The Detroit times., 1910-05-04
PRELATE BLESSES
POLISH SEMINARY
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With the swinging OF incense and the
scattering OF holy water
A fen minutes later the impressive
line resumed It's march mp the stair
way al the building TO the chapel on
tho second floor whore pontliioal high
MASS WAS celebrated The pass was
sung by the Rev Fr Mackin, assisted
hy Frs. 1arecM and Ciarrocchi. Arch
bishop l'alconiO was seated 10 The lett
OF the altar. with Frs. Folia ana
Lempke on either side. To the right
was Archbishop Gauthier and the
bishops with their attendant priests
The altar Was a blaze of candles ana
beautifully decorated with Ascension
lilies and carnations The small
chapel, seating less than $50. was
crowded 20 the last inch OF space with
clorics and visitors.
Fr Dzluk, of Wyandotte. acted as
muster OF ceremonies. aud under his
splendid peneralship the services
were carried 10 success from the ilrst
steps OF the procession through the
grounds 20 the completion OF the mass
IN the chapel
Following the mass. luncheon was
served 10 the distinguished prelates
aud cerics and large number oil
lay visitors. Later In the afternoon
Archbishop Faiconio returned TO De
,roit 10 attend the public reception to
be given him IN the Hotel Cadillac,
Wednesday evening, which Is TO be
followed bY banquet az which the
knights OF Columbus entertain the
eminent visitor.
II is only a few short months ago
that the authorities of the Polish
seminary secured the buildings ana
grounds of the old Orchard Lake Mill
tary academy and removed thcN
school from its former home on 81
Auhin-aye. Detroit. TO the new locN
ton In The meantime many improve
mcnts have been made 10 the proper
" and still more are contemplated 80
meet the need of the constantly grow
ing student attendance With the
formal dedication OF the buildings
Wednesday the rector OF the semin-
AIRY. Very Rev w BuhaczkowsM. viii
plar for the future Among the con.
templated additions are a new chapel
and dormitorics. With an average at
tendance of $50 students the present
chapel and dormitory accommodations
are far too meager the domritories
providing room for less than 200
pupils.
The seminary of IS. Cyrillus and
! Nethodius IS the largest Polish semin.
AIRY in the United States and is one
OF three schools OF it, kind in this
country. the others he ing IN Washing
ton H. c. and Chicago, both Of which
are comparatively small The dedica-
tion services "Wednesday had a double
significance 10 the Poles. inasmuch rs
Tuesday MAY >, was the one hundred
and nineteenth anniversary OF the
granting of a constitution 10 Polani.
an event always remembered an /!
commemorated hy patriotic Poles Ey.
ercises i'm connection with this even.
took place Tuesday evening In the
seminary when q program OF choruse +;
I ny the students. selections by The sem
mary band and orations. was listened
/ 10 by The entire seminary body and IN"
distinguished party accompanying
archbishop Falcorio AndrcaS Lekar.
czyk gave the Grafton in Latin 10
I Archbishop Falconio and Micislaw
I.aukan in Eaglish while the rector OF
the seminary spoke in Polish.
II was source OF regret that Bishop
! Foley OF Detroit was unable 10 take
any active part In the dedication
services as planned hut exposure -
the chill winds OF Tuesday developed
a cold which compelled him to with
draw from the ceremonies Of Wednes-
day.
! Very Rev Pr Buhaczkowski. the
( head OF the seminary. was much pleas
ca thar brilliant sunshine and beauti-
ful weather attended the dedication
ceremonies as the streaming skies %
tie past week had made All fearful
that The weather conditions would be
unfavorahlo for the ceremonies. Tho
/ loyoliness Of tho day was taken as \
coed omen for the future success OF
, tho institution