The Yale expositor., 1903-09-18
SACRED HEART CHURCH.
This Magnificent Structure Most Solemnly
and Impressivaiy Dedicated oy Right Rev.
Bishop Foley. Of Detroit.
In the Neghborhood of 1000 People Visited
Yale.-NearIy $1,000 Contributed Priests
from all Near6y Parishes Present.

Since the iimc when 81 was announced
that Sacred Heart Church would bp
dedicated on thy 18th OF September.
everybody was anticipating q blk Gag
In Yale. And certainly nothing could
be more propilous. The day VS.
terribly warm bat a nicer one could
not have brCu had
The Right Rev. Bishop 'o.yg. Ji Dee
troit. arrived Or On" evening trriu from
Port Huron cg Monday evening. ac.
compuniCd by cvcUtceu priests who
gathered from ueighDoriug parishes
The Yale baad was ou the depot plat
form Go greet the Bishop. After thc
Bishop stepped from On, train Father
CullinauC expressed ,hccordial welcome
which Yale wished 20 extend 20 his
Lordship The band played some Gnc
selections and after the train passed out
they led the way 10 the parochial resi-
dence where they again gave some lne
music. The Bishop felt very deeply
touched at such cordial welcome and
went out 10 where the band bows were
gathered 10 express his gratitude to
them. He said that such "A welcome
manifested fine spirit among the peo-
pie OF Yale and in short bu. touching
address expressed his sincere thanks to
the band boys and to the people OF
Yale i'm general
AS early as seven o'clock Tuesday
morning the crowd began 20 gather Al
the Sacred Heart church and the work
began for the dedication service and
the dinner which was served across
from the church on the Ovens proper.
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A. ahnut "a ,royt.r 10 t.., tho ,.r,..,..
sion started from the parochial resi-
dence. Bishop Foley being robed In
Pontiical vestments. the priests being
vested In cassock and surplice. The
Bishop wore n beautiful mitre upon
his head and carried a gold crosier In
his hand which represented the shep-
herds cane or stick. The dedication
service was all very impressive and the
chanting OF the prayers aud psalms
were very well rendered. Father Cullin-
ane leading the singing.
After the dedication service proper
during which the priests and Bishop
walked around the outside Of the
church chanting psalms and blessing
the exterior OF the building. Very Rev.
Miles Whalen. ID. D.. of Port Huron.
assisted by Rev. Father BrOkaW. OF
AANfNfs ~ AftAihAl anu lAfNs 4 AltltI stu
pleton, Of Bad Axe. as sub-deacOn. be-
gan the solemn High Mass Rev. T..
NJ. Cullinane. of Niles. anG Rev. 4.
Burke. Of Palms. were masters OF cere-
monies. Rev. i. laughran, Of Emmett.
and Rev. Vim. kilroy, of Lpnox. were
deacon and sUb-deacOn OF honor 60 the
Bishop. 4 very beautiful throne was
erected for the Bishop and upon this
he remained during the celebration OF
mass.
During the mass The Bishop preached
The dedication sermon which was n
masterpiece, being eloquent, inter.
spersed with many striking passages OF
scripture and sound reasoning. lie
started out 10y giving a history OF the
fail OF man in the garden Of Eden aud
the promise that was made 20 Adam
and Eve OF Redeemer. lie went on
TO show how everything I'm the old law
pointed 90 that time when the Redeem
ef would be born. live among men and
accomplish the great act of Redemp
tion. He gave history OF the estab-
lishment OF the church sending forth
the twelve apostles to teach all nations
and how lie promised them that He
would be with them all DAYS even 20 the
contamination ofthe world That Christ
established His church and cOnilded to
her the truth and that church Is and
must be the same to-day as IL was In
Apostolic times. He quoted the words
of Christ when He said that heaven
and earth would pass away but His