The Dickinson press., 1903-10-24

your children"
Rudolph Frank in German and Frank
Wanner in English, presented addresses
to the disappointing him for his past
protection. Kindness and guidance and
praying for a continuance ut the SINE,
ending with the prayer, "May God pro-
tect ynu."
Bishop Shanlev then addressed! The
people and his remarks closed thu SER
vice. lie said:
'You have here :, beautiful, a won
drousll beautiful. cnur.h building. and
both pastor and people deserve great
credit.
The presen, year has i"ennne Of good
growth in the Catholic churc:,cso l North
Dakota. This is not the result of inn
migration but OF increased religious in
terest and activity. The year 1903 has
seen S25o.ooo raised by the Catholics Of
the state for buildings and permanent
improvements-works for the honor and
glory of God.
This is distributed among some thirty
towns Hist given) but | do not place
Dickinson among them. Dickinson oc-
cupies a unique ~position-she stands up
on a pedestal. The work of the German
Catholics here deserves to be immortal,
ICED. No community in the United States
can show a record to compare with it.
Sec the little homes scattered about.
You people have been here but Il lew
years. You came to this country to en-.
joy its freedom, bringing only strong
hands, brave hearts and your Catholic
faith. Your homes are, many OF them,
poor and u~npretentious but you have
built a church gorgeous and magnificent.
Others NAV be more imposing, more
spacious and costly. but this represents
love and sacrifice.
| am proud of you and l do not wonder
you are proud of yourselves. | could
wish that others might follow your ex.
ample and do as we'll; and if such fervor
as yours accompanies the preservation Of
the mother tongue, by all means preserve
it.
Your fellow townsmen appreciate wha,
you have done and today by proclama.
ton Of the mayor the city keeps a holi.
day, the stores and schools are closed
and all take part in this ~gloriication.
We thank all the citizens for their aid
and cooperation and hope they may
never regret it and that the German
Catholics may in future fully merit it.
You have a magnificent church. Have
zeal LOT IL. dkC 10 heart TIC WOIuS Oh
Father Louis. He told you Of Gods
kingdom or earth-enthroned in the
blessed sacrament upon the altar--of the
angels surrounding his heavenly throne
and how his church here should be
crowded with angels. We, his children,
are they. Prove yourselves such, free
from guile and sin and strong to do the
will of Almighty God.
Sunday after Sunday the church speaks
with the voice and authority OF God and
%expounds the true meaning of the scrip,
lures. Take its teachings to heart, take
them into your homes, on to the streets
your guide and motto. You have built
and have dedicated. Do well:and all
will be glad to have helped in the build,
ing. do not ask you to preach. Go
and preach by the voice of YOUR example,
the most powerful of all preaching.
am glad you arc taking steps to edu-
cate your children. The greatest crime
is the crime of ignorance. Keep your
children in school, give them all the sec.
ular knowledge they can gain, they will
need it for human affairs; but give them
also a knowledge of religion. 1t will be
a pleasure to leave to your children, not
earthly fortune perhaps, but a solid and
unshakable faith.
And may Almighty God bless you one
and all, your families, your great under
taking and the city in which you dwell