The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-10-04
LAY CORNER STONE
FOR $4,000 CHURCH
WATERFOWL Catholics Building
One of Finest Edifices
in the State.
ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP
Rt. Rev. Father C'Gorman, of Sioux
Falls Addresses Assembly of 5000
People and Officiates at Inn
pressive Ceremony.

WATERFOWL, S. d, Oct. BIN the
presence of between 1000 and 5000
people Sunday afternoon. Rt. Rev. FIR.
O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, bishop OF
the eastern diocese of South Dakota,
laid the corner stone of WatertoWns
new $4,000 Catholic church. He was
assisted by Rev. Father O'Meara, of
WATERFOWL; Rev. Father O'Neill, of
Beresford; Rev. Father Bonnetere. OF
Clark; Rev. Father Hanson, of Kranz-
burg; Rev. Father Twohig, of Esterly,
and Rev. Father Kettler, of Waterfowl.
With his own hands the venerable
bishop laid the mortar to hold fast the
huge block bearing in bas relief the let
ters, Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, 1906" After the stone was set
the bishop blessed the walls of the
foundation and then addressed the as
semblage in part as follows:
Men and Women of WatertoWn: 1t
is with pleasure that l am in you city
today to assist in laying the corner
stone of the beautiful and costly build
ing that is o o to adorn your streets.
And as | look out over your beautiful
city l believe / catch a glimpse of your
future. WATERFOWL is in a race with
four cities for the pre-eminence in
eastern South Dakota-SiouX Falls,
Aberdeen, Mitchell and WATERFOWL
n of the three that Sioux Falls has
reason to fear losing her prestige to, |
am inclined to think she has the most
to fear from WATERFOWL. What with
your ideal location, your natural re-
sources OF native wealth, your posi-
bilities of created wealth, from your
four great railway lines hat center in
your city with more coming, your fine
public buildings, and last, but not least,
the nltiva ahiifU and denominations f
your Citizens, you have the
for a great city. But I am glad that
you are not growing alone commercial
ly, but that our churches share in the
general prosperity of the community.
And how well this is shown by his
Catholic church / am addressing to-
day.
When / came to South Dakota ten
years ago there We're but thirty famil-
les connected with the Catholic church
OF Watertown. Today there are no less
than 100 families of the congregation.
Then your priest had to divide his
time between five stations, while to-
day you demand the entire time Of
your resident priest. Besides the oc-
casional assistance of a second. But
this is only typical of the work over
the whole state. Ten years ago the
whole state was in one diocese with
only forty-five priests. Today the state
is divided by the Missouri river into
two dioceses. while in the one east Of
the river alone there are ninety-five
priests serving $50 churches whose
membership includes no less thai 60, GOO
families.
This is a wonderful tribue to the
loyalty and fidelity of the Catholic
clergy of the heroic young state of
South Dakota. And these costly edifices
that are now being reared all over
this fair state to the homo of Almighty
God attest the generosity and sincerity
of her sons and daughters. AL ideals
OF men we seek to embody in monu
mental form. The majesty and pow
er of the nation is expressed in the
national capitol, the authority of the
state IS shown in the state house, the
county in the court house. Your bust
ness institutions are housed in build
ings that indicate their soundness and
integrity. So this church stands for a
divine ideal, an expression in stone and
brick of Gods dwelling among men. In
this building will be carried on Gods
business by his authorized agents.
Here Gods truth will be proclaimed
and here his grace will be dispensed
to man from the cradle to the grave.
You have done a good thing today in
the laying of the foundation for this
church. May you finish it as we'll as
you have begun. On my mex visit to
Watertown I hope to dedicate this
building to Almighty God, and for His
/ gleryy fos the sake of Watertnwn. and
for your own honor, let it be dedicated
free Of debt.
Again let me say 1 am glad for this
day, and may we all be glad and re-
joice, and you younger ones who are
here before me today may you grow
to manhood and womanhood under the
kindly shadow of this church and live
to tell to your children and grandchil-
dren hat here, on the last day of Sep
TENDER, in the year of our Lord 1906.
sou saw the bishop walk aroliad the
walls of this foundation and bless them
that a church might rise here, thst will
ever point the people Of this city to
the Goo who watches over themSand
blesses them.'
The church is to be built of Des
Moines vitrified brick, with Kasota lime
stone trimmings. The ground dimen-
sions are so by lis feet, with a provision
for a 2S-foot addition to the length OF
that. 1t WILDE In the Romanesque
style, having a square tower 81 feet in
height. The seating capacity will be
between 800 and TOO.
The building viii cost $40, 900, making
It one Of the costliest churches In the
state. Work will be rushed on it So
that It will be all enclosed before cold
weather sets In. 1T is INTERPRETATION
nowto have 1t completed ready for ded.
ication next Easter Sunday.
Rev. Father O'Meara is the energetic
pastor Ct the parish, and n OF the
/ most brilliant men in the Catholic
church in the state.
HURON COLLEGE OPENS.
Huron, s. D, Oct. 3.--The tall tern,
of Huron college opened with an IN
creased enrolment of students. with
prospects Of numerous additions within