Telegram-herald., 1888-10-15
THE CORNER STONE
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TIE corner ssoas oi the asw Catholic
churLh aad school eailding IN 81 Alpa0n-
sas garish .as aid Yesterday AilsgGOoa
with imposiag esrsnloni~s
Ih.s paflsh - as~ one organized tas
arst of lssl Sspssulb1r. The nfss services
wsrs held sunday. September 5. 10 the nss
Orphan Asy lam building Afterwards the
altar vas erected IN fians Hal Oa Pain.
6sl1-sse. - ere fegu44F services are nov
held three times each suniss. The parish
comprises tue Fllta ward. together sith
the eouptry conuggous 20 L on tas outside
oil the cilg limits. aud vas organized o.
Fathers Ihsodoss L4my and T. Clarke.
These hthsrs are Rsdemptorlst mouks
az ordsr founded ~ 81 Aipn0nsus. whose
duty IL q 10 20 so0at on missions OF thls
kind Ii - a religious order. IS disting guishsd
ffoni the ordinary or secular priesthood.
ths members OF which hold paslorztss
They are not subject 10 the Bishop, out have
their Own lava aud ooey tnelr own 0fic-
isla. The psFiah contains between l7o and
10 Catholic families.
The building Is located on East Leonard
81 near the Orphan Asylum. lt 10 20 By
ll5 feet on tie ground. Sill be two stories
ia height and was designed by Architect
Wnl. q. Robinson. The nrst door viii con-
tain TIE school room and the residence Of
the priests. II 10 the design 10 eventually
erect A large snd elegant structure FOR
church purposes adjoining this building and
fronting 90 Carrier-st., out Tor the present
the services will be held IA the second sory
oi the building now under construct "a.
The contract price for the building. rooiea
i - Afsf fnna F..fN fna - ~
g. 500.
The cereno MES yesterday began with the
formation al tas corner OF Bridge and Can
sl-sts OF a procession comprising the ysri-
| ious Catholic societies OF the city, under the
command OF Chief Marshal NJ. Shaoahan,
and Aides Col W. T McGurrin aud Joseph
Broggsr Thence they marched up Canal
and LsonAra-sgs. 10 The church, headed oy
the X Of l.. and Polish bands. Near Leon
srd-st. they we're Joined Dy the chiiden of
the parish, ranging IN age from i've TO hf-
teen years, and were reviewed bv the Bishop
and clergy, VINO then took their place ia the
rear, which In Catholic professions IS the
place OF honor. Altogether there were
about thousand persons in the column
Al the scene an immense i0rOng had
! gathered IN the meantime. numbering from
seven 10 ten thousand people. An altar
had been erected upon a temporary plat
| form, and a. the white-robed priests gath
cred. The cahdles were lighted. The cere-
monies were conducted by the RI Rev.
Bishop Richter. assisted by FIR. Goldsmith.
/ &. 50. X, OF Chippewa Falls, Wis; FIR.
! Smulders G. IS r., OF De'roit; Fr. Luette,
| C. S.. r.. of Chicago, ana Frs. Bsnnlng,
| Whslen. Frsnken. Pucher, Popganis and
schwick. OF the local parishes. They were
begun by the blessing. by the Bishop. OF the
water used in tse ceremony and the stone.
| The ceremonial hymn was caanted, after
| Which the Bishop, wearing his mitrs cap
and robes OF Office preached brief
| sermon. He referred in terms OF compli-
| the Rsdsmptorist fathers and their patron
saint. Alphonsus, after whom their parish
| Is named. be then spoke of the necessity
| OF education in this age. and OF the desira-
| bility Of schools in which the children of
today. who will be the men and women
| OF tomorrow. may be taught not only
reading and arithmetic. but also the love
and service Of God. The children, he said,
are the cornerstone OF the church.
The bishop Was followed In a few re-
marks by Fr Goldsmith. who alluded 10
his first visit here IN 1859 when there vas
but one church here. under charge of fr.
| Pulcher, and commented uDoa the prosper
Gus growth Of Catholicism.
Aid. N. Shanehan then came forward
| with a large gavsl and with some words Of
marked appropriateness. invited tbose Who
| desired to DO 80 20 come forward and test
the stone, whether IL wss square aud right
| and 10 help 10 laying a solid financial foun'
| dation for the parish. May accepted tas
| invitation. and nsariy 81 900 we're donated
Th. ceremony closed vith ths blessing OF
| The foundation walls oy the Bishop. who
marched entirely around The building. ano
the stone vas then aid
Ths fine weather. immense attendance
and intsrss. shown made the OCCASION a red
lsttsr dsy IN the history Of Catholicism in
| Grand Rapids. and The fathers, whose ~s
| directed easrEy Rad ability had accom- .
| lishsd 80 much IN 80 short time, wer.
/ grcstly pleased wi.a The asspie ious outlook