Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-13
SEEKINGTHEIRMECCA
Pilgrims Gathering at St. Anthony's
Shrine Seeking for Miracles.
TWO FAITH CURES ALREADY.
Father Mollinger Will To-day Have to
Bless Many Thousand Persons.
AHARyEsT FOR THE BOARDING HOUSES.

This will be the big day at Rev. Father Moll
inger's church, on Troy Hill, Allegheny It is
| st. Anthony's Day. Hundreds of invalids from
all sections of the United States are arriving
hourly to put themselves in the hands of God
and the great faith cure priest Thousands
from Pittsburg and Allegheny will be there
also. The believers in the legen Of St
Anthony and faith cure will have chance Of
testing both to their entire satisfaction at the
services in the chapel of st. Anthony to-day.
A reporter made visit yesterday to what
| will to-day be scene of activity.
Clustered in spot on Troy Hill, overlooking
a large part of Allegheny and Pittsburg, Is
| Father Mollinger's kingdom. 1t consists Of a
large church, a home for the sisters, school.
house, chapel, having large dome to beau.
tify 1t, and the residence of the millionaire
priest.
Even yesterday the scene was one Of hustle
| and excitement, something unusual for the
quiet spot, although it is visited yearly by hun.
| dreds of people who believe in the power OF
| prayer to heal the sick and the halt At the
boarding houses of Holks Buck, Miller and
Bomick hundreds of invalids are stopping, and
| hundreds more are expected.
At the boarding house Of Mrs. v. Buck about
| go guests had arrived up to 4o'clock yesterday
afternoon. OF this number about 50 were in
valids, their ills consisting Of about all the
known maladies. At the other three boarding
houses about the same number of invalid
guests had arrived.
From All Distant Points.
There were also many visitors stopping with
private families. These faith curists came
from as far West as Kansas, as far South as
Georgia. from New York and Rhode Island,
and dozen other States. The eastern part of
this State furnished its hundreds, although a
prominent member of the church said the
East would not send so many believers in faith
cure as heretofore, on account of the Johns
town flood. Altoona and vicinity, he said, had
sent many in years past, but few would come
on this st. Anthony's Day on that account.
Faith cures have already been performed this
month. The principal one was that of Mrs.
Katie Singer, of Danville, Pa. She has been
entirely deaf and dumb for seven years. Yes
terday morning she went to the o'clock mass,
after which she went to the chapel, where the
reverend father prayed for and blessed her. She
Immediately regained her voice and hearing.
could talk very fiuently. Mrs. Stinger is the
mother of seven children. She was here in the
charge of a daughter-in-law. The visitors and
residents of the neighborhood are considerably
worked up about the cure, vowing it is great, as
she was blessed but once by the priest.
Child Helped.
Another case is that of the little 4-year-old
daughter of Mrs. c. L. Laughtner, who was
suffering from paralysis. Mrs Laughtner
who is also from Danvllle, Pa, stated to the
reporter that her daughter was unable to hold
up her head on the way to this city, and was
almost as stiff as one dead. After having been
prayed over by the reverend father she at
once commenced to show signs of regaining
some OF her lost power. She has been improv-
ing ever since, but will be taken to the church
again to-day.
The programme for to-day is as follows: Six
o'clock A. M, only mass to 60 to communion.
At 10 o'clock there will be high mass. At this
mass there will be three priests on the altar,
also ten altar boys. whose names are as fol-
lows: John Schroeffel Frank Andrews T. w.
Miller, L. Kluminger, Frank Reight, F.
Harsh, Joseph Marks, Joseph and John Eikler
and John Schlarte. All the morning
services will be held In the church.
In the afternoon the benediction will be
held in the chapel, and also a service
in the Home of the Good Shepherd. The even
ing will be taken up by an entertainment in the
school hall by the Troy Hill Literary Associa-
"Old ireland as it Is" The committee on the
entertainments are Joseph G. Tremmel, Will
lam TerheYden, L. Wolf, Frank Beuerle and
William Buerkle. About 20 priests are ex-
pected to be in attendance, among the number
are Revs. Simon Queen and Links. The latter
is of the Holy Ghost ORDER
The church has been decorated in a fine style
with evergreens
Every Transverse street car arriving at the
foot of the hill was overrun yesterday with
boys, drumming up guests for the boarding
houses. For every guest secured they received
b cents All the houses spoken of in the fore
going are filled with beds and cots.
About 5OOO to 60O0people are expected to at
tend the services to-day. It is estimated that
about 5000 attended last st. Anthony's Day.
The Transverse street car line will put on six
extra cars to-day for the accommodation Of
persons going to the church.