The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-06
CORNER STONE is BLESSED
WITH SACRED RITES AS 1T SWINGS
INTO IT'S LAST RESTING
PLACE.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND LEADS
In the Service of Conservation in the
New Temple of Christian
Worship.

OF people assembled yesterday after
noon at Virginia avenue and Blair
street, to witness the laying of the
cornerstone of the new church of st.
Vincent de Paul. Archbishop Ireland
performed the ceremony and preached
the sermon.
The ceremony began with the eccle-
siastical procession from the residence
of the pastor Rev. Lawrence Cos
grove. The procession was headed by
acolytes, followed by the professional
cross and the clergy and the most rev.
erend archbishop, who was vested with
cape and mitre, and who carried a GRO
zier in his hand. The assisting clergy
included Rt. Rev. James Trobec,
bishop-elect Of st. Cloud; Rev. Law
renee Cosgrove the pastor of the
church; Rev. ]. j. Lawler, Rev. John
Stariha, Rev. Alex Christie, of Mime
apolis; Rev. ]. T. Harrison, Rev. j. NJ.
Solnce, Rev. P. R. Cunningham, Rev
John Walsh, Rev. William Walsh, Rev.
Dominick Majer, Rev. John Gleason,
Rev John Andrews and Rev. John Sc
liskar
The archbishop and clergy first pro-
ceeded to that portion of the church
where the sanctuary is to be placed,
and the archbishop blessed the cross
erected there to mark the place. Then
the ecclesiastical procession filed slow
ly over to the cornerstone, the priests
chanting the litany as they proceeded.
Arriving at the cornerstone, more lit
anles and psalms were recited. Then
two little girls in. white, their heads
wreathed with flowers, presented the
archbishop with silver trowel The
archbishop took the implement and
placed some mortar under the corner
stone, which was suspended over the
foundation. While performing this
ceremony the archbishop blessed the
stone. The ritual was conducted in
the Latin language. The English trans
lation of the blessing uttered by the
archbishop is this:
"In the faith of Jesus Christ we lay
this cornerstone in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Ghost. May the true faith here
dwell, with the fear of the Lord and
brotherly love for our fellow beings.
Be the place reserved to prayer. Let
it serve to the invocation and the
praise of the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, who liveth and reigneth with
the Father and the Holy Ghost"
AS the concluding words of the bless
ing fell from the lips of the archbishop
he sprinkled the stone with holy water.
Then the archbishop and clergy pass
ed in procession around the interior of
the building, and the former sprinkled
the wall with holy water. Returning
to the cornerstone, Archbishop Ireland
delivered the sermon, which, il conse-
quence of the extreme heat, was brief.
The archbishop congratulated the
parishoners of the church of st. Vim
cent de Paul on the laying of the cor
ner stone of their new church. The
parish which was created only a few
years ago, had gotten along with
| very small edifice the gift of a gener-
! ous Catholic of this city. Later an
| addition was built, and afterwards a
presbytery and then a hall. And final
ly the parishioners were willing to I'M
| dertake the building of noble edifice
| to be dedicated to Almighty God.
81 cannot but congratulate very
warmly said the archbishop, "tne de-
| voted pastor and the devoted people
who have co-operated with him in this
good work L am sure all of you will
! watch with pleasure every brick put
| into the walls of this building, and /
am very sure that you will all gen
I erously contribute to the building of
| this church. Remember, whatever you
! give to this church you give to God
Himself, and God will repay you. Give
what you can according to your means,
and give cheerfully and willingly"
In conclusion, Archbishop. Ireland
said: This laying of a corner stone
| is an act of solemn and sublime wor-
ship. We hereby recognize and wor-
| ship Almighty God, our Creator. We
worship Him because He is our Crea-
| tor. Men who do not worship their God
| are forgetful of the first laws of filial
/ love, justice and righteousness. AS the
walls of this church ascend on high,
they invite US to send up our hearts to
the great God above us. What we nope
for is the life above, the life of heaven
| and of God In this temple We will
dedicate our hearts to God. This cor
ner stone that we have laid today, is
not only in worship Of God, but it is a
| symbol of our own eternal hopes. so
while you contribute to the building of
this church. do not forget to lead holy,
! Christian lives, and by your good con-
duct to merit the eternal reward prom
| ised by the Creator"
This closed the exercises and the
ecclesiastical procession returned to
the parish house.
Before the ceremony, there was a
parade of Catholic societies, including
the Father Mathew society, the Crusa-
! ders and the Society of st. Vincent de
Paul. It numbered over 500 men, be-
sides 100 little boys, each of whom car
ried an American flag. The parade
started from Western avenue and Blair
street, and marched thence on Western
| to University avenue, on University to
Virginia, and thence to the church, six
blocks north of University avenue.
Patrick M. Moroney was the grand
marshal. The banners of the Father
Mathew society and the Crusaders,
were displayed on the incompleted
walls of the church, while the Ameri-
can flag was draped over the corner
stone.
The corner stone, handsome speci-
men of Superior sandstone, was donat-
ed to the church by John McNeely.
On the Virginia avenue side it bears
| the Inscription Church of st. Vincent
de Paul." between the symbols of a
sunken cross and an anchor. On the
| Blair street side are inscribed these
figures. "1SS9-1897." The former year
being that of the formation of the
parish. Within the corner stone the
archbishop placed a copper plate con-
taing the following Latin inscription:
'tDeo Sacrum Sancti Vincentii de
Paulo sub invocatione benedictum ct
postum a reverendissimo jeanne Ire
land archiepiscopo Sancti PAUL. die
uuinta Septembris, 1897. Rev. L. Cos
grove, hujus ecclesiae rector
The church, when completed, will
seat 1000 people 1t is to be construct
ed of local red pressed brick, and the
architecture will be modern Gothic.
4 The dimensions of the edifice will be
us feet by IS. 1t is expected that the
church will be completed by Christmas.