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Completing St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney Sir Gerald Strickland Addresses by the Archbishops of Sydney and Melbourne, Rarely have the bells of St. Mary's to be present at sent out such a joyous peal as they the celebrations at St. Mary's Caprecedthedral is ever likely to forget the did during the half-hour that of the Pontiwonderful scenes of enthusiasm which ed the commencement The Caaccompanied the laying of the last fical High Mass at 10.30. from the 10 two foundation stones of Australia's thedral was crowded those premother church (says the " Catholic o'clock Mass, and most ofand their Press"). It was one of those great sent at that remained, by hundreds occasions to which our Catholic numbers were added to hardly a people arise so nobly, and which and hundreds of others, being unrepmetropolis asin the parish much so with visitors filled have spare in tonishment and admiration for the resented. Every seat andwere occutransept and aisle devotnave, the which of faith the vigour ed exiles of Ireland have planted in pied. The State Governor (Sir Gerald this young nation, St. Mary's has attended by Genend peoStrickland), rejoicing of bad mighty throngs Talbon, ple surrounding it before, but never Finn, A.D.('., and Captain St. Mary's at perhaps was the spirit of the gather- A.D.('., arrived at a seat on ing more brilliantly proud, more bril- 10.20, and was escorted to liantly happy-for here at last was the sanctuary. Tbe ecclesiastical procession was the end of a century of work in sight -for here was a generation completing with bright and confident hearts the labour of love which their forefathers had begun with tears. It was a generation, trio, whici: had been faithful to its traditions-which had never faltered to its allegiance to its splendid faith, and which had carried out with all the devotion of filial sons the dear wishes of those loving and illustrious pastors whom God had set over them. And it was their pleasure to recall at the close of that day of wonderful faith and wonderful generosity that none of the many splendid triumphs of the past had Ilis eclipsed tLeir demonstration. Grace the Archbishop of Sydney had every reason to be proud of his flock, and the visiting prelates would carry No one privileged
away with them glowing memories of a people that was worthy of its Cathedral and a Cathedral that was worthy of its people. St. Mary's was the centre towards which Sydney was trooping from an early hour. For the whole day was to be given over to the celebration, and no one desired to miss the High Mass in the morning, nor the great ceremony that closed the afternoon, when the Archbishops of Sydney and Melbourne, in the presence of the Governor of the State, and prelates and priests from all parts of Australia, vnd surrounded by a mighty gather those foundation stones ng, laid bich :nark the final stages of the
from which these words are taken, he was an exile. Ile had to fly from the insane jealousy and fury of King Saul. But in his exile, and in the
midst of the privations he had to en-
dure, his heart turned to the Ark of the Covenant and to the treasures it contained. These treasures were valuable chiefly as memorials of the past, and as prophecies of the future treasures of the Church of Christ on
earth.
The ark contained a portion of the manna with which the Israelites well, miraculously fed in the desert, and symbolised the Providence of God in feeding His people, both with corporal food and with that bread which and of came down from heaven, which if any man eat he shall live for ever. it also contained the two
and Premier Holman
religious blessings which were denied to them. As Solomon, the son of David, built a magnificent temple to receive the symbolic Ark of the Covenant, so did those Irish exiles at a very early period undertake to build a temple which seemed unduly large and ambitious to those who did not understand what it was intended to contain. That church, as you are aware, which was built by the indefatigable labours of Father Therry, lasted for 29 years. On .1 one 29, 1865, it was consumed by fire. Great was the grief of the Venerable
Archbishop Polding great also was the grief of the clergy and people. All things Work for flood. But for those who love God all things work together for good. If that accident had not happened, the old Cathedral, imposing and cherished its it was in its day, inight probably have remained up to the present, as a very imperfect expression of the marvellous growth of religion in the meantime in this State of New South Wales. Some similar happy inisfor;
tune-felix culpa-occurred in connection with the building of St. Pat-
rick's Cathedral in Melbourne. Three years after the destruction of the old Cathedral, on December 8, 1868, tl.e foundations of the present Cathedral were laid by Archbishop Polding with the cordial and generous co-operation of the citizens of Sydney, without distinction of nationality or denomination. The Archbishop of Sydney, said "Ninety-two years ago a congregation was gathered on this spot to begin the first St. Mary's. (in that day there assembled the Catholics of Sydney under Father Therry. with many non-Catholics, and the ceremonies were presided over by the Governor of the day. This afternoon, after the lapse of almost a century, I am to request the pres?nt State Governor, and the representative of his Britannic Majesty, to preside over this meeting. Should we not rejoice on the occasion? CertainBecause we are rational ly. Why? beings we have a time on earth and an eternity hereafter. Now, the present Cathedral, the successor of the :
