The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-25
- iising Of she Cress ON the Catholic
sEf = Cathedral.

Ih6 cross was raised to its position on the
summit of the new spire at the Catholic Cathe-
dral yesterday afternoon with appropriate Ger.
emonies. 1t will be remembered that the first
Cross was raised on the third Sunday of last
July, and the spire and cross were blown down
IN the terrible gale of thu 9th of september
The ceremonies on this occasion were similar
to those that occurred at the former time, but
were not precisely the same . a.
A raised platform was erected upon the
Franklin street side of the Cathedral, upon
which was placed table supporting tall sill
yer crucifx, while rows of seats rising in tiers.
were built between the table and the church
ediice to accommodate the girls of the Sunday
Schools who were dressed in white. trimmed
with green, and numbered some three hundred
Precisely at 3o'clock the procession was formed
In the Chapel, and passing through the Cathe-
dral, marched through the main entrance to
Cumberland street and thence round to the
platform, Kotxschmar meanwhile accompany
ing the voices upon the magnificent organ
Between the leaving the church and the tax
ing their seats the procession chanted the Mis-
erere. First came the boys of the Sunday
Schools, then the girls, next the acolytes, and
after them the cross borne by Fathers Muir.
ply, De Rose, buddy and Callahan, the pro-
cession ending with Right Reverend Bishop
Bacon. As soon as all had ia ken their places,
the "Magnifcat" was sung by the full Cathe-
dral Choir, accompanied by the organist of the
Cathedral on the organ, and at its conclusion
the impressive ceremony of blessing the cross
was performed by the Bishop. The tackles
al
Christianity was slowly ascending its position
on the summit of the spjre the children again
united in chanting the Mserere. For some
time after the cross began to ascend, and be.
fore it had reached its place, fears were enter
tanned by many that it might fall as there was
avery high wind blowing at the time, the cross
was very heavy, and the guys were on the
wrong side. But these fears were luckily soon
dispelled, and, as the work was completed, the
bells of the Cathedral rang out a Joyous peal
uniting with the tones of the organ. The choir
sung the "Lauda Sion" foil owed by the chill
dren with "Salutation to the Cross
The procession then reformed and returned
by the former route to the interior of the
Cathedral, when the Bishop delivered short
address.
He commenced by saying, it should be the
desire of every christian to see the cross made
for it was on the cross that the
Saviour united humanity with divinity, atom
ing for the sins Of men and restoring to the
world the friendship and love of the Heavenly
Father. We should, therefore, value the cross
on which he died and the figure of the cross.
The Church honors it SO much that she places
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greet that by an accident the former cross had
been laid low. Much as I dreaded crossing the
sea during the wintry season of the year pre-
ferred to await the erection of this cross, and
participate in the ceremonies with you. 1t is
there. 1t may stand for years, or it may fall
like its predecessor and be replaced by another.
But no matter which, it will remain the SYM
Dol Of Christs Sufferings. Whenever you look
upon this cross pray God that he may pardon
your sins. Glory in the cross of Christ, and
the more you love it and delight in it the less
sin will there be in you. We are here to save
our souls, and to do so we must bear our cross
to the end of time. We all have our crosses to
bear, whether high or low, rich or poor. One
loses his wealth, another his child. When our
crosses seem to US the hardest to bear let us
turn our thoughts to the sufferings of Christ
and have the patience to bear them and trust
in him. Then, when at last we are taken from
this world and judged in the presence of the
cross shall we be found worthy of the King
dom.
The Benediction and Sacrament followed
the Bishops address which closed the ceremo-
MES
There was an immense crowd in attendance,
completely filling every space of ground on
Congress, Franklin, and Cumberland streets
(Which gave an opportunity to witness the pro-
ceedings), and after the out of. door ceremonies
were over the church was packed by Catholics
DESTROYS of witnessing those to take place in
doors.
The now spre is somewhat shorter than the
former one, but the Gloss is much larger
The dimensions of the spire are as follows:
Stone foundation, 8 #. in. brick tower, 96
IT, wooden spire, 81 it.; total, 100 #. in. The
cross is 10 #. in. in height, is of the pure
Gothic pattern with bosses of the early Eng
lish order attached. Adding the height of the
cross to that of tower and spire we have a
grand total height of 203 #. 4 in.
During the ceremonies, notwithstanding the
immense crowd of spectators, excellent order
was preserved by large force of police under
Marshal SWEET and Deputies Perry and Boil
ton. ..-- E+
BRIEF JoTTINas Bacon expects to