The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-12-10

necessity of building up the temple Of
God in each human heart by Christian
repentance-faith, hope and charity.
Retribution of ill-gotten gains, repara-
ton of character, prayer and worthy
reception of the sacrements of the
church of God.
The mass then proceeded and at its
conclusion Bishop Stanley addressed
the audience and called the church de-
ciledly the most beautiful and the Sec
ond largest in the diocese.
lie asked the people in Gods name
to prove themselves generous in aid
ing the worthy and venerable pastor,
who had erected this building almost
wholly by his own personal means and
energy. 1t would be their church
when they had paid for it, not before
Then could they rightly offer it as a
temple in which the divine worship Of
the living God would take place. A
Catholic church is not meeting house
for social amusement or to be used to
teach financial, commercial and social
theories Of life, but where the truth
of the living God is to be proclaimed
without fear or favor.
The clergy reformed into a process
sion to return to the priests rectory,
the choir singing the ste deum'' and
the people slowly and solemnly left
the edifice, admiring it's architectural
beauties and thus ended the dedication
exercises which marks special epoch
not only in the st. Joseph's parish, but
the whole of western North Dakota
as well.
The new church Is located on what
used to be called Stark avenue, but
will be henceforth known as Collins
avenue, two blocks north of Main
street and one block south Of the
court house and practically the center
Of the city. The dimensions of the
church are as follows: 1872 feet long,
80 feet wide in the narrowest part and
62 feet wide in the transcept. The
seating capacity is 700. The style is
! of Roman Gothic. The material used
in the construction is Of native rock
kasota stone facings, Menominee
brick from Wisconsin which cost $24
Il thousand and they are of shade
Of a bright red and tend to make the
appearance most conspicuous. The
tower and steeple is III feet high
Three Of the most elaborate affairs are
constructed within. The church is
wired for 700 electric lights. Twelve
stained glass windows costing ovel
$1,000; one hundred natural oak pews
made in Minneapolis. The beautiful
confessional, stations Of the cross, pull
pit and other church furniture are Of
the latest and best material. Under
meath the church proper is a spaciou.
basement, subdivided as follows
Large fuel room, winter chapel, rs
sembly hall, and twotlarge class rooms
for catechism classes. The Who'll,
structure is heated by steam and til,
plant large enough to keep the build
ing comfortable in all kinds of wealth
err. the interior of the church prope
was decorated by Mr.. Doolittle, o
Minneapolis, employed by the Manda1
Mercantile Co., and is Of such artist
beauty that the various colors blen,
tremendously and greatly add to tn
beauty and devotional effect of the in
i, terror
One hundred and twenty-seve,
yards Of costly carpet is used to cove
I the altar steps and sanctuary floor.
t Anton Dohmen, of Milwaukee, ARCH
tect; and F. D. Sharle, Dubuque, lows
contractor. The entire building cos
: $4,000.