El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-13
CATHEDRAL To Be
READY BY EASTER
Large Crowd Witnesses I'M
pressive Ceremony at
the Site Sunday.

sole them in their last journey. Before
these affairs your lifeless corpse will
rest that this same God from his taber-
nacie throne may witness the former
temple Of the holy ghost, your bodies.
receiving his church's blessings before
they are consigned to mother earth to
await the Judgment day. In fine. You
will be bound 70 this edifice by ties
even mightier than the bonds of Adam
Mute Hymns of Praise
THE very stones themselves necessi-
Christ will constitute a mute hymn of
praise. as coming from the grateful
hearts that erected this temple TO the
omniscient God Let it be the earnest
desire of your hearts today to make this
future church your home and establish
between him who viii repOSe here and
yourselves the sweet intercommunion
which he so desires. NV desire is to
be with the children of men Deter
mine to be always ready to assist and
join with the priest in his offering OF
the adorable victim. who Will be i'm
molated on these affairs soon to he
The solidity of the actual building
we contemplate erecting my dear
friends. will he Z vOiceless sermon that
the church has ever proclaimed, even
in other lands more ancient than our
own. that the church IS to remain Tor
ever as its founder decreed- II we were
favored with n panoramic vision OF the
ancient ecclesiastical edificeS OF Europe
today. We would behold as a result OF
the appalling European conflict. desola-
ton wrought through the fire Of mans
wrath and the destroying Influences Of
war Yet we would see these same re-
lgious structures flinging their ruined
heads toward the skies. publishing 10
the world that the church itself is i'm
perisEable.
I'm my own name then and that or
my brother priests. the devoted sisters.
and you the loyal Catholic and nOn-Cath-
ole people OF Fl PasO. 1 congratulate
our Right Rev. Bishop Shuler. first for
the successful completion Of his flrSt
year as bishop OF this naScent diocese OF
ii PasO. secondly. l congratulate him
for his zeal for the glory OF God IN
erecting this prospective edifice the va
rious chapels. together with the many
other episcopal acts that must convince
all. beyond the shadow Of a doubt. that
IL is the cause OF Jesus Christ alone that
he labors for and the advancement OF
Gods glory.
Look To People For support.
ct is an onerOus task that our Right
Rev. Bishop has undertaken. beset with
great cares and anxieties. and he looks
to YOU, the people of El Paso- in Christ's
name to give him moral financial and
fIlial support 1T all times that his zeal
Gus endeavors may reach happy cul-
nina ton. He has laid the cornerstone.
rot so mucn in this material soil. as in
his faith in your charity, your munifi-
Cence and ezal for the building or
TEMPORARY abode for Almighty God. He
trusts implicitly IN your faith. your
hope. your love, and. together with mis-
co-laborers, he cOnKratulates you for
YOUR generously which ne knows viii
continue. Catholics. as well as non
Catholics. in this high minded. liberal
and enlightened city. must realize that
this Catholic church when completed
will contribute in TO small part 10 the
respectability. prosperity and beautiful
architectural advancement Of this grow
ing city Of FL PasO-
The Catholic church. with tenderest
love, has ever striven to wipe out that
stigma by sparinE no expense OF labor
in the construction and beautifying OF
her churches. so that wherever we have
Catholic church we have a work Of
art: and the edifice now under way VIII
be no exception TO the rule, for It too.
viii be mastery ork, made possible by
the generosity Of the faithful Of this
city
Bishop Gives Blessing.
Because of a slight throat trouble
dress as he had expected 10 do at the
conclusion Of the sermon by father
Maloney After the sermon bishop
Schiller gave the people his bless
ing and proclaimed an Indulgence on
the usual conditions The entire as
semb;ase then Joined in singing Holy
God. We Praise Thy Name" at the con-
clusion Of which the procession retraced
its steps TO the bishops residence.
Il is believed that the cathedral VIII
be ready for use by Easter OF next year.
The choir was under the direction OF
Mrs E Y. Berrien. who has had charge
Of the choir Of the Imma culate Concep-
ton church for the past 90 years