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Show HELENA, MONT. ! Hon. Thomas Cruse Donated Enough j for a New Cathedra! Site. j . (Helena Independent.) The Catholic diocese of Helena is to have a cathedral in keeping with the I needs of the people, commensurate with 1 the development ot; thVtate, and one that will be the pride not. ohly of the j church, but of the tipital city of the Instate and of the state itself. This announcement was made last evening by High Rev. John P. Carroll, bishop of the Helena diocese. ! The fulfilment of the hope that has long been in the hearts of the members of the diocese, and was the dream of j the late Bishop John B. Brondel, is made possible by the generositv of a citizen ot Helena, Thomas Cruse. Mr. Cruse donated the money with which to purchase the site for the structure. and thus made possible the inception of a cathedral fund. Location an Excellent One. The' location selected for the church building, which will, it is hoped, be one of the most imposing-in the northwest. lis the block bounded by Ninth and Tenth avenues. Warren and Ewing Streets. It is one of the most sightly In . the . city, convenient of access for ! both cast and west sideresidents, and ciose tv trie center of population. All the property in the block has been .purchased. Those who have sold are Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Eraser, Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. iAshall and the heirs of the Allen estate. es-tate. The price paid for all the property prop-erty was $25,000, and for that amount Mr. Cruse turned his check over to Bishop Carroll yesterday. The donation by Mr. Cruse is believe! to bo the largest ever made by an individual in-dividual in Montana for a religious purpose. The J35.000 received by Bishop Bish-op Carroll for the school is the gift of a gentleman not a resident of the state. All the buildings except that occupied now by Mr. Fraser will be removed The Fraser house will be remodeled and use! for the residence of the bish-oe. bish-oe. : .. ; .. The catnetii-al is not the onlv building build-ing that will occupy the block Bishop Carroll saiu last evening that, part of it wouid be used for the erection of a day grammar and high schol for boys and girls, &U Vincent'.s academv being used for a boarding school. For, the school Bishop Cnrroir has received a donation of $33,000. and work' on the new building will be started as soon as possible. People Have Been Generous. "I cannot tell," said Bishop Carroll, "what the plan of the cathedral will be j or Its cost. ThrougFi the generosity of j Mr. Cruse we have secured the ground, I and thus made it possible to open a. cathedral fund. I think we should ' have in Helena as magnificent a structure struc-ture as any other diocese in this ecclesiastical eccles-iastical province. The people in Helena Hele-na have been most generous to me since I have been here, and I believe! they will continue to be so. I do not think we will have to go outside of Helena to raise the money with which to build the cathedral. What ever its style and cost may be, it will be within our means." ; Asked when the idea of first building a cathedral in Helena occurred to him. Bishop Carroll said the first day he came to Helena and entered the present pres-ent cathedral. He saw it was too small, and that evening some of the visiting bishops and others in hispresence discussed dis-cussed the siibject. In the party was Mr. Cruse, nnd he coincided with the idea that Helena should have ,a new cathedral. ' . Later Bishop Carroll looked over the city with t view to selecting a site. He talked about it with Mr. Cruse, and the latter said he thought the cathedral ought to be located somewhere near the center of the city. Finally Bishop Carroll decided on the block that ' was purchased, and to those who have known of the negotiations the selection selec-tion appealed ns an admirable one. No Cathedral in Dioce6s. .It is peculiar, but a fact nevertheless, that in the whole ecclesiastical province prov-ince of which the Helena diocese is a part, there is not a cathedral, though in each of the dioceses there is one under un-der construction. Bishop Lenihan of the Great Falls diocese is working on a cathedral : to cost $100,000; Bishop Glorieux of Boise on one to cost $100,- 000: Bishop O'Day of Seattle on one to cost $300,000; Bishop O'Rsilly of Baker City, Ore., on one to cost $7j,000; Bishop Scanlan of. Salt Lake on one. to cost $300,000. Bishop Scanlan has already expended $300,000 on the Salt Lake cathedral. ca-thedral. Archbishop Christy is also working on the plans for a magnificent cathedral to be erected at Portland. Next Sunday Bishop Carroll will preach the sermon at the laying of the corner stone of the Seattle cathedra!. The negotiations for the purchase of the block of ground that has been secured se-cured by Bishop Carrol' have bren under un-der way for several vnoniks, but they have been kept very quiet, all of the owners agreeing to keep the secret, until un-til tlie deal was whoity computed. There have been intimations and rumors, ru-mors, but few knew the facts, i Bishop Carroll referred feelingly last night to the fact that the drtfm " Bishop Brondel was to be realized. "They telf me." said Bishop Canoll, "that the dream of Bishop BruiideH was a cathedral at Helena. He has not I lived to see it realized, but I feel his sprayers for its realization are bem? ! arsv erf d." In 1901 Bishop Bron.