New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-05

ever erected in HOboken. The building which Is OF
brick. and in the Gothic style, stands on an open
piece OF ground, facing square, a. the corner Of
Willow and Fifth.Ss., in the center of Hoboken Il
IL 80 feet wide and 95 l,ng and will seat 200 persons
the ground floor alone. The building was deasely
crowded. The Hibernian Lsboring Societies ef Ho
boken Jersey City and New-York, and the Shsmrc OK
Benevolent Society, with their banners, the
American flag and music, arrived in procession
and took place among the spectators. The
Right Rev. DR.. Bayley, Bishop Of Newark, presided
at the ceremonies and among the officiating
clergy were the pastor of the church, Rev. An
tome Cauvin, his curate the Rev. Bart. Lefevre,
the Rev. Father Quin Of ST. Peters Of New-York
the Rev. Father Mcclellan of the Transit guration,
n. y, the Rev. Father MacCarron of Mobile, the
Rev. Father ONel &c, &C. The ceremony OF
Dedication, which was performed first differed in
nothing from that we have described having taken
place at ST. Stephens, and other churches in this
City. The cornerstone was then solemny laid by
DR.. Bayley. Under ii was placed tin box contain
ing map Of Hoboken; The Hoboken Gazette, the
the URirers, French The FreemdH's Journal, the
Armonia, Italian, the. Catholic Almanac of 1854 a
medal of our Lady Of Mercy Of Rimin the names Of
all the subscribers to the church, and the following
inscription:
AHno Dcmini is5 die ID ssp.embri. Pon;iacs M,1iao
fio IN, Tesnsnie Jseobo X Bayley primo episeopo
NewsrceBsis sedente.
Sec. Ar'onio Csuvin ParOehisn Hobocensis
regente.
SEC. BerthOoneo Lsfevre tssistsnte
in honorem Bests Marie sub titulO
Grstsum Virgins
pesitus est
The English Of which is:
This laid the honor Of the Blessed Mary under
the s Of the yIsn q Grace on the 81 OF Sep % Y n
the High Priest rsigned James B.yey filled the
See of Newark being the dni Bshop Of the Priest An
thony Csuvin OF the Parish Of Hoboken snd Priest
Bartholomew Lefeyre was bis assistant
A collection in aid Of the building was taken up,
and French choir sung some hymns.
The Right Rev. DIR. BAYLEY then addressed the as
semblage. He dwelt on the propriety of the rites
which the Roman Catholic Church uses 10 the honor
and worship of Almighty God as part of the solemn
duty which men owe him "a his creatures dependent
on him for every blessing, and which should be recog
szed and evinced from the laying of the first stone of
a house dedicated TO him. That such was Gods will
be argued from the instances Of Abraham, Solomon,
and Others From the first the Catholic Church had
been the great urch-builder and was still. The
true principle underlying those facts was bright faith
and ardent pety; but still the certainty of the
realpresence of God in those temples where as pres
ent his worshippers honor Him with structures as ap
propriate they can make them. The Bishop argued
that there can be worship without sacrifce that
sacrifice alone washes away guilt and shows belief In
the coming of deliverer. He congratulated all on
the erection of the church: those who not
Catholics because as good citizens they should be
clad 10 see temples erected 70 God for when men
aIe taught TO worship him, they learn 10 demesn
themselves better toward their fellow men. He al
luded to the proximity of the location TO the place
where the first Dutch settlers landed, and finally in
voked the blessings OF God
The Choir sung some verse hymns after which the
cOngrdg alton knelt TO receive the episcopal benedic
tion which ended the ceremonies.