Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-03
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This 10 all that time viii allow for the his
said at tho commence cement OF my dis
course that our diocese was peaceful, pros
porous and happy.and so 10 Is. We all realize
the fact. For more than ffty years Catho-
licity has been advancing peacefully
throughout the leu9thtand breadth OF Rhode
leland. Mile by mile her churches rise to
They are well built and paid for. In fact
our church building period Is about ended.
Pity on the poor young priest who has to
build church In our day. But they are
more than willing to undertake the task.
We have increased In numbers from with.
land fiocks from Canada and even Portugal
Ceit, Tberian and Frank have settled down
to live peacefully together under tho shadow
OF the old Roman Church.
The happiness OF u Christian people de-
pends largely on their bishops. and our
bishops hs have % made priests % and md people con,
sanity Tyler "A lamented O'Rielly, n mag.
unanimous Mcfarland. n wise. shrewd and
We more blessed than we are today under
the wise, gentle, zealoas, far seeing bishop
who rules us with the erozier OF love and
who combines within himself all the best
characteristies OF all his predecessors.
Today then, is "A red letter day I'm the his
tory OF the diocese OF Providence. Our well
beloved bishop may point with humble pride
to the work OF his episcopate. Behold yon
peerless Cathedral finished and eonsecrated
1.-The pride OF all Rhode Island. Look toward
cents's home for infants. Think OF the
hundreds OF educational and charitable In
stitutions In and about this episcopal city !:
~ prince OF finance, MIR. Joseph Banigan I;
orphan asylums, parochial schools, and
nnatly this grand hospital enough In itself
To crown him with an aurlea OF tmMortah
This Is the Roman Catholic Church In her
development. anc 10 not her development
wonderful and really mysterious
These works are enough To make the seven
years OF his reign forever memorable.
But to whom does this work inaugurated
today owe Its origin? | confess l do not
know, Do you know. people OF Provi.
dence? Nobody wants to acknowledge II. IL
n,osody child; ,,shong Strange srsy wonderfully
there Is not pin drops In our diocese that
he does not hear. Like an able general,
another Napoleon leo OF Grant he lay lays the
Is never heard. his personality never ap
pears. lie MUST know aud this is enough
This no, pitai for curables and incurables,
with doors wide omen for the sick of all
creeds and nationalities, tells you more
boweri.iiy than words, me Heart OF your
the treasurer IN at hand; t0O,0o0.0e have
already been collected.
The Institution II self supporting; that lis
to say. the poor sisters of st. Francis sup
port II by begging. They minister to the
sick within and procure their support by
ines OF the Hospital. what would the nos.
pital be without them? A cold cheeriess
SPOT. Degenerate France has uttered her
first wall OF repentance. "Give us back"
they cry. sour sisters to serve us In our
hospitals THIS would net be "A Catholic
hospital we're IL deprived OF those minister.
The sisters, the priests, the blessed sacra.
ment and the sacrifice Of the Mass are what
go To maize Catholic hospital n vcritable
hfty.six patients of an colors and creeds
have been treated, aud It's need1 as well as
It's benefits have sunk deep into the hearts
VI the people OF the diocese. for what parish
has, not had patient received? IL must and
will prosper. and before the door OF this
building opens every dollar will have been
paid.
IL Is the work OF God-"IIis finger 10 here."
Add twenty thousand dollars to the funds
today and all Will be well. You can % II II
you wish. Weare poor, but oh, how mighty
What have you not done in the past thirty
years. Look over your fair city.
| Remember your leaders OF old. Allow me O
mention IA few names remembered bv ysef.
| This IA the anniversary of the consecration
| OF our Cathedral. and "A bit of ancient history
Will not be Inappropriate just now. 81
| Joseph's parish can boast of n Father Peter
Kelley and "A Father Daniel Kelley; the I'm
macuIate in Conception has 10 reversne.
the Cathedral, or the cold Church." can
boast OF long list OF heroic priests-a DIR.
Carmody, Father Tom Quinn, Gaynor. a
Dwyer, an o'Brien; Olneyvilie can never
forget her own little DR.. Quinn and south
Providence cherishes the names OF "a Colt and
Shades OF these holy men OF bygone days
look down on this work OF God and spur on
the people to work In His cause as they al
was sick ans ye visited me-" Jesus
Christ will live forever In this house OF 81
Joscph's, In the person of His poor afflicted
/ sick. For as long as ye did IL to one of the
least OF my brethren. ye did IL to me-"
The French always call AN hospital, Hotel
the House OF God. the house OF sickness, and
we must all enter into tho house of sickness
sooner or later.
sicken and die. "Death," says Montaigne "is
the most remarkable action of human life
| IL 10 the Master day-the day that judges all
| others" oh, may we all die on the bosom
OF Holy Mother Church. breathing in all heI
| consolation with our last breath. conclude
| with the words OF our beloved American
| Cardinal, taken from sour Chrfstisn Heri
tage":
| yet on the threshold OF life, so, to. does che
| secure retreats for those on the threshold ol
death.
| "Ihus from the cradle to the grave she Is O
nursing mother. She rocks her children IN
| the cradle OF infancy and she sooths them &c
rest on the couch OF death"
"I was sick and W visited me-"
The following document was placed In
the corner stone:
In the name of Our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, In honor of His Immaculate
Mother, Mary Ever Virgin, and Her Holy
| Spouse, st Joseph, Leo Kill, ruling the
Universal Church as Supreme Pontiff
Grover Cleveland, being President Of the
United states OF America, ID. Russell
Brown, Governor of Rhode Island, and
William X. otter, Mayor OF the city
of Providence. In the year 1893, on July 2
His Eminence James Gibbons, Cardinal
Priest Of the Holy Roman Church, TitulaI
| OF st. Mary's Beyond the Tiber, Arch
bishop Of Baltimore, laid the corner stone
OF this edifice, called st. Joseph's Hospital
I'm presence of the Bishop of the Diocese OF
Providence, RI. Rev. Matthew Harkins,
ID. D., assisted by many OF the clergy and
surrounded by vast multitude Of the
faithful. The sermon was preached by
Rev. ii. +. Kinnerney.
william Schickel q Co., Architects,
William X. Walker q Son, Superintend-
ing Architects.
William Gilbane a Brother, Contractors
After the close OF the ceremony the So
cieties formed In line I'm the same order
andlescorted His Eminence to the Tyler
school where the line was reviewed by
Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Harkins.
The line then proceeded to Weybosset
street and was reviewed by Chief Marshal