The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-01
CATHEDRAL DOME FUND

Cathedral and suggested that a new
Cathedral should be built. l thought
it a great task, but was glad to take
it up, and as the years have gone by
have had reason to feel encouraged.
Already more than million dollars
has been donated to the building. St.
Paul has furnished the site, and a
beautiful one it is. l have travelled
far and wide, but never have seen
one that could compare with this site
except in Paris. Surely it is the most
beautiful in this country.
Minnesota Stone Used.
I'm regard to the Cathedral, l will
compare its architecture to any. There
is no church in this country as beau
tiful. The Church of st. John the
Divine in New York is larger, but is it
more beautiful? I doubt it. When the
Cathedral plans we're ready l deter
mined that, belonging in Minnesota, it
should be made of Minnesota products.
Therefore, Minnesota granite has been
used. 1t will stand for years. The
contractor says it will stand for 10000
years, and that is long enough for me.
"That the giving has been unani-
nous can be seen in the fact that more
than $50O,000 has come from outside of
st. Paul. We cannot grasp the great
ness of this church until the dome is
finished, for the rest of the exterior is
fashioned after the dome. The dome
marks the last stretch of work as far
as the exterior is concerned. When it
will be finished is question. When
the exterior is done it shall be occu-
pied, hope toward the close of the
year 1914.
"In finishing the Cathedral, the stone
on the interior, like the exterior, will
be Minnesota product. The stone will
come from Frontenac, product of
which we do not realize the value.
The same stone has been used on the
interior of the Church of st. John the
Divine. With the exception of few
chapels to emblemiZe the races of
Minnesota, all the material used in the
Cathedral will be Minnesota products.
Duties of Citizenship to BE Taught.
"By your generous gift you have
helped me greatly. / appreciate it
fully 1t cannot be measured by dol
lars, but by the sentiment which
prompted it, and do not lose sight of
that. May I assure you now that, re-
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Cathedral will deal with the better
ment of men and women. In it duty to
country and to society will be taught.
This shall be the lesson from the
Cathedral We shall teach the citizens
of this community to regard civilized
regime. May the lesson we teach in
spire hearers to a recognition Of the
fact that inspiration does not come
from the earth, but from above.
There is no doubt that society is
in ferment There is peril in the
present agitation. There are those in
the country who have little regard for
human life and doctrine. With such
destructive teachings we may look for
ward with fear and trembling. To
preach the duty Of citizenship, there
fore, shall be one mission of this
Cathedral. And may we work to the
end that st. Paul shall be city of
homes, and truly the city that we shall
be proud of. God bless st. Paul, and
the donors Of this gift. l thank you
ALL"
After the ceremony the citizens
committee and a few others, including
Bishop McGolrick, OF Duluth, and
/ Bishop Lawler, were entertained with
light refreshments.