The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-21

ConNecratton Cere Monica -tUnense Crowd
81 the Church-Thc Mas Of
Archbishop ~pauldinG- o~s or the Build.
lnG Its Diane nsi0us Beauty or the Arch.
trctural DesiGH-Ths Interior DecOra.
tions-The PaintInGA &c.. &c.
Especial Coyve.pondenee a. the SUM-
Philadelphia, Ssndsy, Nop. ?o.-on the 9th of
September, 1876, = concoursc Of Roman Catholic
Clergy and lssy, IN n ~ ihiladelpb,s hsd never
before witnessed, assembled to psriicp pate in tho
ceremony OF laying the corner stone Of the Ca,ho-
drsl of ~. Peter and 81. Paul. To-day, after the
eApse Of more than eighteen years, q still greater
concoursc assembled 70 celebrate the complctoOd
the edhce to solemnly consccrstc the great ca,he-
drAl W the worship Of Almighty God Unfortunate
ly the weather to-day has been exceedingly unfsv-
orsblc for the dedicstory ceremonies The morning
broke dull aud cloudy, strongly indicating rain,
and At about ten o'clock . dr7zng rain
set In, which hss continued almost un-
inierruptedly during the day. This however.
scemeh NOT in sbe least to detrac from ste st.sp 1.
| ancs, Judging from the immense throng which at
an early hour Allied Logan Square. From eli points
| Of the compass the people came, on foot and in
carriages, filling the strcess leading N the cathc.
dral and oil along the route dcsi sna,ed for the
| psssage n the procession, thousands Of men and
women were stationed. For the purpose of giving
the several city congregations Of the Catholic faith
an opportunity OF participating in the ceremonies
no services were held in their churches to-day, and
therefore almos, the entire Catholic population Of
the city present Tickets 70 the interior of the
cathera, were sold al ono dollar each. and the mum
her wa limited to The exact capacity Of the churb
The number Of these tickets WAS quickly exhaust.
cd, and thousands Of persons who desired TO pur.
chase them were del arid from entering At shout
hslf-rsst ten O'Clock the grand procession be,sn
10 form In the cathedral chapel, in the following
orders
I. The Second Master Of Ceremonies, p. II. O'NeiL
with rburiicr tinccnscl
2. arotbers OF Christian Schools and BROTHERS q,
the Holy Cross.
3 Eccle,iastical Students of the Preparatory and
| Theological Seminnr'es
Reverend Clergy OF tho Diocese, in csssos
and surplice.
3. Reverend Clergy Of the Diocese, in cassoes
and surplicc.
Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy o. he
Diocese, N chssnblc, without stole manpe
:. Very Reverend ond Reverend Clergy III the
other DIoceses in chasublc, without stole man
iple.
s. Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy of the
u Geese, III copcs with suict over the surpice.
Q. Very Reverend and Reverend Clct-v of tn.
other Dloccscs in coIcs with smic' over the sur
pice.
10 Miired Abbos.
IL Ri. Rev. n shop. in co,es and u,re ATTENDED
by Chaps AIMS and mitrc-l carers
| II n. Rev. James =. Wood, u. n, Celehrant, In
cope and ntre attended Ivy Assistant Pa esia Drs-
cons Honorary pcacons and eubDescons aud
other Ministers.
l3. Most Rev. Archbishop@ from othe- Provinces,
in cope and mtve, attended by Ihaplsns aud
mitre- -bearsrs.
u. Mo-, Rev. Archbishop of h. Province, pre-
coded by his Cross, and attended by the usual min
listers.
When the procession emsrgr from tho Csthed
raj, vast ses Of people had collectsd. fisg every
foot Of standing room within view Of the entrance,
and large numbers had taken up positions in win.
dows on door.steps, and even On house-tops, &c
gain . sight OF the mpos ng display. Slowly and
solemnly the long line issued from the building,
q and started upon the course designated for th'
Professionalism the church to summer street, NJ
Summer street to Logan Square, and passing
i through portion Of the Squsrs r.turnrd to the
d gate OF enti ance, mskngA circuit In the march
: While this mos, solemn and IMPOSING processior
!. was passing, the vas, crowd that lined the street,
o wero ~ silsn. ~ II Ph!laiolphia were then "th
City Of the Dead" Hardly "a whisper was heard
and each individual seemed N he Impressed with
true sense OF the sanc,y Of religion. which thu
l. solemn display wss designed 10 rphy.
Tue procession having retnn mel 10 the entrance
gate, the ceremony Of blessing she building, AM
consecratng it 70 the worshp Of God, was com
- menced, the RRh, Reverend James +. wood
= Bishop the Diocese, Officiating. The exercise
, consisted Of chanting Psalms swinging the III
cense and sprinkling the walls and foundations c
Me church with holy water After this solemn
/. ceremony had leen performed the procession re
= entered the building, chanting Palms and sn-fn
- tho Litany. Passing up " the Sanctuary, tho pro
=, cess'on, with the exception Of Bishop wood an
his ministers, entered II, where they RENAME
during the continuation Of the ceremonies. In al
\, dition to the clergy who participated In the Pre-
ID cessior. there were eighty women belonging
- Catholic ORDERS who were prominent In the sci
g. vices They represented twelve different religion
:. orders In the Diocese, among whom were h'sers
u u Charity, Nuns OF the Sacred Heart, and Sisters
of Mercy. Bishop Wood and his ministers mex. PR
ceeded with ceremonies nmilar TO those which ha
70 occurred on the outside Of the buildiug-passin
through the alsles. blessing the wallis singin
n Palms chanting the LitAny, and performing 9TH
70 reaious ceremonies