The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-06-09
A GRAND EDIFICE.
The New st. Charles Church Was
Dedicated Last Sunday by
Archbishop Ireland.
FIR. CLEARY COMPLIMENTED,

The Archbishop Preached Morning
and Evening to Large and
Interested Audiences.
The new snd beautiful church Of st.
Charles, erected by Rev. J M. Cleary at
the corner Of Thirteenth avenue south
and Fourth street, was dedicated last
Sunday morning by Archbishop Ireland.
The impressive ceremony was witnessed
by a large congregation, there being
about 800 persons in attendance. After
the dedication solemn high mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father Moynihan, the
Archblshop's secretary, assisted by
Father Mcintyre. of the Immaculate
Conception Church, as deacon, and
Father Clemenski, of st. Thomas Sem
mary, as subdeacon. The Archbishop
occupied seat in the sanctuary and be.
side him were Father Cleary, and Father
James O'Reilly, of st. Anthony church.
A selected choir, composed of Miss
Frances Bayley, soprano; Mrs. Lenora
Thompson, contralto; Mr.. Late, tenor,
and P. j. Dunno, basso, rendered Mozart's
Messo Solonnelle. Miss Terese Speak
man presided at the organ snd Mrs. J.
+. Coughlin at the piano. ..-
After the gospel the Archbishop
preached the dedicatory sermon and
spoke substantially as follows:
:'This temple of God," he SAID, lis set
apart from common things; entirely to
the worship Of God. Here we will re-
celve into our souls the precious bless
ings of God. It is dedicated as temple
of the Catholic Church. Catholic church!
What is the import of these words? 1t
is that it is temple not for any service OF
our own choice. 1t is not that we may
hear any minister in the sanctuary on
the relation of God to men, but that We
mAy hear in this temple the teachings of
Chriet'e church, and none. other; that
you may receive in it che true prayer of
that church, and receive her sacramento.
The word Catholic means universal, so
that we. can say the Universal church
Other terms are the Church of Ages
and the Church of Nations. 1t is the
church of this age and all ages; of this
country and all countries, The mean
ing of Catholic as applied to church or
religious society is found in the commits
sione of Christ to the Apostles in the SER
mon on Mound Olive, shortly before He
assembled, when He said: Behold, 1 am
with you all days even unto the end of
che world. As the Father sent me, so
also do I send YOU"
"Perceive first how Christ constituted
His Church before ascension, marking
out charge to be universal or Catholic.
He said: Teach all nations Therefore
the Church of Christ must be one adapted
to and embracing in her fold all nations.
The Church of Christ must be necessar-
lily one that puts before the world all the
teachings of Christ, and consequently
the religious society that would offer
fragments is not on the plan Of Christ's
universal Church. The true Church
must have been in all countries and be
in all until the end of the world, and
other churches fail here. Even in the
first century certain men separated from
the general church and formed sects
They were known by the names OF in j.
vid11als or places, and these cuttings off
brought the early Christians to name
the larger church the Catholic Church.
"The word Catholic" the speaker con-
'tinued, "came from the earliest ages, and
ia significant appellation of the Church
OF Christ. All of the early writer's refer
to it as the Catholic Church. Catholic is
word of evidence itself. Other churches
have sought to retain the name, for they
know how precious it is. Human Ian
guage, in general acceptance, is correct,
and mere empty name would not GO
down as it has, and q church would not
allow herself to cali herself Catholic un.
less she belonged to all ages and nations.
'The question in this 10Th century
when there are SO many churches, is this:
(Which is the one that has the right to
call herself Catholic and the one estab-
ltshed by Christi This question is for
the consideration of all. 1t is a question
which all scholars discuss and it is
proper to put before you this morning
the theory which the Catholic Church
holds. The ordinary church is union
of men calling themselves Christians. It
is voluntary aggregation Of mon, and a