The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-14
CASH FOR THE CATHEDRAL.
NEARLY $1,000 OF CONTRIBUTIONS
IN THE Committees HANDS.

Committees to Begin a Canvass of
the City TO-day-BishOp BecI<er's
COntributinO $1,O00-The Work of
Rebuilding to Begin as Soon as n
Sufficient Amount Has Been PIedg-
ed.
Bishop Becker presented a list of the
voluntary contributions thus far made to-
ward demonstrating the Cathedral to the
finance committee, which met at the
Bishops residence yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of further discussing ways
and means for raising a building fund.
At the meeting. beside Bishop Becker,
who presided, was Rev. Father B. ]. Kei-
ley, Capt. John Flannery Mr.. William
Kehoe, Capt. Henry Blum, Mr.. John Ly-
ons, Mr.. Daniel Hogan, Mr.. Patrick Glea-
son, Mr.. NJ. A. OByrne. Mr.. Patrick
Brennan and Mr.. John W. Golden.
Among the first things brought up was
the list of voluntary contributions which
have been made since the PRONUNCIATION Of
the appeal in the Morning News of Tues
day. The amount is encouraging TO the
finance committee in view of the fact no
active canvas has yet been made, and the
fund comes purely from the generously
inclined. No active effort has yet been
made in the direction of collecting a fund
AMI there are many connected with the
churchs, who scarcely yet realize
that their thirty years and
more of active, arduous labor,
is mass of irreconcilable ruins. The
list, however, as presented by the Bishop,
cbn 81
headed by Master Fitz Hugh
Lee Whites contribution of s..
Among the largest O.. contributors
are Bishop Becker; $1,000; Capt.
John Flannery, $1,000; Mr..
Luke Carson, $500; Capt Henry Blum, $500;
Mr.. William Kehoe, $500; Mr.. NJ A.
O'Bryne. $500; Mr.. John Lyons, $500; Mr..
Jerimiah Cronin, $500; Mr.. Daniel Hogan,
$3.50.
The 500 contributions so far are Vicar
General Kelley. J. W. Golden, Patrick
Brennan, J. ]. Higgins, w. ]. HARRY, Jr,
John l.. Johnson, T. H. O'Donovan, P. f.
Gleason and ]. Carroll Payne of Atlanta.
Active work is to begin at once and the
finance committee appointed a number of
gentlemen to canvass the city and obtain
such funds as the people are inclined to
give. In order to carry on the work sys-
tematically, special committees were APP
pointed for different sections and were re-
quested to begin their soliciting this morn
ing. TO canvass Bay, Drayton and Bry-
an streets, which includes an important
section, Capt Flannery, Capt. Blum and
Mr.. Kehoe We're appointed Broughton
congress and Whitaker streets and the
market section, will be visited by Mr.
Lyons and Mr.. Hogan. These gentlemen
intend making thorough canvass of their
assignments, and will report to the Bishop.
They expect to meet with a hearty re-
Spouse from their friends and from those
interested in rebuilding the Cathedral.
winch may be said to include a very large
number. The cheerful giver of small
amounts will be greeted by them with as
much gratetulness as the contributors
whose ability enables them to run their
amounts far into the hundreds.
very lew steps have thus far been taken
IN the matter of rebuilding. The finance
committee, however has selected Capt.
Flannery as chairman of the building
committee and Mr.. Brennan as treas
urer. Aside from this action no further
steps nave been taken and will not be m
I'll the insurance Is adjusted which NAV
pc accomplished during the present week
When this matter is off hands however
active work will then be commenced nv
selecting building committee from tie
church al large. For time il was
thought the present finance committee
would be converted to one on building
but 1t is not thought this will be done
After 1t is decided what kind of structure
is to be built and the plans for it are
drawn, the regular committee will then
De CHOSEN. Just who the architect will he
mas not yet been given any thought, and
will be deferred with other matters untiI
the insurance is settled
The enormity of the task undertaken Is
certainly equalled by the perseverance,
shown by the church and their eagerness
TO get things in motion. The present es-
Inmates have it that at least 100000 and
probably $4,000 must be raised before
work can be commenced The finance
committee calculates that when the 500.
600 insurance is paid there will be onIv
$4,000 in view of the $4,000 indebtedness.
If the minimum amount is raised the
church will then have $102, 900 at its dis
posal, which is considered necessary in
view of the fact it is proposed 10 con-
struct an even handsomer building than
the old. For considerable of the amount
to be raised the committee will rely on
contributions from other states. Letters
and the statement heretofore published
will be mailed other congregations with
the hope that a good share of the amount
will be accumulated in this Way
The masses were held in ST. Vincents
chapel yesterday there being no services
at night The steps were completed to
the entrance of the chapel, and are per-
fectly convenient. With the exception Of
some pews, yet to be arranged, the interior
of the chapel is in complete readiness for
the accommodation of at least 500 people.
The committee which had charge of ar
ranging the chapel certainly expedited its
duties and there were many compliment
- .l..v,- So.
it.