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churcL that wile commenced 92 fears ago, is the fountain whence all the streams of happiness necessary for our earthly pilgrimage will flow-it is the home of our souls while we live on earth, and it represents for us our eternal home in Paradise. Yee, the pastoral staff and the epis-
work begun 92 years ago by Father Therry. The Cathedral in the morning was thronged until the overflow
spread far out into the streets, and so it was that in the afternoon all traffic was stopped before the great WHEN COMPLETED. Cathedral by the thousands who had ST. MARY'S AS IT WILL BE been unable to enter the packed copal mitre represent the necessity grounds. Again we would say that formed in the grounds of the presby- tables of the law written by the lin- of supplying the spiritual wants of Sydney has never seen a more tri- tery, and precisely at 10.30 the cele- ger of God, which foreshadowed the every man. The crown and the scepwaphant gathering or ceremonies brant of the Pontifical High Mass infallible teaching of the Church of tre represent for us peace and order more brilliant, although St. Mary's (Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, Bishop of Christ. In it was also at one time in society, and assembled here under has already contributed some glor- Maitland), with his assistant priest the rod of Aaron, which signified the of Sir Gerald And and directive power of the chairmanship ic us pages to Catholic Lictory. and deacons in their vestments of jurisdiction Church. Strickland, the representative of Christian the when the shades of evening came and green and gold, preceded by a cross King George V., we are upholding the happy and exultant throngs turn- hearer and acolytes, entered the CaThe Greatest Privation. the great principle by which we may ed homewards it was felt by all that thedral from the sacristy. But though the ark was only a hope to bring to pass the fulfilment perhaps the last stage of the buildshadow and promise of better thnags of the motto, 'Advance Australia.' " Archbishop Carr's Sermon ing of the stately lane would be the to be realised in the new law, still the text his it for took Sir Gerald Strickland, And Grace I lis all. them of brilliant most the David regarded it as the greatest of loved have I his "Lord, was it Psalm 24th that well as felt Was he he felt grateful to Providence in that said exile his of place the privations Grace the Archbishop of Sydney's beauty of Thy house, and the was deprived of the opportunity of being associated with his fellow Casaid: He dwelleth." glory Thy surpass,he where to day-only most golden worship of God tholics of Sydney on that occasion. It is my privilege to -day not to taking part in the ed when. with the blessing of Provpresence of the ark and its He congratulated the whole of the in the conto but placsermon, of preach a formal his dream realises idence, be you mercy seat. When David became people of Sydney on the determinaing the last cross on the completed gratulate you, and to encourage set King of Israel there was nothing he tion of Archbishop Kelly to enter have you the of which to work church the in spires of the mother desired more than to build a spac- at once with energy and despatch on completion the namely, hands, Australia. your Commonwealth of the completion of that inagnificmt ious temple as a worthy dwellingqueenly and historic Mary's of St. The Pontificia! High Mass. public beildirw.a Cathedral. The of the Covenant. Ark the for is place indeed, Congratulation, Cathedral. large TLough there were the usual incident which a people erected were the testhrilling more no is There much is not there but at appropriate, coneregations at the early Masses the nation. for every one in the early ecclesiastical history of timony of the spirit of St. Mary's, the Cathedral was need of encouragement, is imbued Australia than the loving worship a testimony that remained from venpersuaded, ain filled to overflowing for the Pon- of you, I it was a and the longing of which the exiles of Erin offered be- eration to generation, and tifical High Mass, during which a with the spirit of God with grand thing in a young country to tabernacle true the the fore he uttered when special Low Mass was celebrated at the psalmist Mr. have an architectural monument quoted "Lord, I have men, as long as it remained in ore of the altars of the Sacred llea:'t words I have desire which would be indicative to future ardent the and house, and Davis' house Thy of for the convenience of those who acre loved the beauty dwelleth." they felt to build a noble temple in generations of the energy of those usable to reTnain sntil the end of the the place where Thy glory psalm which their children might enjoy the who lived at the present moment., It the When David composed ceremonies. :