The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-15

|RNING. OCTOBER Is, 1871.
has the face of q pilgrim; and when 1t talks it
speaks in the language Of eternity itself. ie
who have come here neither in fervor nor IN
curiosity, are also welcome. 1t is not mere
compliment that you pay to my chnrcn IN
coming here but it is q debt Of respect that
you owe to it for planting and preaching the
Brethren and friends, regret that the Ca ,
tholic Church speaks this evening through so
wsa an organ would wish that hssrd ny svsry
might fall they would leave a seed of truth on
the soil of the human heart, and take root ana
blossom ard fructify into eternal, hfe-givlng
fruit
In the name of Father Smith, who You are,
perhaps, not aware was an old teacher OF mines
and to whom owe all the requirements, II
any have also in the name of all the PriesSs
assembled and, better still, in the name OF tne
Holy Catholic Church and of Jesus Christ. and
Him crucified, thank you all for your pres
ence and attention this evening.
It is almost impossible to give an idea OF
a real grafton, through mere verbal report
of its language. Its intellectual life is
there, but much of that subtler life of soul
which dwells in the glance, the tone..of
voice, the electric action, can never be
photographed on paper. This remark Ia
especially applicable to the oratory Of Fa-
Their Ryan. There is q melody in his voice,
distinctness- of articulation carrying his
words to wonderful distance, that greatly
aid him in weaving that magic spell which
his hearers invariably feel.
The corner stone was to be placed at the
front angle nearest the corner of DerbigDy
street, at considerable distance from the
platform. The Archbishop, escorted by
tue clergy and laity, therefore, moved in
procession to that point. Mounting the
steps which conducted to the chosen spot,
the procession of clergy opened it's ranks,
permitting His Grace to pass through, &C
G ,mpanied by Rev. Fathers Raymond,
Smith and jeremiah MoynihaD. During
the usual imposing ceremonial box was
deposited in the corner stone, containing
: number of documents. There was copy
, of the Freeman's Journal, Nec York Tablet,
Ne,c Orleans Times, Picayune and RepubH-
can, Propagatenr, MORNING STAR and Ca
. tholic Almanac, also list of the names OF
: the building committee. The principal
= document, however. was the following, Civ
y ing and identifying the date of the event
t Ammo D0T Mbd Ss:tEs si'H Christi
u Octave idus Octooris
At Pho Mono PonIifce Maxine
,a .ArchipIasule Neo Aureia Diocesis
" DID. N. j. Perche
Ssperiore Generate Congrationis MISSIONS
IN Eft Puella .um Chari.atiS
d jeanne Baptista Etiepne
10 Vistatore Provinciarum FGderatarum America Sci
10 tentrtonals
lie Am. Rev. jeanne Hayden
le Pastore parece Sti Joseph in cujus honore
Mt hoe novum Edifcatur Templum
ii RID r. j. Smith
ssistentibus r. G. Bogliogli, ID. D. Leyden ct c.
Is Beecher
IN Eiusdem Congregations MISSIONS Presbyteris
$50 Preside Reipublice Provinciarum FOrderatarum
al America Septentrionalis
GU u. s. Grant
er Gubernatore ProvipciR louisiana
ny II. G. Warmoth
he Hode supra dicto ste Laps Auguaris poni;
- Novumque
ao Erigtur Templum
laC Sub Invocatone
rs, Sti. Joseph.
are The cornerstone itself bears this inscrll
gs ton:
30 ID. ON
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