New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-21
NOVEL CEREMONY IN A CHURCH.
SOLEMN CORONATION OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN.
DISCOURSE BY BISHOP BAILEY.

DISCOURSE BY BISHOP BAILEY.
Abou: three quarters OF distant f.om tae ferry
landii & Hoboken Is situate -. Msrys Church, az
uIpretertous eo6ce Of brick 90 feet long BY 50 wide
and dedicated to The worship Of Col through he forms
prescribed by the Rousn Catholic Church. Sms,l sni
urmpoeiug a. III, pleca Is among the eifcss OF the
Catholic Clureh, ST. Mays, il would seem, i highly
favored.
A year srce the bones OF $. Qustus, after having
remained 10 unosteb,aous retirement Coz eighteen
centuries in ire Cstscombs under the city Of Rome,
we've brought 10 light and transported TO ST. Mays,
Hobostp where they were deposited with appropriate
ceremonies at the right O. the sltsr IL glsss csss
with an imsge Of St. Quietus IN WAX, With nis youthful
h1ost cut the body dressed in rec sre. with golden
rings displaying brilliant Settings. on his fingers.
Yesterday witnessed another ceremony at s.. Mays
quite as novel and upprece Tented in the Uoi.ed Safes
So the sudden transition Of the earthly remains Of s..
QUietus from the subte1aaesn atmosphere Of the
Cs.sconbs 10 New.Jersey-no less than the solemn
coronation Of the Virgin Mary with al the prescribed
pagfatty.
In the year 1910, Raphael painted che Of his cee-
brsted pictures now known the Madonna Of Fslguo.
1t was placed the Church OF Ara C9h in Rome, but
was afelwsri transferred to convent in Fagno A
copy OF this taken by order Of the late Duke OF
Genoa aud brother Of the present King OF Sardinia,
and was preseIted to the Rev. Mr.. Caubin,
the pastcr Of 5. Mays. TIE copy is about
nne eet in hight by six in width. 1t represents Che
Virgin AID Infant, seated within halo of glory around
which groupings of spirits in tue clouds Ia the
foreground ia landscape on which appear St. John
the Bsptst, 81. Francis Assisum, Sismondo Cont and
st. jerome, who ordered the original, and in the cen.
Ter Of the group is ar angel holding tablet.
The edifce had been appropriately decorated for the
occasion. The picture elevated to its permanent
ress place behind the altar and before it was placed
temporary stair case, by which the head of the Ma
donna was to be reached in the Coronation. On either
eide of the Church eight white banners, on which
was represe in gold the crown and cypher OF the
Virgin Mary. Various inscriptions were placed about
the walls Over the bones If ST. Quietus was the fol-
lowing:
sigu1m ,gnum app.uit in COLO muller sole
iu cspite eus.-A pocaiypse, xii.
V de Leblanc sponss uies corsusbelis-Car;ces v.
On the opposite side were the following;
Posu, dsiema in cspe Gus fecitque regnareEster,
H. IL. -
Over the Bishops chair was inscribed on scroll:
Ave resina cqlorum"
And cppo,te AID over the pulpit, on a similar scroll,
was:
Ave DONNA angelorum.'
TIE following were displayed in the gallery;
"Gratisrum ytrgiui In solsnani eoropstione.'
"Cofgresstis hdelum sanctr Mars Hobccensis"
Sspe rded the altar was massive silver lamp,
presented to the church by that eminent Christian
Louis Napoleon and Inscribed with bis armoria bear
ings.
The church was crowded 10 all ts psrts, though
tickets were necessary to obtain simisson, and had
A a., 81 In Of ha frnnt
pews was seated Chevaie Bertinat the Charge GAf.
fares Of the King of Sardinia in this country. lie
accompanied by MIR. Valerie, his Nlce-C Consul Their
presence be accounted for by the Intimate relation
ship existing between the donors Of the gifts aud the
King of Sardinia, who also presented to the pastor a
silver esteiisorium.
At 49, o'clock the corona procession formed in the
paora.e and marched through the center aisle to the
altar Ia advance was borne beautiful siiken banner
embroidered in gold with the of the Virgin Next
was line of thirty young girls, dressed in white Grape
and with laurel wreaths on the heads and as they
marched forward they sang the verse of very bad
poetry:
On this day y beautiful mother
. On this day We give thee our love-
Near thee, Madonna, fondly we hover,
Trusting thy gentle care 70 prove"
LII .-s .hsee were cross- bearer aud acOlytes
ard a train OF youths WIN csssocks anu surpnces.
Next in the line were fathers Caubin, Aneli, Kelley
ard Balestrer in dalmetus and chasuble, and other
priest in their robes Of whom bore the crown IN
cushion Of red velvet. Following these was the
Right Rev. Bishop Bsyley Of Newark with cops, inter
ard crozer.
The procession marched forward, ard during the
execution of beautiful piece On tae organ, the crowa
was deposited on the altar After various ceremonies,
during which the Bishop ncenaed the crown and pre-
lin, he ascended the fight Of steps and placed the
crown on the head Of the picture Of the Madonns
accompanying the act with the uttersnce of the follow
ing words Sicuti per mGnus Hostros coroHoTtcs 4"
erris TIA 81 Christi cor0Hari gl0r'a 81 h'n0re mare
anauy IN cqlts. A solemn t. DeuDa then sung by
the choir alter which high mass with deacon and sub
deacon was begun.
Bishop Bsyley then addressed the congregation in
discourse Of al hour length. He said that they h1
assembled today in obedience to precept OF the
Church obigng them to assist at the holy sacrifice OF
the mass and By it, offering TO God that supreme hom.
eye which belonged to Him aloIe. IHey mad 'ined
10 that an act o. love and yensTaton toward Tue
blessed mother Of God. A. regards the sdostalcs Vi
the act, the motives that Influenced them, ana the
FEELINGS which It wes intendt - give expression 70,
there was nothing rew or peculiar aDoas IL. lives
what most CT them had been accustomed 10 Oil the
lives They mad performed it every time they mac
said Hail Mary" or any other prayer IN nonor OF
the blessed Virgin every time they had brought can
AZ w go, nnon the altar or bunch Of flowers 70 be
placed there. As regards the mode or manner, this,
wss perhaps the hrst tms that il had ever
been performed in this part Of the new World:
But still il act 81 simPie enu %
natural and so easily understood, that ne
felt he would be paying poor compliment 70 theIT
understanding, if ne entered spon an explansl2n o.
it, 1t was true that they mad no king or queens N
this couLtry ard presen. had ever seem OF were
iikslv IN zee. a coronation St. they had read OF
these thirgs, and they knew what was meant by the
word And certainly there could be no wrong IN Their
making use of words figures or ceremonies sAen iro
snch an evsut He knew that the tiIne OF the Long