The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-04-17 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

CONSEreRATION. OF THE CATHOLIC AP )S
POLIO CHURCH.
The consecration of St. Peter's Catholic Apo a the
Church, Duk Street, Stourbedge, took polia ti
Thursday morning last. The church has lately been
under repairs and is now enlarged, the entrance also
being adverse to what it wee, before. Notwithstand-
ing ,he roughness of the weather there was a well
seated church. There were present Mr. Leslie, (the
apostle) and his minister, from London. Mr. Hush.
the angel of the church in Birmingham, the priest
in charge, (Dr. Jennings) and Mr. Hale, (formerly
pastor of the church). The church, which is not a
very large building, is, we learn dependent upon the
mother church in Birminghem. Mr. Heath, before
the service commenced, expressed a desire to the
congregation, that the building should be dedicated
to Almighty God, that it should be consecrated and
sanctified to His worship, for the use of the Catholic
church—the Catholic church meant
.the Universal
Church— of their belief is that there is only one
Catholic Church. The Ap )stle desired that the
transfer of the church be first certified to him.
Thin was presented a certificate. The authenti-
cation of the documents effected the perpetual
trawler of the church to the seven deacons of the
church. The evangelist then read that document
and then there were scveral prayers offered, in which
the presence of the Lord was besougat in that place,
to visit the troubled spirit, and heal the needy—
conscience of those w! o might go thi her, in depen-
dent oa fails, the Lord might wait on the agitated
and the mourner. Th it whatever prayers and 1
aupplit at ts whats tever, should be made to Him
in that place, the Lord would hear and forgive; to
render unto every man according to God's mercy and
grace in Christ Jesus. He then proceeded further to
offer up another prayer, that the Lord with his favour.
may graciously regard their present work, and send
down His spiritual benediction and grace, teat it
may be unto the Lord, the house of God. and to His
saiuts worshipping therein, the gate of heaven. He
then pnceeded to the place where the intercession
should be offered, and then againbesought the Lord,
that the psalms and hymns and spiritual s ,ngs, and
the supplication and the prayers of the faithful
should come before the Lord as incense; and the
lifting up of the hands as the evening's sacrifice.
After that prayer he pronounced the benediction.
After the invocation, given by the Apostle, the
Evangelist read a touching exhortation, in which he
referred to the fact that God created man and plan-
ted a garden for his habitation; but Adam forsook
the law and commandments of the Lord, and defied
! in his sin that happy place; from that day forward
the Lord had sought to mike Him a sinctuery,
wherein man might worship Him in the beauty of
holiness. The exhortation went on to show that .11
had corrupted their ways before the Lord, and the
holy ordinances whien hat been given, hal been
perverted and ih spisel. It further showed that ;he
Lord a.bhoreth the form of Gudlities, without, the
power end the oeeward.symbols of His worship, wih-
out the inward and srAritu .1 I.fo. The exhortal ion
els) showed that a confusion titt,l been introdue d
into the claire.) of God, weicse. is the temple of the.
Holy Ghese ; and that the time was at hand when
sin tiers, who p _Tsis ed in their wickelte ss sh all
be taken with sudden destruction. It .so peietea
out that those that ,returned unto the ; ord with
weeping and supplication should be accepted of Him
An app,al was made that all should c tBt, theneielees
down in the presence of God and beseech His mercy
and forgiveness for the pas', and that, all might he
converted to His perfect ways. Then folio wed ts,e
confession and absolution, and also the prayer of the
dedication. A portion of scripture was Men read
from the 4th chapter of tne Revelation of St. John.
Then followed the Nisene creed and an anthem
which was heartily sung, and which had reference to
giving unto the Lord the glory due to H s na, ne.
Afterwards followed a patlm which is, (according to
bible version) the 84th. And then the Evangeli-t
and Pastor, with the Apostle together recited the
Litany. After which the celebration of the Holy
Enchari,t The Apostle offered sprayer, that it cua,y
please the Lord to hear their prayers and to bless,
seeletify, and coneecrate that church to the glory of
God's nime ; and t ) the blessing and e !ifying of
those people and the whole of the church. The
epistle was take from the 2nd epistle of the Ceria-
thians, the sth chapter, beginningait the Ist verse.
There was an anthem sung by ministers and people
and then followed the gospel which was taken from
the 2nd chapter of S.. John, from the 13th verse.
Then was preached an impressive homily by the
Pastor with the Apostle, which went on. t ) show
that it was not merely the dedication of that house
f God; but that all christian people should dedic.ite
themselves unto the Lord a living teelple to the
glory of His name. Several prayers were then
offered and there was the administration of the Holy
Communion, in which both ministers and people
parto,k. The communion Anthem th,n fol,owed,
which was sang with intense feeling; ant after-
wards followed the To Deum, and it was heartily
sung. The whole service was impresively cenalueted
by the minist as, who wore their coloured stales,
temilarislng their bodies of ministry.

