The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-25
A CHURCH DEDICATION.
In Benwood-T Tho Town Full of Peo-
plo from Far and Noar, who
VIEW IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
Societies from Pittsburgh and Towns
in This NcIghborhood March In Pa.
radical Very Appropriate Sermon
Preached by 1T. Rev. Bishop Kahn.

iH Luis Nc'EhoofHpUu hHFCI III iu-
radc.-.A Very Appropriate Sermon
Preached by 1T. Rev. Bishop Kahn.
Tho dedication Of tho handsome st.
Johns Catholic church in Benwood
took place yesterday morning, in tho
presence OF an immense concoursc OF
people. The 1915 train on the Bali.
moro & Ohio was packed with not only
tho members OF societies that were 10
take part in tho parade, but also with
several hundred would.be spectators.
Tho electric motors did a land.oilice
business, and by II o'clock the little
town contained almost us largo n crowd
as gathered within its borders last sum
mer to attend tho ceremonies OF the
corner stone laying. Many wcrcprcsent
yesterday who were there on that occa-
sion, and remarks were heard to the
effect that they had not expected to
have occasion TO SEQ the celebration OF
tho completion OF tho church 30 soon
after tho corner stone laying.
Whom tho train arrived ut the River
side iron works, bearing the Wheeling
delegations and also those from Pitts
burgh, the parade was formed and
marched through the principal streets,
arranged in the following order:
llackc,t's Band.
Chief Marshal Toner and four mounted AIDS
Mayor MuhoOd Marshal Cooke and police aioot.
Company a, iIibernian Rifles Pittsburgh.
Company j, lIlbcrnlnn Rifles, Pittsburgh.
Company u, lilbernlan Rifles OF BraddOck, Pa.
knights Of st. George.
Carriage containing IT. Rev. Bishop Kain and
members OF the clergy.
Mayors band. E
Knights Of St. Joseph.
Polish Society OF the Church Of tho immaculate
Conception.
81, AlphOnsliS Society.
Ancient Order OF lflbenliGrs OF Wheeling, Bell.
airc and Bcnwood. $50
There were also in tho parade many
Pittsburgh people, and members OF tho
st. Johns congregation. The parade
was very fine, and
THE GALLANT BEARING
OF the uniformed Knights and Rifles
was favorably commented upon by the
spectators.
Arrived at the church the doors were
found not yet open, as the dedication
ceremonies were going on inside, and
could not be conducted in a crowded
church. The ceremonies OF dedication
were impressivcly conducted by Right
Rev. Bishop Kahn, assisted by the Rev.
Fathers McMcnamim, Mullen, Reynolds
and Mattingly, and Right Rev. Mon
signor Sullivan. The dedication began
with the recital OF prayers, on the out
side OF the front portal OF the church.
The bishop and his assistants then
walked around the outside OF the church,
sprinkling the walls with holy water.
Having completed the circuit the doors
were opened and the party entered the
church, walked up to the sanctuary and
there recited the litany Of the saints.
The inside walls were then sprinkled
with the holy water, and the dedication
ceremonies proper were over.
Immediately afterwards solemn high
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father.
NcA1enamin, assisted BY. RcE.. Father
Mullen, as deacon, and tRcr. Father
Reynolds, rs sub-deacon. Bishop Kahn
and Monsignor Sullivan occupied seats
to the left OF the altar.
The choir was
TIE REGULAR BENwooD CHURCH CHOIR
reinforced by portion ofithe Cathedral
and St. Alphonsus choirs. The organist
was Miss Ella Byrnc. The Confiteor
was sung by Miss Maggie Byrne, the
Ncni Creator by Mr.. Ed Yahn, he
Domino Deus and ct Incarnatus by
Mrs. Kate Ward, ct in Spiritun by Miss
Della Deegan, Qui TOLLS and D Salu-
taris by Arthur Clarity. ct In Imam
by Mr.. Ed Yahn, the Benedictus by
Nfessrs. Ed Yahn and R. V. Arkie, the
Asnus Del by Miss Florence Barrett.
During the mass Bishop Kahn
preached the sermon OF the occasion.
In his preliminary remarks the bishop
congratulated tho congregation on pos
sessing so creditable and substantial a
church building. He also complimented
the architect and contractor on the
rapid and satisfactory presentation OF
their work. Hethen strongly exhorted
the church members to labor gener-
ously and resolutely in liquidating the
debt which they had been obliged to
incur, expressing his conviction that,
under the direction. OF SO Jealous
leader rs their worthy and efficient pas
tor Rev. Father McNIenamin, !. they
would be able, in avery fcw,ycars, to
offer their. handsome church rs free
gift to the God, for whose worship it
had been erected.
THE SERMON.
Taking for his text Mark kill: "N1y
house shallbe called the house Of prayer
to all nations" the Bishop said, that
owing TO the latcncss OF the hour, he
would merely outline the points sug-
gestcd by these words and by the SOL
emn occasion.