The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-07-06
Archbishop Ireland delivered the

1.-THE coming Of Joseph Cretin to st
Paul" he said, with commission from
the church's supreme visible chieftain
was to this northwestern territory az
was the coming Of the Twelve to Asia
Minor or Egypt, to Greece or to Italy
as was the coming of Patrick to Ire
land; Of Augustine to England, OF
Boniface to Germany, of Anscarius tc
the countries bordering on the Baltic
| seas.
"Now in this jubilee year 1901, fifty
years from the day when Bishop Gre
tin for the first time blessed his little
nock In his cabin-cathedral, there are
in what is barely more than the region
then covered by the diocese of St.
Paul, Catholic population OF 400, 900
and IN fullest proportion, churches and
converts, colleges, asylums and hos
pitfalls, commissioned and equipped to
spread through city, town and hamlet,
over the whole land, the strength and
sweetness of Christian truth and of
Christian charity. Spirit of sainted
Cretin be among us, we pray thee, this
morning, viewing with us the vast
spiritual demesne, once an empty
waste, now blossoming bounteously
beneath the wide-spreading, soul-pro-
tecting branches of the mighty tree,
the mustard seed of which thine own
apostolic hands did plant in Mime
sota's soil!
Nor shall l, on this solemn occasion.
omit tribute of justice to our non
Catholic fellow citizens. They have
aided us in building up the church in
the Northwest. No obstacles what
ever did they put in our way"
The sermon of the archbishop. under
the title of "Fifty Years of Catholicity
in the Northwest" is published in
pamphlet form and would occupy sew
eral columns in this type.
At one O'Clock the clergy dined at
st. Pauls seminary and the adjacent
college Of st. Thomas. 1t was in the
dining room Of the seminary that took
place, Immediately after the dinner, a
noteworthy event of the jubilee. Rev.
John N. Stariha, vicar general, pre-
scented to Archbishop Ireland, on be,
half OF the priests of the province.
the sum Of $4,000, to be used for the
benefit of st. Thomas college. The
money will relieve the college debt
and will grant it an endowment fund.
Rev. Patrick O'Ncil of st. Michaers
parish, West st. Paul, also gave to
the archbishop, as a souvenir from his
clergy, three memorial volumes Illus
trating the history of the provincial in
situations. The volumes were not ac-
tually rendered. Indeed, as the arch
bishop was told, they have not vet
been completed. But they will contain
photographs Of the churches, schools
and parochial residences in all the ego
parishes Of the province The dimen-
sions of the three great books will be
3OX2G inches. The volumes will be
ornately bound. 10 both of these
presentations Archbishop Ireland re-
sponded with exceptional grace and
feeling.
About 4 o'clock the clergy and peo-
pie again assembled about the open
air altar and listened to Bishop O'Gor-
man Of Sioux Falls. The subject Of
his sermon was the growth of the
Northwestern church, but more espe-
cially the Importance of st. Paul's
seminary, and the significance of the
new chapel whose corner stone was
about to be laid. This addition to the
seminary will be called st. Mary's
chapel. 1t will be brick and stone
structure measuring 10Ox145 feet and
costing $4,000.
When the sermon had ended the
clergy marched in procession to the
adjoining site Of the chapel. Before a
cross marking the future facade of the
building and before corner stone at
the other end of the site, the process
sion paused to perform the major por-
ton of the consecrating ceremonies.
Bishop Trobec of st. Cloud, who Wore
white and gold vestments, n tall mitre
glistening with gill; and bore a golden
pontitical staff, led the Latin SERVICE
the rest of the clergy responding. The
usual circuits of the intended walls
were made and the enclosure blessed.
No records were placed within the cor
ner stone. Upon the stone is carved a
cross and the Latin inscription: "1e51-
1901. In Memory of the Diocesan Jubi-
lee."
Wednesday morning ut 10 o'clock a
solemn requiem mass for the repose of
the souls of deceased bishops. priests
and laymen Of the province of st. Paul
was celebrated at the Cathedral by
Bishop Stanley of Fargo. Archbishop
Ireland delivered the sermon. The sa-
cred edifice was filled to overfiowing.
A parade of Catholic societies took
place in the evening. The procession
started at 1880 o'clock, going west on
Fifth street to Exchange, north to
Ninth street, east to Franklin street
south to Sixth street, east to Cedar
south to Fourth, east to Sibley, north
to Sixth. west to Minnesota north IN