The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-30

same religious liberation wo are assembled
here today. Your beloved Bishop and his do
voted clergy are filed with delight on wit.
Messing the imposing crowd and religious pro
and are now assembled hero. see around me
and liberty-ioving sturdy Germsns, the sons of
Ireland, ever foremost in advancing the inter-
ests OF religion and country. see also tho
o cfa OF sunny France and Italy, and was
resentatives of the African races fraternizing
tremendously with those who had been their
former masters What q beautiful emblem of
Cathoiicity which numbers among her chill
dren people of every cline, nation and tongue
Not only are Catholics gathered here, but
members of other denominations, who see in
the erection of this future cathedral another
ornament to their beautiful city, an honor to
religion, a gate of salvation to thousands of
ae 10 IN rising generation, and lasting monument
Oh me zeai OF your youthful Bishop and his
The constitution of the Catholic Church ia
ample enough to admit within it's folds mem
bers of every nation atty and of every poIiti-
words of the Redeemer: "Go. and teach all
nations" To all she says !: Nv Kingdom is
not OF this world. You may be Wing or Dem
ocrat, republican or Conservative, but she
commands all on entering her portals to leave
at the threshold oil luminosity and hatred. For
her Church is the temple of peace of harmony
and concord: How beautiful the reflection
doctrine preached viii be announced to Won
from tho Cathedral the same commaudment
which Moses gave on Mount Sinai the same
in Judea the same Gospel of peace Which,
was preached on the Mount; which St. Paul
preached in Athens and st. Peter in Rome.
This is the Gospel which shall be announced
same yesterday, to-day and forever" Rejoice
in being members of this everlasting ChSroh.
and pray from your hearts, "if forget thee,
ming"
The people of Savannah have been distiu-
guished for their liberality, they have gener-
onsly contributed on former occasions to the
erection of churches In other dioceses, aud
even 10 my own and am sure that your mu-
nifcence will manifest itself still more stri-
klngiy IN contributing to the great work so
dren Of Israel responded to the call of Moses,
so will you respond to the call of your beloved
Bishop. In other countries churchas have been
erected by crowned heads and jeweled prin-
cesses, but our reliance is on the generous
hearts OF the people. Here, thank God, we have
no union of Church and State to hamper the
free action of the Church, which too often,
while ostensibly aiding the Church, practically
hampers her free action, and enslaves her
Bishops and priests. as is now the case in Italy,
Switzerland SS,iI and Prussia. May Bishops and
their talents and their lives upon the people
and receive in return, the support and graft.
tude Of their faithful children.
:. Toner one prayer--may your youthful bishop
may he break the bread of life anto the faith.
ful, and impose his consecrated hands upon
your children, and may you often have the
happiness of bearing bis eloquent voice within
the walls of this noble cathedral. And may
you all, both pastors and people, have the
happiness of worshiping together in the hea-
ven of Jerasalen--that temple of everlasting
JOY, and peace, and rest.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CATHEDRAL.
The lot upon which the projected magnifi-
nan otr otr1rn ia tal hnc M
feet and depth of 300 feet, and is one of the
most desirable in the city. The building will
be of George brick. rough cast, with stone
niees, pinnacles. 1t will have two towers fin
ished with spires, and consist Of
basement subdivided into Sunday school
and other rooms.
church floor, with TRANSCRIPTS sanctuary and
side chapels.
Triforium galleries, over side chapels and
saoIistes, with turret staircases.
Vestibufe entrances three in number wi tn
choir gallery and gallery for colored persons,
and staircases to each sacristy in north tower
Cry Egypt st Of cellar III. under sanctuary.
Gothic, and in it's construction only the ysry
best materials are to be used, and the work
will be done in the most thorough and sub-
stantial manner.
There will be in all sixty-two windows in
the building. of various sizes and of the most
elegant designs, and will be furnished with
stained glass. The front of the Cathedral will
dow" eighteen feet in diameter There will
be two windows in the transept, each sixteen
feet wide and twenty-eight feet high.
The Cathedral will be approached by a splep
did terrace one hundred feet in length, three
feet high and twenty feet wide, the terrace
being five steps from tho sidewalk and to the
entrance of the church, broad stairway of nine
stops. In addition to the main entrances,
there will be two doors leading in to the church
from the towers. The basement floor will be
thirteen feet pitch in the clear, and will be ap-
preached by eight doors. The triforium arcades
or galleries on the north end, south side of the
Church, will he finished in superb STYLE, and
will be commodious and conveniently ar.
ranged.
The towers will be e15 feet in height, and
strong step ladders will be provided for access
to the different stories. Spiral staircases of
iron will be placed in the tnrrets which will
be finished in fine style, aud will be seventy
two feet high. There. will be eight double
window! windows in the towers, of elegant design
twenty Windows in the basement. On this
floor there will also be fifteen iron columns.
four of which are to be cluster columns the
remaining ones plain; these latter will be
fourteen feet high and twelve inches in diane
ter the Others the same, with the exception
OF the diameter, which will be greater.
Upon the main floor of the church there
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