The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-09
ANEW CATHOLIC cHuscH IN BROOKLYN.

Laying Of the Corner Stone Yesterday.
The stone of the new Church Of Our Lady Of
Mercy, Rev. Father McKenra, pastor. laid yester
day afternoon, the presence of immense
OF spectators The site of the building well selected
one being located adjoining the old church lat present
occupied), in Debevoise street, between Lafayette
street and DeKab avenue has been found necessary
on the part Of large aud rapidly increasing copgrega
ton Of this church TO erect new edce, from the fact
the building occupied is altogether small
accommodate them, il being capable of sealing only
about i've hundred persons The new building will be Is
by lie feet, 65 feet height, with spire 1870 feet
and will be constructed OF brick
1t is estimated that the total cost Of the edfcs will
amount to about 1000 and that will be ready for
seat comfortably about seven hundred and fifty persons
and it is intended ultimately TO construct gallery In
tina, about thousand persons be seated is
intended that the old structure shall be occup ed by the
female school connected with the church. that the
brick building in Debevose street. present occupied,
be retained for the male scholars only In proper
ton to the of the parish this perhaps OF the
largest III not the larges schools Of the kind in the
country.
The ceremony yesterday was the occasion of large
turnout Of the Roman Catholic religious and temperance
societies which formed early in the afternoon, and pre-
coded by bands. playing 'Wearing OF the Green and
other airs marched through streets to the site
Of the edice The following societies we're in the
A. b. Society, Father Matthew Society No. 2 Assume
Temperance society, 81. James John Norton acted
as Grand Marshal, and the following line Of march was
observed-
From the Of Clinton and Atlantic streets
ter march through 10 Clinton 70 Joraemon, to Court
and follows:Cour 10 Warren, Warren TO Hicks
Hicks 70 Atlantic Atlantic TO Smith, Smith to Jay, Jay
to Front Front 10 Hudson avenue. Hudson avenue 10
Fleet Fleet 10 DeKalb, to the church.
During the march through jay street. it Is reported
that the driver OF Coney Island car was assaulted by
in the procession because he attempted to
drive through the line 1t is said that he was beaten in
shameful manner. No arrests were made
shortly after three o'clock Bishop Loughn, OF Brook
Ign; Bishop McGill, OF Richmond, Va, aud several
other cergymen, made their appearance aud after max
ing OF the ground procession, took their seats
on a PLATFORM covered with American days, erected for
the Bishop McGli then read from st Paul
his epstle TO the Ephesiaus second chapter and Genesis
twenty eighth chapter. sermon was also preached
by shop McCil who dwelt upon the necessity of
mony in cousecraied churches The right reverend gen.
ternan could only be heard by those him, the
bands Of the societies the street continued
PLAYING which, together with the tramping Of the horses
of tho marhals &c. about the grounds, and the inter-
ruptions caused by shouting frequent After the
sermon the lard by Bishop LoughIin with the
usual ceremonies and the large assemblage dispersed