The New York herald., 1863-09-03
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I Vcre'Toror or The SeD Od1toh Nd iru. e y SSNP~
/ BaTaio-- Dacrlpfon Of he Baitt~e. &C.. DC
To-Day greal day with tas Catholics q ts's oy.
ypes Iax callaIrsi. aa-s ~~- -. prooea o. eeo
| Hon s'nso 1901, was soemny olns,orated wta
up and sel which the Catholic church kHoss so well
how totAspw around al her august oeremonics There
presen. about cigh, bishops AMI one hundred
prtoss. The oenseorstaon commenced st eight o'clock
and lasted until eeven Bishop Iason. snder whose d.
recioa THIS magnificent building hiss ben erected the
oousecratng oishcp assisted by Bishops yoong OF Fro
"a. uomcnec, Pnis0srs, Pa; Goesbriaai arlington.
VI INughlip. Brooklyn, N. vi Lynch. foron,o, g. w.;
| spauldng. loaisviao, KY, and 10 Fcue Detrot Mich
Five affairs wore oonseorated to tme by ave
daerert bishops. soion, high celebrated
afes tho coasocrstisn, by Dr. Tmsn, sssisted BY
Fathers Ossson Eagish Pamp,o. HoSsr and others.
essis,ant pr,oss. The sanctuary presented grand ap
pearsnce. In sx bishops. with core and nitro,
! and over hlndred prosts The inasnicest organ
posied forth It's neodioas atrs undor tho touch
| or a master haud--Fataer Losts. Tds whole appear
| anoo OF the church on his ocoasioa was indeed
splendid Az tho conclusion Of tho Gospel Bishop
| Spsuiding Of Louisvlo ascended tho pulpit
and delivered Of oloqaeut disoouses taking his
text from Geness 28 onaptor 1lh yese 10 tho cnd OF
tho ohaptcr He showed most clear and lucid mtn-
ner that 0od had always set apart portion or this
world whea special sacrnce was to DO offered ~ TO Him.
! Such piaco was that whero Jacob had his vision So
| also was Mount Horob, Mount Sinai. the wlderness
through which the Jews passed. Solomon's Tenplc and
finally tho Christian churches all over the world. That
church dedicated Aay honoeorth set apart for
such worship not the jewish worship Of DID, which wS
but type of the Onrissn worship. offered up n
! Catholic temples all the world from the rising 70
tho Ting Of the sun, ss ha Prophet Malachi oreod
He thea spoak OF Catholic worship. and or the
real presence Ia the oonsocod host and gave an able
explanation or 1t. He said 1t believed for one thoa
| saus Ave hundred years after Christ and not de
ned until the time Of Luther when one Of his disciples
st spoEc and wrote against IT, ihe sermon was very
and Bishop spaudins proaohed aean IN the evening
crowded house As your readers not only In the CITY,
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perhaps the very finest, in AmericaI append correct
and complete one for tho Hssnps-
| ExrERI)R
OF this noble building cons.s OF two towors vestlbule
bap,istoy, porch nave aad ases sransept sx cnapes
chanry, bishops robng room, choir aad vestry, Inc
length Of the building with vestry 2s6 feet erosdtn
tho ansept 100 feet breadth Of nave and aslss 80 ee
oot II has sixty eight windows exclusive Of those 10
tho The front elevation prcsonts splendid ap
poaranee 1t Is fapscd by two massive towers one Of
them terminating with sprc go foe. hgh tho other
with pnnacle and battements lao fect nigh. without
spe In this tower hung ch mo o. bells. The south
tower wilh the sprs has clock with four faces, al the
height Of 1so feet The angles Of these towers have
drstones aud pedment gables. The front Of each tower
has beautiful doorway, WITH rich jaSs o., and arches
6roached with diercnty sized windows ilcd with goo.
