The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05
DEDICATION OF CONVENT
OF BLESSED SACRAMENT
AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
by THE REV. PA TRICK TURNER
Pastor blessed Sacrament Church

| Abbott of Cullman to close the pro-
cession.
On arrival at the convent the pro-
| cession will form around the parochial
school department and the bishop will
| first bless the crucifixes that are to
hang in the different classroons and
then the classrooms viii also be
blessed.
8. The bishop and attending Clergy
will then move on to the chapel en-
trance. where they will recitc some
Psalms and then proceed to bless tho
convent from the outside. The sponsors
VIII also form part of the procession,
having an important part to act IN this
| stage of the ceremony. The sponsors to
| the convent are as follows: Mrs. w. t.
Grubb. Mrs. O. r. Hundley. Mrs. w. A.
Porter. Mrs Redmond Wheeler Mrs.
George Cruikschank. Mrs. JohI fetch
| er, Mrs. DeBarde1eben. Mrs w. b.
| Leedy, Jr., Mrs. Ruff. Mrs. NorLy, Mrs.
McCarty. Mrs. II. Murphy, Mrs. Won
Herbulis. Mrs. J. McGeever. airs. Jo-
seph Meighan. Mrs. Bairde. Mrs. j. J.
ORourke. Mrs. w. j. Thomas, Mrs.
Neal, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Boggan, Mrs
Hanson, Mrs. w. McGrail, Mrs. Frank
lin. Mrs. White. Mrs. Bodeker, Mrs.
ONeil. Miss ONeil, Mrs Mackin, Mrs
McCrossin, Mrs. OBrien and T. JOY
The part acted by the sponsor in the
ceremony for the dedication cf the con-
vent will be similar to that of sponsor
at the baptism of a child. In order to
enable the sponsors to hold. as We may
say, the convent during the ceremony,
/, the ribbons will be let down through
the windows and allowed to hang down
to the ground. These will be neld by
the sponsors during certain parts of
the ceremony In order to show that
n
sor Having so willingly and cheer
fully responded to the call made OH
them to act as sponsors we know that
they will continue to take a 1eop and
appreciative interest in the Institution
ever after. feeling an honest pride to
be called upon to cooperate in so noble
a work.
4. After the blessing of the convent
from the outside the bishop win go to
the convent chapel and totge+hCr with
the clergy will bless the affairs and the
interior of the chapel after which the
Litanies will be sung Having COM
pleted all ceremonies prescribed by the
ritual for a dedication, holy mass will
be celebrated in the convent chapel.
Rev. P. Turner, pastor of the Blessed
Sacrament parish, acting as celcbrant,
and Rev. William Turner. d. D., of
Washington preaching the sermon
proper to the occasion. The music and
by the well known Cullman plain chant
choir The Cullman choir. which is un-
der the direction of one of the nc nlbers
of the Benedictine order. is one of the
| leading factors in propagating ard fur
| thering the intentions and wishes of
his holiness, the Pope, in having plain
chant used at the ceremonies of the
church. The choirmaster of Cullman, who
| is himself a member of the Benedic-
| tines, has just returned from Europe.
where he has spent some time IN the
! higher study of plain chant.
s. The clergy participating in the
ceremony will be the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Allen of Mobile as officiating bishop;
Rev. p. Turner of Blessed Sacrament
parish, Birmingham, celebrant Rev.
| William Turner, D. D., deacon Rev. ].
Turner, D. D., of New York subdeacon:
Rev. Dr. Savage and Father McQuil-
len. deacons of honor; Rev. Father
Hackett, master of ceremonies.
Besides the officiating clergy there
will be present Rt. Rev. Abbott Ber-
nard, o. S. b.. Rev. T. C, Abbott of
| Nashville Rev. W. Cassel and p ].
Ryan. C. IS. r.. of st. Louis. Rev. j. A
| Brady, N. Henry, w. A. Carrigan. ]. W.
Dunn, E. Kennedy f. Shea OF Mobile
Dr. Savage. Rev. Rice. Cannon and ST.
Laurent from Montgomery. Rev. iaath-
ers Callahan. McDermott from Hunts
vile and Decatur respectively. Also Rev.
| Fathers Jenet from Eufaula and ather
Sweeney from Tuscaloosa
| The children of the school are pre-
pairing a short programme to entertain
the Rt Rev. Bishop and visiting clergy.
| The parents of the children ere in
vited to attend the little performance.
which viii ltake place in the convent
auditorium at 1870 D. m.