The Irish standard., 1897-10-09
BY MOST REV. ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
INSTRUCTIVE DISCOURSE BY HIS
GRACE ON THE OCCASION.
A MAGNIFICENT TEMPLE Of WORSHIP.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SACRED EDI-
FICE AND ITS PASTOR.
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Graceville, Oct. 1.-THE new Holy
Rosary church was dedicated today
with impressive ceremonies, fully a
thousand people being present, many
of whom came from the outside to take
part in this important event. Pontifi-
cal high mass was celebrated as fol-
lows: Bishop Cotter, of Winona, cele-
brant; assistant priest Father Oster;
deacon, Father Grouvereau; sub-dea-
con, Father Walsh; master of cercmon-
les, Father Prendergast
A goodly sprinkling of the clergy
were present from various sections, as
follows:
Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul; Rt:
Rev. ]. B. Cotter, of Winona; Rt. Rev.
John Stanley, of Fargo; Monsignor
Nugent, of Liverpool; Rev. Fathers
Oster, Harrison. Gumpher, Christie, Be-
land. Cleary, Thiebault, Gaskell, Gou-
veran, Corcoran, Walsh, Prendergast
and McCarron.
Archbishop Ireland delivered the SER
mon. in which he reviewed the his
tory of the colony and of the church in
Graceville. dating back over period Of
twenty years. In it's first days the vii
lage was christened Graceville in honor
OF the then bishop of St. Paula for
tunate name declared the great pre-
late In establishing the colony the
enterprise had its difficulties and its
trials. A few lost their courage in the
battle, but a very great many remain
ed, hoping. believing that the future
would reward them with success. And
today what do we see?, Have not your
hopes been richly realized? Today, to
the north, to the south, to; the east, to
the west are happy homes. Industry
and skill are seen on every hand.
Many of you came from the larger
cities. Look back to the companions
of those days and in those places. Ash
them how they have succeeded and the
invariable answer will be, not as we'll
as you. Looking back, over the years
have but one regret and that is that
behalf of this section--that l did not
ask the world to come to these prairies
And in all your trials said the arch
bishop, what is better yet you have not
forgotten your duties to the Most High.
Are you not proud Of this work-this
church in Graceville? A church in all
its beauty and grandeur excellcd in
few places in Minnesota 1t is the
croWning act in what yet may we'll be
called the early history Of Gracevillc
Passing through the country on yester-
day l thanked Almighty God for the
blessings which had been bestowed up
on you.
My brethren what is most essential
for us is religion. 1t is when we kncel
at the altars of God, when we enter
His temples. that we arc truly great
Temples built to the Most High are
built for our own hopes. What makes
men to be good, to be pure Of mind
and of heart? Religion. Without reiig-
ion, my brethren, there is very little
happiness on earth. Death is coming
to all of us. Your cemetery located
twenty years ago shows how true this
is. After death what? Is it wise to
make provision for the few short years
we have on earth and no provision for
the years we are to spend in eternity?
Thank God today for this temple. May
ho Tofh
their Creator.
DO not neglect to care for your chill
dren-for their temporal and spiritual
needs. Keep them here. away from
the larger cities. Divide with them as
they grow up, do everything to keep
them on the lands and see that they
are we'll grounded in their religion.
l charge you to be in divine charity
and l charge you to be sober in your
habits. l tremble when | look back
over my ministry, when 7 see the thou
sands of wrecks that have. been occas-
icned through the demon of intemDor-
ance charge you on this solemn day
Of dedication to avoid intcmpcrance
and to shun the occasion, of it.
Pledge yourselves to attend mass reg
ularly on Sundays and on days of OBJ
legation. Attend regularly to your re-
ligious duties. In the family let there
be no quarrcling between husband and
wife nor between parent, and child in
Graceville Live true Catholics and
God will bless you. #
CONFIRMATION.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock a class
of about 100 girls and boys were con-
firmcd by Archbishop ireland, as fol-
lows:
Julia Sullivan, Mary Furlong Eliza
beth Smithwick. Mary Atwood, Clara
O'Neill, Mary Ryan, Mary Smith, Mary
Boylan, Nora Howard, Teresa Casey,
Agnes Coyne, Anna Flynn, Elizabeth
Collins, Mary Robinson, Margaret
O'Hearn, Elizabeth Riordan, Rose Gun
ningham. Maud O'Hara, Anna ShueIler
Henrietta Irish, Mary Hickey, Lizzie
Gieser. Margaret Mcphce, Mary Nc
Namara, Pauline McPhcc, Christine
Kepner, Teresa Trainer, Agnes McNally,
Mary Taafe, Ethel O'Hara, Katie Null
lin, Rose Brennan. Rose Rosenthal,
Elizabeth Rosenthal, Mary Brennan,