, 1873-06-23
AN IMPOSING CEREMONY,

Laying tho Cornerstone of tho Now
Catholic Church of the Sacred
Heart.
The cornerstone Of the new Roman Catholic
church, to bo known as tho Sacred Heart, wns
laid, yesterday. with imposing ceremonies. Tho
site Ia located al tho intersection Of Luke and
John atreota. It will be ITO feet long and 10
feet wide, y commodious and substantial edi-
fco. The various Catholic benevolent aud other
Societies assembled at 81. Pntricks Church and
marched thence with banners and music to the
scene Of tho ceremonies. An adequate police
force, under command Of Sergeant O'Donnoll,
kept the way clear for the procession, which WA
societies present, and Of those III command:
Montgomery Guards, Capt: Clifford Irish
Rifles. Capt: cunihe; St. Bonedict Society,
Esao' SaSee s6s{1 wsERo hsv Ms'aha flaq ln9y dSa S
liz sodaIity Society, Capt. 1fackosy; Father
Mathew Temperance Society, John Durkin;
NevinR Band; St. Francis Garmon Catholic 3d.
oiety, Mr.. Kauffman Hibornian Benevolent So
ciety, William Lewis; Lanigan's Band; Society
Of tho Sacred Heart; Swiss Hand; Holy Namc
Catholic Temperance Society, John Don1in;
Emerald sooieties Nos. !, q, end :; Ct. Bridgets
Connors; cornet Band; St. Patrick'e Society
United Sons Of Erin, Redmond Sheridan; st.
Columbkill's Benevolent Society, Maj. Move.
Aid, hcOlowry acted aa Chief Marshal aud
Henry Al0erR R8 ARa!6thnt- .....
Among the distinguished porsons in attond-
auco wore tho 1lt. Roy. Bishop Foley, Rev: John
AIoh1ullin, D. D.. Rev. DR.. Murphy, Bishop
Toloys Secretary; the ReVs., Fathers Dameu,
Koogomans, Niederkom, and other jesuit Fa-
Tiers; the Roy. Joseph Molitore, pastor OF tho
Bohemian congregation; the Rov. P. J. Com
way. pastor Of st. Patrick's !; tho Rov. Father
Rouenbaur, Of St. Francs'; John ], Fitzgibbon,
editor Of tho Western Catholic, etc.
Az ilnmonoe ,co conconrso Of people, numbering
o'clock in tho stroots lending to the
| church. The first story OF tho building is
already built. Flooring waa laid around tho
sides for the procession of the officiating clergy
men. There were q largo number Of acolytea
rayed In full canonicals. Tho ceremony Of con-
aecrating the building and OF laying tho cornor-
atone was conducted In tile impressive form pre-
scribed in tho ritual Of tho Roman Catholic
Church. It was intended that there should be
the Roy. MI. Rosonbaur intending to speak III
German, tho Ney. Joseph Mlitore In Bohemian,
and the Rev, Mr.; Mohulln tn English.
DR.: MoMallln began BY saying that by tho cor, s5:
apart from the other portion Of tho carthB sur.
face, and had been dedicated to tho seryloe oi
the Deity. It WAS more aaorod than the Durn'
Ing bush, morn sacred than Zion's hill:
At this point . terrific clap Of thunder TO
aounded through tho heavon, and tho rain can't
down in torrents dispensing tho crowd, Whicl
scattered In all directions to Hoek shelter. The
storm put veto on further speaking, and tht
proceedings terminated.
In connection with this church 1t is wortt
noting that Mr.. Walsh, an 1rish citizou, at on'
ttmo owned forty acres Of land In that vicinity
He apportioned It into blocks and called four Q
tho streets aftor four Of his soma, Matthew
Mark, Luke, ana john, who bad been 1la'no'
| after four OF the Disciples. Another stroetwa
called Bridget, aftor his vito, aud auotho
Walsh, after the entire family.