The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-28
COnseCratiOn Of st. PatricL's Church at
New HGven-ImposinR Ceremonial
Crowded NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Arch
bishop McCIOskey.

New HRVen-ImposinR Ceremonial
Crowded dAttsndance-SermOn by Arch
bishop McCIOsIxey.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 27.-To-day has been
a gala-day among the Catholics OF this city and
vicinity, the occasion being the conservation OF
st. Patrick's church. the first in Connecticut
and the second in New England ever conse-
Grated with all the imposing ceremonies of the
Roman ritual. The church is situated on the
corner OF Grand and Wallace streets, aud is
commodious and highly architectural edidce-
probably one OF the handsomest in the Eastern
States. The Rev. Matthew Hart is its pastor.
The grandeur of the ceremonial of eonsecra-
ton attracted thousands of all denominations,
and long before the solemn High Mass was begun
not only was the church filled to repletion, but
large crowds, unable to gain admittanCe, were
waiting in the adjoining streets. Governor
English and the city authorities were present.
The conservation ceremonies proper we're COM
menced at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, and we're performed
by the Right Rex. DR.. Mcfarland, OF Providence,
the Bishop of this diocese.
At IL o'clock grand procession of bshops
acOlytes, and ecclesastics, robed in rich vest
ments, made the circuit of the church, entered
by the main door, and proceeded down the
centre aisle to the sanctuary, alter which solemn
High Mass was begun, Bishop Bacon, of Port
land, Me-, acting as ceebrant, the Very Rev.
William Quinn, of New York, as assistant priest
and the ReVs. e. j. O'Brien and James Campbell,
OF this city, as deacon and sub-deacon respec-
lively. The Rev. Francis McNierney, secretary
to Archbishop McCoskeY, of New York, Off
ciated as master of ceremonies The musical
exercises were OF high order. Mozarts Grand
Twelfth Mas was sung by large and efficient
choir, tue accompanying Instrumentation being
by a full orchestra III addition TO the organ.
The selection at the o1ertorium was the famous
ave Maria" by Schubert, eXcellently rendered
by Miss Mcclure, the leading soprano of the
church.
Archbishop McCloskey, of New York, preached
the conservation sermon, taking for his theme
the "Eucharistic Sacrifce.n 1t was one of his
grandest efforts, and is the subject of universal
comment. He began by tracing the Scripture
narration of the establishment and continuation
OF religious sacrifice from the days of Cain and
Abel to Its grand elimination on Mount Cal
vary, contending that it was the very highest
form of religious worship, and consequently
belonged to God alone. He alluded TO the
sacrifices of the old law as being typical of the
great sacrifice on the cross, and then show
how, according to Catholic teaching, our Re-
deemer, at His last supper with His disciples,
changed the sacridcal form to a clean oblaton,
as prophesied by the prophet Malachi, bringing
copent argument to bear in support of the
Catholic doctrine of the real presence in the
Eucharist, His peroration, contrasting earthly
temples with the grand temple of God, eternGl
in the heavens, was specimen of finished
| oratory, and created profound impression,
AT the close, OF the mass the procession
| reformed, passed down the main aisle OF the
| church and returned to the vesiry, while the
| orchestra sent forth the inspiring strains of
| "HaYdn's Imperial March,"
! This evening the church was again crowded
/ the musical exercises of the vespers being the
| grand selections OF Donizetti. Bishop de Gals.
! BRAND, OF vermont, preached the sermon. Toe
number of ecciesiastics in attendance was ex-
ceedingly large. 1t included the folio wing pre-
| lates:-Arch bishop Mc( loskey; Bishop Laugh
lin. of Brooklyn; Bishop Bacon, of Portland
| Bishop Mcfarland of Providence; and Bishop
! de Galsbriand, of Burlington. Among the pro-
minent clergymen from New York and vicinity
| were the very Rev. William Quinn, of 81.
! Peters; Fathers Boyce, John Quinn, Mccarthy,
| Clowrey, McNiemey, MoLoughlin, FarrelIy;
Rev. Sylvester Malone, of WILLIAMSBURG; Briody y,
| of fNewburei Cassidy and Gleason, of Brookiyn
Albinus, OF Hoboken; and Fathers Moylan, Per-
row. Janin, and Driscoll, of the Society of Jesus.
| N Y, Herald.