very many
from the country were present. Aud let US say riy6,
ere that we have rarely seen sc large o crowd, many
Of whom were on their feet all the time, behave With
such perfect decorum and respect.
Perhaps still larger crowd assembled to attend
Vespers ut 7:30 p. m. The music was, II possible,
eyen grnnder and more enjoyed than In the morning.
After Vespers Bishop Northrcp delivered q most eiS.
qment end powerful sermon on q subject that went
home to the hearts Of oil present, TO wit: The mir.
ncle Of the foundation and spread of the Christian re-
lligion. This discourse was rarely, II ever, surpassed
by any we have ever heard. It was full Of classical
nowle 1ge. historical Information, Biblical lore, and
the pure doctrines OF the Christian religion. Every
body was thoroughly impressed by 1t.
On Monday, at $50 q. m, o very Interesting service
was held In the church In memory Of the late Mr.
Thos. g. Enright, through whose muniRcent beouesj
the new church has been buiit. Bishop Northrop eel.
choir rendered o most solemn Requiem Macs appro.
pirate to the occasion. At the end Of the Mass the