The Irish standard., 1903-11-07

James McGolmck, bishop Of Duluth,
officiated at the services, assisted by
the Catholic clergy of Duluth and Fa-
Their Danehy of Minneapolis. 1t was
shortly after o'clock when the parade
arrived ut the scene Of the ceremonies.
There were over 1,4OO men in line,
marshalled by Capt. Frank Maginnis,
and headed by the West Superior band.
They made an impressive sight in
their brilliant uniforms. Sixteen So
cieties were represented in the line of
march. The following is the list of the
societies in their order Of march:
West Superior band, st. Jean Bap-
tiste society, Polish National Benevo-
lent society, st. Stanislaus society, st.
Cross society, st. Joseph society, st.
Karimer society, Kosceneszke society,
st. Peter and st. Paul society, st.
James court G. o. F., st. Louis court
G. o. F., Cathedral court G. o. F., st.
Clements court G. o. F., st. Joseph's
Benevolent society, Division No A.
o. H., Division No. 4 A. o. II. -Four
hundred children of the Catholic
schools also occupied prominent places
before the stand during the cere-
monies. The ceremonies were very
brief, but impressive. On the platform
from which the stone was laid were
Rev. P. Danehy, of Minneapolis; Rev.
d. Outlet. Rev. FIR. Benedict, Rev. A.
Hartman. Rev. H. A. Floyd, Rev. John
Feehely, Rev. L. M. Laskouski, of Du-
luth; Rev. E. g. O'Reilly, Rev. w.
Fardy, Rev. L. Charan, of Superior.
Bishop McGolrick, with Rev John
Sjroka and Rev. f. S. :Kosmerl as as
sistants and Rev. T. Corbett as master
Of ceremonies, laid the stone. The
different documents in connection with
the erection of the school, the names Of
the present pope, the president of the
United States, the governor Of the
state and the mayor Of the city, to-
gether with other papers, were placed
inside the stone, and it was swung
into position. The party then returned
to the cathedral, which was already
filled by those who desired to hear
the address of Rev. Father Danehy,
Of Minneapolis. Father Danehy de-
livered an eloquent address, choosing
his text from the 10Th chapter of
Daniel, and speaking of education.
He said in part: ".The truth that flow
ed from Daniels animated pen is but
the spirit that animates us to-day.
When God came on earth Himself in
the guise of man, he said, Go We
into all the world and preach the gos-
pei to every creature We are here
to-day to mark the laying Of the cor
ner stone Of building which is to be
dedicated to the instruction of youth.
We are helping on the great work of
education, and not only education but
Christian education. In our country
we have to-day universal suffrage for
men. The ballot in the hands Of an
uneducated man Is force of evil. We
must either educate our people or
withdraw from them the ballot. The
uneducated man becomes a prey for
the schemer, and he must be taught to
think clearly and cast his ballot with
judgment. We are working for God
and for our country. There is no
country in the world to-day where the
schoolhouse is so universally met with
as in ours. But the Catholic Church
is doing special work of education.
Christ said, BY their works We shall
know them The Catholic Church
tried by that test shows itself supreme
~ loyal. Education must tend to the
building up of men, and this is the
axiom on which the Catholic Church
starts. God made us, but he made us
babes. Man has to do the finishing
part. Educate the child and you have
used the God-given gifts to their ut.
most. But education must build up
the heart also. The man must be
taught not only to know the right, but
to dare to do it. We have to answer
to the great bar Of Justice some day
for our acts. We are immortal. If we
are not let us tear down our churches,
destroy our cities; let us crown our
selves with roses, eat, drink, and be
merry for tomorrow we die. But we
are immortal The light of immortal
ity shines from the eye Of every man,
and we must develop the facilities
that God has given us, and help bring
out all that is noble in man. We know
that all good men are not educated,
nor are all educated men good
Among our criminals we frequently
find men with liberal education, with
their minds clear from the fallacies Of
wrong-thinking and with clear, sharp
intellects. They have put their God
given faculties to wrong uses. We
must take these facts into cognizance
And so when man is prepared for
after life he must have such an educa-
ton rs will teach him his duties to