The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
STATE NEWS
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DELEGATES CHRUCH
Pretty Little Church at
Granin Dedicated
Yesterday.

Fargo, May 27.-Rt. Rev. James
" Reilly, bishop of Fargo, yesterday
morning dedicated the pretty little
church at Grandin. that was erected
1nrough the energy of Rev. Father
koelman, rector of the church ana hi.
energetic congregation.
There was an immense crowd at the
aealcation, coming from all parts of
tne county. Fargo was represented by
z. IL. Anheier. Vincent Mccoy. .John
fonker and family and several others.
many making the trip in autos, The
plshop made the trip in his own auto.
returning in the auto of Thomas Nc
Coy, ana he enjoyed the ride very
much. '
The church is a handsome little
structure costing close to $4,000 and
Will accommodate the parish for a
number of years.
Postponed Dedication.
Rev. Father Koelman has been rec.
tor of st. Thomas church for about
four "a and had been an untiring
worker for the good of the church. He
mad the edifice ready for dedication
last lali' u on the date set for the
eM a terrific storm was raging
an over the state and it became neces-
sary for Bishop O'Reilly to postpone
the event until this spring, and yes
terday was the date set.
The people were all required to
leave the church after which the
bishop entered and blessed the walls
OF the interior and then the procession
moved to the outside and the bishop
walked aroun the building blessing
the outside.
The subject of the bishops discourse
was The Need of Religion" and it
was alearned address, and listened to
With close attention.
Henry Gritter and John McNamee
of Grandin, trustees of the church.
VINO a also worked hard for the
success of the new church and the
congregation We're present and assist
ed in handling the crowd and looking
after the welfare of the visitors ito
the town.
The dedication services were most
impressive and the head of the church
OF inns diocese gave the congregation
a fine talk on their duties to the
church, at the same time congratulate
ing them and their priest on the cul-
mination of their efforts. He was as
sisted n the dedicatory services by
Rev. Father O'Driscoll of this CITY.
Rev. Father Koelman and other
priests Bishop O'Reilly reached the
city lntime to perform the rites of
confirmation in the afternoon.
confirmation at St. Mary's.
Beautiful and impressive was the
scene that was enacted at st. Mary's
catholic cathedral when over fifty
bright boys n girls were consecrat-
ed to God in the solemn and impress
slve rites of the church, the ordinance
being that Of confirmation.
st. Mary's was crowded to its ut
most by the parents and friends of
the young people and the picture was
an imposing one. The girls were all
gowned in white and carried flowers.
while IN boys were nicely dressed in
dark suits and dark neckties, and the
long procession wendell it's way from
the lyceum hall to the church and
down h aisles to the beautiful mu-
SIC OF the great organ in the loft and
TO the sweet voices of the choir.
The service of confirmation was
followed Immediately after by vespers
at $3.50 and Bishop James O'Reilly
administered the sacrament of con-
firmation. The altar was nicely dec
Grated with flowers and palms for the
occasion and all present were deeply
impressed. After the confirmation
there was the bencdiction of the bless
ed sacrament. There were no sery-
ices held in the church in the evening
The bishop was assisted by the priests
of the parish,