The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-03

corDer-stouo by the cardinal: rope
Le9s Jubilee Hymr," choir; chorus.
"Holy God. We Praise Thy Name;" BEN
ediction bestowed by the cardinal
The Sermon.
The sermon by Rev. FIR. Kinnerney was
| In substance as follows;
Divine providence beams brightly to
| day ON the home of Roger williams
| God reigns over ALL nofwithsEan ling the
| cunning aud sinful devices OF man. The
founders Of Rhode Island builded wiser
than they knew when they called their
chief city Providence A cardinal Of the
Roman Catholic church. perform re-
ligious ceremony Of great Importance In
the state. Christ must reign In his
church. The church of ages has come to
you in all her glory. The very cardinal
red blood of Romanism appears before
your eyes, performing the same
works OF charity that the church
OF Rome performed in the past. The
cardinals have been the mightiest actors
n the tield Of human progress. The
word cardinal seems To have do minated
our mateiialisiic progress. i challenge
you to bring forth three names in the
protestant world more potent for good
than Manning, Gibbons and Newman
Cardinal Gibbons is the best loved man
on the continent. The friend OF labor.
the helper of the poor man. All the
world may arise and say this is man OF
God Thrice welcome, lord cardina', to
this prosperous diocese.
st. Augustine says that hospitals have
their origin in the church. The Roman
Catholic church is the mother of civili-
zation by three tokens No religion or
philosophy Of Greece or Rome ministered
to -tne- sick and poor Every charitable
object originated In religion. The Cath
olic religion is the truesr form of reli-
gion. 1t is true that the Catholic church
has labored for souls with more zeal than
any other church, and the Protestant
church has initiated 1t.
The earliest hospitals were founded by
monks from Ireland. The first hospitals
were bishops houses. The bishops always
had the way. Hospitals were always
under the Jurisdiction OF the church. The
Catholics OF ireland have of late founded
many noble institutions. Within the
last twenty-five years many such institu-
tions have arisen in this country, the
fruit of poor Catholics labora They
have no reward except what heaven pro-
misses. The Rhode Island has done noble
work. II has we'll merited the words of
the Redeemer. "Inasmuch as you have
done IL to the least Of thine. my brethren
you have done IL unto me-" Catholicity
has been advancing peaceably through
out Rhode Island for fifty years. The
church h-building era has about passed.
We have received reinforcement
from all lands. The happiness OF
christian people depends largely upon
their bishop. Our bishop has made
his people both happy and pros
porous. Never were we more blest
than to-day. under our wise bishop, who
rules with rod of love. To-day is q
red-letter day in the history OF the diocese
OF Providence. Behold the cathedral, the
Tyler school, the st. vincent's Home for
Children, the Home for the Aged, the
Orphan asylum, the Parochial &C chools,
and finally this magnificent hospitaf.- -fy
not the development Of the church won
derful and inspiring. There is not pin
dropped, but our good bishop hears it.
He directs every good work. This hos
pital for incurables and curables tells us
better than words the heart of your
bishop. Fifty Thousand dollars has been
raised. The sisters of St. Francis have
uOuo Wf0QeIs lOV OnO lubSltutiOus 4uoy
have given their lives to the work. They
are our heroines. The sister, the priest,
the sacrament, the man are what 20
to make the hospital veritable novltiate
for eternity. It's needs have sunk deep
into the hearts of the people. 1t must
and will prosper. Before the doors open
every dollar will have been paid. Add
s1o,OO0 or 600, 900 to the funds and all will
a l<, 10
have you not done. people Of Providence.
in the last thirty years. Look over your
fair city and find the answer.
This Is the anniversary of the founding
of our cathedral and it rcca lis the names
of many great and good mon that have
seen connected with ourchurch. Shades
of the holy men look down upon this
great work today and spur up the people
to mighty eff ,rts. On this ediflce will
be engraved ''The House OF Sickness, {"
and we must all enter into
the house of fsickness some day. Sickness
is the muster day. May we all die on the
bosom of holy mother church. I will
include with the words Of our beloved
American cSrdinali "As the church
provides homes for those yet on the
threshold of life, SO, too, does she secure
retreats for those on the threshold of
death. TAus from the cradle TO the grave
she is n nursing mother. She rocks her
children in the cradle Of infancy and she
sootbes them to rest on the couch Of
DEATH"
The Cornerstone Laid.
AT the conclusion OF these exercises
Cardinal Gibbons Accompanied by
Bishop Harkins, DR.. Stang and atten :
dants, descended the steps leading to the
cornerstone, whore after sprinkling the
block witd holy water, the brief cere-
mony of formally laying the stone took
place.
tl4 Contents Of the Box.
The box inferred with the stone con-
tanned copies Of all the Rhode Island
papers. collection of various coins and
the following document:
:" In the name OF our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ in honor OF his Immaculate
mother. Mary ever Virgin and Her Holy
Spouse st. Joseph, Leo XIII. ruling the
universal church rs supreme pontiff,
n.