St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-15
AN EMBRYO CATHEDRAL.
ST. Luke's Chapel Formally Dedicated
to Sacred Services.
ISHOP GRACE OFFICIATES.
Number Nineteen in the List Of Catholic
Churches---Father 0'Gorman's Flo
quent Sermon.


ner Summit avenue and Victoria street,
was dedicated yesterday before a large
concOurse of spectators. The new
church, which is to be called st. Luke'S.
is the nineteenth church dedicated in
this city the others, in the order of their
building, being: ST. Paul's church, Old
Cathedral, New Cathedral, Old German
church. New German church (AsSump-
tom, st. Mary's, st. Louis (French), st.
Michaels, st. Stanislaus (BOhemian),
st. Joseph's, st. Adelbert'S PoliSh),
Church of Sacred Heart, st. Francis de
Sales. st. Patrick's st. Johns. st.
Matthew's, st. Ayre'S and st. James.
st. Luke's chapel is frame building,
Gothic in style and capable of accom-
modating congregation of about 200.
Surmounting the gable is bell tower
upon which is wooden cross that can
be seen a mile distant. The building
is dark brown in color and lighted by
number of large windows contain
ing yellow and pink stained glass.
There are four rows of pewS, ma
hogany finished. The sanctuary, the
floor of which. is neatly carpeted. occu-
pies a.niche IN the rear of the Church.
The altar is plain, and becoming the
little chapel it adOrns. The decorations
yesterday consisted of a prOfuSiOn of
nattssal flowers and plants of various
kinds which were placed about the al
tar and on each side of the entrance to
the sanctuary. The choir did good
work, considering it was the first time
its members had sung together, and the
solo numbers were well rendered by
James Shea, Miss ScbOnarth and Miss
Frances Smith.
The new church fills a much-needed
want, as the people living in the hill
section OF the city have heretofore been
obliged to go to the Cathedral or st. Jo
seph'S to attend service. 1t occupies
portion of the site upon which Arch
bishop Ireland intends
ERECTING A GRAND CATHEDRAL.
High mass will be celebrated in st.
Luke's every Sunday at 1880, and Rev.
j. }. Lawler will probably be the pastor.
The dedicatOry ceremonies began
promptly at 1880, the opening exercises
being held outside the church. Bishop
Grace Officiated, assisted by Revs.
O'Gorman. LAWYER, Cestelli. Trainor
and CondrOn in the robes of their sacred
Offices. After making circuit of the
church the procession entered the
church, where the litanYsOf the saints
was chanted. The procession then
passed around the interior of the
church. the clergy chanting the prayers
of dedication as they went.
High mass was celebrated, Rev. j. j.
LAWYER being celebrant. Father Cestelli
deacon, Rev. j. TrainOr subdeacOn, Rev.
S. COndron master of ceremonies and
Father O'GOrman assistant deacon and
attendant at the throne. The uSherS
mama NiIIioun CnpniDUban and Iamac
Kavanagh. Prominent among those in at
tendance were: William Louis Kelly,
p. r. Kavanagh and wife. John w.
Willis and wife, p. F. Egan and wife,
c. j. Mccarthy and wife, Micheal
Mealey and wife, p. V. Dwyer, Thomas
Fitzpatrick. Timothy Reardon, James
King, A. ID. Mcleod and c. w. COpley.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Thomas O'GOrman, of st. Thomas
seminary. who took his text from the
First Epistle of st. Paul to the Corinth
ians. ill.,, 16, know We not that you are
temples of God, and that the Spirit
of God dwelleth in YOU"
This beautiful chapel" said he, 1.-THE
promise and fOrerunner, as we hope,
of a more magnificent structure. worthy
of this metropolitan city, has been this
morning drafted into the service of re-
ligion. with prayers and songs and
blessings. 1t has been set aside from
other buildings, redeemed from pro-
fame uses and fitted for the service of
the King of Glory.
Il have sanctified this house which
thou hast built" said God to Solomon,
on the occasion of the completion of the
great temple, Ito put My eyes there
forever, and My eyes and My heart
shall dwell in thee forever" If these
words were true of the old temple of
Jesus, they are truer of this little
chapel. 1t was but the symbol of this
and
ITS SACRIFICES MERELY FIGURATIvE.
Here, however, is offered not only
victim to God. but God as the victim.
Here is the grotto of Bethlehem in
which God was born, the house of NaZ-
areth in which He dwelt, the upper
room where He found His diciples, the
Calvary on which He expired and the
tomb in which He slept. 1t is the pres
ence of Christ which gives to the
churches the sacredness they possess.
Other sacraments are administered and
the church is the house of prayer, the
bark from which Christ teaches His di-
ciples, yet its chief glory is this: that it
contains Christ really and truly present.
The whole natural being runs toward
and eenters in the sanctuary which is
sanctified in the altar, which is, in turn,
sanctified in the tabernacle which riv-
cts the eye and heart, because there is
the dwelling of Him whose presence
fills the building with
+ LIGHT. BEAUTY, DIGNITY AND AWE.
On this point st. Paul makes two as
seftions. First-'.'KnOw We not that
You are temples of God; be you as liv-
ing stones built up as housew Sec
ond-"In that temple there dwells the
Spirit of God" The Spirit of God is
the Holy Ghost. l draw Immediately
this conclusion: AS the material
church derives its sanctity from the in
dwelling of our Lord, so the spiritual
temple draws whatever of beauty and