The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-10

The Now Monastery I'm West Hoboken.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A MONASTERY AT WEST
HoBOKEN-IMPoS1NG CATHOLIC CEREMONIAL, UNDER
THE AUSPICES or THE PAssIOHisr YArHERs-sER-
MONS IN THREE LAN6UAGRs, ETC., ETC.
Yesterday evening the imposing ceremony Of laying tho
corner stone Of the passonist monastery OF ST. Nj
ehac performed At West Hobokcn by Right Rev.
Bishop Bailey, Of Newark the presence Of several dis
tngushcd cergymen Of the Roman Catholic church and
about four Thousand Eve hundred lay spectators Not
withstandns the oppressive heat Of tho day largo
ber Of people went from thh city TO witness the
ny. The ladies on this all similar
stronxly represented, ana Of course impaired IN Cd
dtional feature OF intssest 70 the proceedings.
In this connection may be proper state Mat The
Or der known tho Passions Fathers instituted
far back 17&o by Blessed Paul Of the Cross and that
the monastery o which the stone laid yestcr
day will be the fourth established in the United States
under the regime Of the Order The first tof these
years since the second the Dunkirk diocese Of Buffalo
the third IN Maryvils, California and the
s now ovss ws'' s s:s ,.m
selves 70 the canse Of religion in this country II
may be aeo interesting % state that Captain Packnsham
late captain OF her Britannia Maesfys Life Guards and
nephew Of the Duke of Wellington, together with the
Hon and Rev xr spsoss brother Of the Earl ofAhorp,
Father Domiuick the Provincial Of The Order in the
United States Father Gaudentius the Consulsor, and
Father Victor the local Superior.
PRELIMINARY A MARY's
Of q. 70 suocas,on a. h.ifpas, three
O'Clock when Bishop Bailey, assisted by Father Doanc,
and other cicrgymsn sung somn vespcrs ably support
cd by achoir Of exeellea. musical ability.
formed precisely nyo o'clock and proceeded TO the
y2pnd whore Che stone WINS 10 be laid, in the following
1ss ~ SsIss,: ss,: Il .aa cQnres.,,os.
The Union Brass
Color Bearers. bearing the National Flag.
Children Of the Sunday School attirci In white.
~ hu ngff flg
Members IN double file,
The French and Italian Flag,, borne BY members
Cross Bearers, supported oy Accoytss WIN Apers On
The Onciatng Clergy
Right Rev. Bishop Bailey, under gilt canopy.
On arivinast spot where The 20 be laid,
the and the Right Rev Bishop and accom-.
panying clergy assembled the platform which had been
erected for the occasion and proceaded 70 lay the stone
ceremony which has been TOO often described 10 these
columns 10 need a repetition here.
sRKxoss ~ rnREE faSGrioEs.
The Rev. DR.. NcGFnn, of this city then preached an
eloquent appropriate 10 the occasion He com
menocd in expataiing on the great solemn work IN
which they had been engagei-the founding Of
monastery by these who were ready 10 initiate the
example and show forth the Passion Of cnri.l Il
S:w' Jersey Et.r siudns to the m immsoss @ bensnts
tuious he offered up erycnt prayer Tor the of
the undertaking.
On other platforms sermons preached by Father
Cauvaer, IN French and father Stan CLAUS German.
nm goSs~rKgY
Ia hl. thickiy studded with trees giving Il the cha
ractcr Of secluded grove II cnnently suited 10 tho
purpoee for which was bought Tho Order p1fchyed
u u james kerrgan Fsq for eight Thousand dollars,
and II ga ~ sixteen acres, the plot being afnoA
square. IL commands ane view % New York Bay and
this city. The extreme length q the building - y be
hundred and foct and the breadth thirty fx feet
six inches The buildn will be three story attic and
basement All the walls viii b. entirely built o' blue Ntne
taken from the qnarries the Fathers lands Ille
trimmings WIN be ~ Newark brown stone, neatly
chiselcd Al the interior portion u the building VIII 70
appropriately walnscoted.
BrTrRv PROcENHos.
~ half fast six O'Clock the procession snd ectAors
returned TO the church tho order 10 vhicb they Do
parted. and then dsf erred thas winding w very ~
lenn and Interesting ceremony