The Irish standard., 1911-02-11
PR0.CATHEDRA[
Minneapolis Catholics Turn Out in
Large Numbers to See Views
of New Edifice.
Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Lawler
Rev. j. M. Cleary and Many
Others Speak.

Thursday evening of last week the
| monster mass meeting was held in
the Auditorium as planned The build
attraction proved we'll worth the eff
fort OF attending. Views Of the new
pro-cathedral and Of famous cathe-
drals Of the Old World We're thrown
| upon screen and a lecture on them
was given by J. Howard Albert of
London. Archbishop Ireland was pres
work being done on the cathedral in
st. Paul and the pro- cathedral here.
You have seen the pro-cathedral
such as it will soon be" said the Arch
bishop. 1.-THE walls are already lifted,
the beams for the roof are on and
we will soon begin the completion of
the roof and towers The cathedrals
of Minneapolis and st. Paul are to be
of such beauty that they will mark
an epoch in the history Of architec-
ture.'
| Thanking those to whose generosity
the present bright prospects for the
early completion of the building is
Que, he continued, Il know you a.e
not rich of the rich, but l know am
doing you service when [ ask you
to contribute toward the work of AL
mighty God. 1t will be doing some
thing that will make you breathe a
higher atmosphere and will make your
children proud of thei. faith.
referring back to the time of the
buildings inception the time had come
for us to do something great and mag
nificent in Minnesota. In early years
we were few in numbers and built
such churches as we could afford, but
! the time has come when We should
Symbolic our faith. So cathedral
/ was to be erected. Many in my place
! would have said. build it in st. Paul
Fortunately for Minneapolis, / held it
in high esteem. I said that Minneapo-
lis was too great not to have some
thing of it's own that will bring it out
in the eyes of the whole northwest as
d great center Of faith The best site
in the whole city Of Minneapolis was
chosen. Providence has guided us. 1t
is OH an avenue which recalls the old
Catholic missionary who in 1880 stood
before the cata:acts and christened
them ST. Anthony.
1T is an age of unbclicf People
arc wandering away from God and
Christ. Some are too busy to look up
! to the heavens and remember that God
is there and that heir souls are made
| to be immortal. But on the cathedral
they will see the cross rising to sub
selves, be made to remember that there
! is God and hope for their souls"
Addresses We're also made at the
meeting by Rev. Othmar Erren, w. p
DevereuX. Father J. M. Cleary, Judge
Thomas u. O'Brien Of st. Paul, and
| Bishop j. J. LAWYER. Music was fur
nished by the ST. Thomas college band.
when many present features of
Minneapolis are forgotten" said Fa-
the:' Cleary, the pro-cathedral spires
will point heavenward and stand as a
! living testimony to the culture and
refinement of the people Of Mime.
apolis. | never felt so proud of my
city as when it responded to the art
museum project, but temples of re-
ligion come first"
Il am impressed with the beauty of
i the new cathed:al," said Bishop
]. j. Lawler. Everywhere Minneapo-
! lis has evidence of it's commercial
greatness. but nowhere is your desire
to become city beautiful better ex-
pressed than in your cathedral
which you have demanded shall be the
/ best. God is pleased today with our
fine churches us he was with Solo,
be pre- eminent above all other struc-
lures. Why should not Minneapolis
have a stately cathedral as well as
Rome. or London o: New York."
/ The financial report showed that the
receipts up to January l. 1911, amount.
| ed to $352.636.5S: the expenditures.
$352,3S7.0S; leaving balance on hand
OF $249.5O. The pro- cathedral when
! completed will represent an eNpendi-
ture OF approximately SS00,000