metric moulded tracory lhs lambs and mu'ons OF ,as
bsses deep spayed sis. label moulding and oounler
arches producing ane cscs Jo large fro rSnt doorway
ssss:'i sssss y sSs :is s SAs:
handsome orets over the arch thcrcSs I'D pointed
podimeu, with rich sculpured nche, in Which stands
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doorway small window 70 light the vest yns. 0vef
Of ivs traceay windows with deop spiayed sill, all Of
sis cst deep. checked aha water stepped rises rho
cGicSed Sy cluster pillars moadag with the Ss,os
creeping up the deer sii Tt .e windows have strong
daoo Sue shade and light n tho members o. the mSud'
ing, the wall bong hvo feet thick whCA a'lcws sai
ported BY handsomely moulded corbels. Above this
Sns sAs .v val N 4 aaastss aea WIZ dRsss
moulded rscery, with deep moulded ring ana arch and
arc Two sra ones, moulded in like annor Over ihs
sun window is placed trplet window, with plo'..al
aSsrs stepped sa' ssS sssss ~s as e %
stand that aar1se A f' sn .sSsy %1s
& & 1 stsS s1sss era ss one Gis n'S Ss sa:ssS y.
Inc centre q tas rrle. forty ec high side vsls ~ 4
diameter, with small window each eide, aud trim
glo window N The gable There + handsomely mou'dcd
doorway 10 each transev aud the arms u the irans.t
sufficiently png 70 form complete cross. All the
wallis src strengthened by massive ba,rcsscs with nno
base gradual Offset and deep stones. There ! Awo
moulded string under all the windows The cave courscs
are supported by corbels and AL the wnfows on the
sides Allied with timely mouiied tfacery III, Leads,
the muons and janbs are moulded deep with rndsomo
pillars and caps. The roof rs Of very high pitch
cd with ornamenod slate its ridge has botutnl crest
with repetition OF crosses and fca0y d. its which give
il 1ne termination. In tho elevation The chanoel
large wnea window twenty. two feet diameter, aud
sman ones. an nea with rich racery and moulding
correspond with the other windows Ia front aud sides
ibis. stloe imposing appearance the
eye reach ovor the broad ex ansc Of Lake rc The
materials used In this building all hnc stone all the
window trimmings mulions Jamps carved racery aud
arches of all the doorways lambs and arclcs al ths
Of Cleveland bun coor rse.oao ali the pareis Of the
val hte glct with lne buo stone, wh3cbei harry
| effect u The whole edifce.
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The 'front.' yesibus IL groipei, nrohed with ine ould
3 S hs sss. n s.Js. ~ sss s;s ss aSa 9 sl5sss sd
s & Iss ssnd sus ass s y'f SS
sors - aRqs il Tis sfSat e,eyniiou, and amid cns
peslee'iye o. oii rere1ted piafs any atcnes Al ts
hs intersections the ribs arc earped wins sdap arcd
btses, esrnr various emblems, illuminated IN colors
erSa IA The others bs symsols q s6s rsssioa q our
infd are et lerth, with iinpy other device. roe pen
n .S b s s S's s s ;ys 9s ss ssS, sS wno sSs
raised ero-ses wclestad The beautfn ere ecly
arsees win The richly moulded eteton aad ,ha spssaia
slssse rolling foliage rbecustered pillars stone.
6sidsdNlv modified eases enhance the grandeur Of io
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beauties The chancel has enriched lamb and arches
Ihesalls ARD etq-e pieces Of wcrrhapsfp vith pillar
base, ofn9pcpied CAPS arehes pedimens tracery PIN
nae ~ cfplets And nas a decorated n geld and Zach
coors hs Panels tbaie9f afs decorated by appropriate
T3twsvs fn6 nlchsf with bnrdsome csi1lies, shafts
Gs9 decorated pstSnnuated N rc1 ccors and gold
IA thsse twelve the statues ~ tho Apostles
The jsmbs ADD arches A-ound all be back windows
highly enrich ~ with mouh nE. and ornaments aud the
PIRATE senon6es hem 10 q. letters The large wheel
window y oiled With beautiful AIMED shss 70 Tue csp'
ter whereof II The pelican, and ~ the ocniuSs ~ the
tracory sre llcd by rich designs o. Aowes ~ Inc de
signs Of These three windows reDrsss ne n,o assh
and resirroctioD Christ The resIoS ;" eAcebcnt aud
divided into Ave main arches With inside untef arches
II has pillars ornaincuied CAPE, cseora3> sandris,