The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

Yesterday was u beautiful sunshiny
Autumn day. It was taken advantage
of and appreciated greatly as Its tot
tering age indicated but few re-
naming days ere the fierce winds
of wintery nights would bury them In
memory's forgotten graves, The city
was decked in rainbow hues and the
surrounding country seemed clothed
with the altruistc meadows of heavens
golden shores Nature was at work. no
doubt, painting beautiful, gladstone Au-
tumn with it's last sad touches OF gorge
Gus, delicate tlnts And 1t was all en-
HANGED by the inquistiVe peeplns OF
"Old Sol way UP In the golden dome.
His face seemed brighter, sweeter,while
his smile was smile of cheer ana com,
fort to thCAc who Craved boon ana
seemed cast down to doom. All crea-
ton were acting In harmonious tune.
Even the birds, covered In their mottieu
beauty, were prepared for the occasion
and helped charm the situation by Vie
ing with each other in singing sweet
melodious bird-songs, as they had never
sang before, Humanity was at ease
Wt' - ti,,a, baIpr and
changed the old time aphorlsm of mans
inhumanlty to man into showers OF
blessings and good will. II was day
and condition OF worshiping according
TO the dictates of ones own conscience,
others delyed with mattock and spade
in meadowy fields of memory and with
manlfesting iove en1oyea, n'sno onS I'm bn
daSs Of II" yore ' '''
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Hills and dales, parks ana pixies were
tnro oniors w yhicb DI bornon,|ed admIrabv
with the day, and their escorts the men
in their somber hue added nicely In
maNns UP 'ie WHOLE s, he,M VIZ do ",,e
garden Every nne flower and every
one tiower-lover,
The new Fourth Street NJ. ~. church
choir made Its first appearance yester-
day. II Is double quartette consist
ing OF the following members: Sopranos,
Misses Hastings and Metzneri altos
Misses Land mad Wincher; tenors'
Messrs' buliard ana cooper Dassos'
Mesrs, Frazier and Gray; organist' MIR.
Perry; director. Mr. Bullard
rms is one OF the Dest choirs III tne
city ana II was Grecteed by "a goouly
NUMBER Oh persons III poth services yes
'eruaS'
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me oeau'iIul weather was an auui-
uonal factor In bringing out an immense
crowd to St. Micbaels church al Edging-
,or,s lane yos,orl,y ,t,or,o,r ,,,horo
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occurred the blessing oil the new church
and the conservation OF the church bell.
The Conservatory services were beautiful
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a'iu me- e'''ns anu p"i '''iI"teu IA W
many of the Catholic clergy OF Wheeling
and vicinity.
For varIous reasons there Was not n
large turnout OF the CathoHc socleues'
The st. Alphonsus and Young Mems So
clety Of ST. Alphonsus church attended
with regalia and banners. They were
headed by the Grand opera house band,
and made a very good showing. They
went out on special motors, about 1880
o'clock. The regular / and o'clock
church.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Donahue OBLIGATED.
and the vocal music was rendered by
singers selected from the Cathedral
choir. The conservation Of the bell took
place to the left Of the church entrance,
from a stand which was very prettily
decorated The bell. which was the gift
OF Mr.. Christian Hess, was named Mont
ca, in honor OF his wife. After the cere-
mony was performed, the professional
to the church took place. and the congre-
CATION was dismissed with the benedc-
A feature of the services was the SER
mon by Rev. Father Stanton, of New
York, and prominent Jesuit, who is as,
sistlng in the mission now in progress al
the Cathedral The pastor OF the church.
Rev. Father Kluser, was the recipient Of
many compliments upon the pretty
church and parsonage. Rev. Fathen
Maye was master OF ceremonies, Rev.
Joseph Mullen, of the Church of the I'm.