The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-10-12
CHURCH DEDICATED
WITH SOLEMN RITES
Large Concourse of People Attend Cere-
monies and View Beautiful Structure
Parade of Automobiles and Visit
ing Knights of Columbus.

TIE now ST Miehael's Catholic
church was dedicated Sunday morn
ing at ten thrifty O'Clock amid the
solemn rites Of the church, and in
presence of a congregation which
packed the church In every available
foot of space. The crowd which
had gathered for the memorable oc
casion was far too large to get into
the building and more were outside
than inside.
Frcm South Bend and Mishawaka
2S0 Knights of Columbus came,and
were joined at Walkerton by fifty
more people. including the Walker
ton band.
At the service of dedication Rev.
L. A. Moench, pastor of the st.
Joseph church. Mishawaka, formerly
pastor of the Plymoutheongregation,
acted as celebrant. Rev. John Ca
Notre Dame. was assistant priest,
and delivered the sermon. Rev.
George Schramm of Laporte was
deacon, and Rev. Matthew Schu-
macher, C. s. c., of Notre Dame,
sub-deaeon. Rev. Simon S. Yenn,
chancellor of the Fort Wayne dio-
eese.. also former pastor at Plym-
outh presided as master Of eere-
monies. The deacons of honor were
Rev. Thomas E. Burke, C. s. c.,
assistant editor of the Ave Maria of
Notre Dame. and Rev. Charles l..
Donnell, professor of English at
Notre Dame. Those In the sanctuary
were Rev. Robert Pratt of Kokomo,
Rev. Joseph Abel of Walkerton,
Rev. Edmund Lev of Kewanna, Rev.
John Kohl Of Columbia City. and
the pastor. Rev. John Tremmel.
Rev. Cavanaugh's Address.
A defense of religion and con-
demnation of modernism. as exem-
plifed in the doctrine of free think
ing, was made by Rev. John Cava-
naugh, C. S. c., president of Notre
Dame university, in his sermon.
"No man has the right TO say he
can form his own philosophy of life,
or religion, or the hereafter said
the priest. nor has any human ever
possessed the wisdom to formulate an
opinion concerning questions the ex-
PLANTATION of which has been set up
by an institution through the experl
ence of ages
'The greatest fallacy present in
the world today, is the commonly ex-
pressed opinion that color or creed,
or belief in religion is unnecessary
so long as good clean natures are
produced. A farmer might as well
say, | care not for rain or sunshine,
but give me good crops. How can
the one be had without the other
How a clean life and good character
without religious training? ?'
ssThe doctrine of would-be free
thinkers today is that each man has
the right to evolve his own form of
religious belief. and will become a
bigger and broader individual by re-
fusing to accept dogmas of creeds
taught by institutions through the
ages, but instead should be prompt
ed by his own intelligence.
"The history of religion through
the course of time has been that
skepticism entered into the myster-
les Of faith. Christ established his
church on definitely founded truth
which to the human mind are mysteI
les. Unless you eat of My flesh
and drink of Ny blood, you shall
mot have life in YOU; your sins
are forgiven you; and 10, We must
be born again. were words unbe-
lievable at the time of his life Oh
earth. When the Savior brought
the dead to lfe, the multitudes Low.
ed him. When He spoke the para
bles. and delivered the sermon or
the mount, they wished to make hin
king. but when he declared himself
a divinity, and preaehed dogmati'
r1vsteries they doubted him, anG
wished to put him to death. As ths
world turned against him then, the
world turns AGAINST him today. I'm
able to grasp divine mysteries. th'
world without faith is incred llous. ,
working Out Life's Problem.
Continuing his argument for an es
tablished form of religion Fathe
Cavanaugh said, "a consideration
viii show innumerable reasons VII!