Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-23
Bishop CARTS conArnn1lon Tour
(Reported ior the Beaeoz.


rfve0 st st. UeurXt8 34z4M4 H8zU Leon
ardtown at $50 A. - He Was accom-
panied throughout the tour by Rev. Faith
or Kelly, s. j., al Le0nardtown- Mass
was celebrated coram Ponfl1ce il Saint
Francis Xayier's Churrh o. The Island al
Q O'Clock by Rev. L. J. KeIIy. s. ]. Tbs
Confirmation ceremonies beEan ~ 10
O'Clock, the Bishop taking ~ The subject
Of his discourse, 'sThe Hof Spirit the
Souls Sweet Guest be oonGrned I've
adults and a class of ten chEldrcn- who
had been prepared ssy the ieses Sadie
and Lena Rohrecht. TIE y nsors were
Mr.. Joseph Robrecht ard - Lena Ro-
brecht. Miss Anna G. RoluBcht was or
ganist. The choir was eozlposel of Mrs.
Joseph Hobbs, Mrs. Jaule@ Brown, Mrs.
BENJAMIN Brown, Miss S&&ie Eobrecht,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eusebius Rohrecht. Nota-
bly, among the selections r<ndered were
the Kyrie from BuhIer's Ms, Feni Gre
aSus and Thou Knowest lard, ahymn
to the Sacred Heart After the services
the Bishop and party weree1 ferfnined at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hobbs.
In the party were Mr.. JohnsF. Duke and
Clarence Duke, of Leonardfown, and Mr..
Godfrey Mattingly, principal Of st. Geor-
ge's Island School. At ! P.sM- they were
taken across the sc. Mary b 70 st. Inigo's
Manor by Mr. Jos and Harry Robrecht.
Sr. IoSATIUs' CaUacH, ST. IMeo's.
At $40 p. NJ, June 18th, the sacred
rites were begun af this church. Bishop
Curtis spoke on the ali important duty
Of saving ones soul and on the strength
that comes from the Holy Spirit in Con-
firIhation He confirmed class Of twen-
fy-nine, being assisted In the ceremony
by Rev. Fethers Fullerton, s. j.. r. III.
Kelly, 5. j., and l.. j. Kelly, 8. j. The
Sponsors were Mr.. Chas. Robreeht. Mrs.
Dominic Raley, Mr.. Robt Butler aud Mrs.
Jane Butler The services were eOnclud-
ed by that beautiful Catholic ceremony.
the Benedietion of the Blessed Sacrament.
given by Bishop Curtis. Theparish choir.
OF Mrs. Birch, lucy May Real.
Christine Beal, Minnie Raley, Mabel Ty-
Ter and Josie Raley, sang the hymns at
Mrs. Ernest Bohanan was
the organist. In the evening the Bishop
was the guests Of the Jesuit Fathers at
which was served In the Manor
or Priests Residence The invited guests
were Messrs. Dominic Raley. Alexander
Hon. Charles 8. Grason and
DIR. Louis F. Tippett.
ST.. MIcHAEL's CHURoH, The RDGE.
June IA, 1904. This is one of the
largest parishes of lower st. Mary 'scoun-
ty. The preparation OF the children for
had been under the care of
Mrs. Pembroke Smith, Miss Lena Tross-
back and Miss Emma Wood. Prior To
the confirmation rites, High Mass coram
Episcop0 was sung by Rev. L. j. Kelly.
). j. The organist and choir director
was Mrs. William Bayne. The Bishop
preiaced the confirmation ceremonies by
a discourse on 'sTEe Holy Ghost a. the
infallible guide Of the church and of souls
in matters Of faith" He insisted ON the
incumbent on every man of
believing not what he pIeasesr or chooses
but what God reveals through Christ and
His Holy Spirit. Thirty-iive were con
firmed, all but one being children. The
Sponsors were Mrs. George c. Roach and
Mrs. Pembroke Smith. All the children
were then enrolled in the eOnfrafernity of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, receiving the
Seapulas from Father p. III. Kelly. 8. j.
The Bishop and his party went to the
Evergreen" the residence Of Mrs. Anas-
tasia Benville, where they partook oftbe
far-famed hospitality of their generous
hostess. No one fortunate enough TO be
present at the solemn ceremonies In st.
Michaels failed to notice the beauty and
brilliancy Of the altar and sanctuary.
thanks to the painstaking care and de-
vOtion OF Mrs. Phllo Herbert. the sacris-
tian, and her corps of faithful assistants.
ST. PETER CLAvER's CHURCH (CoLoRED).
In the afternoon OF this same day Bish-
op Curtis paid his first official visitation
to st. Peter Claver's. He was greeted
by the parish brass band, under the d.
r.ctien OF Capt. CAN'T At $50 p. NJ.
Bishop Curtis, assisted by the priests
named above, began the confirmation
service by discourse on the Symbolism
OF Confirmation" He explained to the
children the meaning ofhis episcopal vest
ments, OF the raising Of hands and of the
solemn and sacred amounting with holy
ehrism. The confirmed wns forty-eighf.
including eight adults. Webster Biscoe
and Ceceiia Biseoe were assisted by Miss
Roxie Langley. They had prepared the
classes for confirmation. bishop Curtis
closed the impressive exercises with Rem
edietion. He congratulated the congre-
CATION on their interest In the church and
their devotion to the precious treasure Of
their Catholic faith, and heexhorted them
to still greater Efforts In the future. The
parish has a aourishing Sodality of the
Blessed Virgin; into which sonae fifteen
new members were received ut tie annual
reception, June 5th.
ST.. GEORGE's CHURCH, VALLEY LEE.
June 10, 10 A. N. 55 children and
adults were confirmed here.
CHURCH OF THE Holy FACE. Crlrrox Fac
TORY.
From st. Georges Church Bishop Cur.
tbs drove to Clifton Factory. where. at
2.30 p. NJ, he administered the Saera-
ment OF Confirmation to a class of thir.
ty-one, four Of the number being adults,
The Sponsors were Mrs. VIM. Cecil and
Mrs. Armsworthy. The children had
been prepared for confirmation by Miss
Eva Price, who conducted the weekly
catechism class. Bishop Curtis delivered
an instruction at the beginning Of the
service and concluded all BY Benedictiou
Of the Blessed Sacrament He was as.
sisted by Fathers ScuIIy, r. I'll. Kelly and
l.. j. Kelly. Mrs. VIM. Cecil was organ.
list and directed the singing Of the con.
firmation hymn, Come. Holy Ghost, y
and OF the Benediction hymns. In spite
of the busy season and the attraction
Of various Commencement exercises the
church was crowded TO its utmost cana
city. The same was true in all the Other
churches, where many not Of the Catho
lie faith came to witness this simple but
solemn ceremony that recalled the events
narrated in the Acts Of the Apostles and
reiterated the great fact % the Penficost
the descent OF the Holy Ghost upon the
faithful OF Christ The Sponsor for tn,
girls was Mrs. John Armsworthy.