Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-13
THE GOLDEN WEDDING
Of Mr.. AND MRS. yhhN
WAS APPROPRIATED CEIEBuAT-
ED nv THE AGED COUPLE
YESTERDAY.
HIGH MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL
Was Followed by ~ Reunion OF -Four
Generations az Wheeling Park.
An Address ny nishop Donshur.
Mr.. Edmund hRhn Gives Song
RecitaI-Dinurr for Hundred.

! Fifty years ago yesterday the late Ri,
Rev. Il. V. Whelsn performed the cer-
emony In st, loseph's Cathedral which
united In matrimony Mr. aud Mrs Con
rad Yahn. Eleven children blessed the
union. and ii is a remarkable fact that
all of them are living and enjoying
perfect health, while the aged couple are
to-day hale and hearty and in full pos
session Of their faculties. Surrounded
yesterday by their children and child
rens children to the third generation,
they were picture of happiness and
contentment And we'll might they be,
for II Is seldom that Providence permits
any couple to celebrate such happ!
occasion as that of yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Yahn are devout Catho-
lies. and their golden wedding eelebra-
ton opened with religious exercises Ia
which they returned thanks to God for
| uls manifold blessings. A Tie Deum
high mass. with the Rev o. II. Moyne
ms the celtnrant, attracted large as
semblage OF friends to St Joseph's Ca
thedral In the morning. The choir sang
GENERALS mass A pleasing feature
was special solo by Miss Gertrude
Kicker. Mr.. Edward A, Yslhn of Gin
cinnati and Mrs. Emma loeeher, or
this city. children of Mr.. and Mrs,
| Yahn. both sang with the choir. An
other son, John Yahn, ex1uisitely rem
dered the trombone solo, THE PAINS,
by Fiauer tho sermon was preached
by the Rev p j Donahue.
Bishop Donahue said in part:
In these days when there is such a ten
deney to beflt,le the sacred institution of
| matrimony and when the system OF Oh.
| vorce is Hike II deadly poison, Whining ana
poutIns the domestic hearth when th9
| alas nearer home are working overtime,
It is most refreshing and consoing TO
assist az a celebration of this kind, where
this worthy couple In the presence or their
grandchildren ami great grandchildren,
come before Gods altar 10 give thanks Tor
| al the blessings, both temporal ana SPIT
| itual bestowed upon them In their hair
| century OF welded lfSs
II the present tendency In this country
| continues and Increases. a celebration OF
| this kind Will become rarer and stlli more
! rare. A great many brides and grooins
| can hardly sustain the marriage relation
| for fifty days. II for nifty months II VIII
In time be considered a great feat The
! sacredness OF the marriage tie Is not SUI
| fieiently ineuleqt ted. There Is only one
| church that In storm or III calm, IN peace
or IN war, has ever stood steadfast The
| other sects make no determined stand TOR
| the purity aud sacredness OF the donesuc
| hearth. The Epscopalan denominatioa
| is even now eudeavoring to stem the tide
! of successive pulyRamy. but It's influence
Il so small, being less than million out
| OF seventy=tlFe, that IL cannot nope TO
| heaven the whole mass.
| The Bishop offered his sincere con-
! CALCULATIONS 10 the welded pair and All
their descendants and trusted they would
nm To.
their lives the purity and holiness and
saeredness OF the institution of marriage
In the afternoon a family reunion
took place at Wheeling Park. There
were present II children, 81 grandcail-
rem and great-grandehildren as we'll
as Il number of relatives, including Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Yahn and daughter, OK
| Allegheny. The children of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Yahn. In the order of their ages.
are Mrs Andrew Lang. Mrs Mary
| Ble!fus, Mrs 'l'eresa Warner Joseph.
Adam, Mrs. Elizabeth Vaas. John VIII,
OF Cumberland, Mr.; MRS. Emma
! Leecher, George and Edmund A.. OF
! Cincinnati. John and VIII are twins.
/ as are also Mrs. Loecher and George.
The entire Opera House Band was
present and played throughout the ait
ernoon Mr. &c. A. Yahn, VINO possesses
Il magnificent baritone voice, and stands
! in the front rank CT Cincinnati vocallsts,
gave recital in the Auditorium, sing
ing a number OF Schubert songs, which
were very much appreciated. The pro-
! gramme was interspersed with selec-
| lions by the band.
At o'clock dinner was served in the
Park cafe. Covers were laid for 100.
II was an. excellent spread and brought
the festivities of the day to close. Mr..
and Mrs. Yahn received many congrat-
u.ations, and also number OF very
| handsome and valuable presents.
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