-Iel talked to a 'newspaper man about his hope of a cathedral. ca-thedral. What he said came from the I heart, and now when the dram is to be realized, it is interesting to quote him: This is the story of his talk at that time: If He Had the Money. "If you had $100,000 to spend .what would you do with the money?'- Bishop Bish-op John B. Brondel was asked in the course of a conversation with a friend. It didn't take the bishop a moment to answer: "I'd build a mighty cathedral in place of the church we now have," he said without a moment's hesitation. It is the dream of the bishop's 'if'; to build a. cathedra! worthy of the name on Catholic hill in Helena.. For nearly a quarter of a century Bishop Brondel has had authority as a bishop of the Catholic Church, and in all that time he has hoped some day to bniM :i great church. He has seen his diocese grow until now it is far from being the weakest in America, as it once was. ! Next June Bishop Brondel will cele-i cele-i brate the eighteenth anniversary as ! bishop of Helena. When he was ap-I ap-I pointed bishop of the diocese there were I'only sixteen Catholic churches in Montana; Mon-tana; now there are sixty-three. Then there were only 15,1)00 communicants of the Catholic faith in the state; nov there are 30,000. ' And yet with all tlie advancements of tlie Catholic Church in Montana. Bishop Brondel has been unable to realize his ambition in respect to a new cathedral. There has always been such a pressing demand for funds to carry on the work of the church throughout the state that he has been unable to make any headway with a fund for a cathedral. SEES A GREAT STONE CHURCH. "We should have a better cathedral than this little building over here," lis said, as he waved his hand toward thc-bnick thc-bnick church 100 feet away. "It is the Church of the living God. and should be more- commodious, more imposing. Ah! I can almost see in imagination a great stone church with lofty spires and a bell tower a' church with a great auditorium capeblc of seating all the members of the congregation at one time, together with all the strangers who' visit it." Bishop Brondel paused a moment, and then added: "But I suppose I shall never see such a church here. Il will come in time, but not in my' time", I am afraid. "There are now about 3.000 communicants commu-nicants of the Catholic faith in Helena, with another 1,000 in- East Helena and the immediate vicinity of the city," continued the bishep, "and here we. have a church which will seat only 100 or 300 persons. . . "I am not complaining at all. There is a good work belnsj -rone in this stat and work, particular.' in a new country coun-try like this. ' cannot be prosecuted without money. Th? money raised in the diocese is belr:- put to good ust and the time will crane. I believe, when we may go ah::acl - hcn some one may go ahead with. th building of a ca- thedral wor'hy of .th- diocese and of . tho Church." Bishop John P. Carroll and his clerical cler-ical associa;s are rejoicing in the re-: re-: ceipt of a letter from Father Victor j Day. who is in'Jtaiy and who has written writ-ten the. bishop of his t udience with hi-3 holiness Pope Pius X. Father Day bore from Bishop Carroll many requests whudi have been graciously gra-ciously granted. Bishon Car- dl had begged the privi! ege of impar'In.r tho spostolie benediction benedic-tion or' papal blessing, to the faithful of the diocese, and he also begged tl-.j approval of di-! Pops for his schema for the colenisatio'i of Montana. Father Day's letter is a. foilov. s: "Rigat Rivo'-ind r.nd Dear Bishop I The en-lose 1 otttion to the Hny Father will tin y u its own historv. Allow me to acid v few details. I received re-ceived your letter on Friday." the I'Oth inst. In the afternoon I called on M-n-signor Bisteli. ' stated my case, and without the least d fFculty obtained from him ihe promise o; a. private audience au-dience wun the Holv Father at as early ear-ly a date as possible. He quite endorsed en-dorsed n y idea of presenting- a written writ-ten request. 