The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-16


Mr.. +. w. Sullivan acted as attorney
| for the committee and cheerfully gave
his time and attention to the neces-
sary contracts and bonds for the work
The contractors lost no time in COM
mencing the buildings. On July. 5,
1894, the cornerstone was laid at 4
| o'clock. A great number of people
assembled--th societies, Hibernians,
Polish societies, sodalities and the
children Of the schools, attended the
ceremonies. The Right Reverend
Bishop lectured on the occasion, and
after the blessing of the cornerstone,
gave Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament in the adjoining church.
The priests present were: Rev. T.
Corbett, Rev. T. Mackey, Rev. H. Nc
Golrick, Rev. l.. Cosgrove, Rev. j.
Fardy, Rev. G. Scheffold, 0. s. B., Rev.
s. Koefler, o. S. B., Rev. J. Sroka, Rev.
G. Giraux and Rev. f. Grandchamp
The buildings proceeded rapidly
after the laying of the cornerstone and
soon began to show their proportions.
The gentlemen of the committee, be-
sides attending the regular meetings,
watched carefully the prosecution of
the work, pointed out such changes as
they saw to be of benefit in church and
residence
Formal Dedication of the Cathedral.
With beautiful and impressive cere-
monies the Cathedral of the Sacred
Heart was formally dedicated, Sunday
morning, July &c, 1896. Duluth never
before witnessed so imposing a spec
tacle. The immense throng that liter
ally packed the church, was edited by
the grandeur and dignity of the cere-
monies. The presence of Archbishop
Ireland, Bishop Stanley, Bishop Cot
ter, and other distinguished dignitaries
from outside cities, lent additional
lustre to the occasion.
AS early as nine o'clock the various
Catholic societies of the city began to
form at the appointed places and
around which they formed line. At
1880 the procession moved on in the
following order: The crossbearer with
the acolytes, the children Of the Ca
thedral parish, dressed in white; the
masters of ceremonies, Rev. T. Cor
and subdeacon Of the Mass. Rev. H.
McDevitt and Rev. J. Costello, the
deacons of honor, Rev. G.. GirauX and
Rev. J. Sroka; the assistant priest,
Very Rev. ]. +. Buh, V. G., Rt. Rev.
John Stanley and Chaplains Rev. +.
Gerhard and Rev. NJ Corbett; Most
Reverend John Ireland and Chaplains,
Rev. P. Boucher and Rev. l.. Grand
champ; Rt Rev. Jos. Cotter, the
celebrant of the Mass. Bishop McGol-
rick performed the ceremony of bless
ing the Cathedral, assisted by Rev. c..
V. Gamache and Rev. r. j. Mackey.
Following the blessing Rt. Rev. Jos.
Cotter, ID. d.. celebrated Pontifcal
Mass, assisted by the above named
officers. The choir, assisted by Hoare's
orchestra, rendered a beautiful pro-
gram. Rt. Rev. John Stanley de-
livered forcible sermon.
In the evening Bishop Stanley cele-
brated Pontffical Vespers, and Most
Reverend John Ireland, ID. D., deliv-
cred an eloquent sermon on the Unity
of the Church.
The priests occupying seats in the
sanctuary were: Very Rev. J. c.
Byrne, Rev. p. Danehy of st. Paul.
and Rev. C. Sheffield Of Duluth.
The sacristy Of the Cathedral was
greatly enlarged and choir for the
boys constructed in 1905. The resi-
dence was also remodeled to a notable
extent. The capacity of the dining
room was increased, the house was
extended to the alley, and several
beautifully furnished rooms and quar-
tiers for the servants added. A mag
nificent pipe organ and marble altar
were purchased for the Cathedral. In
the summer of 1906, while the Bishop
was in Rome, Father Corbett labored
with indefatigable energy in collecting
funds to liquidate the debt on the Ca
thedral. The result was that the
mortgage of $4,000 was cleared when
the Rt. Rev. Bishop had returned to
the city.