The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
SPEAKERS COMPLIMENT
CATHOLICS OF MINNEAPOLIS
Pro- Cathedral to be Finished
in a Year.

in a Year.
A large and enthusiastic audience
filled the auditorium, Minneapolis, on
the evening of February 2, to listen
to reports on the financial condition
of the new Pro-Cathedral of the I'M
maculate Conception. 1t was in the
nature of family gathering OF the
benefactors and friends of the Pro-Ca-
thedral drawn thither by desire to
show their interest in it and to give
assurance of their active cooperation
in the work of bringing it to speedy
completion.
The Most Reverend Archbishop pre-
sided and introduced Mr.. J. Howard
Albert who gave his lecture on the
Worlds Cathedral Churches" and
showed stereopticon views of some of
the most noted cathedrals of the old
world.
This was followed by views of the
Pro-Cathedral showing it as it will
appear when finished and as it is at
present. The Archbishop described
the pictures as they were cast on the
screen and as he did so the Pro-
Cathedral took on finished form in
the minds of his hearers. He re-
viewed the work already done, and
outlined what still remains to be done.
THE ARcHBIsHoP's ADDRESS.
The address of the Most Reverend
Archbishop was much along the same
lines as the address at the meeting
in ST. Paul We summarize his re-
marks so far as they had special ref
erence to the Pro-Cathedral of Mime
apolis:
1t was a felicitious inspiration of
mine that / babe the Catholics of Min
neapolis, and Hennepin County build
for themselves monumental church
instead of uniting with the Catholics
of st. Paul and the diocese at large in
building the Cathedral of st. Paul.
The city of Minneapolis is too great
and the Catholics of Minneapolis are
too numerous and too public-spirited
there should not be there, if not the
cathedral itself, at least a building
worthy in it's splendor to be the cathe-
dral-the Pro-Cathedral of Mime
apolis. The word cathedral" as you
know, comes from the Latin word,
''cathedra," the seat of episcopal au-
thority. There can be but one cathe-
dral in Diocese, but there may be
another great church in which the
Bishop will often appear, in which the
ritual of religion will be carried out
in3 all it's magnificences; and SO Min
neapolis has it's Pro-Cathedral / might
have asked you, as the law of the
Church authorizes me to do, to send
your contributions to the cathedral of
st. Paul, but is it not more in accord
ance with your wishes and your legiti-
mate civic pride that you keep those
contributions at home and erect here
great temple of which you and your
fellow-citizens will be justly proud
There is another reason why you
should have your Pro-Cathedral. 1t is
that the Catholics of this noble city
be brought more closely together into
one body; that they be made to realize
the power of their united strength; ;
that they know one another the better,
and together march forward in doing
great things for religion. Separated
into different parishes without any
central rallying point, you do not know
one another; you are comparatively
weak; you are more or less without
that public spirit which should be
yours if you are to be worthy, of your
numbers and worthy of your city. At
first it was somewhat difficult to lead
you to understand the purposes | had
in view. Now you do understand me-;
you are willing to thank me for having
given you the opportunity of erecting
in your city the great Pro-Cathedral.
You are proud of it and well you may
be. 1t is jewel of Christian archi-
lecture; no one sees it without adj
miring it. Your city is at the present
time busy in making itself beautiful
in building within it's confines a great
palace Of art. Well, among all its
buildings, among all it's exhibitions of
art, nothing will be more respondent
of beauty than the Pro-Cathedral. The
Pro-Cathedral continues the Catholic
traditions of the history of your city.
Two hundred and thirty years ago
there stood before the neighboring
cataract the first white man to gaze
with wonder upon its rushing waters.
He was priest of the Catholic
Church-Father Louis Hennepin; he
christened the cataract, "The Falls
of st. Anthony" In his honor the
great avenue of your city has been
named Avenue-and on
the most prominent site fronting this
avenue rises the Proc Cathedral, to say
to the spirit of Father Hennepin-
The faith which was yours two hun.
dred and thirty years ago when you
consecrated to the glory of the Church
the Falls of St. Anthony, lives and
thrives in Minneapolis; its people now
numbered by the tens and tens of