The Irish standard., 1917-08-11

Son and Of the Holy Ghost, that true
faith may flourish here, and the fear
of God and brotherly love, and that
this place may be devoted to prayer
and to the invocation and praise of
the name of the same Jesus Christ
our Lord, who with the Father and
the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth
God, world without end. Amen"
The Archbishop's Sermon.
The procession then moved around
the whole foundation, while the choir
of priests chanted the prescribed
psalms. Returning to the canopy near
the corner stone the archbishop de-
livered the sermon, taking for his
text the words inscribed on the cor
ner stone: "The Word Was Made
Flesh and Dwelt Among U.s."
"The mystery of the Incarnation and
it's meaning" he said, "are the most
important truths of modern civiliza-
tion, for the birth of Christ laid the
foundation of civilization. The divin-
ity of Christ is the greatest fact in
the history of the world.
Cali other teachings of the Chris
tian religion have their foundation in
the fact of Christ's divinity. There
fore, it is far more important in the
progress of the human race to be
guided by this teaching than it is to
build monuments to material achieve
ments.
"The religion of Christ and the
church must be looked to by the world
for the preservation of civilization.
GAS mankind has forgotten God they
have lapsed into the corruption of ma
terialism and sacrificed the higher
qualities in the struggle for worldly
objects. Hence the decay of civiliza-
tion. 1t is therefore only by return
ing to God and religion that human
ity will be saved from the devasta-
tion of war"
Referring to the achievements of
the Incarnation parish and it's pastor
the archbishop offered his congratu-
lations upon the marvellous amount of
work accomplished in the space of a
few years, making particular mention
of the splendid school and the patron
age it has enjoyed, where the Masters
name is known and loved and where
education in it's truest and best sense
is enjoyed.
At the conclusion tha hymn, 4. Holy
God, We Praise Thy Name" was sung
by the whole assemblage.
A Parish Supper.
The ladies of the parish had mean
while been busy preparing to enter
tain the visiting priests and the par
ishioners at supper which was
served in the school building. Here
a special table was set aside for the
archbishop and visiting clergymen,
while the parishioners were accommo.
dated at the others, taxing the capac-
ity of the hall. Later the visitors were
entertained by Father Cleary in the
parsonage library.
Among the clergymen present were:
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Joseph Guillot, Lady of
Lourdes Parish; Rt. Rev. J. c. Byrne,
Vicar General, st. Paul; Father G.
Thiebaut, of st. Cloud; Father T. 2.
Cullen, Cathedral; Father T. F.
O'Brien, St. Thomas College,; Father
Michael O'Brien, St. Thomas Church /;
Father Patk. R. Cunningham, Holy
Name Parish; Father F. X. Bojec, st.
Paul; Father Joseph Cieminiski, of
Holy Cross, Minneapolis; Father
James A. Gangben, st. Stephens;
Father Vincent Yany, st. Philips Par.
ish; Rev. A. J. Kern, Pro-Cathedral;
Rev. Michael McGraith, City Mission
ary; Rev. Father R. F. Larpenteur, o.
P; Father r. A. Martin, o. P, Holy
Rosary; Very Rev. Francis J. Schaef-
er, St. Paul; Very Rev. H. Moynihan,
President of St. Thomas College.
The Church Edifice.
The church occupies splendid site
at the southeastern corner of Pleas
ant avenue and Thirty-eighth street
south, facing the avenue. 1t was de-
signed by the late E. L. Masqueray of
! St. Paul who was also the designer
of the Cathedral of St. Paul and the
Pro- Cathedral of St. Mary, Minneap-
oils. 1t is an adaptation of the Ital-
ian Renaissance type of architecture
and presents beautiful as we'll as i'm
preSSlVe appearance. lLS construction
will be of vitrified Danville brick with
trimmings of Bedford stone, matching
the construction of the adjoining par
sonage and the Institute building on
the adjacent corner, across Thirty
eighth street.
| 1t is believed that when completed
!! it will be one of the most beautiful
of the suburban churches of the city.
It's seating capacity will be about L.
200, with gallery of about 200 ca
pacity. The work of excavation was
begun in October, 1916, and it is ex-
pected that the building will be ready
for occupancy early in 1918. The cost
of the building will approximate $780,
900. The bell tower, which will be