The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-03
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.


Church, Hammond street.
Yesterday the very interesting ceremony Of ordaning
fifteen applicants into holy orders took place at Memo
rial Church, Hammond street., Bishop wainwright)
The congregation worshippng at the Memorial Church
belong TO the Protestant Episcopal body and of
the candidates also Of the same persuasion having
passed their educational and religious examination at the
Theological Seminary, Twentieth street.
The ordinary services OF the Sabbath day. according
the prescribed ritual commenced at half past
O'Clock. There very large congregation present,
composed principally OF Indies The future priests
ranged in front Of the communion railing, dressed in
canoncals The venerable Bishop Potter, assisted by
Rev. Dr. Goldsborough, the Rev. Dr. Edwin r. 7. Cook,
OF the Theological Seminary, Twentieth street. Rev. Dr.
Payne and other cergymcn oftcated at the induction
After the usual services Of the morning the applicants
for admission into holy orders were presented TO the
Bishop, after which the exhoriation was delivered by
Rev. Edwin r. T. Cook, who took for his text the thirty
third chapter Of Ezekiel and sixth and seventh
'But il the watchman the sword come, and blow
the trumpet and the people be not warned II the
sword and take any person from among them, he
s taken away in his inquty, but his blood will re-
quire at the watchmans hand SO thou, son OF man,
! have set thee watchman unto the house OF Israel;
therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth and
warn them from me"
exhoration celebrating the text and pointing out the
duties involved in call TO the ministry.
The one hundred and first hymn was then sung after
which the Ltany read the congregation joining in
the responses.
The applicants then knst before the Bishop, who
ceved them separately into the order OF the ministry
laying his hands the head or each they bowed
rently before him. pronouncng the following words
Take unto thee authority TO execute the Office Of
priest in the church OF God committed thee in the
name OF the Father, and Of the Son. and OF the Holy
Ghost
The communion service was then read by the Bishop
and Rev. Dr. Goldsborough after which psalm was
sung.
ngy touching upon the sacred duties Of the ministry
which he exhorted them to perform in all charity and
sodine.s having the glory Of GOO ever before .ne,r
The congregation was then dismissed with the Apostolic
blessing and thus ended the ceremonies Of ordination
The Celebration of Saints Peters and
Paurs Day.
ARCHBISHOP M'CLosKEY AT THE PAULIsT CHURCH.
Last Sunday July 2 being the Sunday within the oc
tave Of the festival Of Saints Peter and Paul. cec
brated with than ordinary ecdt at the Church Of
st. Paul the Apostle Fify-ninth street This church is
the well known Paust Church. and IL attended by the
missionary priests Of that order OF which the Rev.
Heckcr Ia Superior As st. Paul their patron saint
they always celebrate his anniversary with a solemn
high and sermon appropriate to the occasion This
year the ceremonies were more solemn than former
years, and attracted to the church large number OF
strangers from the fact that stated In quar-
ters that the Most Rev Archbishop had sgn6ed his
tention Of being present
At half past ten O'Clock the cclcbrant, Father
Hewitt, attended by deacon and subdeacon,
Fathers Young and Deshon, entered the sane
tuary and chantcd the Asperoe, after which they
entered the vestry and Immediately afterwards the
solemn procession came into the sanctuary accompanied
by his Grace the Archbishop who took his under
beautiful canopy erected especially for him. He
accompanied by his secretary, Father McNierny; Rev.
Dr. Mcsweeny and Father Tnolson, deacons Of honor
High mass was celebrated by Father Hewitt assisted by
md uh.do Az tefnr al 4 t1oo
clusion ~ the first Gospel the Rev Father hcQuade
President Of Seton Hall College South Orange, N j.,
preached most eloquent sermon the Character OF
81 Paul the Apostle He commenced by stating that
st. Paul vas born Jew, and when grown 70 man q
possessed strong mind and great intellect
In earnest with everything he undertook; heDcc he at
FIRST opposed the Pubcans and Ssdducees with the
energy he afterwards opposed the Christians The latter
he prosecuted unto death which 10 always the case with
earnest energetic men like Paul. when their souls have
not received the light Of Gods grace But Paul WIS con-
perted In peculiar manner by our Lord, and sent on
special mission TO the Jews and Gentss thousands Of
whom he converted by his preaching The Rev. Father
istios " Paus preaching and teaching He aroused no
national preudiccs, but praised all for their love Of
country, and prided hmseif on being Roman citizen
ne preached 10 the Jew and the Roman and the Greek
aud beheaded n Rome After converting thousands
They could not cruelty hm a. they did Christ and 81
ienoe death The reverend preacher then drew sinie
between the country and people that 81 Paul had 70
preach - and this country and s inhabane 70 whom
the pure doctrine has 70 b preached He said that they
situated tere somewhat s. Paul was, and they
should aot pith The same energy, the same spirit the
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