The corner-stone of Holy Cross Minster was laid on Tuesday, June 17. The rain of the night before had washed the air clear of mist and smoke, and brought a delightful coolness after the heat. The day was perfect for an out-door function. A few friends gathered to share our joy. First came the blessing of the Gate-house, the procession starting from the Oratory, and passing through the different rooms of the house. Then the Altar in the Oratory was blessed and the Holy Sacrifice offered there, and then all again took their place in line and went to the site of the new building and the corner-stone was blessed and set in its place. We left the Gate-house a little after noon. The sun had been very bright all the morning, but just as we came out of the house, a cloud, the thinnest of veils, was drawn across the sky above us, not enough to cast a shadow, but, while leaving the distant prospects in full light, tempered the glow on the fields and woods about us, bringing a sense of quietness and peace. May the Minster now begun be indeed a house of prayer through coming generations, and find within it some faithful hearts watching and waiting when the Lord shall come again.

     The Father Superior expects to be in New York about July 10th and again at the end of July or the beginning of August.