Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-10-31
Dedication.

A most delgnttul day the CathollcS
of Frostburg and vicinity enjoyed last
Sunday. The morning dawned clear
and bright, and as the hours waned
the temperature rose upward in keep
ing with the snow-white attire of the
little girl candidates for confirmation
who fitted here and there through the
growing throng of worshippers.
At 10! o'clock st. Micuael's church
was filled by an eager assemblage.
Rev. J. J. Dillon celebrated High
Mass, accompanied by the beautiful
music of the choir.
The Mass concluded, His Eminence,
Cardinal Gibbons, addressed the con-
gregatlon. The sermon was a fluent,
eloquent, forcible effort, embodyiug
the argument that christianity is
of Divine origin, and the plea that it
is the only system which satisfies the
universal aspirations of men for i'm
mortality.
This portion of the exercises closed
with the confirmation of a class of 1872.
about equally divided between the
sexes.
At . o'clock p. m. the expected
crowds from both ends of the G. and P.
r. began to arrive. A tram from
Cumberland and two from the Creek
,,n,roJ +ho;r .r,rdaJ oontiouaptS in IN
a welcoming mass, and procession of
organizations in bright regalia moved
up town in line at least | 200 strong.
At o'clock there must have been
5000 people within earshot of st.
Michael's church.
A: this hour the clergy moved in
procession to the interior of the new
school building where the church
ceremony of dedication was performed.
Emerging from the building, the party
assembled the stand erected for the
purpose. Rev. Father Broy derrick at
once addressed the large assemblage.
After defining education he showed
that its true object was not temporal
only, but spiritual also. He advo
Gated in strong terms christian educa-
ton, and defended his church from the
charge of hostility to the public
schools.
The Cardinal closed the discussion
in brief address of great force and
aptitude. He did not forget to com
pllment and congratulate the pastor
and people in the warmest terms upon
the grand outcome of their energy and
liberallty.
The visiting clergy We're Rev.
Fathers Brennan and Patrick, of Cum
berland; Manning of Homecoming
Weider, of Westernport Gallagher,
of Barton: O'Connor, of Mt. Savage
Broderick, of Baltimore, and Dillon,
of Baltimore county.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Of
the town and vicinity presented the
beautiful national flag which floats
from the staff of the new building.
Their Honors, Judges Hoffman and
Douglas, DR.. l. S. Eiseman, J. P.
Gaffney, Hon. W. NJ. McKaig and
Daniel Amman, occupied the stand
during the addresses.
The Cardinal left during the after
noon for Baltimore.
The school building is not complet
ed. Plasterers are at work, however,
and ere(ong the carpenters will make
quick dispatch of the interior.
1t was noticed by many that the i'm
provements of the auditorium of the
church are tasteful and beautiful.
The new recesses are pretty features,
the more so as they admit more light to
enliven the new fresco.
Rev. S. J. Clark, the pastor. is an
untiring worker. He has given time,
thought and money to the improve
ment of the church property, and the
unstinted appreciation and commenda-
ton of His Eminence must have been,
therefore. very gratefully appreciated.
The absence of Rev's. V. F. Schmitt
and D. C. DeWulf was much regretted.
Both were unable to leave their duties.