Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-19
The Handsome Building
Dedicated Yesterday.
VERY SOLESK SERVICES.
Eloquent Discourse Delivered by
Rev. Father Cassidy.


tasion. Father nslliesn looked with cor
tent upon the completion Of his work, aud
well he might The schooihouse Is grand
looking structure 1t hss already been
described in these columns.
The attendance at the dedication WAS
large, including m,ny priests, among whom
were Very Rev. NJ. McCsbe, vicar general
OF the Providence diocese, and Rev. Messrs.
Briscoe of st. Patrick's Providence; Nee
nan of ST. AIMS, Natick; Brennan, ). j.,
of ST. Joseph's, Providence LecieIe of
Woonsocket, Fsrrelly and Mshoney Of
Central Falls, Daursy of the Church Of
the Precious Blood of Woonsocket, Roche
of the Immsculste Conception of Taunton,
McDonough OF the Church of the
Sacred Heart Of Taunton, Finnegsn
of st. Edwards of Provl-
dence, Clark of East Greenwich,
Hslligan and Lennon of st. Marys of this
city, Kinnerney of st. Joseph's of this
city, Csrrigsn of Phenix, O'Hsre Of Grams.
ton, Garcin of st. Johns this city; Tennian
of the Church of the Assumption, Provi-
dence; Cassidy of Hsrrisvile, Fitzgerald
of the Church of the Sacred Heart of this
city, Stang and Dorsn of the Cathedral,
Lynch of Woonsocket, Grace of st. Mary's,
Providence; Gsboury of Centredsle, Fitz.
simmon of Ashton and Calvin of st.
Michael's, Providence.
1t was expected that Rt. Rev. Bishop
Hsrkins would be present but the following
dispatches, received by Father Hslligsn,
explain themselves
HoBoKEN, N j., Oct. Is, 1891.
Rev. William Halligsn, st. Marys
at quarantine. Read dispatch to Father
McCabe. (Signed) M. HARKINS.
HoBoKEN, N. j., Oct Is, 1891.
To Rev. M. McCabc, st. Mary's Church :
Please preside at ceremony this afternoon.
Express regret at my inability to be pres.
ent. Congratulate pastor and people and
give best wishes of M. HARKINS.
1t was a great disappointment, but Of
course, it was SON mething that corld not be
helped. The confirmation of the children
had to be postponed.
In place of the Bishop, Vicar General
McCsbe oflicistsd and during the blessing
of the portion used for school purposes, the
church choir under the direction of Miss
Maggie johnson rendered the following
music; Opening chorus, THE Heavens
are Teliing;" singing, choru,, "Veni
Creator" by IIimmil singing. cboru', Ave
Maria" by Stella.
Rev. Father Cassidy delivered the ser
mon The hall of the school building was
orettily aud appropriately decorated. Rev.
Father Lennon of St Mary's presided and
in introducing Father Cassidy, spoke appro-
pristely of the completion of the school and
regretted the absence of Bishop lIsrkins
Fahc- Cas.idy'a Address.
The word, of Father Cassidy re
listened to with much attention. He said
A glad and joyous day is this for old st.
Mary's of Pavtucket, A glad and glorious
day for your beloved pastor, who, coDjointl,
with you, beholds the realization of high
hopes and lofty enieavor. A glad and i'm
portant day for the diocese Of Providence,
that counts another aud magnificent temple
dedicated to Catholic education. 1t is a
God like work that has been crowned today
by our very reverend administrator. All
that architectural skill and decorative art
could devise was borrowed to rear this ma
terial edifice and make it worthy and true,
and now religion steps in, and with solemn
rite and prayerful ceremony placed her
sweet and consoling impress upon it, and
present>to 1t, her protecting arm to guide
and guard IL in its great work of training
the minds and ears of Catholic youth.
Side by side with the churches rise the
schoolhouses all over tae land. The peo.
pie Of the United States may point to these
institutions and say, "These are the safe
guards Of the Republic, these are ideal
schools, here 10 acknowledged and taught
the foundation Of sll knowledge, all duty,
all prosperity, the Divine law"
1t was thought a. times by these who had
not thoroughly considered the subject, that
the zeal of the Catholic population for
religious schools was in some manner con.
nected with q hatred of public schools. IL
10 not so. The public schools DO not, and
as at present constituted they cannot give a
religious and moral training. and for this
reason they do not go far enough for u.,
for 80 profound is our conviction Of the
necessity for religious and moral training
for the future American citizen. that we
will bear, IL we must, a double burden to
procure such education, for our Catholic
youth. What we would rejoice 20 see
would be schoolhouses built by our friends
the Episcopalians, the Presbyterisns and
Congregstionalists, and our friends of
every other denominstion-for their own
youth, in which their honest and religious
convictions Of duty should be Instilled into
the minds Of their children. We are not
afraid Of good Protestant churches or Of
good Hebrews. What We fear Is boys and
girls grown up TO be men and women, who
know everything and know not God who
have been educated and trained and taught
intellectually, but who are as ignorant to
thtir duty, to their Maker and their fellow
men n psgsns in pagan land. 1t is a
cause Of congrstuiation that tie false
notions entertained about our ps.o ocaisl
schools are fast disappearing from amos 2
all thoughtful classes.
Religion and education necessarily 20
band In hand, AMI ought never TO be .eps.
rated. Yet an stiem, i, new being made
not for the first time, but with an appear
snce Of success, to divorce relig gion from