St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-21

RUNNER IOSJ Drum " 1EW
corps in the lead. The ~&
grand marShalS were N
J.P Fitzgerald, James G1)\S
Sweeney and NJ. BeI SLSLa
ry. These gentlemenr-, hS
wore the handsome
regalia of the a. o. H., and presented
handsome appearance. The procession,
about $500 strong, started down Wash
ington avenue a few minutes after
o'clock, the American flag waving in the
breeze side by side with the Irish flag.
Twenty-fOurth street was reached at
about o'clock, and after with diff
Guilty forcing a passage through the
dense crowd which surrounded the new
structure, the eighteen societies repre-
Sented in the line marched up on the
platform, which is really the first floor
OF the new building. Here the men
were formed in hollow square, the
open end being at the southeast corner,
where the stone was TO be laid. As
soon as the societies had been arranged,
the small platform just back of the
stone was cleared of people,
and Archbishop Ireland, Bishop
Grace, and the various priests of the
city, including the Dominican fathers,
filed Oh, followed by the acolytes of the
Holy Rosary church. AS the party put
i'll an appearance a deep hush fell upon
the assembled multitude, and as Bishop
Grace began prayer hats were taken
off and all the people on the platform
knelt. AT the conclusion of this prayer,
Bishop Grace stepped forward, and, TAX
ing maSOn'S trOWel, made the sign of
the cross upon the heavy corner stone.
This stone was unOrnamented, except
for a small cross cut on the front of it,
facing Twenty-fourth street. The tin
box, containing
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH,
copies of the daily papers and the
Catholic papers, the names of those who
subscribed to the building of the
church, the names of all the priests in
the city, the names of the city officials
and the governor of the state, together
with few other articles, were placed
in the cavity under where the stone was
to rest. Felix Trainor now laid the
plaster around the stone, Bishop Grace
said a short prayer and slowly the
great stone was swung into position.
When it rested square and true on
the stone beneath and hid from
view the box containing the
church history, ETC., all on the
platform knelt, and the priests chanted
the litany of the saints. This ended the
ceremonies. As soon as the chant was
concluded Archbishop ireland, clad in
the handsome garment of his office. and
accompanied by Bishop Grace and all
the priests, aScended to a raised plat
form a few yards back, and began his
address. The Grafton was grand one.
and was delivered in a mastery man
ner. Had the archbishop's voice not
been clear and his delivery good not over
100 could have heard the sermon. The
archbishop said:
''In creating this temple and LAYING
the corner stone of it the purpose is
that within its walls we may adore the
Supreme Creator, our Heavenly Father.
and render to Him the honor which is
His due. Man is never so great as
when he bows before his Maker in one
of His temples, and when he confesses
Christianity, and makes a resolve to
live better and purer life. But one
great trouble overshadows US. The
great evil of the present day is
that man forgets God and dreligion in his
business and loses sight of all things
holy in his mad pursuit for gold and
earthly honor. Men should ask them
selves more often, Whence comes this
beautiful world of ours? If they would
but open their eyes they would see that
God is at the bottom of all things. Kings
and princes are given great honor in
this world, but kings nor princes can
make worlds nor save souls. The man
A PART OF THE EARTH
itself, and will never be fitted to enter
heaven. God is our first and greatest
benefactOr, and to him we should ren-
der all homage and honor. The So
called savage races who really worship
God are far better than the civilized be-
lngS who know nothing except eating,
drinking and Self-pleaSure. In practic-
ing religion man finds the dignity of his
,ifrl,n coll nI ~ 4
above us we are mere creatures of fate
who live but day and never see heav-
enly light. Take away God and we are
like so many wild beasts, preying
ON one another and giving ourselves up
TO the luSts of the earth. Men who talk
against God and religion are the deadli-
est enemies of men and society. Take
away the church and give such men
control of the world. and it would be
chaotic ruin. with darkness ana confu-
sion everywhere. Lay not up treasures
here on earth, for of what use is wealth
unless a man uses it in helping others
and doing good? Verify, the poorest
man in the world who believes
III God stands a better show of
going to heaven than does the rich
man who lends not willing ear to the
appeals of the poor and wretched.
beseech you all to be religious and to
OF ing up your cnllufen III Ine ngnt or
the church. The religion in whose
name this corner stone has been laid is
an old one, having existed more than
1.SOO years, and will always exist. The
Catholic religion teaches us that all
men are equal in the sight of God,
therefore cling close to your religion.
! am glad to see new Catholic
churches erected, but they are
erected to no purpose unless
the members of them are made to lead
better and purer lives, and fitted to
enter the kingdom of heaven"
In closing his address the archbishop
exorted his hearers to be the best of
men and women and to lead pure and
holy lives, so that in the end they might
inherit the kingdom of heaven. Sing
ing by choir of fifty voices, under the
leadership of John Mclaughlin, closed
the services. Many of the societies
marched back to Window hall before