The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-07-19
A CATHOLIC DAY

performed the ceremony of blessing
and laying the cornerstone, according
to the ritual of the Roman pontifical.
prepared for it's reception, and after
the singing of the hymns, litanies and
antiphons, and the reciting of the in
vocations, the Rt. Rev. Monsignor
placed it in position with the words,
I'm the faith of Jesus Christ we set
this first stone in the foundation: in
the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost, so that
true faith and the fear of God, and
brotherly love may flourish here; and
so that this may be place set apart
for prayer, and for the invocation and
praise of the Name of the same, Our
Lord Jesus Christ: Who with the
Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and
reigneth God forever and ever" In
the cavity of the stone was placed a
copper box containing the complete
records of the parish carefully COM
piled by Father Stewart and written
on parchment by Alex Heymans, of
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tory of the Diocese of st. Paul, the
current issues of the Catholic Bulle-
tin, The Northwestern Chronicle and
The Minneota Mascot, medals, coins,
stamps souvenirs and photographs, a
bronze bust of Pope Plus X, and a
parchment with Latin inscription of
which the following is translation:
Under the invocation of holy Edward,
the Confessor, a flock small in num-
ber and of differing ancestry, but in
comparison with their means most
munificent and in the bonds of faith
most united, reared this fame with
the object that, whereas cultivation
has for goodly time succeeded the
wilderness, an edifice worthier of
divine worship might be adequate to
the prospering condition of both re-
gion and religion, aye and the equiva-
lent of a memorial showing forth Cath
olic unity from variety of race.
Cornerstone was laid by Mgr. Joseph
Guillot on July 9, 1913, Most Rev.
John Ireland being Archbishop of st.
Paul and William ]. Stewart, rector
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the Very Rev. Dean Car1in, of Tracy,
preached the sermon. He referred
in very appreciative terms to
the new church, the foundation of
which they were that day blessing;
| to the enthusiastic manner in which
the parishioners had taken upon them
selves the burden of building it and
their self-sacrificing generosity in max
ing it a reality; the inspiring lesson
it will teach to present and future gen
eratiOns of what united pastor and
people can dare and do for the glory
of God and the good of religion.
For the accommodation of those who
attended the ceremony the ladies OF
ST. Edwards parish served meals in
the opera house and the proceeds,
which amounted to a substantial sum-
were added to the new church build.
ing fund.
The following priests we're present
at the laying of the cornerstone:
Right Rev. Monsignor Guillot, Min
neapolis; Very Rev. George Carlin
Tracy; Rev. Adam Coyle, Lake Ben
ton; Rev. Clement Caine, Coleman, S
D.; Rev. A. Kotouc, st. Leo; Rev. l.
Carey, st. Thomas; Rev. R. Cahill, LIE
Sueur; Rev. John Treacy, Lamberton;
Rev. William eastman, Renville; Rev
Joseph Haquin, Marshall; Rev. H. Var
Walleghem, Ghent; Rev. Francis
Matz, Wilno; Rev. R. Lee, Shakopee;
Rev. S. Dobrinski, Ivanhoe.