The Irish standard., 1898-09-17
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
1t VIII he Dedicated Tomorrow Ivy
ArrhbiNhOn Irelnnd

1t Will u" Dedicated Tomorrow by
Archbishop Ireland.
Sunday, Sept. Is. at 1890 o'clock in
the forenoon, the dedication of ST.
Andrews church. located at the corner
of Hatch and Churchill streets, Como
Villa, st. Paul, will take place with i'm
posing ceremonies. Archbishop ireland
Will otiiciate. The order of services will
be as follows: Dedication by his grace;
high mass by Rev. Richard Cahill,
chancellor of the diocese. and a sermon
by the archbishop. A special musical
program has been prepared and will be
rendered by the choir under the direc-
tion of Mr.. William Menner. who will
also preside at the organ After mass
all address of welcome to the archbishop
will be read, and an informal reception
rendered him by citizens and the men,
bers of the new church. The reception
committee will consist of John Maloney,
George Croberger, John Morrisey, Rich
ard Walsh and James Kelly. Following
the reception will occur parade of the
parish societies with John b. Mcnugh
as grand marshal and Patrick McDon-
aid, John King. Patrick Mcmahon and
Edward Mcdonald as his aids.
The church to be dedicated tomorrow
makes the twentys acond now erected
within the limits of the city of st. Paul.
The new church is Il grand cdifice and
has an interesting history. 1t was built
by the Presbytcrans in 1889 and served
as a house of worship for the Como and
Warrandale assembly for several years,
when it reverted to the mor,sagec, who
subsequently leased it to he Swedish
l.uthcrans for an annual considerations
AT the end of two years they vacated
it for want of support, being unable to
meet expenses.
Early in 1896 Fr Cosgrove. of
st. Vincent's church, opened ncgoti-
ations for the purchase of the building
and secured the church with the interior
furnishings and organ. He also bought
three lots lying adjacen: to the htruc-
ture and Immediately converted the
church into Il Sunday school for The in
str,ction of the Catholic children of tho
neighborhood. Some forty boys and
girls attended the school, and lectures
on religious topics were delivered on
Sunday evenings to mixed gatherings by
Judge Willis, Hon. c. ID. O'Bricn, DIR.
Hebron. lHr. Gmciner A. w. Gutrdge
and others.
Fir Cosgrove has recently transformed
the building into beautiful church for
divine worship. The interior dccora-
lions were made by Mr.. Mann, of st.
Paul, and produce IL most pleasing cf-
feet. The walls and windows came
under the painters brush three weeks
being spent in the work. The parish
toner's of ST. Vinrent's donated the in
terror furnishings. The high altar IL the
gift of nun in New York city the
statucttcs of Mary and Joseph were
given by Mrs. Wnifred Dillon OF Como
boulevard: John McIlugh presented Il
gold chalice: and the vcstments for the
HO!y odfIlutt CAME from IL Dt'llclIcLDf
whose name is held from publication.
Services will be held at ST. Andrews
every Sunday hereafter Mass will begin
at $3.50 O'Clock and Immediately after
Sunday school will assemble and also
the meetings of the parish societies. The
assistant priest of ST. Vinccnts will
conduct all religious services
The Irish Standard desires to compIi-
ment FIR. Cosgrove for establishing this
new church in the intcrurban district
for the accommodation of those who find
it incOnvcnient to attend divine service
in either of the Twin Cities The new
church and property are almost paid for,
and that fact speaks highly for the en-
ergetic pastor who recently built one of
the finest churches in the archdiocese.
Those who desire to witness the dedica-
tion services tomorrow can take the
Como avenue or new nterurban line as
far as Chatsworth street and thence
walk two blocks.