The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-13

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sent flying from the stand where the cor
nerStone was to be laid. The flag was duly
saluted by the semi-military organiza-
tons across the street. and their drawn
swords bristled prettlly in the sunlight.
While the flag raising was being accom-
plished the flynn to the Sacred Heart
was being sung by a chorus composed OF:
Miss Josie Ambrose, Miss Nellie Ambrose,
Miss Margaret Burns, Miss Fannie Butler, Miss
Tessie Byrne, Miss Catharine Casassa, Miss
Marguerite Casassa, Miss Alice Clark, Miss
Abbie Corbett, Miss Kittie Dalton, Miss Mar
garet Dunno, Miss May Dunno, Miss May
Dougherty, Miss l. Egan, Miss n. j. Egan,
Miss English, Miss Lalla Fitzgerald, Miss
Margaret Fitzgerald. Miss Fitzpatrick, Miss
Anna Guerin, Miss Edith Halptn. Miss Sarah
keenan,, Miss Ella Kennedy, Miss Margaret
Kennedy, Miss Mollie Nc Dermott, Miss Kittie
McDermotJ, Miss Dora Moran, Miss Mary X.
Moran Miss Monte Murphy, Miss Rebeca
Muleahey, Miss May Nolan. Miss Helen Nolan,
Miss Mary Raglan, Miss Mary Schmitz, Miss
Rita Schmitz Miss Anita Schmitz, Miss May
Walsh, Miss Margaret Walsh, Miss Celia
Walsh, sssis ted by the Young Ladies Sodallty.
The proud duty it was OF Company D,
l. C. c., the Sacred Heart parish repre-
sentatives, to escort his Grace Archbishop
Riordan upon the platform. This duty
was scarcely sinecure, however, for the
eager spectators mad 50 encroached upon
the aisles that it required something like
military persistence 10 force passage
Wav. The other mem bers OF the process
s'onal which the Archbishop headed were
Father Z. Seaman. deacon; Father
Terrence Caraher, sub-deacon; Father 2.
i. Monigan, master of cerem onies; Father
P. McNaIIy of Oakland, Father John
Sullivan, Father Stokes, Father DoIan
Father Jones, Father O'Connel, Father
Flood, Father Cullen, Father Brown.
Father McMahon, Father Peler Brady
and Father John Nugent.
The first event in the ceremonial con-
sisted of blessing the missionary cross at
the rear of the building, then the Arch
bishop, preceded by tie altar boys and the
crucifx, and followed by the priests
named, marched about The walls and SOL
emmy blessed the corners of the founda-
ton.
The eliminating point in the ceremony
was, o. course, conducted at The corner
stone itself. Archbishop Riorian. arrayed
in the rich vestments Of his office, as
cended the few Steps leading TO the place
where the stone was 10 rest, and from
tn at position read pressively the Latin
prayers prescribed for such occasions
Durin- this r citation choir rendered
the Guam Delecti. Nisi Dominis, Funda-
meuIa IL lis and Lactatus Sum. The per-
sonnet OF the choir was Arthur Messmer
a. Werner, Charles Morel, H. A. Barte-
low. Joseph FOgarty, w. L. Woodwork,
J. b. Woods and S. J. Sand. The last
named rendered two tenor solos incident
to the regular mum bers.
At the conclusion of the prayers the
Arch bishop formally sealed the stone and
the event 10 which the people of the Sa-
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such justifaoly proud anticil aiions had
received the Official sanction CT The church.
When the Archbishop had laid down the
silver trowel Charles S. WEIGH, the arc l.
teci, and PalrIcE Filzsim mons, the con-
tractor, completed the task of sealing the
stone.
The honor OF delivering the address of
the day had been allotted the Rev. 2. r.
Lynch, pastor of St. James, and the i'm
pressive sermon 10 which he treated his
auditors fully justified the selection.
Father Lynch's text was, Behold the
tabernacle OF God with men, and he will
dwell With them and they shall be his
people and he snail be, their God"
As prelude to his address he quoted
from Psalms IS: GLORIOUS things are
said OF thee, city of God"
After addressing the Archbishop the
reverend fathers and the congregation
Father Lynch said:
the solemn sacred ceremonies which
We have Witnessed in the blessing of these
foundations and the laying OF the corner
store are as significant as they have teen
impressive. An hour ago ana the spot on
which we stand differed III nothing from
the surrounding property. What value it
possessed its location aud the changes IN
the real estate market would alone deter
mine.
ITO the sound of sacred psaImody, with
the sprinkling OF holy wa er and the reci-
tation OF prayer, as prescribed by ceremo-
NAL, divinely commissioned authority in
the person Of his Grace has taken posses
sion Of 1t and has given to it a sacred and
mysterious character. 1t is henceIorth
hoy ground. No longer may 1t be used
for profane ends or its value estimated by
quotations in the real estate offices. The
solemn compact by which it IS 10 be de-
voted to religious purposes has been rati-
fed, and this sacred EN- blem OF our re-
demption prcciaims to whom the title
deeds exclusively belong. Here have |
placed my name and here L will dwell, for
l have delight therein.
This large assem- blage, including or
CARNATIONS whose members come from
every section Of The city, attest the deep
interest the occasion inspires, and it is a
gratifying evidence of Catholic loyalty and
devotion in whatever concerns the we'll
being OF religion.
Father Lynch, after paying an eloquent
tribute to the church which is called the
''oid church, not because the blighting
touch of time has impaired her strength
or marred her beauty, but because every
other form OF Christianity is modern in
its origin when compared with her." gave
a brief history of the Sacred Heart parish
Just q decade of years ago." he said,
1.-THE Sacred Heart parish was formed
from he sparsely popu ated outlying dis
tricts of the Cathedral. s.. Joseph's and
the old Mission parishes and already
within the bounds then prescribed, three
new and tiOurishIng parishes, Holy Cross,
Star OF the Sea and st. Agnes, nave been
created and still Il wants o. the people
call Tor additional facilities in the exerc Sc
OF their religious profession while their
needs call for more spacious structure.
] note with uEfeignDg pleasure that their
Catholic spirit calls for 4 cnurcn more
worthy of the divine mysteries oil their re-
Hsion than the one in which they have
hitherto worshiped. To that laudable
end they have taken the first step to-day.
The church surrounds the occasion with
splendid ceremony, whilst we all invoke
fervent Gods peed to the work"
The reverend speaker continued that
the ediiice, which was in construction,
should be a source OF prize to all men, no
matter W at their religion, Tor IN it wonld
be taught virtue, morality and good clti-
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