Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-04-30

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Attend she Laying OF she Corner stone
OF the Parochial school for she
Sacred Heart church Parlsh-Over
35OfChildren COnflrmed by tho New
Bishop.
Fully 5000 people, men, women and
children, assembled about. the corner Of
Columbus avenue and Cedar street yester-
day afternoon. The crowd filed the streets
and extended right and left on Columbus
avenue from near the Sacred Heart church
almost to Salem street. They were there
to witness tbs laying of the corner stone
Of the parochih school Of the Sacred Heart
pariah by Biahop Tierney, and to hear the
address delivered by tho Rev. Father Zig
gins, formerly of ST. Mary's church.
Previous to these ceremonies $50 chill
dren were confirmed ct the church by the
bishop Of the diocese. Four hundred Of
them were girls and the remainder boys.
The church was completely filed. The
services began at 2 o'olock, and II was fully
an hour and half before they were CON-
cluded and they were most solemn in their
nature. A large majority Of the priests Of
this city attended, and with them were
many from all sections of the state.
Al the conclusion of the confirmation
exercises the service of the day was held.
From the church issued q procession Of
little girls, each dressed in pure white, and
all Of nearly the same height, who marched
to the new parochial school. They tosk
position on the platform, or rather the first
floor of the school, and on the. west side Of
+ the building. Following them came the
Children of Mary, about 100 of them being
+ In line, and they were ushered to the east
side Of the building. Then came 100 young
mon, and they were followed in turn by
fully 100 priests clad in their ecclesiastical
! garments. Bishop Tierney, wearing the
full robes Of his Office, bearing Q gold Gro
I sier, attended by Rev. Father Higgins, fol-
lowed. The priests sat In chairs that had
been placed on the platform and Bishop
Tierney took up his. position under an
awning that had been erected close to the
front Of the building.
The sight then was handsome one and
will long be remembered by those who wit
messed It. In the background, at one side,
were hundreds of young girls. all In white.
/ At the other the beautiful dresses of the
| young women, and between them the SOM
bre black of the young mon, and In the
foreground the priests. Bishop Tierney
| read from an open book and when he had
concluded the Rev. Father Higgins deliv-
/ cred the address. He called the attention
| of bis auditors to the importance that the
| school bears to the church and urged them
/ not to neglect either. Tho elders he coun.
sslled to bring up their children true to the
church, TO educate them In the way of the
Lord and to give them also the education
that the school win give when It Ia com
pleted and filed with q corps Of competent
l teachers.
At the corner of Columbus avenue and
Csdar street there had been erected der
rick. Close to the base of the building
was the corner stone, eneased in q wooden
box. When the building had been blessed
the covering was removed from the stone
the cement spread with an iron trowel, ani
then taking up silver trowel which bort
an inscription upon it, the bishop made
Cross in the cement, and the stone, whiol
had been drawn up in the air by the der
rick, was laid in place. The silver trowe
bore this inscription:
.sssss...s......., s........... ...,.............
i: Presented to the largest contributor !:
L: at the laying Of the !:
Corner Stone ::
Of the !:
= eacred Heart Parochial School, !;
Il: New Haven, Conn.,, April %, 1894. ::