The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-10-03
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st Mary,s church Of Seaforth, Z
he said, was the grand aud public
witness Of the peoples LOYALTY to
God and the stoutest evidence Of
their charity for the neighbor, be-
cause in giving God the best they
had they were also the benefactors
for future generations, for when the
icy hand of death shall have cooled
our fevered brow and the generous,
kindly hearts which throng this
church today shall be stilled for
ever, then this church of Jesus
Christ shall remain to perpetuate
His name and the religion Of our
forHfathers for all time to come. =
The minister also expatiated
on the four divine seals which
Christ placed on the virgin brow Of
His one true church, viz. her Unity,
which is the most luminous evil
|dence Of the divine mission of Christ;
her Holiness, for it is not man, nor
angel, nor archangel that founded
this church, nor whose model is
placed before US, but Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. who is the bright
ness Of His glory and the figure of
His substance; her Catholicity,
which means she is diffused over
every nation of the globe and counts
her children amonga all colors, tribes
and tongues Of the earth; her
Apostolicitv, which implies that
Christ's true church must always
teach the identical doctrines once
delivered by the Apostles and that
her ministers must derive their
powers from Christ through the
Apostles by an uninterrupted sue
cession. He concluded by implor-
ing the people to let their new
church be their strength in life,
their shield in temptation, their
solace in affection, their comfort
especially at the hour Of death.
/ eff you butrely on its teachings, :
he said, land put these into prac-
tice in daily life, Death will have nc
terrors for you because your souls
will be buoyed up by the knowl-
edge that faith will span the chasm
that separates Time from Eternity.
That tho we see now as in glass
darkly, and know God only in part,
then we shall behold Him face to
face, and understand Him as He is.
Then Faith shall be changed into
vision and we shall understand
what now we believe, and for all
eternity it will be our portion to en-
JOY the sacred presence of God, to
declare His name blessed forever in
Zion and sing His never ending
song of praise and gladness in His
Hea venly Temple Of the New Jeru-
salem.
DEDICATION NOTES.
The dedication of the church at
Wabasso occurred on Monday, Sept.
oath. The services were identically
the same as those at Seaforth, and
were conducted by the same min
listers.
The two churches are just alike,
they being built from the same
plans. Each church is IS feet wide
and 70 feet long. The towers are
70 feet from the foundations. The
windows are % feet wide and 81
feet high. The windows are of the
best art glass furnished by Ford
Bros. of Minneapolis. Each window
was donated by some member Of the
respective parishes.
The church at Wabasso is known
as St. Anne church.
The picnic in Seaforth netted
some 1925. aud that in Wabasso
about 800.
Seaforth church is the fourth and
the Wabasso church is the fifth
Catholic church built and completed
under Mr.. Woods. management OF
the affairs in this section of the
country. He came here just three
years ago, and he has constructed
churches at Dawson, Belview, West
line, Seaforth and Wabasso. Aside
from this he has had built the hand
some residence in this city. His
excellent work may result in his
loss in this section.
When Archbishop Ireland returns