The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-11-18

W. AOS ASUSs
900: Bishop o'Day OF Seattle on one to
cost $500, 900; Bishop O'Reilly of Baker
City, Ore, on one TO cost $4,000; Bishop
Seaman of Salt Lake on one to cost
$500 GEO. Bishop Scanlan has already
expended $780, 00 on the Salt Lake ca
thedral. Archbishop Christy is also
working on the plans for Il magnificent
cathedral TO be erected at Portland.
Next Sunday Bishop Carroll will preach
the sermon at the laying Of the corner
stone OF the Seattle cathedral.
The negotiations for the purchase Of
the block OF ground that has been So
cured by Bishop Carroll have been IN
der way for several months, but they
have been kept very quiet, al o. the
owners agreeing to Keep the secret IN
til the deal was wholly completed.
There have been limitations and ru-
mors, but few knew the facts.
Bishop Carroll referred ioeiingly last
night to the fact that the dream Of
Bishop Brondel was to be realized.
They tell me-" said Bishop Carroll,
that the dream o. Bishop BrundeiI
was cathedral at Helena He has rot
lived to see it realized, but I feel his
prayers for its realization are being
answered.
In 1901 Bishop Brondal talked to a
newspaper man about his hope OF a ca
thedral. What he said came from the
heart and now when the dream is to
be realized. it is interesting to quote
him: This is the story of his talk at
that time:
If He Had the Money.
"If you had 100000 to spend what
would you do with the money" Bisjl-
op John 3. Brondel was asked in the
course of q conversation with friend
It didn't take the bishop a moment
to answer:
I'D build mighty cathedral in place
of the church we now have he said
without moments hesitation.
It is the dream of the bishops life
to build a cathedral worthy of the
name on Catholic hill in Helena. For
nearly quarter of q century Bishop
Brondel has had authority as a bishop
OF the Catholic Church, and III all that
time he has hoped some day to build Z
great church. He has seen his diocese
grow until now it is far from being
the weakest in America, as it once was.
Next June Bishop Brondel Will cele-
brate the eighteenth anniversary as
bishop of Helena. When he was ap-
pointed bishop of the diocese there were
only sixteen Catholic churches in Mon
tana; now there are siXty-three. Then
there were only $4,000 communicates Of
there are sc, 00G
And yet with all the advancements
of the Catholic Church in Montana,
Bishop Brondel has been unable to
realize his ambition in respect to q
new cathedral. There has always been
such q pressing demand for funds to
carry on the work OF the church
throughout the state that he has been
unable to make any Roadway with a
fund for a cathedral
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SEES A GREAT STONE CHURCH.
I'VE should have better cathedral
than this little building over here" lie
said. as he waved his hand toward the
brick church 100 feet away. 1T is the
Church of the living God, and should
be more commodious, more imposing.
All! 1 can almost see in imagination a
great stone church with lofty spires
and a bell tower-G church with a
great auditorium capeble of seating
all the members of the congregation
at one time, together with all the
strangers who visit it"
Bishop Brondel paused a moment.
and then added:
But I suppose / shall never see
such a church here. Il will come in
time. but not in my time, L am afraid.
There are now about 5000 commu-
nicants OF the Catholic faith in Helena.
with another 1000 in East Helena and
the immediate vicinity of the city,
continued the bishep, ''and here We
have church which will seat only 100
or 500 persons.
81 am not complaining at all. There
is a good work being Gone in this state,
and work, particularly in new coun-
try like this, cannot be prosecuted
without money. The money raised IN
the diocese is being put to good use,
and the time viii come. l believe, when
we may go ahead when some one may
go ahead with tbs building of a ca
thedral wor by of the diocese and of
the Church.
Bishop John P. Carroll and his cler-
zeal associates are rejoicing in the re-
ceipt of i letter frCEl Father Victor
Day. who is in Italy and who has wit
ten the bishop of his audience with mis-
holiness Pope Plus y
Father Day bore from Bishop Carroll
many requests which have been gra-
ciously granted.
Bishop Carroll had begged the privii
eye of imparfinr the 9postolic benedic
ton or papal blessing to the faithful
of the diocese. and he also begged TIE
approval Of tIia Pope for his scheme
for the colcn:z alton of Montana. Father
Days lettar is az follows;
Right Reverend Snd Dear Bishop =
The ENCLOSED ;.tltior to the Holy
Father will tsti y'.u its own history.
Allow me TO add 2 few details. 1 re-
ceived your letter on Friday. the 20t,l
inst In tie afternoon called on M3n-
signor Bisteli. sta ted my case, and
without the least difficulty obtained
from him the promise o: a private ap-
dience with the Holv Father at as ear
" date as possible. He quite en-
dorsed ny idea of presenting writ
ten request. Bring it to me tomorrow
he said. euG or the Gay Of the audience
the an swo" will be rcaoy
con the rex day l was there with
the paper 10 lead It very attentively.
repeatedly giving signs of his unquali-
fed approval ant assuring me there
would be nc difficulty in obtaining all
that was asked.
And so it was. Today the Holy Fa-
ther handed me back the petition,
granted it, in its entirety and in all its
details. He moreover gave me large
Photograph of his, with the following
autograph inscription in Latin:
To our venerable brother. John
Patrick Carroll; to his clergy and the
faithful committed to his spiritual
care; but especially to the students of
st. Joseph's college of Dubuque. Ia.
on account Of their excellent rendering
of the Gregorian music on the day of
his conservation, we most lovingly
grant the apostolic henediction as
token and pledge of abundant heavenly
blessings. Plus PIP. X
I'm handing me the photograph he
asked me to bring it to you myself.
This 1 shall do with great pleasure and
religious care.
This done, 1 presented to the Holy
Father the Peters Pence of the diocese
fOt, nh oh ho 90
cepted, saying 'Retribuat vobis Do
minus (May the Lord reward you.) He
asked me to thank you in his name
and to assure you of his blessing