Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14

l Corinthians III, 16: Know you
not that you are TIE temple Of God
and that the spirit OF God dwelleth in
your
He told of the significance Of plac-
ing the cathedral on the hill OF St,
Anthony, and referred to the early
church edifices, the log cathedral on
Bench street and the later. brick edi-
flee on Sixth street, and said their
builders could not dream of the mag
niicence Of the structure erected by
their successor, the first archbishop OF
st. Paul.
Central Figure Christ.
LET me draw an Illustration from
this building" he said. "The whole
plan runs toward and centers in the
sanctuary wherein" is set the altar,
and on the altar the tabernacle. Bless
ed Mary and Joseph in their chapels
right and left of the entrance elcome
you and lead you up to Jesus in the
sanctuary beneath the dome. To the
right and left Of Him. like sentinels
of their Lord and King, stand in their
chapels, st. Peter and st. Paul, the
one with the cross, the other with
the sword. Back Of Him, in the cir
cling chapels of the apse, is a noble
guard of the missionary saints, whose
spiritual children are the strength Of
this land. Bat He, Christ, on the
main altar, is the central figure, He
is the last word and the reason Of all,
the life and the beauty and the glory
of the building. 1t is his house, He
is the host, they are His guests.
"A feeling of awe and of love soizes
us as we tread the tesselated pave.
ment and learn from the tWinkling
sanctuary lamp that He is here. This
you believe, and this is why you have
done this thing, why you have built
the cathedral, because you believe it
is the house of Cod
Bishop Predicts Peace.
In closing his address, Bishop
O'Gorman said: "If this building shall
ever fall, if it's dome shall collapse
and its walls crumble and it's shrines
be turned into a deserted ruin, 1t shall
not be safe, as it is in the heart OF
this continent, because engines of war
shall breathe their fire and hurl their
shots upon it, but because we and
our children shall have forgotten and
rejected the lessons that it teaches
and have gone over to the untruths
against which it protests. May God
avert the disaster! May it stand for
ever!"'
Pope's Message.
The pope sent the following mes
sage: "F.
Venerable Brother: Peace and the
apostolic benediction. r. ' .
When at first you were forming
plans for the building of a cathedral
church in the official See of your do.
cese, our predecessor of happy mem
DRY, Plus X; az we know, in letters
addressed to you under the date of the
Goth day Of April, 1906, impaired his
praise both to yourself, Venerable
Brother, and to the devoted people
who were promising you help from
their worldly store; and at the same
time gave ardent encouragement to
both yau and them that the enter.
prise be brought to a successful issue\
Now We are assured that the great
edifice has reached it's full altitude,
and that while yet deprived Of it's
due interior %splendors, it is 81 com
pleted in every part that the 18th day
of the coming month of April has
been set as the day of it's solemn ded.
cation. furthermore, we are made to
know that this cathedral has grown
into a temple of such amplitude, and
such magnificance, and such elegance
of form as truly to merit to be called
monumental. Delighted as we are by
these tidings, naught else can w dc
but speak words of warmest praise
for all who in any manner have con.
tributed to the success Of the under
taking, the more especially for those
who through love Of their religion
have in their munifcence given, to
themselves signal honor. To yourself,
in particular, who, as in every other
duty of your pastoral office in which
your eminently Jealous devotion has
been wont to make itself manifest,
have also in this special instance
Made known how great is your love
Tor the beauty of the House of God.
We offer our special congratulations
that your persevering energy and
cares have brought all your plans to
a felicitOus conclusion. ~. ,
Let there be a presage of the re,
wards Of heaven, as well as a testi
mOny of our paternal benevolence.
Venerablo Brother, in the Apostolic
Benediction, which we now most low.
ingly impart to yourself, to those of
whom we have made mention, and no
less to all others of your clergy and
faithful people.
Given at Rome, from st. Peter this
Fourteenth day of the month Of
March, Nineteen Hundred and Eff.
teen, the first year Of our Pontif1cate.
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