The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-26
Relics Found In Corner
Stone of Old Church
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was enthusiastically sung in honor
of the mother of God, to whom
the new building is to be dedicat-
ed, under the title of Our Lady of
Victories, which is the name of
one of the most popular churches
of Paris, the capital of France.
Eat the conclusion of the pray
er, the Rt. Rev. Bishop addressed
the congregation and told all pres
ent in his usual, clear manner the
reason why we were building a
church here, explaining to them at
the end of the discourse the
meaning of the ceremonies used in
! the Catholic church for the laying
and blessing a corner stone.
"The procession then took place,
headed by the pastor and the
cross-bearer, with the two acolytes
carrying candles; next came some
little girls dressed in white and
wearing wreaths of flowers on
their heads showing that they were
under the special care of Mary,
the emblem of innocence and the
author of all purity, for one of
them at the head of the group
carried a beautiful banner repre-
senting the Immaculate Virgin
Then marched the singers and i'm
mediately after them the clergy.
Many parts of the building were
blessed and sprinkled with holy
water, and the corner stone, into
which a cross had been cut and
gilded, was laid with appropriate
prayers and ceremonies. This
done, all returned in the same or
der to the platform, the clergy
singing the canticle of the Bless
ed Virgin, My South doth Mag
Nifty the Lord, to return thanks to
God in the beautiful language of
Mary for the tavors and blessings
of the day.
"This ended a ceremony which
few had ever witnessed before, but
which all will be likely to remem-
Der for many many, years. Such
day is an epoch in the already in
teresting history of our town.
81 have now given you the par
ticulars you desired, but, before
closing, | want to tell you how
glad and proud | feel that our
new church will soon increase the
number of the handsome buildings
of this beautiful village, for |,
with all others, wish to be num-
bered among those who shall
never rest until they have done
much for the morality and pros
perity of its citizens"
ihe same paper that contained
the above account announced Abb
raham Lincoln and Hannibal Ham
lin as the republican nominees for
president and vice president, and
E1rastuS Fairbanks as the republi
can candidate for governor of
Vermont. The democratic presl-
dental candidate was Stephen A.
Douglas and the poet, John G.
SAKE was the democratic candi-
date for governor. In Caledonia
county these men, well-known to
former generation were candidates
for public office: A. E. Judevine
of Hardwick and |. n. Hall of
Groton, for senators; Serene
Montgomery of Walden and Ezra
A. Parks of Waterford, for side
judges; A. L. French of St. Johns
bury, for judge of probate; G.
W. Cahoon of Lyndon for states
attorney; Emerson Hall of St.
Johnsbury for sheriff; and Charles
Shipman of Hardwick for high
bailiff. Martin l.. Poland, only
son of Luke P. Poland had just re-
eeived from Congressman Walton
an appointment as cadet to West
Point, and had written his father
that he had slept in a blanket on
the ground for the first time in
his life. Bliss N. Davis of Dan
vile was mentioned as a candidate