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Show I BOISE, IDA. I j ii Impressive Ceremonies at Laying of Corner Stone of New Cathedral-Prominent Cathedral-Prominent Church Dignitaries of the West Present. (Special Corespondenee.) K mighty concourse of people witnessed wit-nessed the impressive ceremonies of the corner-stone of St. John's cathedral in Boise. Ida,, Sunday afternoon, Nov. 11. An ideal Indian summer Sabbath day added a beautiful impressiveness to the grand and solemn rites attending the joyful occasion. It was 3 o'clock, sharp, when the procession pro-cession left the bishop's palace and marched slowly to the Eighth street entrance of the church, withxthe band playing the pontifical march. The cross-bearers, with two acolytes, led the procession. Then came the pupils pu-pils of St. Teresa's and St. Joseph's, followed by the bishops in their official robes, attended by the diocesan priests. After Bishop Uiorieux naa piaceu me first mortar beneath the stone, the choir singing the beautiful hymn, "The Heavens Are Telling," and several articles arti-cles had been placed in the cornerstone. corner-stone. Archbishop Christie delivered a splendid address, which was, in part, as follows: Right Rev. Bishop, Rev. Fathers, Dear Brethren: These are memorable occasions which acquaint us with the vitality and achieving power of the Catholic church. Christ endowed his kingdom with the principle of fruitful life, and wherever the good seed of Christian truth had been sown and nurtured by zealous care, there, in due time, we find a harvest of noble inspiring in-spiring works. The purpose which has gathered us here today proclaims the genuiness and fecundity of your Catholic faith. Undertakings, ' such as this, apply to profession, the righteous test of sacri fice, and wherever the sacrifice is made, there we can argue back to the spirit of Christian charity, which is the choicest product of a strong and living faith. Today, my brethren, we may dwell with profit upon the sacred project which has this present hour its formal inauguration. The Catholic church: what does it embody? What needs does it supply? In developing this noble no-ble theme, we shall remind you of thoughts which you, too, have fostered, of hopes which you have ever cherished of truths you hold all holy, of fruit, which you have tasted and found sweet beyond comparison. Religion pure and undefiled! Let our hearts rejoice as we contemplate the chaste outlines of this future cathedral where God shall be worshiped in spirit and truth! Let our souls glow with gratitude and enthusiasm enthusi-asm as we reflect that through our sacrifices. God is to give us a lasting part in the sanctification and enlightenment enlight-enment of generations yet unborn. What. then, is the church, that its precincts are holy beyond all other edifices reared by human hands? We can best answer this question by declaring de-claring what we ourselves have found the church to be. I but speak in truism, verified by the testimony and experience of all humanity, human-ity, when" I say that your soul and mine cherish aspirations which the plentitude of earth is far too poor to satisfy. If our earthly longings have now and then found earthly consolation, consola-tion, the contentment, born was of but short duration, and a new and aching void soon mocked the misery of a needy heart. "As the heart panteth for the fountains of waters; so my soul panteth after thee, my God!" Yes, the loyal Psalmist knew full well the aspirations as-pirations of the human heart, and we find the echo of his yearnings in the sweet confession of Saint Augustine: "Thou hast created us for thee, o God. and our heart is restless, till it repose in thee." Our souls, "iny brethren, yearn for fellowship with God. We know a hunger and a thirst which created ailments ail-ments are unable to appease or satisfy. The crowning glory of the church is this, that it gives us the one perfect, and lasting good it gives us God. Offering Of-fering herself to us as our divinely appointed ap-pointed guide, the church takes us by the hand, leads us securely back down the pathway of time and brings us face to face with Him who is the source of all truth, all holiness the fount of pure ennobling love. Among the visiting clergy were Bishop Bish-op O'Dea, Seattle; Bishop Scanlan of Salt Lake, Bishop O'Reilly, Baker City; Bishop Carroll. Montana; Abbot Thomas. Thom-as. Mt. Angel, Ore: Father Guinan. All Hallows college. Salt Lake; Father Godschalx of Weiser. Father Velbrug-ghe Velbrug-ghe of Shoshone, Fathers Dempsey and Dreyer of Nampa and Father Fuchs of Idaho Falls. The program for the exercises which began at 2 o'clock in the afternoon was: March Pontifical Band Blessing of the Cross. Blessing and laying