The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
DEDICATION DAY
At HOLY ROSARY
SPECIAL SERVICES TODAY AT
THE REBUILT CHURCH.
Since Last December Fire the Structure
Has Been Practically Built Anew and
on a Grander Scale Than Before
Special Mass for Children Will Be
Held Monday Morning.

Formal dedication by the fathers Of
Holy Rosary convent of their rebuilt
church will take place at 10 am. to-
day, Rosary Sunday.
This magnificent brown stone edifice
was completely. Quilted by fire Dec. Is
left standing. At an outlay of $4,000
it has now been reconstructed, the inter
Tor being more beautiful and preten-
tious than before.
The dedication Of the church at 10
O'Clock will be conducted by Archbishop
John Ireland. The ceremony will be
very solemn and impressive. It will be
followed at l0:45 am. by pontifcal
mass, celebrated by. Bishop McGolriek
cts of admission have been issued by
the Dominican fathers to both the dedi-
cation and the mass. Archbishop Ire
land will deliver an address at the dedi-
cation, and Very Rev. L. F. Kearney,
provincial of the Dominican fathers,
will preach at the mass.
At 1880 pm. will be solemn vespers
with procession and benediction by
Rev. DR.. Hebron.
Monday at 8 a. m. will be celebrated
the first solemn high mass in the new
church especially for the children.
Father G. A. Gaffney will preach.
Invitations to today's special serv-
ices have been extended to all priests
in the twin cities, and to all the Domin-
lean fathers in this country, there be-
ing some fifteen converts in the United
States.
Dominican Work Here. &
Twenty-eight years ago last March
the Dominican fathers first came to
Minneapolis. One year later saw the
erection of their first church, then To-
o4nl 81 at mt y
avenue s. In 1889 their persev crane
and the great increase in the size and
wealth of their congregation, called for
the erection Of the new brown stone
church on the present site, Twenty
fourth street and Eighteenth avenue S.
| Immediately following the fire Of last
December, work was commenced re-
| building the church. Its stained glass
| windows are probably now the finest Of
any church in the northwest. The
sanctuary and aisles are handsomely
tiled. The church is beautifully deco
rated thruout in gothic style. There
with gold leaf trimmings. The pillars
in the church are considerably reduced
in size from what they were before, sc
that they are not such an obstruction
to the gaze of people behind them.
The Dominican fathers is mission
airy order of priests. Tho comparative ely
few in numbers in this country, there
is not state in the union where some
of their members have not successfully
undertaken heroic work for the church
There are eight priests in the Mime
apolis convent of the Rosary. Five O.
these are continually on missionar,
work outside Of this state, their field
extending east to Indiana, south t.
Texas and west to Montana and Ne
braska. These five are Revs: Father
l J. P. Moran, D. R. Towld, S. R. Brock
bank, D. G. Murrey and J. R. Tanning
Three of the Dominican fathers confn
their work to local territory, Very Rev
2. j. Fowler, prior; Very Rev. F. 3
Dugan, sub-prior; Rev. Father Doyle
assistant. -. 49,. ~
j Almost as soon as the Dominica
fathers established themselves in Mir
neapolis they started parochial schoo
This is now attended by 500 children
, taught. by nine efficient Sisters of 81
Dominic.