Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-02
IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.
ARCHBISHOP JANssENs breaches
ON FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
seyenty-Fifth Anniversary of Trinity
school-Dr. Kerr Refers to the Brssgs
Caae-yissting Bishops Preach


ing and solemn character.
The sacred edifico was filed to overflow
ing ut solemn high mass at 1880 o'clock
Archbishop Jansen, Of New Orleans
preached an eloquent sermon upon
the feast of Corpus Christi. lie dwelt
at length upon the significance OF
the feast and especially upon the
PROCESSION which characterized its Oh;
seryance. He quoted freely from the Old
| Testament in his illusions to the custom
| OF PROFESSIONS. He spoke most Deautiiuiiy
| of the PROCESSION on that OCCASION Wheh
| one year ago our citizens Warched soleni-
| ~ through the streets OF hlchmonu 70 uo
honor TO their great chieftain of tho dear
| but lost cause-General X. Il. Lee. Ills
| discourse was both eloQuent and instruc-
| tive, and was listened 20 by the large auul-
| ence with marked attention.
BEAUTIFUL PROCESSION.
] The procession Of the blessed sacra-
ment. which was made after the mass, was
most beautiful and impressive. In IT were
| hundreds of children-boys and girls. Inc
| former bore lights, and the latter dressed
| In white, with baskets of roses and ban
| ners, threw flowers along the way, as they
preceded the half-hundred acolytes, VINO
accompanied the priests and the Bishop
| RIGHT Rev. A. Van de Vyver, bearing the
sacred host, and followed by His Grace,
the Archbishop.
The music on The occasion was excellent,
| the choir singing ST. Joseph's Mass, by
| Wigand.
Trinity Schools Sovouty-Sixth Annfvsr-
sary.
The specinl exercises at Trinity Methodist
| church on Sunday were of q most deeply
| impressive and interesting character.
At 10 o'clock the Sunday-school room
was crowded with the officers, teachers,
and scholars, and then commenced the
! celebration of the "children's day" and
the anniversary" DR.. Peterson explained
briefly the purpose of the children's day,
| and the school engaged in singing the
sweet hymns of the Sabbath school.
At II O'Clock the whole school, with their
| parents and friends, assembled IN the main
| audience-room and united with the congre-
| cation in the morning service.
DIR. Peterson preached very appropri-
ate sermon from Matthew xxi; 10, " Ho-
sannah to the son Of David" Subject:
"Children's Praise" His remarks were
suited to the capacity of his little hearers,
while at the same time the parents ana
| friends could learn useful and instructive
lessons of Bible truths.
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
| In the afternoon at4 o'clock the seventy
sixth anniversary OF Trinity school was
! held-Mr. John w Furgusson, president. IN
| the chair; Rev. r. j. Christian, secretary.
| Although the weather was threatening
| the church was crowded some time before
| the exercises commenced, and soon there
was not even standing room, while great
many could not get into the church at all.
! The following programme was carried out
| in excellant manner, each pupil rendering
| his or her part almost faultlessly:
| Opening hymn by the school prayer
| bv Rev. p. A. Peterson, ID. D.; opening
| address, Master Page Smith; reading sup
| erintendent's annual address by Il. }.
| Christian, secretary.
Part ,. Exercises by the Infant Class.-
| Little Motto-Bearers, fourteen girls with
| banners and recitations; I'm Little Sol
| der, Eliese Tucker; Chlldren's Day. Mamie
| Cottrell: Our Anniversary, Matte war
rem: Little AIidgets, Mary Gibbs; Merry
| Little Girl, Fannie SchlieG; Children's
| Wishes. Estelle Hord, Oracle Wagner,
| Fliese Bossieux. and Alice Bowman: A
| Dream, Estelle Hord; Hozannah to Our
| King. infant class.
