Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-08
LITTLE EASTER.
Ceremonies of the Day and other Ca
thOitc Church Notes.

Ceremonies of the Day and other Ca
th0Iic Church Notes.
To-day is Low Sunday. or Little
Easter, known in the Missal as Dome
Mica Aibis white Sunday because IN
primitive times those who were baptized
on Holy Saturday were clothed in white
robes which they wore until to-day. Spe-
cial services will be held at all the
churches in the city.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
The first communion and confrma-
ton will be administered by Bishop
Keane to the children, about l25 in
number, at 7 o'clock. These services
will be followed by a Low Mass at 8
o'clock and High Mass at lol o'clock.
The evening services will begin at 4
o'clock by the singing of the Nespers.
The girls. dressed in white as at the
morning services, will occupy one side OF
the middle aisle and the boys the other
side. At the close OF Vespers the chill
dren will renew their baptisnal VOWS.
It is the law of the Catholic Church for
infants to be baptized as soon after their
birth as practicable. Godfathers and
godmothers are necessary for the admin
istration of this sacrament, except IN
cases of necessity-frst, that they may
present to the Church the person that
is to be baptized, and may be witnesses
of their baptism secondly, that they
may answer in the child's name and be
sureties for his performance of the pro-
misses which they make for him. These
children having now come 10 the use OF
reason make their promises themselves
Francis Columbus has been selected by
his companions to read the renewal act
for the boys, accompanied by Emmett
Daffron and Francis Burke /; and Rosa
Cooper. assisted by Alice Murphy and
Ellen Honnihan, for the girls. The
Bishop will then make a congratulatory
address, and the ceremonies will close
with benediction Of the blessed sacra-
ment.
ST. MARY's CHURCH.
At : o'clock A. NJ. High Mass will be
sung at st. Marys church. During this
mass the Sodality Of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, comprising nearly all the unmar-
ried young people, men and women, OF
TIE congregation, will receive their pas
chal communion. Very Rev. William
Baumgartner, o. S. B., will oficiate at
these services.
Low Mass will be celebrated at 9
o'clock by Father Walter, o. S. B., who
will preach in English.
The parochial mass will be sung at l01
o'clock by Father Roman, o. 5. B.
The evening services will begin at j
3 o'clock, at the end OF which the election
OF new officers of the Sodality will take
place.
SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
On next Tuesday the Revs. NJ. +. Din
neen and Charles H. Donohoe will begin
the examination Of one half Of the Catho-
lie schools in the diocese of Richmond.
These gentlemen were appointed school
examiners at the synod held ct the Cathe-
dral about two years ago, and will COM
mence their work at thsGathedral school,
corner Ninth and Marshall streets.
LITTLE SISTERS OF TIE POOR.
The pound-psrty Of the Little Sisters
Of the Poor will begin tomorrow, to last
one week.
For the last few weeks all kinds Of re-
ports have been out about Bishop Keane
leaving the diocese after to-day's ser
vices. These rumors were strengthened
by the announcement made by DR.. Chap
pelle the last time be preached at the
Cathedral Whilst there is no doubt
that the Bishop will leave this diocese II
is certain that will pot be in the near fu-
ture. 1t was with reluctance that Bishop
Keane accepted the charge of the affairs
of the Catholic University, and he at that
time asked to be relieved of his present
high Office, fearing lest the burden should
be too heavy for him. Rome, who knows
well the abilities Of this great man, is
not in great haste to appoint his success
sor, particularly when she knows what
an able assistant the Bishop has in his
vicar general, Very Rev. A. Van de
Yyver
This Bishop will leave here this week
and will come and go until about the
month Of July. He will first 20 to Ken
lucky, from which place he will return
to administer the sacrsmentof con6rms-
ton in st. Patriek's church in this city
the latter part of this month. He will
then 60 to the New England States and
return in time Tor the laying OF the
cornerstone OF the Catholic University
in May next. He will then make o tour
North and be in Baltimore on the-tsth of
July to assist at the conservation OF the
new bishop OF North Carolina Abbot
Leo Haid, o. S. b. by Cardinal Glib
bons.
ST. JosEPH's.
The Rev. john E. Slattery, formerly
pastor of this church, is in the city and
will preach to his old congregation this
morning at 10 o'clock.
yerdtefs Against an Ex-Postm aster.
Judge Hughes, OF the United States
Court, arrived here from Alexandris
Friday night, held court yesterday, and
in the afternoon left for his home In
Norfolk.
The only cases tried were three OF the
United States Is. w. L. Durham, late
postmaster at Best Land, Essex county,
and his~sureties. No defence was made,
and the three yerdicts aggregated
Ss,379.66.
A street-Car Accident.
Yesterday afternoon about 81 O'Clock
Mr.. ID. w. Bernard. while about TO cross
Bank street ut the corner OF Twelfth