The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-11
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND oFFICIATEs
ASSISTED by DISHOP-EIEC'r rRoBEC
AND REVEREND CLERGY.
AN IMPOSING PARADE OF SOCIETIES
GRAND MARSHAL. OF, THE DAY WAS
MIR. PATRICK VI. MGRONEY.
AS announced in the Irish Standard

of the new st. Vincents church took
place last Sunday, Most Rev. John
Ireland, archbishop of St. Paul, otlicat-
ing on the solemn occasion. The ia
nous prelate was assisted by Rt. Rev.
James Trobec, bshop-elect of st. Cloud.
Rev. Lawrence Cosgrove, pastor of the
church, Rev. j. j. I.awler, OF the cathe
dral, Rev. ]. 7. Harrison. Rev. j. NJ. So
lnce, Rev. P. II. Cunningham, Rev. John
Walsh, Rev. William Walsh, Rev. Dom-
John Andrews, Rev. John Selsker, Rev.
John Stariha all of st. Paul, and Rev.
Alexander Christie, of Minneapolis.
About O'Clock, parade of the Cath
Ole societies, principally composed Of
members of the parish and comprising
the Father Mathew, the Crusaders and
st. Vincent de Paul societies, started
from Western avenue and Blair street
and wendell it's way down Western to
University, along University to Virginia
and back along Virginia to Blair street.
About 500 men were in procession head
ed by the national flag and bearing the
beautiful banners of the societies. p.
M. Moroney was the grand marshal of
the day. After the men came 100 lit
tie boys in line, neatly attired, and car
rying in their hands miniature Ameri-
can flags. They were commanded by
fine appearance. Like the men the jul
yeniles belong to st. Vincent's parish.
AS the grand parade reached the church,
the ecclesiastical procession left the pa
Tochial residence and proceeded to the
new edfice, the archbishop in vest
ments. wearing his mitre and carrying
the croZier in his hand. The priests
wore their sacerdotal robes and preceded
by the acOlytcs and Fr Cosgrove the
procession moved slowly along and
assembled the temporary platform lead
ing to the floor of the new structure.
Reaching the northeast corner of the
nue. and Blair street, the corner stone
came in view. 1t is a handsome speci-
men of Lake Superior brown sand stone
and was donated by John McNecly On
one side is the inscription Church of st.
Vincent de Paul. between the symbols
or slnken cross and an anchor, and
on the other side facing Blair street are
the figures "1SS9-1S97," the former year
being the date of the organization of the
parish. Over the corner stone was
draped the American flag and on the in
completed walls were banners of the
church societies. Within the corner stone
was lald square copper box containing
plate with the following engraving
thereon: 'Deo Sacrlm Sancti Vincentii
PAUL. Sub lnvocatione Benetlictum ct
Postum a Revcrendissimo jeanne Ire
land. Archic-piscopo Sancti PAUL., die
Quinta Septembris, 1897, Rev. L. Co.'S
grove Hujus Ecclesiae Rector" "Sa-
cred to God at the intercession of st.
Vincent de Paul Blessed and laid
by the Most Reverend John ireland,
archbishop of St. Paul, on the fifth day
OF September 1897. Rev. l.. Cosgrove be-
ing the pastor of this church, The
box covered, Archbishop Ireland took an
aspergill anG sprinked the stone with
holy water.
Before commencing the ceremony of
laying the corner stone the archbishop
was presented with IL silver trowcl. the
first he ever received on such an occa-
sion, the donor being the little daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. John kohlcr. He ac-
cepted it with smile OF benignty from
the little maid in white and as soon as
the stone was adjusted in position he
tapped it. repeating slowly in Latin:
"In the faith of Jesus Christ wc Law
this corner stone, in the the name of the
rather and of the Son and of the HOLY
Ghost. May the true faith here dwell
with the fear of the Lord and with
Drotherly love for our fellow beings.
BE this place reserved for prayer. Let
1t serve for the invocation of the praise
OF the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
who liveth and reigneth with the Father
and the Holy Ghost" The archbishop
spread the mortar with the silver trowel
and the swinging stone was slowly low
cred into the spot where it will rest for
years to come.
The ecclesiastical procession reformed
and made solemn circuit of the inter-
Tor of the incompleted edifice informing
the sacred liturgy of the church, the
archbishop sprinkling the walls with
holy water. Again the archbishop and
clergy came back to the corner stone.
and removing his mitre the archbishop
preached brief but eloquent discourse
with the temperature at 80 degrees. A
large audience had gathered to witness
the imposing ceremonies. Among the
friends of Father Cosgrove from other
parishes were seen Judge John w. Will
lis, Judge Touhy, Hon. M. J. Costello
and Roger VAIL In the course of his
address the archbishop said: II cannot
but congratulate very warmly the de-
{ voted M ct0r nd tho dovnfod poor,1o ,,,,. /.