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

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gives public opinion in America its weight power
and any have cause TO do honor to that of
public opinion beyond all other classes Of is
rselites (Oheers) They could bequesth to their chill
| dren aspirations more pure and liberty genuine
owed to 1.-THE land live in . Let then therefore still
remain united; and may the Lord above who has
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bless and prosper T" the land we live in" (Cheers.)
| The % following toasts were then proposed :
., The City and State OF New York, and its const
tutea authontesMsy its trade and commerce prosper,
its agriculture flourish, and Its administration be
TO this toast Mr., Recorder TuLou responded.
o. Our Sister Societes--Their aim, like ours, ia bene
ncial and their effort is to do good.
10. Our yisiters of every c0nntry.
Several other volunteer toass proposed songs
sung and speeches delivered tho company separated
participated
Catholic Ceremony.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF HOLY CROSS
CHAPEL--IAP0sING CEREMONIES BY ARCHBISHOP
HUGHES.
In accordance with The announcement that the Right
Reverend Archbishop Hughes would lay the foundation
stone Of the intended Church Of the Holy Cross in
Forty second street between Eighth and Ninth avenues
yesterday afternoon vast crowd Of people, principally
Iish assembled on the spst at the appointed hour aud
commenced at once taking up positions which COM
manded good view Of the ground whereon the intended
ceremonies were to take place. On a das there was
erected temporary altar, surmounted with white
cross ornamented with fowred wreath the whole pre-
sentng symbol Of the Roman Catholic religion and Of
the by which the church is to be designated Be-
fore describing the connected with the laying
Of the foundation stone will premise that the building
will be erected under the direction of Mr. Welh the
cbitect, and will occupy square of hundred feet
The structure will be Of brick but the front is intended
10 be ornamepted with marble There will be two spires
running to the height OF hundred and sixty feet
and the total cost Of the building will be about $4,000
AS the appointed hour away the crowd began
to manifest considerable impatience, for not .
few suffering from the intense cold that
prevailed. At length the Archbishops carriage drove
past, and the spectators solaced themselves with
the reflection that their shiverings would soon
be ended. When all the necessary arrangements had
been made. the presty oavalcade set out from house
in the Of the ground In the following order -Four
beyS clothed in white and bearing candles, Arch
bishop Hughes and Bishsp Whelan, Of the Wheeling
Diocess, Virginia. the Rev. Mr. Kruti the Rev. Mr,
Kear and the Rev. Mr.. Ambros Bachmeier followed by
choir who chanted Heavenly Jerusalem" at the altar.
Archbhhop HUGHES than ascended the stairs that had
been erected at the end Of the s TO the pulpit which
had been placed elevation - she side, but instead
ofgoing into the pulpit the Right Rev genteman do
vered the following address Immediately In icon. OF it
We abous, dearly believed -oslase1 ID lay
stcne of church to be dedicated to the service OF
Almighty God with those ceremonies and prayers which
religion has appointed appropriate to be used such
occasions This service and these ceremonies intend
ed for the double relation for which divine public worship
has been God instituted One part relates great
Creator and Rcdeemsrths other to osrseves One
is appointed to recognise and acknowledge the sovereignty
OF God over all thingso acknowledge our ensure depend
upon hto manifest gratitude for the favors he
has bestowedn word render to him the honor and the
homage which belong Of right to the Great and Eternal
Being by whom we have been created and placed in this
world in order that obey his precepts here and
partake ofthe happiness which he has prepared for
hereafter Hence therefore, the blessing of the
stone Of Catholic Church has far 1t relates God,
the object TO invoke the Divine bensdctiou the
which faith has conceived and zeal and charity pro
poses 10 accomplish g Unless the Lord,n says tho
PsaBist build the house, they labor ia vain who
buld it, And hence the first object of this ceremony Is
to invoke the blessing OF Heaven upon those who have
recognise thu sovereignty and supremacy of ol
4 all things With regard to ordinary edihces whether
they OF private or public nature, antiquity neither
under The old law under the law has appointed
any prescribed rites for inaugurating their con-
struction. because all those buildings whether they
or whether they aIs mansions OF families belong
to ordination entirely different from that to which be-
long the foundation stone and the completion Of tenn
pie be erected and to dedicated to God alone But
under the ancient law as regards everything that has
reference TO the service Of God the Almighty himself has
prescrbed the form of prayer and the solenntcs by
which those things to be employed In public worship
ordinary profaned TO whish they might otherwise
have been appropriated, and consecrated far mate
rial things can be consecrated especially TO the service Of
God Hence read Of the forms by which the temple
the ancient tempeofhis people consecratei an1
hence in each period Of the ancient history OF the people
Of God you find the Almighty directing them TO dedi-
cate anddo consecrate some mysterious stone mark
the spot upon which he manifested his goodness to his
people, and the church. inheriing that divine precept
and instruconthe meaning of that divine pecept and
instruction--has from the beginning directed that
upon all such occasions the undertaking snail be
might be sencted and that his benedctions might de-
scend those who should take part in lis accomplish
ment Now, hese temples not meant in the In
which indel philosophers NIGH suppose TO be
tuaries in shch God Is to be restrained included
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only appropriate temple for the Of the Being who
has goriousy created and continually sustains tbem
and we know that originally when crested in
Innocence and long hebe ed the easy precepts that
God had imposed upon him as salutary marks of his de-
fiiSh Priest, and that without eeremouy and without
the outward forms Of and prayer he becsme tho
medium Of rendering 70 God the reelected glory Of all the
works which this Almighty power had called forth But
when Fin came into the world from that period II
necessary that man should have outward signs aud
IN constant remembrance OF two things Ono was that
he had fallen from his original Inheritance; that he had
fallen away from his obedience to God that his very
nature tainted with SIM and that except through the
efficacy of the Divine mediation he could
bis lost inheritance Religious rites and ceremonies
were instituted and appointed bT God TO impress
Gxediy upon his nnd this great and important truth
fall and bis degradaton-tlat this spectacle which
brought before his eyes, OF humanity groyeing In
blended with every rite and ceremony, the recollection
Of q Divine promise, and the hope of It's fuldlment
that through the Saviour, promised to man, he
to 10 obtained, be restored TO- tho privileges from
which bis race and nature had fallen by elm
Hence Therefore with regard to all those rights and
monio they have had that double relaonone to Cod In
recognition Of his supremacy all thirgs and the other
in reference to For you dearly deloveo BRETHREN
who we're instructed In the principles Of that faith which
is 70 be tau ht In this place and acquainted with the
grace CT divine sacramepts that be admins
tered this place you need not be told that henccfor
ward or least after ts pction and solemn dedfca
tiop TO God Il will be place especially set apart twill
be 20 much Of h earth which had been profaned by the
men set spart and By Divine bsnedicton render
ed na lar as possible holy and sacred ground In which
you and your children will find yourselves In mmunon
with God; in Which, amidst the tolls the rxiees and
the dissppontments and the trials and prosecutions OF
life you will bring your proud hearts to look for coDsoa
tior before the altar TO be erected where hat cross
you will bow down your souls in cknosledg
mept before God God himself will mpert answer
your prayer comfort ana conscaton aud YOU vii retire