The daily gazette., 1880-09-27
New Catholic Church.

The corner stone of a new Catholic
Church, that Is to DO built near Ashland
station, on the ID. W. r. Il was laid yes
terday afternoon, with appropriate cere-
monies. The new ediice will be known
AZ ST. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
About seven hundred persons attended
the exc cises. The Ancient Order cf
Hibernians. numbering about sixty, and
S.. PauPs Bene ficial Society, numbering
about 80 mem bers, together with about
three hundred of our citizens, attended
tha axaraises. going IN on a sn"Hi a /
The church will be of frame. 40 feet
wide, 60 feet long, and 16 feet from the
floor to The ceiling. The ceremonies
were conducted by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Becker, assisted by Revs. Father Tay-
lor, Kelley, McGrenna and Kelley.
Within the cavity of the stone was
placed several ecclesiastical papers, the
name of tho Bishop of the diocese, an
old coin, and the official records OF the
church.
At the conclusion of the laying of the
corner stone Bishop Becker addressed
these present ami during his remarks
said Ihe stone was laid for the purpose
of affJrding those who resided IN tho vi
cinity who so desired to worship God
after the teachings of their fathers; to
bend the knee before the altar OF the
same church before which over 2OO ,OOO, :
GOO christians are now bending II.
He desired those present TO under
stand that religion must come from on
high, it. was impossible for it to come
from this earth. Men may form societies
or .congrugatioDs, but they never can
arise to. the supernatural condition to
which the word of God is essential. All
the men on earth couli not make a
church. 1t Is Oot in members bur In the
word of God, which, when it speaks,
must be obeyed.
In speaking Of the Catholic church he
said that it came directly from God, for
Christ says: 81 shall found my church
and the gates lof hell and the power of
darkness shall not prevail against it,"
No one can fail to zee That the object OF
this was to bring from on high the teach-
ing power TO direct men to gain souls
for God. There was but one idea In the
coming o. CHRIST, and hat was the divine
plan to effect this transacion. In ordei
20 prove to man that he was something
more than mortal, Christ performed
many miracles, therefore you are bound
to listen and obey his commands. He
has commanded you to go teach ali ma
lions without regard to race or color,
and AZ his commands are divine We
mnst obey them. He has said that 81
will be with you always" and he has
| fulfilled his promise, for Being divine he
could not make a promise and break
IL.
In referring to the Catholic church
the speaker said that no other church
! could look over the lapse of ages and
claim to be- SO universal as the Catholic
church. The claim made by the Catho.
tic church comes down from the ApOs-
ties, and unless a church can show its
creder tial.. it cannot cl i'm this sanctity.
The Catholic church could show Its
Apostolic origin, and could therefore
show itself to be the church born OF di-
vine promise.
In closing his address the Reverned
gaptlsman said that the Catholic church
was destined to do great amount of
good in this country; II Is interviewer
with material history, and was the first
to assert the right of religious liberty OF
this continent. He urged upon the con
grezation the necessity of working hard
and clear their church of debt. He did
not believe ia covering with mortgages,
nor would he receive IL in that con-
ditiou. He would not take the church
unless il was free from debt.