St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-24
Archbishop Ireland's impress
siVe Dedication Of a New
School Ediffee.
Necessity for Education in
the Practical Pursuits
Of Life.
Improved Facilities for Fight
ing Fires in the Business
Center
Prevented the Recurrence OF
a Scene in a Temple Of
Worship.

An interesting and impressive service
was performed by Archbishop Ireland
yesterday afternoon at Assumption
church, the occasion being the blessing
of the new school building recently
erected by that society. The church
was filled to its utmost capacity, the
outer section of pewS On either side be-
ing completely filled by 500 school chill
dren, while the rest of the available
space and standing room was occupied
by adults.
The services were opened with the
singing of the vespers, followed with
pOntifical benedictiOn, and the bene-
dictiOn with the blessed sacrament
by the archbishop, after which he
delivered a short address on the
necessity of properly educating the
children of the church. He noted
the wonderful growth of the city
of st. Paul during the past few years
and the commensurate increase in the
membership of the Catholic church and
the number of educational and charit-
able institutions maintained and con-
trolIed by it. He was much gratified to
be able to announce that st. Paul to-
day was one of the leading Catholic
cities of America. 1t afforded him much
pleasure also to know that individual
members of the church stood high in
official, business, professional and social
circles of the city. which was largely
due to the religious and educational
training they had received at the hands
of the church. To maintain and in
crease the popularity and power of the
church the education of the youth must
not be neglected. and he believed the
best results could only be attained in a
Catholic school, where instruction was
given, not only in the practical branches
which so materially aided the young in
becoming successful men of the world,
but where they thOughtfully learned
their religion and to defend it with az
gument in opposition to whatever
MIGHT BE SAID AGAINST IT.
At the conclusion of his discourse the
archbishop dOnned the sacred vest
ments and began the ceremony of bless
ing the new school building with the i'll
tOnation of tue hymn ''Veni Creator Spir
was followed by the singing of prayers,
after which the audience moved out
of the church, forming in pro-
ceSsion in the following order: Men,
berS of st. JoSeph'S Orphan society, st.
Peters Benevolent society, st. Glenn
ent'S Benevolent society, st. AlOySiuS'
Young Mems society, the GeSellen Yer
Elm, orphan children, boys and girls of
Assumption school, followed by sanctu-
airy boys and the clergy, the societies
carrying the banners and regalia of
their respective orders. The column
moved from the church westward on
Ninth street to Exchange and to
the school building, where ranks
were divided, the archbishop
clergy and attendants passing
through. After prayers the archbishop
sprinkled the front walls with holy
water and entered the building, accom-
panied by the clergy and sanctuary
boys, whist the people awaited outside.
Inside the school building five crosses
were blessed by the archbishop, who
afterwards placed one in each room.
The building was then Sprinkled with
holy water and incense, after which
the archbishop concluded the services
by calling down blessings upon the
building, all who should visit it, those
who taught within its walls, those who
might learn therein and upon all
present. He was then accompanied by
the children back to the priOry, where
he delivered a short address to them
and gave them his blessing.