of the cornerstone. corner-stone. "The Heavens Are Telling." Chorus and blessing of the foundation. Address Most Rev. A. Christie Archbishop of Oregon. Gloria Chorus Priests' March Band The beautiful cathedral which the Boise diocese is building at the corner of Eighth and Hays street, which was be the scene of the impressive ceremonies cere-monies promises to be the finest church edifice in the inetrmoun-tain inetrmoun-tain region. The building has a frontage front-age of 75 feet on Eighth street with a frontage of 150 feet on Hays. The architectural ar-chitectural design is gothic blended with modern, making a beauty of outline out-line seldom equaled in an edifice of this character. At the two front corners great spires will mount heavenward to a height of over 200 feet. 1 The main entrance en-trance is through a massive carved stone archway of impressive beauty. The main walls are of cut stone with gothic arches over the windows. The cost of the magnificent structure completed com-pleted will be over $100,000. Contractors are now at work figuring on bids which have been called fo. and in a short time the contract will be let and work will begin. The basement story was completed some time ago. It is the intention to work a large force during the winter as the labor required in getting out the cut stone will not be interfered with by wintry weather. The man who has been noted for his public spirit, and who secured the funds and' chose the plans for the cathedral ca-thedral is Rt. Rev. A. J. Glorieux, D. D., bishop of Idaho. The bishop is a native of Belgium. He was one of five children chil-dren and the" only son of Auguste and Lucy Glorieux. He was educated in the public schools and took a collegiate course of six years at Courtrai, where he was graduated in 1863, and entered the American college at Louvain, where he prepared for the priesthood and was graduated in 1867.' He was ordained in August. 1867, and came to America a short time later, locating in Oregon. He entered missionary work and was appointed to Roseburg, from which he was transferred to Oregon City. Thence he was assigned to St. Paul or French Prairie, the cradle of the Catholic church in Oregon. In 1871 he was made president of St. Michael s college at Portland, and his success there attra, ted vj(iespread attention. at-tention. During lib aclministration St Michael's college h id an era cf great prosperity. In 18S4 he Wag "()oinr,i Vicar Apostolic of Idahc under th care of the Archbis !10p of Oregon. Ho was consecrated in the rity of Baltimore Balti-more in April, 188 u the ofniatin,- prolate prol-ate being his eminH:oe, Cardinal Gibbons. Gib-bons. From that lime to the present Bishop Glorieux hais been at the head of the Catholic chureh ir. Idaho. In 1885, when Bilshop Glorieux came to Idaho there werfe only 2,500 Catholics in the state. Now the membership exceeds 15,000. Then there were ten churches; now there are sixty; then there were no hospitals; now there are three. Then there were six clergymen; now there are thirty-five. Then there were fourteen Sisters; now there are eighty. There are over 1,500 active members of the Catholic church in Boise, together togeth-er with five auxiliary church societies A large and well attended; Sunday-chool Sunday-chool forms an important aid in the church work. The largest hospital in the norttawest-St. Alphorsus; St. Johns school for boys and St. Teresa's academy, a high-class school for girls, are all ably presided over and cared for by Bishop Glorievx. ) Bishop Gloricitx's influence; is not confined to his an church He is a patriotic citizen as well as r.n ardent churchman, and takes an active interest inter-est in the affairs of the city and state. Socially he is de-Mghtful to meet and he is held in high esteem by the residents resi-dents of the stiite, regardless of religious re-ligious affiliationj t Most Rev. A. phristle. archbishop of Oregon; Bishops O'Reilley of Baker City, O'Dea of Washington. Carroll of Montana, Scanlan of Salt Lake and Abbott Ab-bott Thomas of the Benedictine monas-try monas-try at Mt. Angel. Portland, arrived last Saturday to take part in the laying of the corner-stone of St. John's cathedral Services were held on Sunday as follows. fol-lows. First rnasw at 8 a. m. Sermon by-Abbott by-Abbott Thomas of Mount Angel, Oregon. Ore-gon. Second mass at 10:30 a. m., sermon ser-mon by Bishop Carroll of Helena, Mont. Vespers at 7:30 p. m., conducted by Bishop O'Dea of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. j J. c. Gallagher have gone to southern, California in the hope of benefiting Mrs. Gallagher's health. Con Dewey of 'Nampa was in the city Monday on business. Miss Olive Regan left Friday for Rossland, B. C, to visit her sister, Mrs. Athey. |