The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-10-11
BISHOP WATTERS0N IN LOGAN,
ADMINISTERS COMBINATION
IN ST.JOHN'S CHURCH.

ADMINISTERS COMBINATION
IN ST. JOHNS CHURCH. ,
Lecture at Rempel's Opera House
Bishop Watterson, after an ab- !
sence from Logan of six years, made
his pastoral visit on last Sunday.
1t was great event in Catholic cir
cles, and members of the church
from as far off as twenty miles were
in attendance. Mauy non-Cathollcs
visited the church to witness the
beautiful and impressive seryiees.
/ The church was appropriately deco
rated for such an occasion, the floral
tributes to the altar being especially
beautiful, and tastefuly arranged.
Confirmation was administered to
class of eighty six, mostly children.
Under the attentive care of Err.
Powers, they were we'll instructed
and in department and movement
throughout the exercises showed
the guidance of a devotional heart
and disciplining hand.
Father Cady, for nearly twenty
years the reverend pastor of the
church, unexpectedly put in his ap'
pearance and assisted with Fr.
Powers in the ceremonies, glad.
dening also the hearts of his former
flock by this opportune and kindly
minlstery.
i The Bishops sermons,both morn
ing and afternoon. we're impressive
and instructive. He closed the du-
ties of his pastoral visit by taking a
pledge of total abstinence from the
class. He asked the pledge as a
voluntary heart offering, not an act
of obedience. He requested the
bows under II to take the pledge
until twenty one years of age; those
over seventeen for a period of five
years. The girls he said might make
, it for ever, and SO they did. He
said to the little girls that he looked
mainly to them to hold the boys,
their brothers and their companions,
faithful 10 the promise, and the lit
tie girls with flashing eyes and liam
ing hearts answered in the pride o1
the commission gwen them, "wt
will"
: The Pledge is promise not to
drink intoxicating liquor except up
: on the orders of physician mol
. enter saloon except upon business
and upon the order of parent or EN-
ployees. This little band Of prayer
r full children, with devout pledge
on their lips, will be more power
full agency of Temperance than 20
licemen with clubs in their hands.
i The Bishop'!pastoral visit will lhav'
e far reaching results, outside of hi
\ immediate church, for the better
ment of society, and the Con6rma
ton of class of nearly a hundred
J. Total Abstalners is Sacramen
to the People.
: THE BIsMoP's LECTURE.
Il The Lecture of Bishop Wattersor
in the Opera House was notabi
y event in the Intellectual circles
:, our city. His eminence as a hi
," crarch In his church, his emphati
- : and clearly defined view upon tn
i. question of Temperance, and h
thoughtful concern on the socl
. problems of the times, give him
=, prominent distinction anon
leaders in the intellectual circles
the country.
ID The Opera House was crowded
ne overAowing, hundreds failing
n gain admittance. The audience W
's composed of the leading citizens
d. our town of all denominations.
1c The Hall was decorated with fla
10 and patriotic emblems,and the sta
OF beamed with flowers.
Ut Mayor Bowen presided at t
De meeting and introduced the Lectur
The following gentlemen b
ice seats on the stage: DIR. Pulle
III. Senator Lowry, o. W. H. Wrlg'
or Lewis Green, DR.. Wright, Pr
Rayman, DIR. D. Little, Fra
,oa Blasius Sr, and the Revs. Powers
IN Logan; Weisinger of Straitsvil
=. Boden Of Nelsonville; Mallingly
Athens.
ith The Knights ofSt John, twe'
lie eight of them in uniform, UNI
ing charge of Capt. Brown, escorted
: 'ne Bishop to the Hall and during
'ei' s. lecture, occupied seats on the sta
oiy The ushers were Messrs
Davenport, Ed Donovan and He
, Kessler, who disposed of the GRO