The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11

Continued from Page O.
Address of the Most Reverend
Archbishop.
dral. Who doubts that the remaining
two-thirds will soon be Forthcoming?
Over one-third of the total cost is
already paid-and who is the poorer
tonight for what he has given? Who
regrets what he has done? Who does
not feel more joyous that he has
given, and is not ready to be as gen.
erous to Almighty God next year as
he was last year? We purpose during
the coming building season to bring
up to the cornice the walls of the
cathedral. They are today twenty
four feet above the water-table. A
year from now they will have their
full elevation-eighty feet, leaving to
be done during the year 1912, the
towers and the cupola. To bring the
walls to their full height we need the
sum of $4,000. This is the work
before us for the year 1911-to collect
the sum of $330,000. Rise up, Catho-
lies of the Diocese of ST. Paul; give
honor to your holy faith: say that you
during the year 1911, will do your full
duty to the cathedral. I make the
appeal to ALTO every man and
woman of the Diocese of St. Paul.
Each one contributing, the sum will
easily be secured. No one should lag
behind his fellow-Catholics The ca
thedral of st. Paul is the cathedral of
all the people. Large subscriptions are
| few; but smaller subscriptions are
many; and this is the better way when
we remember that the cathedral is
token of the faith of all the people.
Let every parish in the Diocese begin
at once the work; let every Catholic
in every parish hurry to tell his pastor
that he is ready to do his share to
make up the full parochial assess
ment. Do not, I pray, be waiting to
see what others have done or will do
In contributing to the cathedral you
are paying tribute to Almighty God
The Almighty God will not ask you
what your friends or neighbors did;
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not be saying that you have already
made contribution AS I said, you
are no poorer for past contributions;
give again; pay again a tribute Of
worship and love to Almighty God.
You do not wish heaven to stop it's
flow of graces upon you because it
poured down graces upon you last
| yich c%fI 10 n
graces upon you this year. There
fore, you must send up this present
year to heaven your offering of love
and prayer, evidenced by the little
sacrifice that your offering to the ca
thedral may imply. Be ready to make
the sacrifice, if the Offering is sac
; rifice. The offering will only be the
more acceptable to the Almighty God
and the reward to come to you in re
turn only the more liberal
From my heart, / thank those who
already have contributed to the cathe
dral and those who will contribute
to it. pray that God may bless then
in things spiritual and in things tenn
poral. The names Of the subscribers
will be written in the Memorial Vol
umes and kept for ages inviolate il
the Memorial Chapel of the cathedra
{ where Mass will be said every week
} so long as the cathedral lasts. Have
your names inscribed on the pages o.
those volumes and SO give that the
j sum marked to your credit in those
J. volumes be matter of pride to your
{ grandchildren and your great grand
j children who in years to come will
: turn over the pages of those volume!
f to learn what their ancestors die
t towards building the cathedral of st
l. Paul.
II And from my heart I thank tn,
5 priests of the Diocese of st. Paul
i One and all, they have rallied arount
g me in serried ranks-b bidding me g,
l. forward, assuring me that it is thei
work as well as mine, and promisin,
to incite in their focks the utmos
devotion to the great undertaking
e Never, until the construction of tn,
L cathedral was begun, had / known s,
e well as / now know, the noblenes
o of spirit of the priests of the Dioces
of st. Paul, and their oneness of re
, solve and effort, when great work o