Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-23

bands OF Father Mollinger's faithful Aock
| went about the streets all day singing aud
J chanting 7e De.gns and hymns. As they
| passed at each street altar the sweet re-
irain was taken up by the worshippers
there aud swelled TO a mighty chorus that
| awoke the hilltop echoes and could be dis
unctly heard IN the busy cities far below.
THE CHURCH or THE MOST HOLY NAME.
The interior Of the church presented q
scene quite As quaint and unique as any TO
be observed in the streets without. Like
everything else on Troy Hill, this building
IS intensely German. and Is supplied much
more literally than any other church IN
America with those lfe-siAe war figures
repr cSentinG the Virgin, the Saviour and
Z the SAINTS which so aboundi in the churches
~ Europe. There are also countless other
things H. wildly remind Us Of the passion
~ our Lord. The spear with which the
Roman soldiers pierced His bleeding Resh,
the cords which bound Him, the crown Of
thorns which cncirclcd His head. and many
similar objects hang from the walls.
All of these as we'll as the three affairs.
SIRE most deliberately decorated with How
crs. low misses were celebrated at ., g.
z. q, and O'Clock. At every one of these
the church was crowded 10 rs utmost ca
Wc'iy,' while fully 1900 people. unable 10
gam adulttncc. completely surrounded
the walls a the sacred cdihce with kuccl-
lng woishlppcrs.
THE PROCESSION.
Bv 10 o'clock. the hour set for high mass,
the crowd pa the streets had swcllcd 10
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Al',i the itrInlnat'oh OF inc services NJ
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o''n 'on NH!cH ~ i.py"lt' cl'lf
inns procession IS IN honor OF the Consc-
Tee 49, ill.,, r,~,'rt, i,l. snnctaolc NM, Is
as rich iu quaint novelty and interest for
thcMutraSclod American a. anything Of
the kind that he can p0Ssiblv soc IN Europe
First came Father Molhngcr. the priest
Of the parish. CARVING the pyx containing
the Host. Six fect two iuchc, i'm HEIGHT
and stout i'm proportion. his flowing priest
Is robes and beard IF snowy WhitcneSs.
reaching almost Co inns waist, gave the good
FATHER the appearance OF some grand old
saint or prophet of old. Over him and his
sacred burden was borne a magniGccutly
embroidered canopy Of cloth of gold. each
of its four corners being supported by a
priest i'm full ycsimcnts. Then came q long
succession of large fats drawn by horses
upon which were tahlcauX representing
many incidents I'm the lives Of the Virgin
the Saviour. and the Saints. There wcr9
Ursula with her many maideu~. ST.
George killing the dragon. ST. Christie
phcr Wadirg the river with the infant Sa-
yiour upon his shoulders, Sebastian stuck
fail of arrows. Catherine with her wheel.
aad countless others These were sue
cpcGod ln turu hy priests bearing pieces Of
the sacred plate or communion service Of
the church. As Father M0ilneer approach
ci WITH the pNN containing the host every
one feI PROSTATE before It, and the reh-
cious excitement and enthusiasm which
prevailed on an sides were intense.
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cNfreutc-, ana NOT the least Important or
amer AioinhteI .ii'iillola ou'ies, was
iGe soIeiAi9za'loh on seVvIn Ih4llIlas'.N'
he good Germans VINO u!plSJ lie I"u-
Ge@atloh on t4e OhuIc4 Oh liie aloSl ll .ty
Name regard inc Inonln %. June rs t f
most plopu9us e'I7oh on lie var LOT
marriage ana deeh the lo~liNa Oh N"IPus
thnSu "s the most nuSpi'lous ierlou at
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