Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-10-21
Impressive Ceremonies Pre-
sided Over by Right Rev.
Bishop.
Military Companies Make Fine
Showing and Parade
Streets.
FATHER SCHUHMANN breaches

A notable event in the Catholic
history of Louisville this week was
the laying of the cornerstone of the
new Holy Name church at Third and
% streets last Sunday. Elaborate
preparations for the event had been
made by the pastor, Rev. John
.O'Connor, and 1t is conservatively
estimated that over 5000 people
witnessed the impressive ceremonies
Right Rev. Denis O,Donaghue pre-
sided at the cornerstone laying and
thirty or more priests were in at
tendance. The Rev. DR.. George w.
Schuhmann, pastor of st. Johns
church, preached the sermon. Pres
ent at the exercises were the first
pastor of the Church of the Holy
Name, the Very Rev. Louis G. Dep
pen, and the Rev. John O'Connor,
who has been pastor since 1898.
A feature of the exercises was the
procession of the uniformed COM
panies of the Catholic Knights of
America and number of COM
manderies of the knights of st.
John, who acted as guard of honor to
the Bishop and clergy, and the So
cieties of the parish. The parade
was headed by the School of Reform
Band and Major Gen. Michael
Reichert and staff, followed by the
military division. Next came the
church societies. The procession
formed at Third and Avery, and the
fact that the military presented
swords while passing the Confederate
monument was the cause for much
favorable comment. The route was
through the principal streets to the
old church at Fourth and o, where
a halt was made and ranks opened
for the clergy.
The exercises began at 3 o'clock,
with an imposing procession from the
old church to the site of the new
building, alcolytes and priests leading
and the Bishop, in the vestments of
his office, walking behind. At each
side we're drawn up the uniformed
members of the two Catholic organi-
cations, who raised their swords in
salute as the Bishop passed.
When the building was reached
the Bishop and his assistants were
seated and the sermon of the Rev.
DR.. SehuhmanIf was delivered. He
began by referring to similar exer-
cises when the cornerstone of the
first church, built in 1891, was laid.
Father Schuhmann said that he was
present at those exercises, remem-
bering that the spot was reached
after an uninteresting ride from the
city, over a route bounded on both
sides by corn fields, with here and
there an isolated farmhouse. South
of the site of the church, between
II and Iroquois Park, he said, there
was nothing except acres of craw-
fish land. Then only twenty families
or more constituted the congregation,
he asserted, and the outlook was
dreary. Father Schuhmann spoke of
the labors of the people in building
up the congregation, of their zeal in
erecting in 1902 church which the
new building will supersede, and of
the bright promise for the members
in the new edifice. He called atten-
tion to the plan of the building, its
transept form outlining a cross--the
emblem of the Catholic faith. He
spoke of the symbolism Of the cor
nerstone, supporting the church
structure as Christ supports the
church of God" he said. He con-
cluded by paying a tribute to the
pastor, Father O'Connor.
The blessing of the spot where the
altar of the new church will be pre-
ceded the blessing of the corner
stone, and then the foundation of the
edifice was blessed by Bishop O'Don-
aghue. The Rev. James p. Cronin,
Vicar General, acted as assistant
priest to the Bishop, with the Rev.
John p. O'Connsll as deacon and the
Rev. ]. ]. Fitzgerald as subdeacon.
The Rev. p. NJ. Monaghan, secretary
to the Bishop, was master of cere-
monies and the Rev. John t. Hill was
rossbearer.
The Church OF the Holy Name was
irst started In 1891, with the Rev.
'ather Deepen as pastor. He was
succeeded in 1898 by the Rev.
Father O'Connor. who built the
church which is now used Jointly as
a church and school. The new struc-
ture will cost $4,000 and will be
completed next summer.