The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
IMMENSE AUDIENCE
At THE AUDITORIUM
Listens to Reports regarding Pro.
gress of Work on the New
Cathedral.

On TUESDAY evening, January 81,
the spacious Auditorium, St Paul,
was taxed to it's capacity to accommo-
date the large audience that assem-
bled for the purpose of showing its
interest in the New Cathedral. With
the exception of the meeting in honor
of His Eminence, Cardinal Vannutelli, !
last September, the Auditorium has
casion. Long before the hour appoint
ed for the opening of the meeting
crowds of people could be seen wend-
ing their way thither; and when eight
o'clock chimed from the Court House
tower standing room was at premi-
UNI. A conservative estimate places
the number in attendance at ten
thousand.
1t was meeting of the benefactors
and friends of the new Cathedral
who desired, by their presence, to pay
tribute to the Most Reverend Arch
bishop through whose initiative the
project was called into being; and to
testify their appreciation of the eff
forts that are being made to provide
the Archdiocese of st. Paul with a
Cathedral worthy of it's past record, of
it's present needs and of it's future
prospects. Every parish in the city
was represented by large delegation.
Minneapolis sent it's quota to swell
the numbers; and many parishes be-
yond the limits of the Twin Cities sent
their representatives to proclaim that
they, too, had share in the great I'M
dertaking- Non-Catholics. likewise. in
goodIy number came to rejoice with
their fellow citizens in the progress
of the great work which had been pro-
jected not alone for the purpose of
furthering the interest of the Church
in the Archdiocese, but also with the
view of enriching the city of ST. Paul
with monument of architectural
beauty to which citizens, irrespective
of class or creed, could point with
pride-a monument which, when COM
pleted, will do more to make the
name of ST. Paul known throughout
the nation and the world than any
other building erected within its con-
fines.
Promptly at eight o'clock, as the
strains of the Cadet Band of st. Thorn
as College died away, the meeting
was opened by the Most Reverend
ing words the vast assemblage. who
fears tonight" said His Grace, ito
speak of the new Cathedral of ST.
Paul? A few years ago when it was
first announced that we were to build
a great Cathedral on Summit Avenue
to be monument to the Christian
Faith, and an ornament to City and
State, some said that long years would
elapse before it was completed. 9th
ers regarded the very thought of it as
mere illusion. Time went by and
year by year the Cathedral took form.
IL still there be doubters they ought
to be here tonight to see the friends
of the Cathedral counted by the thou
sands. l thank you from my heart
for your attendance this evening.
What we need most is good will, ac-
tive sympathy, and of that we are as
sured. The Cathedral was begun as a
great act of Christian Faith; as such
it will continue;, as such it will be
lief People are so absorbed in gath
ering in the things Of earth that they
sometimes, consciously or uncon-
sciously, turn away from God and act
as If He were not above them. The
Cathedral will rise on the hill of st,
Paul, visible from far and wide, and
by it's cross and testimony will remind
us of God to be loved and obeyed,
Who desires that we covet something
beyond the clay on which we tread.
Let it be great monument worthy
Of our Faith, of st. Paul, Of Minnesota
So upward it goes and will continue
to go, because the people have made
it their own and put into it more than
money-the love of their hearts and
the faith of their souls.
Tonight we give you glimpses OF
the great Cathedrals Of the world tc
show what Christians in other days
and lands have done-something we
must admire and copy into the life
and splendor of St. Paul"
He then introduced Mr.. r. Howard
Albert who for thirty years has visit
ed the worlds great Cathedrals, who
has studied them in detail, and WHIT
had prepared a series of stereopticor
views which he would explain witt
special reference to the features o
the new Cathedral of ST. Paul.
Mr.. Albert prefaced his lecture b,
saying that great centres like Rome
Milan, Venice, London, Paris and 9th