The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-06-05
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church, of which, FIR. O'lsien is the es-
teemed pastor, was laid by Bishop
Stanley, Of Grand Forks, N. D.. About
1890 p. M, after last mass, an immense
crowd gathered il the vicinity of the
! parsonage, and in a short time a huge
procession Was formed and advanced
| toward the new church building headed
by a drum corps. The procession OK
tended almost the entire distance. in
| cluded in it's route, and was composed
of the various religious societies, fully
500 strong. There were the members OF
the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the
Daughters of Erin. Several visiting
priests were NOTICED among the throng,
while the Sisters of st. Joseph, who
have contributed so much to the SUCCESS
of the occasion by their zeal and deVo-
ton, might be said to have almost laid
aside their retirement for the moment
in their active exertions to render the
occasion successful one. After the
ceremony of blessing and laying the
stone had been completed, Bishop Shah
ley delivered one of his characteristic
discourses in language which touched
the tenderest feelings of those pres
ent; he spoke Of the SORROWS and suf-
ferings which had attended the planting
of the cross twenty years ago at this
point, then on the very confines of civil
ization; of the devoted men and women
who had laid down their lives in the
cause, and of the privations that had
been endured by nearly all those Of
mature years who then listened to him
He congratulated the people of his own
church on their wonderful achievement
and pointed out that ns) mere worldly
consideration could have urged men and
women to such sacrifices. It needed, he
said, more sublime incentive; and
such occasions as the present tended,
in his mind, to establish the profound
claims of the church of being the repre-
sentative on this earth of all that lifts
humanity to "kinship with the angels
It was glorious occasion, he declared,
and he was proud to be allowed to
participate in it. The new church
is being erected by the Rev. Faith
or O'Brien, formerly of St. Joseph's
Church, st. Paul, and the work
has, during Father O'Brien's brief in
cumbency, been prosecuted with great
energy. The structure has been designed
by Bassford and tDouahue, of st. Paul,
and is being builtaby, Donahue and HoR-
man. It is of Gothic style, unique In
plan, and presents Ia marked and most
commendab1e deviation from the old
plan of four straiEhtswalls, which have
in the past distinguished the pioneer
church architecture, fIts floor will in
cline upward from the altar rail. This
is regarded as an innovation in Catholic
architecture, These will be no pillars
and particular attention has been be-
slowed upon, the acoustic properties
of the new building;,t The cost of the
church will be $309Oe, and it will I'M
questionably be one eli the leading Cath
olic church buildings On the state. The
materials used ini it's construction are
Ortonville rock; Kasota pink range rock
and Twin City pressed brick.
Waverly, Minn.-+Father Moynihan, OF
St. Paul Seminary, paid Waverly fare
we'll visit Wednesday, May rs. He ex-
poets to sail for Europe on the 22nd OF
June and will visit his mother in Ire
land, after which he will tour the con-
tinent. remaining for some time In
Rome.
Hebron, N. D.-The 1S-months' Old
child of MIR. and Mrs. J. G. Burns, OF
this village, died on the Both ult., and
was buried Monday in the Catholic
cemetery. Mr.. Burns is a well-known
railroad man here, and is one of the
members of the North Dakota prison
board. Both he and his respected wife
have the sympathy of the community
in the loss of their youngest boy.
Montgomery, Minn.--Last Monday
May 81, at Kilkenny, the marriage OF
Miss Mary L. Brannc1 and Mr.. James
II. DOylc WIS i3UlcnLAESu Ia VIC JAN
olic church by Rev. Fr. McAvay. The
young couple are highly respected in
the community, and have a host OF
we'll wishers in their matrimonial ven
ture.
Glencoe, Minn-After long and Sc
rious illness, Mrs. Margaret Minchan,
wife of Patrick Minehan, residing few
miles south of town, Joined the silent
majority on Monday afternoon, May "a,
after passing the 18th milestone on the
highway of life. The deceased was
native of county Carlow, ireland. In
1847 she married Patrick ilinehan, and
the year following moved to America,
and shortly after settled in the primi-
tive wilds of Wisconsin, where she bore
family of IL children, of whom eight,
four sons and four daughters, are hv-
ing. Her husband at the age IF 81
years still survives her. The funeral
was largely attended.
Adrian, Minnle;Wednestlay, June 2,
was gala day for the Catholics Of
this place. The new 4 hurch bells were
blessed on that day, and after the
ceremony pontifical ahbgh mass was eel
of Aoh%1vn