ELECTION OF GUA.RDIANi.—The foll.ming is the
result of the elecion of members for tie Board of
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gentlemen returned Arnblecote : *P. Parg Or,
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CHARGE OF RIOTING.—At the Police Court. on
Tuesday, before Messrs. C. E. Swindell and R. L.
Freer, Ge,rge Moreton, Henry Waiters, George
Steadman, A.l.bert, Wakeman, and Charles W:o-:eman
were charged with rioting on the 12th inst. Mr.
Perry on behalf of Moreton made an applilati,n for
a remand until Friday. Police-constable Cartwright
said he was on duty in New Street, about half-past
ten on the night in question. There were only a
few pc pie about. lie saw the defendant, Moreton,
throwing stones from High Street towards Coy D.try
Street. He was standing in the middle of the strew.
Witness searched defend u and found stores in he
ple'cet, Police. constable: Gibbons s .id he was on
duty in High Street aboiat elevea o'clock on the
night in question. and ihere was a crowd of pople
there. He saw t,e defendant, Henry Wal on, who
was runnin: down 00 street. and whilst .defenlaut
was in the act of throwing a stone amid the crowd
he c iught him and found nine stones upon him.—
Poi,e-constable Eaves said he was on duty in
,tigh Strew-, when he siw Steadman running up
the centre of the s'reet with ten other persons. He
se trched him and found two stones in his po session.
Witness asked what he had got them for, anl de-
fendant said "they are for you b—s ; yoa bean
the row."—Police-constable Webb saA he was on
duty in High Street about half-past ten and then)
was a great crowd there. He saw the de .endant
Albert 'Wakeman throw a stone. He varched him
anl found a pebble ia his coat pocket.—PoUce-con-
stable Grienell said he saw the defendant Charles
Wakeman throw a stone into the crowd. He went
ul to him and took a stone out of his hand ttslne was
ii he net of throwing it. The Bench said as Mr.
P,rry had made an application for remand, tit y
'meant to remand them all until FrPay. Bail was
ac2epted, themselves in an and two suteties of £lO
each
DRUNK AND Dawn-m.11,v —George Cox, alias
" Smosh" was charged wi,h being drunk and dis-
orderly in the highway on the 12th inst. Pollee-
constable Madely said he was on duty in MAI
'tkendaeCtidt
Stre,t when he saw the defendant very
pedrriu,
ie.n High Stre.et,
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,ventry Street, and and on two occasions ordered him home. He went
out of High Street into C
com-
menced shouting. He then ordered defendant to be
rak n i to cestody. Defendantpl tiled guilty, end
was fined 2s 6,1 and costs ; in default 14 days.
CHARGE or DRUNKENNESS. —At the Police court,
held yesterday, before Col. Fletcher, Messr, H. 0.
ein.g drunk at the
jp"roFvercleert,hl: h°c:ses
11/Fiormbbsetrine;' -C,va.sPc.bNarogeela
Fined
2sP6odlicaendcocnes'stasb:e Moor
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Thomas Jones, a miner,
residing at the Lye W4F4 charged with using obscene
language, on the 4th inst. Police-constables Moor,
Cross, Cartwright, and Sergeant Jone,, proved the
withan d4b,
ease. Fined lOs and costs; in default 14 days.
CHARGE OF DRuNKENNES.—Richard raylor
was charged with being drunk on the 19 h ult.
Police-constable Webb proved the case. Fined 5s
and costs; in default 14 days.
STEALING TURNIP Tors.—Margaret Parkes was
charged with stealing a quantity of turnip tops, on
the sth inst. the property of Alfred Parkes. Police-
constableqaTurner proved the case which was no:
pressed. Fined 3s 6cl to include costs.
CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO A HORBE.—William
Pardoe was charged with cruelty to a horse, by
working it at Hagley, on the 30th ult, while in an
twfit state. Defendant was further charged with
a second offence on the Ist inst. Roland Dance
proved that the horse had a large wound on the
lyick which was in a very bad state. He saw the
horse On the let in 4, and it waq still in a bad
st.see, Mr. Francis Blakeway ovo I t-, r +b., horse
was in a very 1,:i.(1 ta,,,n I .n..t fit to wok. Fined
14 and costs. The second case wa; wltt.dcawn.
CHARMS OP EM.BEZzLEME ST. Edward S;ierring,
el rk, was brought up on remand charged with em-
bezzling divers sums of money to the amount of £5
9s 2d, the property of Josiah Tnomaa , Ford. Mr.