The Irish standard., 1897-08-14
VERY IMpOSISG DEMONSTRATION.
A PARADE OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
ON THE OCCASION.
BISHOP M'GOLRICK's FINE ADDRESS.
THE NEW INSTITUTION 4 CREDIT TO
THE ZENITH CITY.

A most important event in the history
of Duluth occurred last Sunday. when
| the corner stone Of the new st. Mary's
Hospital was laid by Bishop McGolr:ck
over 1000 people were present to wit
ness the imposing ceremony. The par
AIDE. consisting OF two Hibernian socie-
ties, two French societies, German
society and an Italian society, formed at
the Catholic Association Hall, at the
corner of Second avenue west and
Fourth street. Farther down the street
they were Joined by four Polish societies
and then the parade proceeded to the
Institution Of the Sacred Heart, where
Bishop McGolrick and other officers of
the day Joined the parade in carriage.
The procession then marched down
Fourth street TO the corner OF Third
avenue east and then down the hill to
the site of the new hospital. Here q
stand had been constructed and from
it Bishop McGolrick delivered the fol-
lowing fine address after the corner
stone was laid:
This corner stone on which, accord
| ing to the church's rite. we have in
voked Gods blessing, marks the be-
ginning of an editice to be completed
and dedicated to the service of suffering
humanity with the title of St. Mary :
Hospital.
This home of Christian charity will
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| churchs progress and be a further evil
dence of that holy spirit that ever actu.
ates the church in behalf of the poor.
1T is, indeed, an occasion of no small
Importance to this city that such a
hospital, we'll equipped with all the
appliances which modern ingenuity and
medical skill have devised. should be
built and maintained. Hence, the large
numbers from all parts of the city that
show their interest by their presence
and whose presence is an assurance OF
the success of the undertaking.
Suffering is the common lot of man
kind. Youth and old age. rich and door,
wise and foolish are liable to be the
victims Of disease In this common lot
of humanity he is best who knows
how to render his own Affections a
blessing as coming from a Fathers
Christening hand and who learns how
best to Tighten the burden of others in
accordance with that golden rule that
We should do unto others as we should
wish others to do unto us.
! "In this Christian spirit of practical
charity Gods holy law is shown to be
fulfilled as the Apostle st. James tells
us: Religion pure and unspotted with
God and the Father is this: To visit
the fatherless and widows in their ;rib-
ulation and to keep ones self indebted
from the world
| Perhaps no other Institution Of
mercy is SO thoroughly characteristic
of Christian teaching as the hospital.
I'm the whole history of Paganism
with it's wonderful advance in art and
literature, painting, poetry and archi-
lecture, we look in vain for such
home of mercy
"The orphan starved unheeded, OLD
! age with it's load of miseries had no
solace; the Pagan motto was vac vitis4.
woe to the conquered, whether over.
come by battle or by disease.
| For man as an item in support o.
the state there was regard so long as
he could labor for his country's honor
but when he became helpless through
sickness he was cast aside as useless
and with contempt.
| "The hundreds of thousands butcher
| ed to make a Roman holiday were
dragged FROM the arena amid the joy
GUS shouts of the multitude only to
receive a final stroke of bludgeon or
axe and be thrown into the common
ditch to be covered over and forgotten
To shed tear of pity for these suffer.
ing fellow creatures, or to speak q
word of solace to their ears was taught
to be weakness unworthy OF u philo.
sophie man or woman.
| "To gather the aged and afflicted into
the hold Of a ship, send it out to tn
treacherous sea and then scuttle the
| FeSSel was tne lauded custom OF the
Pagan poormasters. But how. as il
were by miracle. the law of Christ
touching the hearts of men, infused int
them a share Of His own love, the
churchs history displays.
children of Common Father, fol.
! lowers of the Christ whose feet had eve,
trod the ways Of peace and whose whole
| life was a mercy to the suffering, they
soon learned the lesson of love, caring
for their afflicted brother as if fol
Christ Himself. "A new commandment
! | give unto you, that you love one IN.
other as l have loved you. His gospel
| was to be the sonl .iding; of mercy,
not a mere abstraction, but belief nut
| into practice. e.
identifying Himself with the sick
| and the troubled. He made the care o.,
them a condition OF reward 4 wa
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