The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. C, May IS

Jesus at Nazareth, the location Of the
Catholic orphanage. TWO miles west of
Raleigh, was dedicated Sunday by Bish-
op Haid, of Belmont. Among the large
congregation present were Governor
Charles B. Aycock, Chief Justice Walter
Clark, Associate Justices r. NJ. Douglas
and H. G. ConnOr, Attorney General
r. D. Gilmer and others. In the morn
ing Bishop Haid administered the sac
rament of confirmation to a class of Is.
solemn High Mass was sung with Faith
er Price, celebrant, Father Griffin, dea-
con-. n Father Stapleton sub-deacou.
The dedication then followed according
to the ritual of the Catholic church.
The church Of the Holy Name of Jesus
is very handsome though comparatively
small, 80 by 40 feet. The ceiling is
white enamel with delicate blue TRIM
mingS. The sanctuary II altar are
| remarkably beautiful. The gifts orna-
| menting this unique church, where 81
little fatherIess boys and those who
minister unto and guide them will Q
ship, are as follows: \ l~ife-size paint
1 illS o1 NLle Il - WV $AS 100000
| altar, painted by the Sisters Of Mercy
| at Belmont, fourteen paintings of the
| sufferings of Christ, handsomely mount
| ed in walnut frames and said 70 be
| worth over s., 600, statute of the Mad
| onna and child, from Baltimore and con-
| sidered one of the handsomest in the
| county: a ricly ornamented caste Of
| Christ in TIM tomb, under the main al
tar.
Rev. DR.. A. c. Barron, of Clinton.
| preached the b~accalaureate sermon be-
fore the graduating class of the Baptist
Female university yesterday from the
| text I was not disobedient TO the
Heavenly vision" At night Rev. DR..
]. W. Lynch. of Wake Forest preached
| before the missionary society of the
university On The coming of the per-
feet"
Rev. Dr. Egbert Smith, of Greensboro,
preached the ba~ccalaureate sermon be-
fore the Peace Institute graduates on
L came not to be ministered unto but
to minister"
The special Southern Railway train
for the Confederate reunion at New
Orleans left here at 4 p. IN. yesterday.
: 1t consisted of five Pullman cars. On
the cars We're the inscriptions Tar Heel
| Veterans Pilgrimage to New Orleans"
Carolina, Carolina, Heavens Blessings
| Attend Her" and First at Bethel.
Foremost at Gettysburg, Farthest at
Chicamauga, Last al AppOmattoX-"
| Miss Mary Armistead Jones, Miss Daisy
Smith, of GOldsborO, Miss Roberts, OF
Gainesville, Miss Evelyn Billiard, of
FranklintOn We're among the sponsors
going from here. The drum corps of
the l.. 0. 3. Branch camp also went.
Bishop Had. of the Catholic church.
stated last night that he would leave
in a few days for Rome to have an au-
dience with the Pope. There is no poll
tics in his visit but, merely to report
the spiritual condition of his charge
which is required every ten years. He
said North Carolina had the smallest
Catholic population Of any state, only
| one-fourth of one per cent. but the
faith is spreading
State Auditor 3. T. Dixon issued this
| card today: The last session of con-
| gress of the United States made provis-
ion for the publication Of complete rOS
ter of the officers and privates Of the
Union and Confederate armies" / ave
been designated by the governor Of
North Carolina to s~uperintend this
work for our North Carolina soldiers,
and to this end 1 respectfully and ear
nestly solicit the cooperation of all per-
sons whO may lave perfect rolls OF
companies or regiments, or who have
any memoranda that could be used in
perfecting the roster for our state.
When l first came into the auditors
office l wrote a letter to the clerks of
the court to the various counties of
the state urging them to send me the
names of five or six intelligent ex-COn-
federate soldiers who would undertake
the work Of correcting the roster Of
troops from their respective counties,
intending to ask the legislature OF our
state to publish a corrected list as soon
as 1 could get the necessary material
on hand. 1 have quite a good deal Of
matter collected in this way, but not
enough TO complete the work. And as
the United States government has TAX
en- the expense of publication from US,
it seems 10 me that it will be an ever
lasting shame if We do not place the
names of the brave men, who held our
flag, in the heavens for four long years
on this roll of honor. I viii greatly ap-
preciate, therefore,, any assistance rem
dered in the work Of preserving the
memories of some of the bravest men
that ever met an enemy upon the bat
tlefield in any land. FoI ward all pa
pers to me at my office in the city Of
Raleigh. AS soon as copies are made
the original papers will be returned TO
the owners If desired"
State Auditor Dixon went 70 Weldon
today 70 open the bazaar TO raise money
for building a monument 70 the COnfed-
crate soldiers Of Halifax and NOrthamp-
ton at Weldon.