The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-23
Interesting Services at st. Bridgets
Church.

ChurCns
SERMON BY BISHOP LYNCH, OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CELEBRATION OF MOZAKT's TWELFTH MAss-cox.
MUNION SERVICES, ETC.
The nord but handsome church Of 81. Bridget was
crowded TO excess yesterday the congregation being
attracted by tho great Twelfth Mass with orchestral &C
compartment; sermon by Bishop Lynch, Of Charles.
ton, g. c., and last though not least three hundred
members Of the St Brdsets Benevolent Society recev
Ing communion from the hands OF thor pastor the Rev
Father Mooney The richly decorated altar was all
sblaze with lights and gasjes nestled in the petals Of
iron lilies which sprang forth from the inches and
pillars above the altar The choir consisted Of the fol.
lowing ladies and gentlemen :-Sopran, Miss Teresa
Hosg and Madame FILLER: slt, Misses Gcoghcgan and
Murphy; tenori, Mcssrs Brauman and Rcgnay; bassi
Messrs. Haden and Dochey. chorus also In at
tendance. The Seventh Regiment Band under the di.
rcction OF Mr.. Charles W. wornig, performed the
orchestral parts Dr. Henry Perabeau was orsanst and
pleasing, a. unhsppiy for musical taste this
great work OF Mozarl's Is but seldom heard with
opening bass solo rendered In which made
fear 1t rst that Mozart had got into the hands Of
tho PhiIstines Tho basso sang II he undergoing
tenor better The female voices, however al
though entirely too weak 10 compete with powerful
vocal line In the kyre are some OF the most delicious
VIOLIN violoncclo and nu.e passages that DO found
the rerre Of sacred music Tho orchestra did not enter
into the spirit OF the composer sufficiently the kyre,
for there was total absence Of shading and cooring
throughout Tho eject of the op ming unison In the
grand and soul stirring Gloria 10 be remembered
We have heard In Europe i've hundred oces and in
sruments at once thunder forth this sublime opening
with tho utmost dis,inctness and marked expression
The choir and chorus yesterday were no feeble In
parson 10 the orchestra that in this part thcy might have
remained sileet for all their hearers would have
been The wiser. The bass in particular WAS completely
inaudbie. thereby mArrns she effect Of the most stirring
passage in tho Mass Tho Qs Tolls would have been
perfect u little regasd paid expression aud
sentiment The QsoniaM was spoiled by being sung too
eft OUT for there are sw choirs capable Of s1ocut
ns u even decenily. The credo was very good 70 we
dcrsd In the guryIing vcniroquia styi, spoke OF
above The crashing fHa OF the Credo was well sung
The A. Vel. g. ID; o.sy .s
command Of techsiq~ and little Of the
organis,s spirit in improvisins with competen,
ments, we doubt not but there would have been de.
cided improvement In the Mass The introduction OF
what strides We are making IN ecclesastical music No
that has heard the Twelfth Mass, with orchestra,
would for being bored forever with nursery ballads
and operate bravuras, disguised under the OF
collection Of sacred music, with new words Let the
pastors OF churches give their congregations such
musc Is heard every Sunday In ~. Brdscts, and, nj
though at may DO dinct for any recognize
Mozart Haydn BecihoveD ~ rendered BY choir Of
Amateurs, yet perseverance, and taste viii triumph N the
"a The German caihedrals and Italian bAsillcssI
sEHxoS ny nIsnor IYscH.
Al the Gospel Bishop Lynch delivered sermon on the
trials and tbulaions incidental to mans passage through
life He spoke OF the 81 Bridges Benevolent Society
the highest terms and concluded with appeal to
the congregation for his suffering and dosolae diocese
Where tho orphan asylum OF Charleston stood monn
ment Of piety there nothing but ruins and other
charitabls establishments have shared the same tate
collection r va. taken ~ f'r the orphan sys% o.
csived communion during tho Masz Al the priest de
sccnded the altar tho inspiring tones Of the wedding
March, from Mdsummer's Night Dream. broke forth
from organ and orchestra and roof window and Pill