The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-19
FATHER SoR|N
dwelling Of Monument to His
Memory at Notre Dame.
Impressive Ceremonies Of Much
Interest to Catholics.

voice n" longer lifted among men. there
| will have passed away from the Cath
ollie ChGrch in America its foremost
preacher Such must be the conviction
ut EOlrr Dame on the occasion of
the unv"ilnS of the statue erected to
he memory of Fu,her Sorin. AT the
beginning OF his discourse the preacher
read the cpStle tor the day. the APP
pr"pri;ite. jubil;tnt leSson-I:cce s;,cer-
dos nasnuS. Then with clear. sonur-
Gus voice and clean-cut gesturcs--in
a word, with that true, fine Old elo-
cuti"n that is passing away from
amongst uS.-hc delivered the mag
niticcnt sermon. Not Il moment of his
discourse but the thronged church list
eneu with close attention. with spirits
that rose aud fell at the will of the
wizard orator: not Il students heart ut
the end of the great sermon but was
lifted to the serene heights of high
resolve and noble cnduavour
Tie discourse WAS preached at the
Solemn Prntilical Mass celebrated by
The Right Reverend Bishop Alcrding.
of Fort Wayne. III the sanctuary. be-
sides the Right Rev. preacher. WAS the
t:t. Rev. Mgr. Occhtering and scores
of visiting clergy. More than IL hum
purple. With candles and incense. filled
the large sanctuary. making Il picture
of surprising splcndor. Halt {, hundred
male voices rendered the Mass beauti-
fully. and Il Quartctte OF SeninarialiS
sang at the Offertory Il hlrmoniZed
"ChriStus fartllS'' in plain chant. The
student body and many distinguished
friends of III" University from near
and far filled tho immense nave OF
the church to its utmost capacity.
The ministers of the Mass were as
follows: The Rt. Rev. Herman Joseph
.Alerdn" y. IT,. Fort Wayne. rcle-
bran,; Rev. r. Crumley, G. S. c.. the
assistant pricst Rev. Fathers Hagerty
and M"loncy deacons of honor:
Fathers Mcguire ana Gallagher. deacon
and Subdcucnn of the Mass; the
Reverend Willi:,m Conner. c. :. G..
master of ceremonies: Mr. H. NJ.
kcnlper assistant master "f cere
monies.
After Mass Il procession WIS formed
from tn. church to tn. entrance of
the grounds where the statue Of
students marched according to their
respective halls: they We're followed
by the dignitied array of graduates and
faculty in cap and gown. then came
the ac"lytcS and ministers. and lastly
the members of the Community and
the visitors. \ platform had been
around this the audience of three thou
sand or more grouped themselves.
while the University Band played
music appropriate To the occasion.
.\nou" those upon the stand with the
Right REV. bishops was the Very Rev.
John \. Iahm. Provincial of the Com
quiet Of manner but in reality the
power behind the days celebration. for
this WAS; his idea. the execution of
which brought such joy to all hearts.
The great statue. high on it's superb
PEDESTAL of Vermont granite. WAS
Surrounded with the Stars and Stripes
which Father Sorin loved $" much.
and the rtpal ensign. Father C;lvan
:lu.il. President of Nutrc Dame. c;,mc
forward. and with his superb manner
and in glorious voice spoke the words
that follow herewith. AN address that
for classic beauty and elouucnce re-
minds one of l.incnlus Gettysburg
Address:
Three score years and more have
passed since II young missionary first
looked in hope and affection on the
wilderness wher. nov blooms this
beautiful garden. He had left the mel
low civilization of France for II raw.
pioneer country where one might tray
Ct for days almost without seeing the
smoke curl ul from Il woodnan'S
chimney. Poor. unired. ignorant of
HE customs and language of the peo-
pie. he and his brave Brothers looked
, smiling and rnafraid into the face
"f vriv:ltions and labor. Often he was
carried half frozen from the sled in
which he made his missionary jour
nrys to- the Indians and the scattered
| white men for one hundred and fifty
] miles in every direction; more than
once the horses were unyukeu from
the plnw and sold for debt. once ut
| least the students must have gone
supperlesS to- bed were il not that 4
passing stranger made an unexpected
gift: once pestience almost annihi-
lated the Community: twice the hun
g,y fire devoured the work of genera :
tionS: II thousand times came terror
and iScnur;, cement but never once
despair.
Rich only in the zeal of his fervenl
soul strong only in the courage of his
noble heart. he labored on. till today
the work he directed is the pride of