The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-03
JDBILEE 0F TBE DIOCESE
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF BISHOP
CRETINs ADVENT CELEBRATED
WITH GREAT SOLEMNITY
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SPEAKS
IN BRILLIANT TERMS THE DIsTIN-
GUIsHED PRELATE REVIEWS
THE MAGNIFICENT work
CORNER STONE OF ST. MARYs

"And now, in this jubilee year 1901,
nifty years from the day when Bishop
Cretin for the first time blessed his lit
tie flock in his cabin cathedral, there
are, in what is barely more than the
region then covered by the diocese of
st. Paul, six episcopal sees, one of them
vested with metropolitan dignity, 60O
priests, Catholic population of 400 600,
and, In fullest proportion, churches and
converts, colleges and schools, asylums
ana hospitals, commissioned and equipped
to spread through city, town and ham,
let, over the whole land, the strength
and sweetness of Christian truth and Of
Christian charity. Spirit of sainted Gre
tin, be among us, we pray thee, this
morning, viewing with us thy vast spir-
itual demesne, once an empty waste, now
blossoming bounteously beneath the
wide-spreading, soul-protecting branches
of the mighty tree, the mustard seed
Of which thine own apostolic hands did
plant in Minnesota soil"
With the clear blue sky for q canopy,
the SWaying trees for decoration and
the soft green grass for carpet stand
ing before beautifully constructed altar
draped in the papal colors white and
yellow, the Most Reverend John Ireland,
archbishop of the diocese of st. Paul, de-
livered these impressive words in tribute
to Joseph Cretin, the first Catholic bishop
of this diocese, whose arrival in st. Paul
fifty years ago is now being celebrated.
FULLY 1000 ATTEND.
Fully 1900 people were seated on the
campus at ST. Pauls seminary when the
pontifcal high mass was celebrated yes
terday morning Richly robed priests
and bishops marched in pairs from the
college building to the outdoor altar 1t
Iy,1,, e,I, A.,
cession came in sight Of the sanctuary
the strains Of the inspiring hymn, Praise
Ye the Father" fioated softly toward
them. Amidst the sublime silence that
prevailed the rich harmony seemed car
ried upward and upward until 1t reached
divine auditors, who seemed measurably
near this beautiful grove, far removed
from the turbulent, perspring city, where
thankful hearts had gather to rejoice
and praise God for the wonderful growth
that had been given the church in this
country so lately uncivilized. Not far
distant was the Mississippi, silent wit
ness and contributor to Gods work.
Seated in the sanctuary were the church
oignitaries. In their midst was the ven
erable Alexander Ramsey, the first ter
ritorial governor. Behind them were the
sisters Of the Visitation Of st. Joseph.
ARCHBIsHOP's ELOQUENT SERMON
At the close of the mass Archbishop
ireland delivered q beautiful sermon
"Fifty Years of Catholicity In the North
west" in which he reviewed the coming
of Cretin, his untiring work and after
his death the rapid strides made by the
church which he had so humbly nur-
tured.
Dinner was served the clergy in the
dining halls of St. Paul's and st. Thom-
as. At the close the presentation of
three massive volumes containing a COM
plete history Of the diocese from it's in
ceptlon to the present day was made
to the seminary library, Father O'Neill
of st. Michaels church, this city, max
ing the presentation address. This book
is called the Jubilee Memorial Volume"
and was compiled by a committee of
priests, Of which Father O'NeilI was
chairman. The other members were Fa-
Tiers Cahill secretary; Fathers T. J.
Gibbons. Solnce and Oglin. It was a
mammoth work, and beside a complete
history~of each parish, which is given in
chronological order, there are mounted
photographs Of 260 priests and 1900 build
ings. The three volumes were published
at cost Of $1,000.
ST. MARY's CHAPEL.
Another pleasant feature of the after
dinner gathering was the presentation
to the seminary Of $4,000 by the priests
| of the diocese. The presentation speech
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