The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-11-26

"ons The Paintings, &C., &c.
Special Correspondence ot the Sun.
Ph,iddetphid, Sunday Nor. 20. On the oh Of
September, $40, coucorise If Roman C.thol.e
Cherry snd laity, such ~ Philadelphia had never
before witnessed, assembled to participate f.. the
ceremony Of laying the corner stone Of the Ca,he-
drid Ct ST. Peter and 81, Paul To-day, after the
elspsc OF more than eighteen years, stii greater
cohcoursc assembled to celebrate the completion Of
tie cd hce-to solernny consecrste the great cs,he.
dral t. the worship Of Almighty God. Unfortunate.
iy the weather to-day has beeu exceedingly unfsv-
orable for the dedica,ory ceremonies The morning
broke dull aud cloudy, strongly indicating rsiu,
snd ut about ten o'clock q drilling rain
set iu' which has continued slmos, I'm.
lnierruptedly during The day. This however.
seemed not In the least detract from the attend
ance' judging nom the Immense throng which at
an early hour filled Logan square. From all points
~ the compass the people came, on foot and in
carriages, hng the streets leading " the cathe.
dral AID sll along the route designated for tie
passage Of the procession, thousands Of men and
wofaen were stationed. For the purpose Of giving
'ne se'era' city congregations VI the Catholic faith
"A opportunity OF participating in the ceremonies,
10 services were !cld an their churches to-day And
therefore slinost lie entire Catholic population q
the city were prcaenl Tickets 10 the interior of the
cathedral were sold nj dollar EACH and tie num-
ter was Limited to the exact capacity Of the church
The numter Of these tickets was quickly exhaust
cd, and thousands u pcrsons who desired TO pur-
chase theu' were dcsfred IRON entering. Al about
hai-pasf ten o'clock tie grand proccssiun cyan
70 ioru ~ the cathedral chapel, in the following
order:
!. The Second Master Of Cerem ones r. u. ONeil,
with Thuriter tncense)
2. brothers OF Christian Schools and Brothers Of
the Holy Cross.
8. Ecclesiastical Students Of the Preparatory aud
Theological seminaries
= Reverend Clergy Of the Diocese. in csssock
aud surpce.
5; Reverend Clergy OF the Diocese, In cassock
aud surpice
q. Very Reverend aud Reverend Clergy Of n,
Diocsss, ia ehssubls without stole or msnipe
!. very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Ut the
pie.
;. Very Reverend aud Reverend Clergy u the
Diocese, IN eopes with smict over the surplics
y. Very kcversnd and Reverend Clergy Of The
plice.
10 Mitrei Abbois.
IL Ri. Rev. Bishops In coles md nitre, attended
oy Chap Ains and mkre-bssrers
H. HI. kss. JsInss y. Wood u. D., Celsbrant In
COPS And mitre, attended by Assistant Priests Des-
cons Honorary Descous and sub-Dsscons aud
oaher Ministers.
10. Mos, Rev. Archblshops from oshs- Provinces
rnitr- hearers.
IL. Most Rev. Archbishop " the Province, pr,
seaed ny n. Cros, aud attended by tue usual min
letters
when the procession emerged from the C.thei-
rs' vast sea Vi people had collected, ding every
loot Of standing room within View Of the entrance.
and large numbers hsd taken up positions Ia win.
| aows, % door steps and even on house. topS to
riin dsht Of the imposing display. Slowly and
so.emnly Tie loug line lasued from She building,
and started upon the course designated for the
procession from the church to summer street. up
| snmuer street 10 Logan square, and passing
through = portion Of the square, returned " the
| gate u en,i snce, making circuit III the march.
VIE this most solemn and imposing procession
wAs Passing, lie vast crowd that lined the streets
were AS silent us Phlaiclphis were then ",hs
City q the Dead" Hardly whisper was heard,
and each il li,dual seemed to 10 Impressed with
true sense Of The sAnci.y Of religion, which this
solemn display was designed " tpify.
The procession having returned " the entrance.
| gate, the ceremony Of blessing the building, and
consecrating ii W the worship Of God, WINS com.
Inenced, the Right Reverend James +. Wood.
Bishop O t the Diocese, officiating. The exercises
consisted u chanting Palms, swinging the in.
cense, aud sprinkling the walls and ioupdatons Of
the church with holy water After this solemn
ceremony had Useu performed, the procession To-
entered the building, chanting Palms aud singing
the Litsny. Passing up " the Sanctuary, the pro.
csssion, with the exception Of Bishop wo.d aud
his minister's entered 1t, where they remained
during the continuation OF the ceremonies. In adj
| ditiou " the clergy who participated In the pro.
| cessiou, there wsre eighty women belonging t.
Cs,Lolc orders, who were pro,uinsut In the ser.
vices They represented twelve different slgious
orders in the DIOCESE, aIpeng whom were Sisters Of
Charity, Nuns Of the Sacred Heart and s.siers Of
Mercy. Bishop Wood and his MINISTERS next pro.
| ceeded with ceremonies s.uiIar ~ those which had
occurred on tae outside Of tie building-psssng
through the ~ sss blessing the walls, singing
Psalms, chanting the Lltsny, aud performing other
| religious ceremonies.
At the conclusion VI this part OF The exercises :, tho
performance Of the Ponthcia Msss began, with
r. shop Hood ss the ccebrant, assisted by = mum.
Der OF distiug uished dvines, aud during it's Der
fo-mance those who had taken part in tho process
sion were seated within the ssncsus.y. The must.