The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-28
THE NEW LITTLESRoCK CATHEDRAL.
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LAYING OF TEE CORNER STONE.
Little Rock Evoning Fost, July ..

Little Rock Evonipg Fost, July
The great progress and ever increasing
prosperity of the Catholic Church in this
State of late years, must in great part be
attributed to the earnestness, devotion,
sud great ability-fnancial as well as in.
tellectual-of Rt. Rev. Bishop Fitzgerald.
Learned, eloquent and untiring in his of
forts to advance the spiritual and material
interests of his charge, he has accomplished
an unexpected work. His cordial and un
assuming mauuer; his Buxvity; and his
public spirit have eudeared him TO the entire
comm unity as we'll as to his flock, and have
given him an eaviable reputai lion as
citizen as we'll as distinguished prelate
The Cathedral of the Holy Name which be
has commenced, and which it is not to bs
doubted he will speedily complete, will
prove noble and lasting monument to his
zeal and desire to see in our beautiful city
amonument that will be an honor through
ont the long years of the future to his
Church and to our State.
There are few of our readers who have
not seen the large massive founds ions of
the new Cathedral structure. corner of
Seventh and Louisiana streets. Yesterday,
another step was taken in the progress OF
the building, and q large concourse of
citizens gathered to witness the interesting
and impressive ceremonies of laying the
corner stone. At o'clock the members
Of the congregation assembled at the old
Cathedral, and in the following order
marched to the site of the new edifice The
children of the Convent schools dressed in
white, carrying banners and a1wers De-
Jarpett's brass band the members of the
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin ; the mem
bers of st. Andrew's Society the members
of the congregation and the following
clergy:
Re. Rev. E. Fitzgerald, Bishop of Little
Rock; Very Rev. Patrick Reilly, Vicar Gen
eral, Little Rock Rev. Thos. Reilly, Little
Rock Rev. J. F. Callaghsn, Cincinnati
Very Rev. M. Riordon, Vicar General,
Nashville; Very Rev. Jas. Kelly, o. s. F.,
Memphis Rev. M. Walsh, Memphis Rev,
J. N; Lucey, Pine Bluff Rev. J. n.
BTinkiey' Rev. P. McGoW.D, N New VI Gssoony;
Rev. P. II. Garaghty, Hot Springs.
When the procession reached the site of
the Cathedral, the Bishop was dressed in
full canonicals, with mitre and crosier.
He then blessed the Holy Water and
sprinkled the corner stone, and then with
q trowel he marked cross on each of the
four corners of the stone with an invocs-
tiOn in the name Of the Father, Son and
Holy Ghost. The procession then march
ed to the rear of the Church, where was
erected large crOss, which the Bishop
blessed, the choir singing the "Miserere."
The procession returned TO the front of the
church, the clergy chanting the while the
LitaDy of Saints. The Bishop then pro-
ceeded to place the corner stone in posi-
tion, and deposited within the recepticle
cut into it tin box containing copies of
the city papers, with some coins of the
present day, and beautifully illuminated
parchment scroll (the work of Mother AL
phonsus of the convent) which read as fol-
lows:
"To the Holiness and Majesty of God, 10
the year of Salvation, 1873, the first year
Of his Holiness Leo Kill, on July 2
(Feast of the Precious Blood of Oar Lord;)
during the Presidency of Rutherford Bur-
chard Hayes-the Governor of Arkansas
being William r. Miller, and Mayor Of