The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-26


LAYING THk CoRNkA sroSE or TUE FIRST CArHO LILO
CHUEcH of HAcSgnsAcK, NEW IEHsgy-DIscouRsK
Br Rkv. On. CUMMINGS, or INV YORK, E,o.
Acaeuony Of highly interesting ohsrsster oocarred
yesterday a. tho village or Hacseasack, New Jersey.
Tho village Is oc.icd the Hsckcnsscs river about fvc
Dics from Fort Lee and 10 the 10 snshp OF Eew Bar5s
Goes hisa beautifully located visge full q Histories
and revolutionary "reminiscences Ga the bridge,
the village, bloody struggle took place between the
American revolutionary forces and the Britlzhers. Il
settled originally by Tho Dutch, and 200 years c,d
which Considerable thing 70 ny FOR village Ia Mes
Jersey.
Our repcrter len tbs ciiy yest.rdsy morrlng 10 CON
rsry with The Rev DR. Uu innings Of Hss Yosk, the
sl. sh. o. zoe saibo cchutch !. .hs city, and after
AIeh 40 Italian prws and native of the Eternal oty
ssaitd the arrival OF The octor Aro. the
party Grove from Foi Lee 20 HtckeusscE Ia carrtsss
The only drsvbk 10 their trip bog tho sRsrp codn
OF Tho gtftey atmosphere The fieid temperature toe
day did uti proven, an urncufe tnroog from assembling
ct tie foundation q the Catholic church which IL
oeing ercocd thcre, and patiently awaiting hs tns o,
PONCE Tor she trerc,ss 70 frocsau,s snd
quite re,ceoaslc Ape. ,apcs sccS s.se :. ,be ~,
shout 70 be estcsed being quite sticisut 1, dr.s 70
s.te, nearly the tt,irc population y an isoIl,si VI
hss In The interim ~ New Jersey. Il vas 10
act, the nrst occasion which caihos cl vgt 70 an
Appeared here IN fai csuouisas aud even The 81 on
which the Inhabitants Of the place bad ogynriuaty Of
hcaf'r tcFmnn from cue In ib,r uiia TIE
usua CEREMONIES sore through the $. d,su
arc unpeng rspLer BY Df Cgun1irss dn~sed In hs
fich rotts asa vrs,meriS ,ns ss.ae1 BY E4v Or Anel
stireo IA the sscvrfc's csBsncs and surrce the ten
org, men proceeded 70 the ground pe By 20 400
hies ~ two O. lock Y Afer the usuN forch cere.
mrnics ~ NE oathnlic cnnrch the ying OF oaruor
AZ ~'re Toue through, ,hs stoue ~ss isd NJ mr. Can
ruet VITO treu delivered short bat eoquent discourse
~ shica be alluded 20 the a. rg ~ s1re Of
the neS church, ard the good moral "a CT Il would not
al 10 rro luce on tic nhsoants OF townsop the
historical ircts Of shch tho 10 iity hoA.s tue nature
on The tsthclic taitb which gwen by C,r,s a
hn slotts, ard ~ them 10 their sucoeesoss Ia
ibe Catholic Cbufth tho sdsantsps Of having
new church, herc the % gr,gs1s arOsiy NJ nerous
would frc~ and aul,iply AZ "sran Of mustard sesd,"
AM G bciudrc By adu oaitiSa the Cath sicr en-
pcslly present 70 live holy life becoming Ca,intaas
resee arc good wt vi all around thea, 90 ta.t taey
mthi be ~ txsmple 70 tho word iosra o. lection
sii o. tb. builorr fund her keu Bop the co.,
gtrTsicn dnrerrsd Subsequently . coai mites valued
co Dr Cummings spd invited h q p-cscn again IN tbs
vu-fe ~ soou rs c,rvenieat TIE bolt ~ ths o1nxresn
ton which s,s, moisd came from very remote parts q
ihe onuntfy snc neshoosiug v'liscs d Lodi, Fort Lcc
- Atef the ser,ice the orgmsi party sgsr resumed
sner carriab,f aud drove b.ck the hogsf Of W Aue
shete rpsst Of the mott sabtaBtiL Description and
Eti OF the met hosPasps bsafa, cheercd them after
their vsrious labnss fbere are two scat Catholic
chu'cets - this district where inses years ago there
- not one ~ ABtlt "a tins Bdefstirable pastor Of
both aud their vie scai sE5 buacrous stoss