Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-19
ST. PATRICK.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY IN ST.
PAUL YESTERDAY.
The Doings bv Day and by Night--Father
Shanley's Discourse--A Call on the Bishop
Two Entertainments Last Ntght--A
Watch Presentation.
Eresats of the Day.

formed order of Knights of St. Paul to
resist. Accordingly, yesterday morning, at
about 10 o'clock, the order, under Com.
mander M. J. OConnor, assembled in force
in the basement of the cathedral. Here
they were met by company
of the Father Matthew's Temperate society
with sashes and badges. The two associa-
tons formed in line and led by the Cathe-
dral band paraded St. Peter, Seventh and
Wabashaw streets and entered the Cathedral
few minutes before the commencement of
mass. The Cathedral was we'll filled with
people habitated in holiday attire and wore a
decided air of festivity. On the grand altar
we're displayed three bannerets of St. Pat
rick III green and gold. The pulpit was en-
shrouded in snowy lace like bridal veil and
ornamented with the shamrock so green"
The mass was celebrated with more than
ordinary solemnity, and the choir did re-
markedly we'll, and the "Gloria in excelsis"
would have been quite creditable perform
ance had it not been for the organ. In this
connection, it does seem inexplicable to
visitor or stranger, that the cathedral church
of Minnesota, with two bishops and large
and wealthy parish, and an immense congre-
CATION, that there is not better music.
FATHER sHANLEY's DISCOURSE.
The rector, Rev. John Stanley, preached the
sermon upon the words, ''Blessed is the nation
whose God is the Lord, and the people
which He hath chosen for His Inheritance
He first spoke of the great influence of
divine, supernatural faith, upon nation and
upon individual humanity, pointing out that
this wonderful influence was singularly ap-
parent in the Irish people. The nation, he
said, remembers, with bright, vivid, lasting
gratitude, the messenger who first brought
the light of faith to them. The memory of
Caesar, Napoleon, Luther, who is held in
honor by thousands as the liberator of human
thought, Grattan, Burke, Webster Shakes
peare, Milton, Dante, and many others who
have lived in history and in song and yet to-
day we can hardly tell for what they are famed
without special research through the musty
pages of some almost forgotten book. But
this is not the case with those who first
sowed tho seeds of supernatural faith-of
gospel truth. To-day, he said, the Catholic
world were doing honor to the patron saint
of Ireland-he who planted upon that beau
tiful gem of the sea the seed of Christian
faith. He won no bloody battles-his sword
was the cross, his eloquence the simplicity
of the gospel of Christ. He then gave
sketch of the life of the saint, and por-
trayed wildly the condition of Ireland
before his mission, claiming for Ireland that
she was never barbarously idolatrous, and
never was she stained by human sacrifices.
After admonishing his hearers to profit by
the example of the saint who possessed pre-
eminently all the virtues especially that of
charity-he concluded an eloquent i1npas-
stoned discourse by splendid apostophe to
st. Patrick.
CALLING ON THE BISHOP.
After the service, the Knights of
st. Paul formed again into line,
and marched to the bishops residence,
when the venerable prelate, Bishop Grace,
was called for and came out upon the steps,
when Commander M. j. O'Connor stepped
forwark and said
Right Reverend Bishop: This being the
anniversary of st. Patrick, it would afford me
pleasure to speak of Ireland's great patron
saint, his name being ever fresh in Irish
memory and dear to Irish hearts, and like his
chosen emblem, Erin's shamrock, blooms in
special mannera at this season. My duty to-day
however, is to present our new Temperance or
ganlzatlon the Knights of St. Paul. Our OBJ
lect Is to promote tenn perance and benevolence
We have introduced a feature which we hope
will recommend itself to the Catholic societies
throughout the State. refer to our mutual
life insurance association. Right Reverend
Bishop Ireland having kindly consented to be
president of it gives us much courage, showing
our people of Minnesota that he has confidence
IN the men who have started this good work,
We admit members in good standing of all
Catholic societies in this State. We hope to
have your best wishes for our success. We in
tend to make this association, by our works.
acceptable to all good citizens. 1t is unneces-
sary for me to assure you, Right Reverend Sir,
that we all, with you, mourn the death of our
late Holy Father, Pope Plus TX. While we
mourn we have the consolation of knowing
that he died as he lived, BETTING the head Of
Christ's church on earth, with love for all men,
has not been heard against him. All good
Catholics unite in their prayers to the Almighty
to grant eternal rest and to let perpetual
light shine upon him." The accession of Pope
Leo XIII has been a source of joy throughout
the Catholic world.
We congrat ulate you, our Right Reverend
Bishop on what we hope will be pr6sperou.
and peaceful season for our holy church, and
conclude by praying you, Right Reverend Sir.
to accept our best wishes for the health and well
fare Of our right reverend bishops and clergy
and all those united in Christ's fold.
BISHOP GRACE's RESPONSE.
Immediately after the address Bishop
Grace said
thank you, my dear friends for the honor
you do me in this call, and for the kind senti-
ments you are pleased to express towards me-
L am happy, indeed, to have this occasion to
express to you how much have been gratifed
in witnessing the continued improvement that
has been going on among you in so many re-
NnT1r tow os1xs
abatement in activity and zeal in the import
ant work to which they are devoted. The benev-
olent associations, and associations for mutual
aid and protection among you, as am assured
are all in a fourishing condition.
The good effects of all these which you have
abundantly realized already, will be your best
encouragement to persevere in upholding those
associations and in promoting and extending
their efficiency. You will thus be promoting
not only your own best interests in social and
temporal point of view, but your best interests
as Cathohcs,-yonr spiritual interests, upon
which rests your hopes of happiness in time
and eternity.
l thank you again. and wish you every ioy in
your celebration of the anniversary of St. Pat
rick.
The procession then marched through the
dense crowd which filled the street from
Wabashaw to st. Peter and returned to
their hall and disbanded.
1T the Opera House.
In the evening there was an immense gath
cring at the Opera house. Two motives doubt
less influencing those who attended the one
that which the preacher of the morning said
animated to an unusual degree the heart of
every gratitude and veneration to
the patron saint who first sowed the seeds of
Christianity Irish soil, and the other the
ruling Urine of that administrative Tho