Show DEDICATION lION ST 81 MARYS CA CATHEDRAL MARKS GOAL T 0 Of MANY LABOR j Magnificent Temple of Worship in Salt Lake La ke Is Ish Impressively h Consecrated by Sacred Rites of the Roman Catholic Church Cardinal Gibbons Pronounces Pronoun es Solemn Blessing for the Pope by Orders From Holy See C With the pomp and grandeur of the glorious solemn pontifical high mass DIMS with the simple tenderness of the hymns sung by little girls sk with the Ute impressive chanting of ot two score of the most meat prominent Catholic prelates pre in America with the tile deep rich music of the great organ accompanying ag a a matchless choir and with nth the solemn blessing of his holiness Pope Plus Pius X pronounced for the tile pope by His Ria Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons of Bal Hal Baltimore Baltimore acting under special orders from the Holy See the cathedral of ot St Mary Magdalen one of the most magnificent temples of worship in the en entire entire entire tire west was impressively impre ively dedicated to the Lord From the first note of the pretty hymn from baby voices to the disappearance disappearance of the last Iut tiny acolyte In the closing dedicatory procession the event was a profound exemplification of the sacred cred rites riles of ot the Roman Boman Cath Catholic th I olic church such as is displayed only on rare occasions It was the only time in the history of the west that a service as pro profound profound profound found as this was ever celebrated and it will wUl undoubtedly be generations before such another ceremony is ever evor seen in Salt Lake I i The massive structure on the com corn commanding command manding mandig mand site on Brigham street has been een nine years in the course cour e of con construction construction construction Those whose e generosity and energy made this occasion possible pp sible have looked forward to th the day of its iu dedi dedication dedication dedication cation as the goal of their life work The importance of the occasion occa ion may be judged from the fact tact that the Roman Catholic church sent from every part of the United States scores of Its leading prelates It was this occasion that brought Cardinal Gibbons for the first time in his life across the great divide coming to the west as the first Roman Catholic cardinal ever to visit the west western western ern em part of the United States 0 New Era Is Marked MarkedA A new era in religious rell tou worship of the west is Ia marked by this dedication A new chapter in the Roman Catholic history of the world has haa been written The cathedral Itself is ii a monument to the progress of the west and of Amer America lea ica leaThe The profound dedication has awak await awakened awakened ened coed in the Catholic breast a greater grealer religious fervor ad and formed an Incentive for even eyen greater piety pty and devotion To the others otheta oth s whose wb ae privilege e it was wa to witness this unusual display dJ plaY of pomp and ceremony the dedication was wu a ser service service service vice of wonderful and grandeur To them it gave a suggestion of the oldest and In point of numbers at least the greatest church in the world The profound adoration of the Lord by cardinal archbishop bishop priest and people in tire glorious cele cole celebration celebration bration of the most solemn ceremony in the Catholic ritual was a sight that can never be forgotten Added to all this thia was the stately and solemn procession of scores SO of prelates in the rich robes of ot their priestly station sta eta station tion the marching of little girls and and I acolytes with crosses censors beautiful vestments In brilliant ensemble en em emble ble McCauleys Essay From the dedication of the cathedral of St Mary Magdalen some thought of the wonderful organisation of ot the theRoman theRoman theRoman Roman Catholic church may be gleaned some suggestion of the tie that binds millions of ot souls together to ether In their aim to secure eternal salvation through the devotion prescribed by b the ceremonies of the Roman Catholic church Too the ceremony recalled the essay e ay of McCau McCauley McCauley McCauley ley not always a friend of Catholicism in which he said ald The Roman Catholic church saw the commencement of ot all the governments and all the ecclesiastic establishments that t now exist in the world and we feel no assurance as urance that she is not destined de to toBee see Bee the end of them t em all nfl She was great and respected before be Ute tie Saxon set et foot on Great Britain the Frank had passed the Rhine when Grecian elo do eloquence eloquence quence still stilt flourished at Ant Antioch loch when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca and she may still exist exl t In un undiminished undimInished undiminished diminished vigor when some traveler from New Zealand shall in the midst of ofa ofa ofa a vast solitude take his stand on a broken arch of London bridge and sketch the ruins of St Pauls The dedication of the cathedral of St Mary lIay Magdalen on yesterday may be construed in a sense as a fulfillment of the fanciful prophecy of McCauleys lines When they were written the fu future future ture tare site of Salt Lake was as desolate a wilderness as even the pen of Mc Cauley could picture Yet et even at that time there was wu the evidence of the Ro Roman Roman Roman man Catholic religion in the valley of Salt Lake along the missionary trail of Father Escalante A prophecy by McCauley that some someday someday someday day in the midst of the wilderness o othe othe the unknown region between the and the Pacific at the dedica dedication thin tion of a massive mas lve cathedral a prince 01 oe S the church of Rome would pronounce the blessing of the pope pop po on thousands of devout Roman Catholics would h f appeared Just lust as fanciful as the sug aug suggestion that when London was wu a wil wi wilderness the Catholic church would be b i just as aa powerful as u in the centuries ce of Q the past Thousands Attend And yet on Aug Au 15 1909 1109 