Part 3. General EXercises.-Solo, Master
| Frank Cunningham; The Bible, Annie Nc
| Pheil: The Hymn that Bore Him Home:
| Jottie Cheatham, Selma Pickering, and
| Dellie Oeilvie The Deacon and the Solo.
| Singer. Eva Walsh; Jesus Blesse3 Little
Children, Myrtle Cheatham; Little Heads
! In the Pew, Katie Grigg; The Lilies,
| Annie Gibson; The Mission, Sammie
Woody.
soIOMoN's TEMPLR
Fart 4. Solomon's Temple.--This exer-
| else was the browning feature Of one o!
| the best arranged and most excellently.
executed Sunday-school anniversaries ever
! held in tins city. On the entire pulpit
| platform, twenty feet wide by twelve feet
! deem. had been built magnificent repre-
sentation of portion of King Solomon's
! famous temple, with pinnacles and turrets
and banners. The whole front was mass
of golden columns, bands, aud carvings,
] &c. The edifce was rooted over and the
interior draped with gorgeous damask and
| silk curtains, representing tine outer
| chamber, the inner chamber, and the
Holy of Holes of the temple. The whole
was handsomely lighted by the seven
| branched candlesticks and beautiful
Rev. ". H. Atwill, of Clay-Strcet church
| introduced this part of the service with q
! brief but most excellent and appropriate
| history of tho building. its magnlfcenct
and glory, its destruction. and tine pulld,
| ing Of the second temple. He concluded
with a beautiful. allusion to the temple on
! hich, of which the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb are the light thereof.
| THE CHILDREE's PART.
Mr.. G. P. Rady, assistant superintendent
| and chairman of the committee OF arrange
| ments, then proceeded to unveil the TEN
| pie by removing the banners, and the en-
| tire audience was surprised, astOushed
| and greatly pleased with % view of
| splendid representation Of King Solomon
| Temple.
This was followed by the following de
sclption of the command, the building
| &C., of the temple BY class OF clever
| girls dressed III white: God selects Solo
| mon to build the temple, Annie McPhGll
| David's charge TO Solomon, Carrie Bow
| man; David commands the people, Rosi
| Muir: dimensions of the temple. LZZi,
Riddick; dedication, Cora Bell; pillars o
brass, Ella Walford; dedication, DGlli'
! Ogilvie; Solomon's gratitude Susie Lear
acceptance OF tho temple, Florence Bass
new Heaven and temple, Selma Pickering
anthem, led by Myrtle Taylor.
The exercises closed with recitation anC
singing by the class and the Lords Praye
| by Myrtle Cheatham.
Mr.. John III. Frischkorn presided at th'
organ, with Mr.. Charlie Frischkorn a
| assistant. The Committee OF Arrangement
| deserve a great deal of credit for thei
beautiful work. A large number of re
quests were made to Mr.. Rady for repetl
ton of the Temple Service, which will b
given in a few weeks.
Park-PIace Church.
The pastor, Rev. j. Wiley Bledsoe
preached at Ii A. NJ very interesting ant
impressive sermon on Christian work
closing with an appeal in behalf of thu
City Mission work now being done by the
Methodist laymen of the va-ious churches
of the city. The appeal was promptly re
sponded to by liberal subscription made
by the Park lace congregation.
At night the pastor preached at Cente
nary church, his pulpit being occupied by
Rev. DR.. A. G. Brown, presiding elder o
the district, who preached o sermon tina
greatly edited and pleased the people
His discourse was particularly addresse,
to the members and officers of tn
church. He told them that it was thei
duty to support their pastor by thei
prayers and by faithful performance
of the duties assigned them. He shove,
them how those who were often looked
upon as the humblest and kest-thos'
who had received but one talent-coul'
by faith in God accomplish great and last
ing good.
College Boys at Brond-Street Church.
Rev. Or. Tudor preached Sunday morn
inc at the Broad-Street Methodist churcl
TO a large congregation. His hearers were
greatly instructed by the discourse whic!