The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-07-06
Fiftieth Anniversary of Arrival
Of the First Bishop
of St. Paul.
Sacred Ceremonies in Open Air
at St. Paul Seminary
on Tuesday.
Archbishop Ireland Reviews the
Life of the Prelate
in Extenso.


the celebration of the tiftieth anniver
sary of the arrival of Minnesota's frs
Catholic bishop took place last Tues
day ut st. Paul seminary, at the enc
of Grand avenue, st. Paul. Pontifica
high mass was celebrated on the
grounds Of the seminary at 1876
o'clock by Bishop McGolrick of Du
luth. Archbishop Ireland delivered q
commemorative sermon and a lie
Duem was chanted. When the clergy
had dined at the seminary two gifts
were made to the archbishop. On be-
half of the college of st. Thomas lie
received purse of $SO,OOO contribut-
ed by the clergy of his province. He
was also the recipient of memorial
volumes containing an illustrated his
tory of the province. At o'clock the
corner stone of the new seminary
chapel was laid by Bishop Trobec of
st. Cloud. The sermon on that occa-
sion was preached by Bishop O'Gor-
man, Of Sioux Fails, 5. ID.
The weather was warm but fair.
Upward of three thousand people, in
Guiding many women and children,
witnessed the uncommon spectacle of
ecclcsiastics in brilliant robes perform
ing elaborate ceremonies in the open
air.
The pontiiicnl high mass was cele-
brated at temporary altar upon an
oblong platform erected near the river
and west of the seminary's admins
tration building. The background of
the altar, which occupied the west end
OF the platform, was draped in white,
the sides in yellow-the papal colors.
Upon the altar tall candles stood be-
side palms. At the left of one facing
the altar We're several rows of seats
ranged east and west. These were for
the priests in black robes aud white
lace SUPPLIES. Opposite the lower
clergy appeared, on the spectators
right, two rows of chairs-the first for
bishops, the second for monsignor.
Beneath the altar and facing the on
locker were two chairs for the arch
bishop. All these governing church
men were royalty robed in purple.
Scminarials, uplifting yellow banners
and white banners bearing yellow
crosses, clustered about the outer edg.
es Of the clergy.
Around the platform chairs for the
congregation We're placed upon the
lawn. Above people, priests and altar
rose the Gothic arches of tall trees
through whose thick foliage-natural
stained glass MISUNDERSTANDING
varying hues of sunshine. Perhaps
indeed, the Christian Goths found
prophetic spires in tree tops and holy
naves in forest gladcs.
So far one saw the unclangne
church in it's unchanging tabernacle
But time and place was specialized in
the symbols suspended from tree to
tree above the heads Of the clergy
Here dropped festoon of white and
yellow pennants. At the left vel
low pennant bore in white the figures
"5l,' to wit the year-1S51-of Bishor
Cretin's arrival in st. Paul. At the
right second yellow pennant was dis.
played, the white letters "'O1" fol
1901. Between the pennants hung q
large wreath Of oak leaves, in the cen
ter of which the golden letters "B. c.
Bishop Cretin-were combined as q
monogram. Projecting diagonally from
the upper ares OF the wreath were two
small American flags. which identified
patriotism among the Christian vir
tues. During all the time, in fact, that
Tuesdays services were progressing
the Stars and Stripes floated from the
Flagstaff before the seminary.
Hefore and to the right of the sanct
uary choir of half hundred voices
from various local churches hans
Gounod's ".Third Mass" The Latil
song. rising untrammeled to the sky
sounded III. historical echo the voice.
OF primitive Christians Mt the begin
ming OF the eldest religious dynasty III,
world has known.
The celebrant of the mass was Bish
op McGolrick Of Duluth. The assist
ant priest WITS Vicar General Stariha
the deacons OF ;,onor Fathers Plu, ,l,lt
Kennedy, the deacon of the mass Fla
Their Sandmeyer, the subdeacon of til,
mass Father McDavitt, the master o
ceremonies Father George Sclaeffer
John F. Gehan directed the choir.
The eminent prelates present wer
Archbishop Ireland, Archbishop Chris
tie Of Vancouver, Bishop Els Of Mar
quette, Bishop Scannell of Omaha
Bishop Glennon of Cheyenne, Bisho
Stanley of Fargo, Bishop o. German o
Sioux Falls, Bishop McGolrick of Du
luth and Bishop Trobec of st. Clout
Mgr. Ravoux of St. Paul, who person
ally received Bishop Cretin on July
1881; Mgr. Buh Of Duluth, Mgr. Oste
of st. Paul. Abbot Engel of st. Johns
MINI. The priests in attendance CON
\ prised all those in st. Paul and Mime
4 apolis and many from other parts Q
the province. AT least 400 priests wer
unable to lind accommodation upo
tile platform.