the feast ft of ot the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Virgia Mary beneath the towers of the great cathedral of af St S1 Mary Magdalen which has hall risen like Uke magic from what a few decades ago aso was wu a vast solitude nearly 2000 people bowed their heads beads as u Jam Jame Jamet 4 Cardinal Gibbons archbishop of Balti Baltimore Ba I i imore more pronounced the pontifical blessing ble sh of Plus Pius X The long dedicatory ceremony an 1 I th t i pontifical high maa mau that followed it I tat t at attracted i thousands Hundreds Hundred of thos fh who sought BOught to attend the ceremony er r unable to get in so crowded wa t tin t h great cathedral Those who woo were turned turn tu ri I away saw only the beginning of at the con consecration c on of the great temple when the th i procession of priests and children mo mV move 1 about the edifice blessing ble the exterior exter r rot of ot the structure The ceremony began with the procession pr sion slon of little girls marching from front th t told old cathedral to the new Two 1 pretty little girls gir whose juvenile voices you gave utterance to hymns of praise an anthey h i they marched formed a long loner procession proc 4 sion don reaching nearly from the old o d 1 church chur h to the new Each little UWe girl pi vaa wi dressed ed in white with a white veil an anla 1 I Ia a wreath of daisies band preceded the little chil chiT children children dren as they marched The blatant blata i notes of the band instrument were er softened as a they played Adeste Fl FI FIdell dells dell by Novello and the March Karch o G othe f the Priests from Athalia Just at the new cathedral as the chil chit children children dren marched around the residence of o Bishop Laurence Scanlan the band banti played at the urgent request of BIshop Scanlan one of his old favorites Home Sweet Home HOlDe At the rear of the new cathedral tha tho th dedication procession headed by a cross cro bearer and two acolytes was wu formed Then came c me the little girls girl singing Te re Deum Following them th m came caine the acolytes some in scarlet and the rest in purple a cassocks After the acolytes maschI J the censor bearers hearers and all the nets uta of the church at the dedication save Cardinal Gibbons Each prelate wore the robes of his order in the dis colors of his rank In th church Dedication Prelate At the rear of the procession IoD came tha tho th Right Rev James Jame J ODonnell coad coadjutor coadjutor coadjutor archbishop of San Francisco FrancIcO eo vest vested vested vestad ed ad in the gorgeous robes of the dedica dedication dedication dedication tion prelate He wore the golden guIdeR cope and the great mitre and carried the bishops crook As the distinguished la t pro pros Continued on Pale Page 2 i L DEDICATION ST MARYS CATHEDRAL MARKS GOAL L OF MANY YEARS LABOR Continued from Page 1 meed Led the th dedication blessing on each t p tIon of the cathedral the answering hir ir of Catholic prelates chanted the then i n The nuns of the Sisterhood nf l Ii the Holy Cross joined the procession d 1 it passed into the cathedral Within tin church hurch the altars and other parts of thi interior were dedicated with prayers ml tid t psalms and ble blessings From the tol service within the church the I was excluded On in the completion of ot the formal dedi dedication dedication dedication cation of the church the doors of the cathedral were thrown open and nearly 2000 people filled the church To many it was the first Interior view of the new cathedral Before Detore them i in ill the sheen of myriads of great can r drs the beautiful marble altars were seen neen The rest reet of the cathedral was wa in III the softening twilight of the sun oun uTi pouring its rays through the stained glass gla s of the beautiful memorial win windows windows dows Massive pillars throughout the great eat h auditorium formed a colonnade of Im About the walls of the cathedral in has bas relief is told the story etory of the crucifixion Above in the i loft the pillars of the great cathe catho dial ti al organ formed a beautiful frame for forthe forthe forthe the pretty St Cecelia Cecella window As the UIe people entered the cathedral ic 1 Symphony orchestra tra under the 1 of J i J McClellan played softly f A little hitti later the first of the tire T 3 procession entered the cathe cathedral cathedral dral The procession llon formed at the episcopal residence and marched into th the cathedral through the main en entrance entrance entrance trance First came the crow cross bearer with two then the little girls frill then the A the te clergy with Bishop Scan 1 Ian in the robes of the celebrant of ot the r pontifical high ma mass and finally Cardi Cardl ial Gibbons with a scarlet biretta and anda andI I a p flowing scarlet robe the train of n which was borne by four nol tes The Tho procession moved down the main t male isle of the th church to the high altar altai 1 1 J nere the little girls took seats seat at the communion rail The acolytes knelt at atte te altar step the clergy went to the theu u an anti and an the cardinal was taken t 1 the groat throne to tilt the right of the rutar f tar Above bove A this throne was wao ap draped r Mi li 11 t of tb th Bishop and Prelates Laurance Scanlan S in flowing rue of gold gid Ild and white wearing his 1 icat mi tr ant and the shepherds rook rok was vias a conducted to the foot of oft tin t altar With th him also attired in nd t gold goIl and aud a lIeI white were the thery i ry R Rv J J Guinan GuIan president of ofil I il 11 Hallows college Very Vel J I i 1 v Dems l I ll lph ly general of the th I of ii Salt L LaKe ait J Rev i father George T P McCarthy master of i ier er eremon ks ami a I d Monsignor Harnett of ofIs I Jos Ls Ang lt assistant H I IOther III other assisting a in the cere core II of the mass were Archbishop J JJ JJ JS S J who preached ached the dedica t tm m sermon J f Vancouver Archbishop J S Foley of r Detroit Bishop Scannell of Omaha Bishop of or Idaho Bishop Bl hop lane of Cheyenne Bishop Carrol arrol of I |