The Irish standard., 1916-07-01
AN APPEAL IS
TO BE MADE FOR
Chapel FUNDS
UNDERTAKING HAS ENDORSE.
MENT OF ARCHBISHOP IRE
LAND - PRIESTS TO SOLICIT
FUNDS.

| TO promote a most commendable
and holy enterprise to which all of the
Irish stock in the Archdiocese are now
called upon, committee of priests
has been formed, whose duty it shall
be to obtain funds needed to complete
the Chapel of st. Patrick in the new
st. Paul Cathedral. In another column
of the Standard will be found a patri-
otic appeal of the Rev. FIR. Cremin to
all the patriotic sons Gael. The ap-
peal for contributions has now gone
| forth to the priesthood and the laity
of the diocese of ST. Paul of Irish
birth, of Irish parentage. Honor be
done to st. Patrick" is the slogan of
the committee. The appeal is one
of religion and of patriotism, and the
Irish Standard is confident it will re-
ceive a cordial and generous response.
Each week an acknowledgment of the
contributions by the committee will
be found in the Irish Standard. The
committee in charge of this work is
composed of the following:
"Rev. Patrick O'Neill (St. Michael's
Church, 48 E. Colorado ST., St. PauD
President; Rev. Charles Corcoran
(Church Of St. Michael, Stillwater)
Vice President; Rev. Patrick r. Gun
ningham (Church of the Guisafan
Angels, Hastings) Secretary; Rev.
Michael Quinn (Church of St. Patrick,
299 Case ST., st. PauD Treasurer;
Rev. Thomas F. Gleeson (Church of
st. John, 975 g. Fifth ST., St. PauD !;
Rev. Michael O'Brien (Church of st.
Thomas, 3115 w. 44th St., Minneapo.
lis); Rev. jeremiah O'Connor (Church
of st. James, 496 View ST., St. PauD
Upon those priests devoIve the
duty of obtaining fundssneeded+t to com.
plete the Chapel of staPatrick in. the
new Cathedral ,TheirsFoo, the charge
of selection such materials as may en-
ter into the construction of the Chapel
and, in conjunction with the architect
of the Cathedral. that of superintend
ing plans and workmanship. Marbles
and other materials, used in the
Chapel will be imported from Ireland
All symbolism, in altar, or mural dec
orations, will be significant OF tradi
tional lore. Inscriptions within tho
; chapel and over the entrance will be
in the old language of Ireland, that il
which st. Patrick preached the Cos
pei on the Hill Of Tara.
A slab of marble within the cllape
will bear the inscription in Gaelic:
"This Chapel is the affectionate offer
ing of the Catholics of the Irish race
in the Diocese Of st. Paul, to the Apos
tie of Ireland, ST. Patrick" Over tho
entrance to the chapel will be thi.
other inscription. also III Gaelic, "St
Patrick, pray for the children of Erin.
Within the altar itself there vii
be deposited parchment volume il
which will be written the names o
all contributors, and the several SUM
of their contributions. The volume
will be the enduring testimony tha
in the year of grace, 1914, in the Die
cese of St. Paul st. Patrick was rc
membered and loved and at the sam
time, continuous prayer to st. Pat
rick, for his love and favor to the chi
dren of his "Islc of Saints" living il
distant Minnesota. All contributor
whose names are inscribed in this vo
ume, together with the members O
their families, living or dead, vii
have part in the Mass, offered wcckl
j, for the welfare. spiritual and tempo
raj, of the benesactors of the Catht
dral.