The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-16
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Conservation of st. AInny's Church, Hunters
Point.
As It had been announced that Bishop Loughhn
would perform the ceremony OF dedicating the new
Catholic church at Hunters Point yesterday, the
whole Catholic population was on the move and In
holiday attire from An early hour in the morning
st. Mary's church Is situated on West Fifth street,
Hunters Point between Jackson and Central ave.
nues and Is neat one story wooden edifce, it's
architecture having pretensions to the Gothic, and
is sixty feet wide BY l1s long. The roof Is sur.
mounted by wooden spire, which bears large gilt
cross. The external decorations are confined to the
limited adornment the carpenter and painter are
pabe Of giving Inside the eject is dnerent the walls
are washed with light gray tint not at all trying
weak eyes, and the benches capable of seating 400
persons are hard implanted and unnvittng. but the
adornments render It as pretty little church as
could be had for the amount invested-some $40 OO0
The windows are diamond formed, and have tasty
coored glass adornments. the columns. though Of
wood, are well proportioned, while the altar which
eccIesiastacal adornment as possessed by many
Catholic churches in this country OF far greater
pretensions. The statues have been executed BY an
artist, whose nan1e will not here 20 down to pos.
terty from the simple fact that 1t cannot be given
but they are very decent specimens Of ant indeed.
Christ on the cross, above which are the words
"Glorid In Ezcelsis DeO." The Bacristy Is c0mmO-
dious and plainly furnished:
past ten A. NJ, the Following clergymen being pre-.
sent in She cnureh;-The Right Rev. Bishop Loughrn,
the pastor the Rev. Father CrImmin the Rev. j. H.
Bridgeman, the Rev. Father Jouin, 8. j., and the
Rev. Father Marechai. The procession entered the
gallery, was imposing. the Bishop in full robes.
bearing his crozier brought up the rear and, pro
ceeding to the front Of the altar marched towards
for the occasion being read by the ofcatng priests.
Arrived at the porch the procession made such
tour OF the church as was practicable and returning
the Bishop raped at the door with his symbol Of
ofice, enchanting, "0pen unto US the gates Of the
Lord' The procession then went to the altar, where
while singing the Ian y'o Of the Blessed Virgins the
organst being Miss Glllet The ceremony Of asperg.
ing tne walls OF the church was then performed,
The rest OF the ceremony was devoid OF general in
erest and consisted IN special prayers for the occa
priests retired to the sacrisy while the taners on
the altar were lit, ana preparations made for the
celebration OF the grand mass which followed, the
omciatng prlests being the Rev. Father Pollard
Master OF Ceremonies; the Rev. Father Brdreman
Celebrant; the Rev: Father Louis Jouin, Deacon
appearance In all the glory OF sacerdotai robes was
imposing. The musical arrangements were under
the charge OF MI. Urban Rens and the Kvrte and
the Cedo Sdnctus and Ag1is Del, from Mercadente,s
Mass, we're well given.
the sermon was preached by Bishop LauQhrn,
who took hts text nom the seventeenth chapter OF
ST. John, and gave an eminently appreciable dis
course, which was listened to with great atrention
local Temperance Societies and Ancient Order 1 y,
Hlbernians from New York and Brooklyn were ex.
pected at the commencement OF the celebration but
IL was past eleven before the former, which was COM
posed OF some two thousand members, arrived.
The pastor, the Rev. Father Crimmfh, had no
small amount OF labor allotted to him to receive the
donations OF the crowd and seeing that at least nine
thousand people were present. who gave from five
cents 10 five dollars each, and that the church was
full Of spectators at one dollar each. no mean sum