The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-01
CORNER STONE LAYING.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT ST.
ANNE CHURCH SUNDAY.

From The Daily Item, November 81.
With all Of the solemn ceremonies
Of the Catholic Church, Right Rev.
Henry p. Northrop. Bishop Of Char
lesion, will tomorrow morning, sur
rounded by Rev. Father Charles Du-
bois Wood, the Rector, and the peo-
pie Of Saint Anne's Parish, of Sumter,
and many from the other cities in
the Sumter Catholic Mission, com
posed of the congregations Of Cam
den, Cheraw, Florence, Georgetown
and Sumter. the latter place being
headquarters. place the corner stone
of new church dedicated to Saint
Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
Bishop Northrop will be assisted
by Mr.. Walter A. Burke. of New
York City. and the following vestry-
men Of the Sumter church: Messrs.
Neil O'Donnell. John w. McKiever,
F. c. Manning, Geo. F. Epperson,
and T.. B. Jenkins. ..,...
Right Rev. John ]. Monaghan
Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, will
honor the occasion with his presence.
Solemn High Mass will be celebrat-
ed by Father Charles d. Wood with
Rev. Father Joseph A. Gallagher, of
Wilmington, N. c., acting as Deacon,
Rev. Father Joseph Mahoney, Apos-
tolic Missionary, Of Charleston, as
Sub-Deacon, and Rev. Father Corne-
Illus A. Kennedy, Of Sumter. as Mas
ter Of Ceremonies.
The High Mass "Corane Episcopo"
will be sung by the we'll known and
talented members Of the Georgetown
s. c., Catholic choir, under the direc-
ton Of Miss Kate Morgan.
Solemn benediction Of the Blessed
Sacrament by the Right Rev. Bishop
H. p. Northrop will be held at 4:30
tomorrow afternoon, and the George
town choir will also sing at this SER
vice.
At the High Mass the crossbearers
and the altar servers will be Master
John Wade, Of Florence, and Andrew
Farrelby, Of Georgetown. The corner
stone proper was made and inscribed
by Mr.. Thomas H. Reynolds, of Char
lesion, and Is a splendid piece of
workmanship. The stone, which was
taken from the foundation walls of
the old Catholic Cathedral, in Char
lesion, is Of brown stone, and will
serve as fitting memorial to Right
Rev. Bishop John England, who es-
tablished the Sumpterville-Pr -Provi-
dence Mission District, in 1893.
The ille-Providence, and
later the Sumter Mission has the dis
tinction of having been cared for by
four illustrious bishops of Charles
ton: Bishop John England, Right
Rev. Bishop Reynolds, Right Rev.
1iStAOP oSAiSh LyICl, anu TIE pres
ent Right Rev. Henry P. NorthrOp,
ID. ID. Sumter Catholic Mission also
has the unique distinction Of having
been the birthplace of two priests
and two bishops, Right Rev. Patrick
Lynch having been born in Cheraw,
and Right Rev. Bishop John ]. Mon
Afghan, of Wilmington, Delaware, be-
ing born and raised in Sumter, S. G..
The first church edifice Of the Sump-
terville- Providence Mission was To-
Gated at Providence, Sumter County
in 1887, and was administered to by
Rev. Father Edward Quigley under
appointment of Bishop John Eng
land. This church existed until 1S4S
when Bishop Reynolds appointed the
Rev. Father jeremiah ]. O'Connell.
The Providence church was named
the Church of the Assumption Of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
Father O'Connell purchased a dis
carded Methodist church in Sumter
and remodelled it. This church was
dedicated in the summer of 1849. 1t
was named the Church Of Saint Law
renee in honor Of Rev. Father Law
renee O'Connell, brother of Father
Jerry" O'Connell. ...r
In 1862 Bishop Reynolds appointed
Rev. Father Timothy J. Sullivan pas
tor at Sumter. He remained in
charge until his death, August 9Th,
1865. He was buried beneath the
church, and his body was but recent
ly moved to the new Catholic ceme-
terry on Oakland Avenue.
In 1865 Bishop Patrick Lynch ap-
l~tA