The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-17

are to be OF old convent Sienna. Alps
green, rose Numidian and Pavannazzo,
and the mosaics and mural decora.
tions will be wrought by the best
craftsmen and artists in the country.
AS far as possible the work will be
of American, preferably st. Louis orr
gin.
One Of the loveliest features of the
great central body Of the church will
be the altar, of exquisite white mar.
Bile, overhung by a baldachin, not Of
silk or tapestry. Of which this canopy
is usually made, but of solid silver
fllagree, supported on four pillars of
delicate tinted onyx. Another beauti-
full feature will be the entrance to the
crypt, approached by broad stairway
Of white marble.
For financing the great building an
initial fund of s25O,OOO was left by the
late Archbishop Kahn, 1000 has beer
subscribed by the clergy, and $4,000
more by individual contributors. The
archdiocese is engaged in raising an
other half million for the completion
of the superstructure.
With the finishing of the building
the archdiocese will have an official
capitol The old cathedral, at Second
and Walnut streets, has been little
more than parish church since
Archbishop Kahn. ten years ago
planned a new cathedral at Jefferson
avenue and Locust street, site which
he afterwards abandoned. The old
cathedral was dedicated "a years ago,
and was regarded for decades as no
table structure.
The ceremony incident to the laying
OF the cornerstone for the old cathe.
dral, for which Bishop Rosati toiled
so long and against so many discour'
agements, was the greatest thing OF
its nature that the young st. Louis
had experienced. 1t took place on the
LIST of August, 1881, and in less than
three years the church was completed
and almost paid for. Even in its pres
ent grimy condition. lost among the
time-eaten buildings of the river sec
ton of the city, II is still wonderful
! structure. with its stately doric col
umns and it's air of quiet grandeur
! Long ago II was Abandoned by the
archbishop, for whom the small
| chapel at Newstead and Maryland ave
nues was erected, on the corner of the
spacious lot purchased for the grand
new cathedral; but the part it played
in the early religious life of the city
will never be forgotten, cannot be un
derestimated.
Long before even this early churcl
was called into being there was {
great Catholic church In st. Louis
great because of its importance In thu
community 1t was the little struc
ture built of upright posts which occu
pied the middle OF the block between
Main and Second streets and sur
rounded by the best of the earl!
French families that settled st. Louis
Here Father Bernard de Limpoch fol
lowing the work of Father Valentin
began the struggle for the erection o
church compatible with the wealtl
and population of St. Louis. The re
suit was the little wooden buildin
that was dedicated in 1776 and re
NAMED standing until 1920. Tha
same struggle was taken up by Bisho
RosatI when the city had outgrown a
it's churche,, and again by his grac
Archbishop Glennon. when he realize
that st. Louis ought to be the sef
of a really magnificent cathedra
That the city will ever outgrow tn
superb building that is about to CON
into being 1t is difficult to believe. FC
centuries to come il will more tina
likely remain unique and wonderf'
--.s-sa r.Lanf. accalsiastical architectur
Of which any city might wen be brTs