Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-30
ST cEcILlA's CHURCH.
Impressive Ceremonies Attending tn
 Laying of the Corner Stone.

tended by an immense audience. The , programme as announced in these col-i umns was carried out. The different so- I cieties were prompt in appearing on the , ground so that everything was in readiness for the ceremony shortly after 3 o'clock. The societies made an excellent showing and the spectators scarcely knew what to admire most the handsome banners that glistened in the sunshine, the excellent music of the American band and the differ ent drum corps or the handsome uniforms and fine marching of the men.
 The following clergymen assisted Bishop during the ceremony of the bless ing of the corner stone: Reverends J. A. Mulcahy and J. H. Duggan; acolytes. the Reverends Fred Murphy and J. J. Papillon; cross bearer. Rev J. J. Downey; font bearer Rev T. O'Leary of Bristol; master of ceremonies, Rev J. II. 0'Donnell of Watertown; chanters, Rev W. Lynch of Waterbury. NJ. F. Rigney of Seymour, J. Synnott of Ansonia. NJ. B. Rodden of Bristol. NJ. J. Daily of Thomaston. l. Kost of Meriden. P. Byrne of Thomaston and W. Doolan of Southington. Among those on the preachers platform were Mayor E. G. Kilduff. Architect A. J. Smith and Contractors Gaffney. Cronin and Hurlburt.
 In the box placed under the corner stone was copy of each newspaper pub lished in Waterbury. the history of the | parish and of the Holy Family society. a | parchment containing the names of the | president of the United States. the gover- nor of the state. the may or of the city, the | bishop of the diocese. the pastor of the l parish, the architect of the building. and | current coins. On the front of the stone | is inscribed a Gothic cross and the year. 1894; on the east side, "Mein Gott und Mein Allies, on the west side. "Pfarrei zor H. Caecilia."
 After the ceremony the bishop and his assistants ascended platform next to the rear wall. The place was handsomely decorated with American, German and papal colors. The sermon in German was delivered by the Rev Wilhelm Trumcper. $. J. The Rev s. B. Hedges. c. $. P. of New York city delivered an address in English. He said:
 ''I think the most significant, the most | wonderful, the most sublime of all the
 words in holy scripture are those with
 which the apostle, Matthew, closes his gospel. And what are these words? All | power is given unto me in heaven and in | earth. Go ye therefore and teach all na- | tions, baptiZing them in the name of the
 Father and of the Son and of the Holy
 Ghost; teaching them to observe all things | whatsoever l have commanded you, and | To. am with you all days even unto the consummation of the world These words
 were spoken by our divine Lori at the
 close of the days of his life on earth after his resurrection and after he had given
 proof positive of all he had claimed and
 proclaimed as doctrine. He had said that
 he was God and had worked miracles to
 prove it. And then he worked that mir
 acle of miracles, his own resurrection.
 These words were significant because of
 the manner in which he uttered them.
 Go ye forth he says. Not as one who
 doubts or who is to be gainsaid but as one
 having authority. And for what? To
 teach all nations. And then the promise.
 'Lo. am with you always
 ''Now do you know what that was; that
 speech of Christ? That speech of the
 Nazarene. that speech of the carpenter of
 Galilee to the fishermen? It was the divine apostolic commission to the twelve
 he had chosen to conquer the world for Him, to teach His law. to establish His
 church. To whom was this commissioned:
 First to the Jews because of prior claim
 on their part. Our Lord was Jew. the apostles were Jews, and the Jewish race . were the people of God. To them ouI Lord sent his apostles first. Is it not sig nificant, wonderful to consider this apos ,, tolic commission of the twelve to the Jews
 Then this commission was also to tn, people of Greece. Whatever of culture, o
 art, of philosophy. of science. of poetry ! in the world at that time the Greeks stooC for. They stood as the representatives O all that was cultured and yet to the Greeks to all the learned world to every academ.
 where a sophist gathered his pupils. t'
 every poet who sang the divine song. ou Lord sent His apostles. What the natura , mind craved the Greeks could give bu ' what the supernatural mind craved tn U apostles were commissioned to give. The, l. were sent also to the Romans. The Romai
 nation represented all that was great il
 power. in law. in might. Wherever
 Roman governor or Roman legion wen
 there also went the Roman judge an, = there was the rule of law and might. Tn
 Romans represented dominion and to tha N world Christ sent the twelve humble mel Il of Galilec. What has been the result O s that divine commission: It is Christ. n II dom: the acknowledgement of the name O s- God. of the divinity of Christ, of the i'm d mortality of the soul and the hope of n If e beyond greater. nobler. than this. It l. the Catholic church that represents Chris y tendon. hierarchy the apostles. her clerg '. the divine commission to the apostles. l. And so you come to-day to lay the coI l. ner stone of church dedicated to : l. Cecilia. l am sorry that everybody her ,; could not understand the eloquent preache ', who preceded me and who eNpoundcd $ l. clearly the significance of the laying of d corner stone. He told you that the corne
 stone of purity and love is the church (
 Christ. ] would add that the corner ston
 laid here is the continuance of that divine ). apostolic commission. For what k
 church? There You will erect an alta d where the diviUe mysteries will be cel'
 brated, pulpit from which d >r vine truths will be proclaimed 2: There in that tabernacle wi st be the living God himself. There throug 3, the altar. the tabernacle and the pulp 2. will that divine commission be continue D, which Christ gave to the twelve apostl,
 on that wondrous day.
 Id "You German Catholics are to be COT 0. graduated. As you have well begun l' 0, the work be we'll done. Adorn yor 0, church with all that can make it beautiful r. There sing the hymns that will bring baC
 to you the tongue of the fatherland m is from that altar may the benediction of il d. eternal God come to you forever" lg The apostolic benediction was then pr d nounced by the Right Rev Bishop Tie ie ney.
 le At St Cecilia's chapel in the morning u
 bishop confirmed a class of fifty-six. TT ar bishop and the visiting clergymen dined Tt the convent at o'clock. The church wi s. be dedicated on Sunday. November Is. ', will be monument to the untiring enerl f, of the jealous pastor. Rev Dr Martin, vi
 commenced the work less than two yea
 ago and although we have been passiI
 through unusually dull times. has su
 ceeded in gathering together the Germf
 Catholics for miles around Waterbury ar ia forming them into a solid church s
 ciety and building from the foundatic
 stone an edifice which will soon be z i1 ornament to the city and a credit to Ill pastor and congregation.
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