Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-09-06
THE IuL,|L. SEMINARY
:mp|sing cerem onies ct the
dedication Of the Tlaeo 5,5;3S;
logical School. ; ss
Mg. Satolli and Many High
Catholic Dignitaries III
Attendance. N! ..
Tie Cost Of Construct lon, Over
n 100000, Contributed
by J. y. Hill. # 3s

n. $500, 900, Contributed
by J. J J. Hill. 5.s. 5..#
.~ ST.. PAUL, Sept. 8. Regardless Of the
.sectarian aspect Of the event, the formal
dedication of the Hill seminary, so
called, BY a gathering Of distinguished
lprelates, headed by a parsonage no less
than the personal representative Of the
lPapacy III this country, Arch bishop
Satolli, his grace Of Lepante, was Q
great occasion. Not Only did it em-5
phasize the extreme iberaity Of
the fam:tus railway magnate, whose
magnificent contribution made the
occasion possible ut this time;
not oD;v5 did it accentuate the
extent OF the progress Of the Catho-..
lie church III the: Northwest; not only
did it demonstrate the, strength Of the
archepiscopal province Of st. Paul, but
it ADDED to the fame, and character of
st. Paul as an educational center; for to
the Sanity Ciry's list NGf great educa-s
tional instit uJions was formally added
another, destined to take rank with the
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And the day, as it should have been,.
was perfect, making it entirely possible
to carry out the plans which have been
in process Of incubation for weeks.
y The object Ct interest, of course, was
Archbishop Satolli, who was invisible
I. to the la;ty until the time for the cele-
bration Of polltiflcal mass arrived, and
/ then there was a general craning
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q glimpse Of the papal ablegate.$ III Il Nsa
satolli Celebrates Mass. &f7 y ts"Si II ?5ajj "
Escorted by Archbishop Ireland, the
prelate whom ST. Paul best knows, the
representative of Rome entered and cel-
Z ebrated the solemn rites of the church,
while the multitude, numbering at that
time il 4 the neighb borbood Of 1000,
stood in humble attention.
The ceremonial of The mass, which pre-
ceded while forming a part Of the dedi-
catory exercises, was very imposing.
Mgr. Satoui sang the mass himself. He
was arrayed il the robes .of his office in
4 the church and was att ended den
Il les aid the usual ATTEND dants at such q
function. The sermon was delivered by
& DR. o. German and following after itau
the clerics in attendance formed in pro-,
cession and the various buildings en- the
grounds were visited separately and
each dedicated. The mass began at 10
o'clock promptly and the exercises lasted
until nearly q clock. II i .ss ss.s. y
4. Altar Built in the Open Air. tEs$a
The altar abutted the administration
building and faced the entrances to the
grounds. It was covered by spreading
canopy and the finishing touches Of its
decorations were put on during the early
hours of the morning. Great heaps Of
flowers and plants were lying about the
steps Of the altar, and they were not
placed in position until the last thing.
On either side Of the altar were ranged
the thrones for the prelates present.
These thrones were magnifcently up-5
holstered and the entire altar was richly
hung in tapestries. To one side of the
altar was a platform containing seats for
the choir and orchestra and an idea of
the musical features may be cleaned
from the fact that there were 200 voices
and instruments. Directly facing the
altar was a great great platform for the
accommoda Of the congregation,
and there was plenty Of room for the
Z thousands of people who attended. ID
4 " The Evening Exercises. !: es.%s- [
The assembly hall in the chapel build
ing was crowded to witness the evening
exercises. 1t was a remarkable gather
ing, the majority Of those present being
In full evening dress. It was composed.
Of the leading citizens of the city of all
denominations, among the number be-
ing nearly all the army officers from
Fort Smelling, the judges Of the district
court, prominent railroad men, state
officials and others, with their wives and
other members of their families.
The background to the platform in the
hall was decorated with the national
colors, and on either side Of the plat
form, in addition to Archbishop Ire
land, Mgr. Satolli, J. ]. Hill and the
other speakers, were seated q number Of
archbishops, bishops, priests and lead
ing laymen of the Catholic faith. The
principal addresses were made by Arch
bishop Ireland and Mgr. Satoli.
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