Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-22
ST. PATRICK'O is DEDICATED
New Catholic Church is Dedicated to
Worship.
DEFINES EQUALITY
scanneII Declares that Only In Conn
munion Can All Mankind Find
Real Peace-special Mu-
steal Program.

Practitioners OF 81. Patrick's church yes
terday saw the solemn service whereby
their new house OF worship was dedicated
in the presence Of large assembly Of the
Catholic clergy of Omaha Bishop Scan
nell officiated. The church stands in Cas-
tellar street between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets!
1t was an impressive scene as the cross
bearer. followed by the altar boys, acolytes,
the clergy, officials Of the mass and the
bishop filed around the church and it was
closed by the high official OF the diocese.
Bishop scannell touched upon socialism
In his sermon. He declared that In the
grasping for equality men will not find
the relief sought in this doctrine.
Man might find equality in three
things: Food. clothes and shelter in the
dawn of a socalistic era, but when man
seeks equality It is higher things also that
he would grasp" the bishop said.
These three things might be obtained,
but then man would not have equality.
There is position. only a few Of us can
rest in the high places. There must be
others who are in lower positions. Social
ism Will not solve this
The bishop asserted that the true equality
lies in communion In the church. Away
from the fears and the strife OF the outer
world, there man will find the peace and
squality which he seeks he declared.
Until men realize this they never will
find the equality which they seek. Bishop
Scannell concluded.
High Mass Celebrated.
Following the dedicatory ceremonies, the
solemn high mass, "Coram Episcopo' was
celebrated. Monsignor Colaneri Of
ficiated. He was assisted by Father
Moriarity and Father Aherne as deacon
and subdeacon, respectively.
The Very Rev. John Jennette, assistant
priest, and the Very Rev. NJ. +. Cassidy of
O'Neil and President Z. A. Magevney of
Creighton university, as deacons Of honor,
were the other clergymen officiating in
the mass.
Members of the clergy who were in the
chancel were: Rev. p. Q. Cannon, Rev.
Martin Brongeest, 8. j.; Rev. Father
Edmun, o. F. M; Rev. P. A. McGovern,
Rev. Cornelius Collins, Rev. ]. w. STEM
son, who was master of ceremonies in the
dedicatory services, and Rev. ]. T. Smith,
head of the parish.
The combined choirs of the St. Patrick s
and st. Cecilia church numbering sixty
persons, sang. Rev. Father Gleason led
the choir, with Mrs. Ruben Yocum at the
organ. Bishop Jarnigan of Sioux City con-
Quoted the evening services.
While it is not the largest, the st.
Patrick's church is among the best ap-
pointed churches in the city. 1t was built
at cost of $4,000 The parishloners fl
nanced 1t within q remarkably short time
after 1t was once decided to go ahead with
the project.
The dedicatory congregation did not see
stained glass windows which will be one OF
the oeauufying features of the building.
Individual contributions by members of
the parish paid for the windows, which
will be installed within short time. ~.
Subjects in GLASS.
The representations In glass, on the gos-
pei side of the church. from the sanctuary
to the doors, are "The Annunciation,"
1.-THE Nativity" Christ in the Temple"
1.-THE Resurrection" and "The Ascension"
On the epistle side they depict st. Patrick,
St. Joseph. st. John, ST Paul. st. stanis-
laus and st. Catherine.
over the confessionais on either side of
the building are the depicuons of Christ,
the Good Shepherd" and st Peter Re-
celving the Keys" Christ Healing the
Little Children" and John the Baptist"
are the windows over the baptismal fount
Above the organ is the David and the
Harp window.
Streaming down on the altar a half light
from the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Sacred Heart of Mary windows adds
tone to the appointments Of the sanctuary.
The altar is Of white marble, with panels
of Sienna marble, with a relief represent
ing wheat and wine. In the half dome
over the sanctuary is a painting, 1.-THE
Ascension"
Seating capacity for $50 persons is OBJ
talned with the present building. How
ever, 1t is so constructed that an enlarge
ment is expedient Red pressed brick, with
trimmings of gray stone, present an at
tractive worship place from the exterior
as well as the interior point of view. A
tower with louvre windows heightens the
architectural effect. ], M. Nachtigal was
the architect, and he designed the church
along the lines of the Romanesque,
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