Blessed a Statue of the Virgin

New York, 1895

At three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the statue of the Virgin and Child was blessed in St. Mary's German Catholic Church, Jamaica, the Rev. Father Zeller, pastor. The services consisted of a vesper service, followed by a sermon in German by the Rev. Father Hanselman, and a sermon in English by Vicar General McNamara, who afterwards dedicated the statue. The benediction followed the dedication of the statue. The statue was then carried from the altar to the street, the priests chanting the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, after which it was hoisted to its place in the steeple over the Shelton avenue entrance to the church. The statue is over 8 feet in height and was imported from Paris.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 24, 1895, p. 8.