Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-07
In Words of Fervid Eloquence He
Defines a Cathedral.
SENATOR BROWN FOR CIVIL LIFE
Voice Of State is Mingled with that
of Church.
BISHOP sCANNELL LAYS STONE
Following Impressive Ceremonies
SETTING Aside One of Four Largest
CathedrsIs Banquet is Held
for Clergy and Laity.

When 5000 laymen of the Catholic church
marched in line; three archbishops and
twenty bishops participated in the cere-
monies, before an audience Of 1900 people.
for the laying of the cornerstone of st.
Cecilia's cathedral Sunday afternoon. &C.
clesiastics familiar with the church in
many continents, declared old world church
ceremonials to be outdone.
The parade of church societies lodges
and parishes from the city to the cathedral
at Fortieth and Burt streets. was the most
remarkable procession which has ever
marched on the streets Of Omaha In
length It ranked with the longest. the men
marching six abreast, the parade was two
miles in length and required almost one
hour to pass one point.
But the parade was great for another
reason. It embraced societies organized
from people of half dozen countries. but
all with single purpose. all ciinsins to
the same faith. hearing weekly the singing
OF the same mass chanted IN the same
tongue; I'LL saying daily the same prayers.
looking to the same hereafter And Sun
day all marched toward the site of the
cathedral of st. Cecilia, the magnificent
WHICH 10 10 DC ohc VI thc iohi
largest in the United States, and cost up
ward Of 100000 All the varied nation
! alities, which marched in the great &C.
| clesiastical parade; from all stations in
life will contribute to the great building.
and Sunday they al said together. 'It 10
our church-our cathedral"
Features of the Procession.
In the parade marched men from be-
4 10 N,lr ~ ltaar
skies, the country of Rome, St. Peters
and the Seven Hills. They carried the
simple banners of the Italian societies
! of Omaha; knights OF st. GeUrge. the
great Bohemian Catholic brotherhood, rods
/ horseback and looked like crusaders ith
their shining helmets. German Catholics
marched beneath the arms of the kaiser
| and carried the banners OF Rome; the
| Ancient Irish Order Of Hibernians, wear
| ing broad green sashes and long badges
| which betokened their country, marcned
| side by side with the St. Mary's chapel
| of Syrian Catholics, and were followed
by the Order of st. Francis In elitterins
silver helmets. Band after band marched
by, from the Sixteenth infantry to the
! parish and society bands, making
1 pageant which stamped on the minds OF
! Omahans who witnessed II the strength
of Catholicism in the west and undying
faith of thousands in Christianity
Those on Reviewing stand.
From a reviewing stand near the corner
stone of the great cathedral the parade
was reviewed by the prelates in purple and
the guard of honor. from the fourth de-
gree, Knights of Columbus. The guests OF
the bishop OF Omaha had all arrived ex-
cept Archbishop Christie OF Oregon. who
was unable to reach Omaha In time for
the ceremonies Those who reviewed the
two-mile parade were Archbshops ireland
of St. Paul. Quigley OF Chicago and Keans
OF Dubuque. The bishops gathered about
Rt Rev. Richard Scannell were 0arrigan
Of Sioux City. who stood at the bishops
right. and Bonacum OF Lincoln. who was
on the left Matz of Denver. Burke OF st..
Joseph McGoHck OF Duluth. Stanley OF
Fargo. Cotter of Winona. Jansen OF Belle
VILE, Hennessey OF Wichita. o'Gorman OF
Sioux Falls. Cunningham OF Concordia.
Keane Of Cheyenne. stariha OF Lead Len-
han of Great Falls, Davis OF Davenport.
Carroll OF Helena and Lillis OF Leaven-
worth. Others on the reviewing stand as
guests OF the bishop Of Omaha were Mon
signors Lenihan OF Fort Dodge. F1avin OF
Des Moines. Lee OF Beaumont, Tex; DR..
Dunn OF Chicago. chancellor TO Archbishop
Quigley; Abbott Conrad OF Conception, MO-.
and the knights OF Columbus, guard OF
honor This guard consisted OF Thomss
Flynn. ]. II. Schmidt J. A. schall. T. J
Nolan, T. I<earney, Frank ]. Coad and ID.
Geoghegan.
Before this group of eminent ecclesias-
tics and laymen the long line passed,
which had formed before i:30 o'clock on
streets near Nineteenth ana Farnarn. II
move west to Fortieth street and ap-
preached the reviewing stand from tha
south, passing north to the front OF the
church, then 20 the enclosure on tina
east, where a special detail OF police kept
places reserved for the various societies
and parishes.
The procession moved In eight divisions.
II was headed by a special detail OF
mounted police under command OF Chief
J. ]. Dopahue. ]. A. C. Kennedy was
marshal OF the parade assisted by w. A.
Sehall. secretary OF the cornerstone as
sociation Green's Omaha band headed
the hrst division. with Thomas swift az
captain. The knights OF Columbus were
the nrst organization IN the parade and