The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-24

and abuse existing beliefs for their
to tell us that they invented these
beliefs and spread them over every
age and every cline for the purpose
of abusing them.
Priests, if wicked, may and alas
sometimes have perverted the beliefs
of the people, but they do not invent
the belief of men in the supernatural,
because their very existence as priests
supposes that the belief is already en-
tertained. We believe that the crea-
ture cannot create it's creator. The
creature may perpetuate that belief,
but he does not invent it. Lucretius
sang that fear made the gods Fear
may have invested the gods, already
believed in, with special forms and
characters, but never could have orig
mated the conception of Divinity.
Imagination another class of un-
believers tell us, invented God and
heaven We answer: Imagination
can only operate upon the real, and
the Widest and most beautiful fancies
of the poet are nothing. more than
combinations of realities that are
known. This is the answer we make
to these clever men who devote their
talents to the congenial work of rob-
bing mankind of hope, and we think
that answer has nothing to fear
Adopt innovation.
In speaking to the congregation OF
the new church, Bishop O'Reilly stat,
ed that while it is called a chapel, it
is, in reality, separate church, and
will be established as separate par
ish when conditions demand such &C.
ton. No separate parish, however, is
created at this time Nine O'Clock
was announced ais the hour of Mass
An innovation was the adoption OF
congregational singing. Congrega
tional singing has often been urged
by prominent Catholics, and the adop
! ton of it by the new congregation
marks an interesting departure from
the Church custom elsewhere.
| A Fine Edifice.
ST. Anthony of Padua Church is
a beautiful example of the English
| Gothic architecture and is constructed
of Hebron brick, with low, buttresse6
walls, 40x90 feet in dimensions. Ham
mer beam trusses in the interior per
nit of very high ceiling. The cell
| ing Is timbered
! The floor has a slight slope to i'm
prove the view from the pews. The
steam radiators are locked in recesses
under the windows. The aisles are
covered with cork carpet The doors
of the auditorium are double-acting
covered with brown leather, while all
doors open outward, with anti-panic
hardware. The sanctuary and chan
eel have parquet floor
| A special effort was made to have
the furnishings in harmony with the
style of the architecture used in the
building. The color scheme is as neal
tar with walnut raredos is the foca
point of attraction. ssThe exterior e.
the building was designed to be al
inconspicuous as possible said thu
architect, Geo. P. Stauduhar, of Rocl
Island, III. THE building was thu!
planned to produce a eliminating eff
fleet as one approaches and enters, tn,
most elaborate feature being the sane
Ituary."
Mr.. Staudnhar speciahzes in churcl
buildings. He designed the new add
ton to Sacred Heart academy an,
the academy chapel of the Sisters o
st. Benedict, st. Joseph, Minnesota
1T. F. Powers & Company of Farg
were the general contractors ON tn
building, and VIM. McDermott In
stalled the heating and electric work
The new church has seating capat
ity of 400.