The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-30
WILL ASK AID IN NEW YORK.
.,.,rHER KELLEY TO GO THERE FOR
THE CATHEDRAL.

II
tb. New York Cathedral-The FL
r,ncinI Report of the building
Committee of the Cathedral Makes
satisfactory ShOwinG-At the
same Time Over $23,OOO Is Needed
ia complete Existing Contracts.
r.r. AMOUNT Received to Date ST.
ts5.S5. Including Subscriptions
and Insurance.
,.5.rr General Kelley will leave in a
ar TWO for New York city, where
H.. viii lake up a collection Sunday in
me- New York Cathedral for the building
l,rI of the Savannah Cathedral. Per
n,,-.oe to make collections in the diocese
NV York was granted without solicit
rat.5n by Archbishop Corrigan shortly af-
tsr t4. destruction of the Savannah Ca
tAs5r4l with the usual condition that con
sent must be obtained from the pastors
nj the parishes in which it was desired
ia make collections.
When i'm New York last summer Father
Kelley obtained the consent of his friend.
Father Lavelle, rector of the Cathedral.
10 make collection there. Recently
Father Kelley wrote Father Lavelle, re
oues.ing him to fix a date for the collec
NON and promptly received telegram in
rsrrv stating that next Sunday had been
fixed as The date This was last week.
waic1 means that the prospective collec-
ton was announced at the Cathedral last
summer
The work of rebuilding the Cathedral is
making very satisfactory progress. The
contract for the interior finishing work
viii shortly be given out as win also thai
for the organ which will cost about S..
COO The following is the report of the
Building Committee of the Cathedral to
Jan H.
To amount of insurance, less sum in
vested in purchase of bonds to complete
spires $4,000; TO interest on deposits,
s. 1873 to collection second Sunday of each
month $l2S4S; to subscriptions, $50, 1853. A;
10 sale of old iron, $500; total, $1,4S5.S5.
BY amount paid on contract $54, III. 80;
by amount paid for extra work, 81 222. 66;
by amount paid for incidental expenses,
G&S90; by superintendent on account.
S42 by architects on account, 81 coo; by
electric wiring on account. 1896. Sc; bv bal
ance on hand, $15,S52.71; total $774S5.85.
The following payments are yet to be
made: Balance to be paid contractors, S2S-
7S7tS balance 10 be paid architects, 81 500;
balance to be paid superintendent $500;
balance so be paid for electric wiring
$S533i; pews confessiOnals, throne, rail-
ing and sanctuary furniture, $4,000; gas
and electric fixtures, |,T0; organ, s., 500
$H7lQ42.
To meet these Obligations the committee
can count on cash on hand, as per report
$5&27l unpaid subscriptions, good, s.. 300
-$215271; sum actually needed to carry
out contracts, $23, 557.71
Il will be noticed that the above account
makes no provision for the stations. the
pulpit the windows, the high altar and
the steam heating system; the balance of
$23.jjl1 being the amount needed 10 carry
ont existing contracts. AS a number have
not yet paid their subscriptions, this
statement will show how much the money
they promised to the church is needed.
The estimated cost of the stations Is
Si0o or 500 each. 1t is intended that they
shall serve as memorials, and a suitable
inscription win be placed on each one.
Already three stations have been proVid-
ed foC The pulpit in the Cathedral was
the Gift of a member of the congregati ton
and was a very handsome ornament 10
the church. II is hoped that the new Ca
thedral on its dedication day, may be
provided in this respect
Concerning the affairs Father Kelley
had the following to say:
Through the kindness of my brother
priests throughout the United States
beautiful altar. dedicated to the sacred
heart of our blessed Lord will be erected
in the north chapel of the Cathedral The
friends OF Archbishop Gross Or. I. P0,
through Rev James NJ. o. Brien of Wash
iugtou Ga, viii perpetuate his zeal and
memory by the erection OF an altar. The
Sisters of ST. Mary's Home, aided by the
work of the children under their care,
VIII erect an altar as a remembrance OF
one who abored willingly and long for
You and who should never be forgotten
Father Cafferty. Capt Henry Blum and
wife win replace the altar which, In the
Old Cathedral. stood as a memento of
dead chi'd. There remains only unpro-
Nidel Inc main altar, which desire to see
rebuilt as a memorial to our late bishop.
Bishop Becker generously contributed
toward the rebuilding of the Cathedral
and also bequeathed sum for the fresco-
Ing of me church, and, after making pro-
vision for the education of priests for this
diocese, he directed that at the expiration
OF term of years for which this educa-
lonal trust was established the entire
amount should revert to the Cathedral. he
deserves public recognition in the diocesan
Cathedral ] have invited contributions
from his friends outside of the city, though
have not as yet received sum sufficient
for the restoration of the altar-for the
peil are soon forgotten, and often Dy
those i'm whom gratitude should inspire
remembrance"
It would have been difficult to find
hndsomer windows than those destroyed
boy ac fire of Feb 6, 1898. Nearly, If not
nI. We're gifts, and were memorials. They
can Do replaced a nearly the same figure
or ORIGINAL cost If exact duplicates OF
former ones are used they can be put in
a. less cost. The two transept windows
can ha duplicated for $1,000 each. or total
O. 100 Owing to the generosity OF a
dauea'er. we win have a bell when the
Cathedral is dedicated Miss Mamie Ben
hel gives II as memorial to her father
ard mother Under advice we have de-
TERED consideration of the steam heating
ON win have to be introduced some time
'ne Ibis year, and will entail the ex-
Ien lre Of at least $1,000.
fa'Her Kelley said yesterday that sub
Script MS have come in at a very salts
ic' rate and that he has no reason
70 e91 plain OF the liberality of the peo-
pa Of ayaunah, many generous contri-
,0 MS having been received from mem
ff. al. ..st l,gf fc