'Bring it to me tomorrow,' he said, 'and on the day of the audience the an;wo- will be reacy ' "On t'na rex., day I v.as there with the paper. He pad ;t -tory 'attentively, repeatei'y giving signs of his unquali- ; fied ap.rovHl, and assuting me ther j would : nc difficulty in obtaining all j that was asked. . j "And so it was. Today the Holy Father Fa-ther handed me back .the petition, granted it. in its entirety and in all its details. He moreover gave me a large photograph of his, with the following autograph . inscription in. Latin: " "To our venerable brother. John Patrick Carroll; to his clergy and the faithful committed to his spiritual care: but especially to the students of St. Joseph's college of Dubuque. la.. on .account of their excellent rendering of the Gregorian music on the day of his consecration, we most lovingly grant the apostolic benediction as a token and pledge of abundant heavenly blessings. PIUS PP. X.' "In handing me the photograph he asked me to bring it to you myself. This I shall do with great pleasure and religious care. "This done, I presented to the Holy Father the Peter's Pence of the diocese for 1904, which he most gratefully accepted, ac-cepted, saying 'Retribuat vobis Do-minus' Do-minus' (May the Lord reward you.) He askedme to thank you in his name and to assure you of his blessing. "He then gave me a parting bless- j ing and called for the next in the long line of ecclesiasts and laymen (some with a breast full of decorations) awaiting their turn for a private audience. audi-ence. His rare and exquisite kindness it would be hard to describe; harder J still to forget after having once witnessed wit-nessed it. ' ' "Bishop Hartley of Columbus. O.. and Monsignor Stonor, the Brooklyn diocesan chancellor, with a fellow priest, had private audiences just before be-fore me. Bishop Hartley came out with a face beaming with joy. 'A lovely audience,' he said, 'the Holy Father granted all my requests.' All were impressed im-pressed with the really paternal kindness kind-ness of Pius X. "Yesterday I dined at the American college with Archbishop Riordan, of San Francisco; . his brother, Father Riordan of Chicago and, "Father Donnelly Don-nelly of St. Mary's church, San Francisco. Fran-cisco. A finer lot .of young men than are our American students here I never saw. They went into retreat last night. "The mosaic picture of the late Bishop Bish-op Brondel is ready. It is a good likeness. like-ness. '.-"'. "After a few days I will return to the home of my parents in Belgium and rest a while before returning 'to your beloved diocese of Helena; "Before closing thisalready too long letter I must thank' you most heartily r-rr. Mm mm m m ttm n i -r ?r it" -inM. iifi iv for the abundant, pleasant and glorious glori-ous news contained in your letter about the schools, the depot chapel of ease, the retreat of the clergy, the arrival of new priests, etc. "And now. Right Reverend and Dear Bishop allow me to ask your blessing for . Your humble servant in Christ, "VICTOR DAY." ' Continued on Page 8. INTER MOUNTAIN NEWS. Continued from Page 6. ' ELY, NEV. (Special Correspondence.) Right Rev. Bishop Scanlan of Salt Lake, and Father Mannion of Eureka arrived here on the ISth'ult. by privato conveyance, kindly and thoughtfully furnished by Miss Ellen Hayes in order or-der to avoid night travel on the regular regu-lar stage. Both were the guests of Miss Hayes, who tendered to them during dur-ing their. etay in Ely the use of her handsome, and commodious cottage, known as the "White House," one of the most beautiful and richly furnished houses "n the state. llt-v. Father Mannion left by Thursday's Thurs-day's stage for Cherry Creek, where he held divine services on Sunday, Oct. T2. Bishop. Scanlan remained inEly to study, the situation, the. present conditions condi-tions and future prospects of th'e camp before commencing .the erection of a church; and the fact that he let the contract for the church is proof that he was satisfied that the future prospects pros-pects of Ely are bright and encouraging. encourag-ing. - The bishop had mass. every morning in the White House, and had a goodly number' of devout Catholics in attend ance. ie aiso nau uiuuciions every evening for the children preparing for confirmation. After the first evening these instructions to the children began to attract all . the. adult Catholics, and the bishop in consequence announced regular evening services consisting of ; Rosary and sermon, which he continued contin-ued every evening during his time in Ely. - . The sa:rament and. confirmation was j ronf erred by the bishop on Friday morning em eight children, who were duly prepared. The bishop and Father Mannion left on Saturday morning for Hamilton by private conveyance, also funvshed by Miss Hayes. I cannot close this letter without telling tell-ing the reraders of The Intel-mountain Catholic who this good, generous Miss Hfves is. She is the sister of the late William Hayes; a pioneer of WTiite Pine county, one of its most prosperous merchants mer-chants and influential citizens. Miss Hayes succeeded to her brother's business, busi-ness, , which, bv her great; energy and laet. has made'a great success. Miss Hayes has donated one of-tho '; i ' ' J most beautiful and valuable sites in Elv ; to the church, and by this and her generosity otherwise she has made pos- 1 sible a church in the town of Elv, for which she deserves the lasting gratitude grati-tude not alone of Catholics, but of all citizens. , For the church, when built, will be an ornament to the city and a monument to those who by their means and zeal contributed to its erection. |
