The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-19


For the First Time-one Membe
Aged 7fsYears, Walked Seven Mile
To Participate Eor. the First Time
Occasion Was . Beautiful andN ct.
Worthy cne-Fa ats1er Sorin, Pastor
Deserves Muchc redit fer the Grea
Work-Funds Solicited.
Fully six hundred people gathered
in and around the little Catholic
church at the Cherie Dedeaux Settle
ment, twelve miles moth of DeLisle
near the mouth Of Wolf river, on SUI
day last, the 18th, to witness tn;
beautiful ceremonies attendant upol
a First Communion Glass receiving
The class was composed of seventy
nine members, one of the larges
known. On the day previous five
adults were received in the Catholic
faith by receiving the sacrament o.
baptism.
A noteworthy incident connected
with this occasion was that lady
aged II years, numbered among The
first communicates This was Mrs
Leonie Ladner, who walked sever
miles to attend the services. Suci
effort to serve the Master cannot bu
have it's own reward. Nothing couit
have been more edifying.
1t might not be amiss to state
right here that to Mrs. Berthe Lad
ner much credit is due for the sue
Tl11t
it is she who had charge of the cate
chism.
On the outside of the church a
large platform had been erected, fol
it must be remembered the proper
tions of the little church nestled
among the pines could not accomo
date many more than the communi
cants, and upon this platform Rev
Father Sorin, of DeLisle, and pasto
in charge, addressed the vast assem-
bly,. Catholics predominated, bu
there were auditors from all denomi
nations and the words Of Father SO
rim found lodgment in every breas
and received a hearty response.
At the conclusion of his address,
choir of eighty voices rore its voice
to heaven and long after t'2a services
were over the echo of the melody on
could feel still fingered on the yer.
atmosphere. The selections were
"On This Day, o Beautiful M1tler,.'
and "Au Ciel JErai La Weir IN
Jour"
The sacred services concluded, Mr
John Ladner a prominent resi-
dent and member Of the congregation
spoke in a convincing manner of tn
imperativeness of building new
church This was followed by Prof
Aniseto Vidarosaga, of the Kiln, VIII
dwelt upon the necessity of support
ing the pastor, and he called to .1int
how increasingly and without pric
Rev Father Sorin, was labOring il
the behalf of the people.
Hon. Julian A Mauffray, formerl.
Of Bay ST. Louis, but now of Missis
sippi City, delivered an address OIL
the success which can only be borl
of unity-unity of purpose and unit,
Of action. He said the necessity of ;
new church was not mere passing
nced, but one that was urgent AM
felt every day. He said the pastor
Father SOrin, was striving for tina
purpose; that every cent he could Sc
cure and would receive would be 70
that purpose. Il have often asket
myself, he said, how it is that 81
many of you people come for mile
and miles to this church, but l cal
see among several reasons that tn
f,,I ,nf n
your pastor, Rev Father Sorin, ha
won your good will and good grace
in his work in the Masters vine
yard" Mr. Mauffray's words strucl
home. and the determination wa
then and there set afoOt to raise tn
funds, with the assistance of the out
side world, for the building of tn
| church so badly needed.
AS a demonstration of faith las
| Sunday, June 13, 1909, was tremer
dous success. In numbers the follow
| ing summary attests to the assertion
First Communicates, 70; adults bal
tised, 5: people present, approximate
| ly, 900.
The solos during the ceremony b
Prof Aniseto Vidarosaga and Mrs
| Berthe Ladner were inspiring an
added largely to the solemnity an
beauty OF the occasion.
Messrs. Delmas Ladner and Cheri
| Dedeaux passed the contributiol
plate and about $40 was collected, ,th
first to a fund of about $500 neces
sary Cor the building of the new
church. AS father Sorin stated, tn
| will is good, but the means are miss
ing. The prevailing hard times
has also hit the people OF the countr
and they, too, are feeling the tight
ness of money. No doubt some char
itably inclined soul will assist in tn
time of urgent need. Cash contribu
tions are solicited, and should b
forwarded to Rev Father R. ]. Sorir
DeLisle, P. O., Miss.
The names af the First Commun5
cant of last Sunday are as follows:
Libius Nicaise, Deonie Ladner, Jane
Cuevas, Loren Ladner, Rosaire Ladnel
Gabriel Guevas, Sylvan Ladner, Dona
tien Martin, Olus Nicaise, Amede
Ladner, Emma Garrigat, Firmin Lad
ner, Alphonse Ladner, Norine Chail
lout, Andrew Benetto, Olus HCde, Ze
lima Ladner, Victorine Chaillout, Ar
mold Saucier, Edwin I.adner, Vlttori
Ladner, Sidonia Cueyas, Azemia Lad
ner, Lucretia Cuevas, Arnold Martin
Victor Cueyas, Lucia Cuevas, Paol
Mauffray, Albert Ladner, Emile NORM
Agnes Pitterson, zelina Ladaer, Lagi
Martin, Ernest Ladner, Amelie Nicaise
Selma Ladner, Volcar Chaiiloux, Clau
Cueyas, Theresa Ladner, Rena Cuevas