The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-01

place high in the air, over the whole
City of Minneapolis the Cross of the
Saviour of Calvary, the token through
ages of the alliance of Heaven and of
earth, the token today as yesterday of
religion and of virtue, of sweetest cul-
ture and of abiding civilization.
1t was a heavy task, the sponsors
of the Cathedral were imposing upon
themselves, when they accepted the
plans of it's architect and entered
upon the work of it's construction. The
amount of money they should gather
together hovered around the million,
and those who were to be called upon
as contributors, however willing in
heart, were men and women of small
pecuniary means. Yet, with trust in
Providence, they hopefully took up
the burthen.
Religious and Civic Pride.
Religion was at stake: the honor
of the City of Minneapolis was at
stake.
Religion was at stake. Primarily
to belief in the supernatural world
belief in God, the Supreme Master, the
Supreme Helper, belief in the Saviour,
the Revealer of divine truth; the
Giver of divine grace. Nothing that
could be done was thought too much
when such high purposes were in
view: nothing was too much when
such noble ideals were to be served
All around, we're edifices of earthly
aims and consecrations, grandiose and
beautiful, in the construction of which
no cost was spared, no sacrifice was
deemed excessive. Let it be known
it was said, to ourselves and to others
that whatever we do for earth, we
shall do nothing less for Heaven.
The honor of the City of Mime
apolis was at stake. In the neighbor
ing City of st. Paul, it was remem
bered, fellow-believers are putting ul
their Cathedral, to be monumental
milestone in the onward growth Of
their city, splendid edifice in which
the entire citizenship must needs take
pride, which the incoming traveller
must needs admire and praise. Why
should we, citizens of Minneapolis
not strive to do equally we'll for oul
fair city? Minneapolis is our home
city: here are our fortunes, here oul
opportunities: here are our duties
iLet us have in Minneapolis a great
church-edifice, not unworthy, so fal
/ 0f not
progressive, ambitious civic common
wealth, not unworthy of our civic
pride, of our civic devotion. In tht
several meetings held by the me1
more Immediately concerned in tht
religious aspect of the Pro-Cathedral
there reigned throughout the spirit o
civic pride in Minneapolis. Today
the work of their love and their self
denial stands out before them il
visible form, and, as, moving upward
or downward along Hennepin Avenue
they pause to admire it's pillaret
facade, it's towering cupola, the grace
full lines of it's walls, they cherish with
in their minds the thought that The
noble edifice, their tribute to their re
ligious faith, is no less their tribute
to their civic faith-unworthy neithe
of their Church nor of their city.
The religious dedication of the Pro
Cathedral will take place at a late
date. The civic dedication takes plac'
this month of November, the pro
gramme of lectures and concerts tha
are to mark this dedication extendin:
over several evenings of the month
The invitation to attend this civil
dedication is given to all Mime
apolitans, who believe that in the con
struction of the Pro-Cathedral some
thing has been done that merits from
them a need of praise and encourage
ment.