The Irish standard., 1907-06-08

Of faith and piety, the new Cathedral.
children in return for gifts from thee
to them. Be 1t. for time and for eter-
nifty. the bond never to be broken be-.
tween them and thee. Almighty God.
bless thy children, bless their offer
ing, the Cathedral of St. Paul"
The archbishop then introduced
Judge E. w. Bazille as chairman of the
civil portion of the program. He said
in part:
We are assembled today to lay the
cornerstone Of St. Paul's Cathedral.
situate as it is on the brow of ST. An
thony Hill and overlooking as it does
that grand and mighty rver-the
Mississippi-as we'll as the picturesque
and beautiful rolling country that sur
rounds this, the empire city of the
Northwest. and when finished will be
one of the grandest, most imposing
and finest buildings of it's kind on the
continent.
"Sixty-six years ago thirteen fanil-
les. constituting the population of ST.
Paul. took upon themselves the task
of erecting the little log chapel on the
bank of the Mississippi river at the
foot Of Cedar street, and from which
ST. Paul derived its name.
What great changes time has
wrought. Look on yonder hill and you
see the glittering dome that surmounts
structure which stands as credit to
any community. and to which we Min
nesotans point with pride, and in a
short time this house of worship. now
in course of construction. whose spires
shall always point to the highest
heavens. will he numbered among the
celebrated edif1ces of the world"
Mayor Robert A. Smith paid a trih-
ute to Archbishop Ireland and his
predecessors. He said:
My FTriends-I feel greatly honored
by the invitation to be present and
in an humble way in lay
ing the corners stone of this magnif-
cent temple. to be dedicated to the
of God
II have lived in the territory and
state of Minnesota for over a half CEN
fury. and am familiar with the
growth of the Catholic church from
its small membership to it's present
proportions. I knew the
early bishops of the diocese and many
financial and otherwise which they had
to overcome: and we can only trust
that they are now receiving their re-
ward for the many and noble sacri-
fees they made.
Better than all. have known the
present archbishop. and. as we are
dealing with the present time, 7 deem
the occasion a fitting one to express
the high appreciation of the people of
the people Of the entire country. for
this distinguished prelate. He is every
where admired for his great ability:
for his generous federation of those
who differ with him in opinion; for
his patriotism. his love Of the institu-
tions of this country and his noble
defense of them at all times when
needed-all of which have come to be
recognized as peculiarly characteristic
If the man.
I'VE trust that Archbishop 1reland's
benef1cient life may be prolonged to
receive even higher honors in the
and to offlciate for many years
to come at the altar of this great
which will stand for CEN
turtles as monument to his genius,
to his love of his church and his de-
votion to the doctrines of the church.
which he has 80 long and 80 faithfully
Governor Johnson's brief address
was delivered in his usual rapid and
forceful manner, at once earnest and
dgnif1ed. He was frequently APP
plauded by the audience. He said:
But few short months ago the
OF ST. Paul preached the
funeral Grafton over the remains of
him who was inded the patriarch Of
his church in Minnesota. refer to
the Reverend Augustine Ravoux. who.
commissioned in 1s41 as missionary to
the Sioux. devoted his long and sim
gularly useful life to pioneer work
among the people of the young North
west
Closely following the pioneer priests
came the sisters Of mercy. those dark
ROBBED angels of peace. who are ever
found where there is need of the ten
derness and piety Of women. They
were indeed harhingers Of education.
and to them in no small measure is