New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-12
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
DEDICATION OF SAINT LAURESCEs CHURCH,
YORKVILLE.
SERMON OF ARCHBISHOP HucHEs.

SERMON OF ARCHBISHOP HuGHEs.
This Church. which il situated in Eghty''esh-st, be-
Third and Fourthays., was solennly dedicated
yesterday The building. which OF brick, IL IN style
somewhat approaching the Grccian and stands on slight
eminence The interior Is plain. bu, cheerful owing to
the light coors used aud the abundance OF hight admitted
through the spacious windows The ceremony OF deiica
ton was performed by the Very Rev. DIR. starrs, Vicar
General after the ritual OF the Roman Catholic Church,
and differed in nothing from that which described few
weeks ago in reporting the dedication OF 81. Stephens.
The Church was very well filed During the Offering Of
Mass the Archbishop preached sermon taking bis tex.
Revelations xxi, first three The following is the
substance of the sermon:
In these words the inspired evangelist, ~. John de-
scrbes The ideal of the church. whether you may consider
il in heaven upon earth. The church makes all
thngs new, and its objects are new creation. This
material earth, and that blue expanse which we call
heaven not the heaven and earth OF the church bu,
thus given faint idea Of the reality ef the infinite
glory Of the Church of God. From his description even
the ritual OF her affairs Is borrowed. know u may be
said that do realize this description OF the church,
and Is true because notwithstanding the light OF faith
there many weights upon the soul that II Is only
family. and, -. Paul expresses II, through q
glass hat comprehend the Church of God; yet
We must not forget the ideal. What constitutes
the divine oxcelences Of this church. which makes all
THINGS new and is described the tabernacle OF God in
which lie with men and they with Him a ms people!
What else this refer to but the church and whose
mind able 10 rise 10 proper comprehension OF ~ with
ou This church we could the distance from
star and all things belonging 10 the earth-bu our appe-
for gain and glory would he me same our mnu.
would have no higher conception, and therefore there
would be no object presented % us worthy OF the ait.
bu,es faculties snd powers with which God has invested
both the minds and hearts of men, The church shows
us a new heaven-it teaches US 10 suppress me
pa sions the human heart o. course the ceremony OF
ihis day is but small thing compared with the mea q"
this church in this capacity Nevertheless may no' con-
rraulac you on the completion OF the work which your
zeal and pety have undertaken May not congratulate
your laborng and devoted pastor who mas et hs ana
al rlla has aan I'm
this widelyeyended country But may still more con-
graduate you that God has so disposed oil inc IN
finite treasures OF the church that every man has
the whole and there Is no DIVISION, no separa-
ton. No there is division even AZ regards
the wonder OF the earth Peters at Rome. OF the sub
santal things of the City of God The elements thereof
are truth yorship and grace. These the three And
is no truth here in all its perfection What preached
in the hearing of the Holy Father the Supreme Pastor oil
the Church that is will not be preached To you here
in this place Ia the City OF God there are no Two or con
Trajectory truths and truth comes 10 YOU IN the messen-
tal the mind not as the opinion o' speculative nSh III
which shape if ever truth do come IL comes WIN no
authority and NAV or may b. believed. When God
speaks il is yea yea may, nay-no OPINION nut snpio
truth Such is the plain, lrrevocabe, universal ruin,
M, same i'm all onguts-for It never change, and this
is the lamp guide your feet, In whatever feth you may
find yourselves. In the next place, there's IN the Cy OF
God supreme adorption. Take away the temple, the al
tar the sacrifice and the pYisthood and what romans Tor
YOU whereby adore your God Prayer and the harmo
nv Of music But this is not supreme alteration
for Won pray 10 men as well as 10 Hod wheh
Won seek tier favor; and for distinguished men. sucn
as have served their country you compose songs oil
praise therefore prayer psamody or music 90 nor or
supreme alteration What remains! God instituted tho
sacrifice of Calvary in hs holy city and IN this new heaven
and earth and have been taught that our Redeemer
instituted a sacrifice by which, IN the hands OF ms priest
hood he continues from day day victim for the sins
of the world by the mixture in him OF God and man,
victim worthy OF his father acceptance The real priest
il thc Son of God the man is but the outward envoy no
speahs in His name when he the words OF cossecra
ton-speaks in the of Christ AMI uses Chrlsts own
words" This is my body. and this is my blood. There
is division of this priesthood either there are many
priests and affairs tonly priesthood Here wretched
sinners who could offer nothing of their own worthyo be re-
oeved can through God priest oera victim worthy fhe
acceptance God. Astere nodivson the priesthood
So there is none OF the sacrifice throughout the world In
the third place. there grace here How feeble y man
natural strength for the performance OF his best resolves
but when God in the Tabernacle with you, and you with
him and his people the strength of which not your
own is given you. Here speak not my own words but
the words OF Christ and in this there is grace though not
officially. Here the offspring OF holy matrifnony -
ccarsed every stain of original sim Here in the sacra
ment Of Confirmation, the gift of the Holy Ghost
is received. Hitler you come as your own
accusers of the guilt which Is known to yourselves
and God aone-here you accuse Judge and condemn
Yourselves without any outside accuser What tins
but the light the heaveni In the journey of ie
the soul requires sustenance well rs the body and IN
he tabernacle have the Son of God provided the
God vi YOUR souls Here you mud the sacrament OF Chris
an marriage, and, in the final moment when the soul IS
about contend with its enemies does it from
this altar the sacred communion which strengthens for
the trial Here, IN the light of faith you know and
feet on The end for which you made you know you
must pass away from thiS world; you pour forth your
hearts and receive consolation from God | con-
clude | began with congritulating you the
work YOU have accomplished in its material form.
May you through its agency, accumulate other
riches may YOU sustain the teachings OF the Church;
may you edify your neghbors who ignorant of doc
trine and unwilling accord t. il fair of JUS
tice Let these be the further fruits and what satisfle
tion shall result from the erection Of this tabernacle,
which God has given you to complete IN which lie - To
be your God and you His people.