The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-26


tilted IN the presence Of God and his angels Here In
word is that the followers Of Christ sba hear from
the Son Of God has revealed and faith the unchangng
and everlasting faith Of the holy Catholic Church Here
with regard to Divine revelations but hs who al Ii be-
authorized to speak, in the Of God from this place.
shall know his message and he sba deliver he re
ceiyed It, without altering 1t by any Of his dark
even proud conceptions OF human fancy beoause will
be OF faith Of Lord and Of baptism forever
At this place. therefore whether the perpetua
ton Of divine teaching regards the rece pon Of the
holy sacrament henceforh this place at least after lbs
completion viii be sacred and holy ground What might
be lawful elsewhere will be ssorelgious In this place
what might be proper elsewhere will be PROCLAMATION here
for this place Ia set apart with Divine benedction and
house containing Ills infinite majesty ct in its
yesed form but that house Of God in which lie shall be
sands Of faithful adorers Of every through gene
iations 10 cone, and in which He shall bo present
grant their legitimate petitions This therefore breh
ren Is the why these ceremonies poyed
sucn occasions and do not to suppose let
be supposed that these dead materials which may be
employed in the construction OF the sacred edcs
susceptible Of any sanctifying influence Prayers
not for the walls but for the people who taks part in
constructing the temples of God for those who
shall hereafter their petitions to the
Creator 1t is for the souls of and it "a this
count regards mankind and az ourselves that
these soleDne employed, and have been employed
by Divine sanction to mpross upon the distinction be-
tween the house which call the house Of God aud any
other ed6cc however grand In conception or no
6nithed in Style however glorious OF
and science and that in OF these there expected
which the holiness OF the house of God ought to inspire
in those who enter its sacred portals These then dearly
beloved brethren are the few reflections which have
deemed expedent and proper to mako this occasion
must congratulate you the prospect Of having .
church, Catholic church, with is uDchanging
lasting and certain faith, in neighborhood where
many members oS that church found to have
settled down, 1t has been much wanted and who shalt
doubt it will be occasion Of much good not only in
sarctfyrg those who desire to be peace with God and
to secure their eternal happiness but also under another
point Of view in promoting social order In imposing upon
nj thA
of divine religion and the necessity of observing Ia their
social and moral conduct those laws under which the
every point Of view may not reasonably hope that it
will prove Of benedicton regards both the
Of that society in which we live and Of which We
form no insignificant portion? Once take away the
inauens. na a.. Of Il religion and what will sns meaning
force except where it Is based principle which
religion alone can sustain. Law, otherwise, would be
merely penal enactment, and obligatory upon one,
and fall only upon the man who hsd not adroitness
enough in accomplishing his crime to conceal his guilt
This is poor dependence for law and society cannot
subsist without law. SO neither can law subsst-its
true wholesome, and salutary application where
based upon aprnciple Of religion, which is
kno~ledgmen Of the of each to God
Almighty the judgment and sentence Of whom to be
eternal So that even although he fatters himself he
tion he will know that cannot escape the divine and
sseeDg eye Of that inscrutbe Judge before whom he
thoughts, and his actions Under this point Of view
therefore, may not congratulate you beloved brethren
and this neghborhood also at the prospect Of hav
ing among you temple near enough for your convent
ence 10 which you have to revive in
minds those divine lessons of tho true religion which will
sustain you amidst your difficulties and which will
point out the rule Of conduct and life that you
ought to follow; which will be a school for the Chris
sbsy IN win Ss
cred duties which they ought perform towards you.
In word the whole religion OF Christ established BY
the Holy Catholic Church shall be commenced sna per
pstuated for unnumbered generations And these be
the objects and these bo the reasonable consequences
results OF erecting house to the honor and the glory of
God, will you deem it inopportune IL should before
concluding the observations have made to you exhort
even on This cccson you should make some sacThcs to
the great ends which have feebly poaed out-somo
small contributors at the foot OF that in testimony
Of your recognition of the Divine Being by 1t has
been sencfed and even liberal contributions to-
wards the necessary to be in the con-
stIuo'ion Of this house Of God' To day is called
"Tbapk giving day. end the meaning of It is, rightly
understood not day simply to multiply orations from
one point to another in large community like this but
II is day when men, Christian men, should bow them
selves down before God in their closets In their
Piles II you will in acknowledgment aud thanks for the
benefits and kndnesses which hs has bountifuly
showered upon them And il there be gratitude due to
God II there DO reason for thankfuness not only for
temporal but also for spiritual benediction hov
you better attest your gratitude than by Offering
10 God and Offering to his honor portion of that sub
stance with which he has blessed during the year
that has just passed away? Can you better it
to promote bis glory than BY giving 1t towards the
on of temple in which his holy is to be adored
in which divine worshipthe true divine worship-is to
be offered day by day, and from year to year the
eocred altar that TO be erected on the spot now marked
by that cross? Let thus be your gratitude Let This
be the evidence Of your zeal Let this be the confrma
tion of your faith Christians Let this, in word,
mark your desire to accomplished successfully the
work which has auspcously began that when you
thsll have been called away from this world you having
made your peace with God may be admitted into that
eternal tempIs--even holy Zion Itself built with
hands but rendered glorious by ths Of God and
bis holy aDgeistbat you may De associated in common
With the church triumphant, and that member OF
the church upon earth you may be recognized that
you Christian and your thanks have something
more than simply beaikening to discourse, which
may be heard ond in the next 30 forgotten
On the conclusion CT the address Bhop Whslan follow
ed In procession by the cergymen to con-
secrate the foundation stone On arriving the onted
spot which lay about twenty yards from the altar his
reverence gave out "Beata co yssio" which chan
tee by the choir. After utteipg short prayer and
scattering holy water the stone the Bishop took the
trovel from MIR Qun the attendant mason, and marked
the figure of the the sides OF the stone lie
then took OF his mitre and assisted by tho attendant
clsrgymeu and the choir chsned juan Delecta Taber
nacus After the singing Of the "Ltany of the Saints
the Bishop put his mitre again and gave out "Nisi
0diferunt Dominis.n The stone then turned UP
s edge and after blessing aud distributing holy water,
his placed In the receptacle tin box contain
ing copy of this weeks Freemon's Journal the Boston
Plot New Orleans French paper, volume OF the Life
Of st. Patrick eoored portrait OF the Pope and Latin
up and the BIZ mop walked round the walls distributing
holy water preceded by the boys and followed by the
attendant clergymen and choir who cbanted "hssrersn
Returning to the stone again. he gave the episcopal
bnedcion TO the people who knelt down to receive It,
and the procession then departed 10 the same order In
which il made Its entrance
Bartiat Sunday School Missionary Assocta-
tion.
The fourteenth snnivcrsary OF the New York Baptist
Sunday School Missionary Association held last
Ing at their church Of Lsght sad vsrck srees
The sacred edice filled by very respectable audi
tory the majority of whom ss generally the
or such occssions) ladies'
The exercises cf the evening were commenced by the
Rev T. d. Smith reading portion Of the 43d chapter Of
Isaiah.
In the sbsence Of the leader of the choir the first hymn
dispensed with and the Rev j. IL. Eddy offered up
suitable and impressive prayer
The Corresponding Secretary, RICHARD G McCoRMcx,
Junr, then read abstract OF the annual report IL
commenced by sayiDg The year which this evening
closes has been Of progress with most Of the orgsnzs
tions constituting the New York Baptist Sunday school
Missionary Atsooaton and such IL should have been for
the elements which missionary societies been created
10 anuinst xeariy dailx ranidlx aaiuing