New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16

Tho doctrnes Of the Methodist Episcopal Church nav
determned to erect house Of worship cong "a Tie
c Josiah Bidde They expect TO lay the cornelstone
OF the new church Sunday next at ~ O'Clock , H.
ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY.
At the Church of st. Peter and 81 laui'
Wniamsburgh solemn high mass was celebrated ny 'ie
Rev. Dr. Malone, assisted by deacon, sub-deacoh ana
- - % csremop,es The Rev Dr. McGlynn Of
this CITY preached an appropriate sermon upon
the festival Of the day. by eoinclHentb a opdina
ton OF Father Malone, the pastor, VINO mas Deen
with his present congregation LOT 20 SSa t,i ,n
building for services and il through him that they
enabled to build the maghCehnt e d .hey NV
Gathering Of DR. MalOnes friends took place at his resi-
dence who partOok OF bountihl fepast ana wisnedd
gentlemen present Bishop LanghliD, Fathers Inr
ner Curran, MeAndrews Of the Ch9Ioh OF inc S MS
President OF ST. Johns College, FOrdham; Mooney OF 81
Brldgets, Kilhan OF Newark, aud KeeRan Of LIE A.
sumption
THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION.
Yesterday the Feast of the Assumption oi
the Blessed Virgin was celebrated in the Cathohc
Churches with all the grandeur the Roman rl'uai a''
Of festival was instituted in accoIdSnce ws Of
tradition which has existed since tne cary Srr,ed
the Church that the Virgin after her ~ the Assump
ton, Brooklyn, solemn High Mass was sung W. o 8
The Reg wm Ksegan Id }5e req CosSe deacon and the
Rev. Thomas A. Reid, sub-deac0n Az inc 1osPo5
able sermon preached Dy Fater r ditnn Of Prof
sele, the organst assisted by MISS mooney sopranS
Mrs Guile alto; Mr. Delyant, basso ana MT BsuerDunu
tenor.
THE rITuoI1c CHURCH AND THE FREEDMEN
The Rev Mr. Spaulding, q nephew OF the
Arcbbishop of Baltimore, of Louisville, kent9ok!
preaehed a sermon yesterday in st. Peters Church On
D Deha GSt bE as the Rev Father said upon the
broad grounds that the black have souls 10 save
The wants and needs Of the lately held In bondage
I ha Qoah I'm g. Y
must he built for them and this said Father Spaug,
was his mission in the city TO obtain contributions IoI
was listened to with great interest Mr. spaudins VIII
preach at St. Andrews Church next Sabbath.
DEDICATION OF CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The new Roman Catholic church of ST. Mary
at Hunters Point the Rev. John Crunnn, pastor was
solemply dedicated to the service Of Almighty God
Yesterday by the Right Rev Bishop Loughln, assisted
nv the Rev Dr Gardner and the Rev. Fathers POnard
Joins Brdgeman and Marshall. At the close odhe ded
Tobed for solemn high mass When the celebrant had
chanted the first Gospel the Right Rev. Bishop assembled
as his text the whole Of the nth chapter of st
John, containing the affecting prayer , OF oni
The speaker dwet chiefly upon the 1nmuta9iy OF tt
truth Of God as revealed IN Hls MOru u and upon d T
the political commissions and revolutions OF e past wy
Church against which the LORD SaG npcSapged The
Word OF God the same that was when u was III
necessarily be Interchangeable. Nations had arisen anC
empires had crumbed to nothing, but the Churcn re
NAMED the same and would continue the same until III
| great ends were accomplished. st. Marys Church !
built of wood and is 60 feet front by 100 feet IN
| while the top Of the spire is 100 Zee
above the ground There seating accommodations io
$50 people The ground and building cost about $OO
The architecture approaches the gothic in STYLE and is Il
good taste The altar for beauty and hnlsh rs equal
and in fact superior TO many contained in the more
| costly and pretending edifces.
st Mary's Church fronts on Ffthst, between Centra
and dictionaries, and is decidedly the most imposing
and attractive structure in the neighborhood The music
OF very agreeaby sung by the volunteer eho
| Of the church.
LAYING A CORNERSTONE.
The cornerstone of a small Catholic churcl
on the corner OF Bergenave. and souhst, Hudson City
was Land yesterday afternoon, with the customary i'm
posing ceremonies. There were number OF the reVeI
end clergy and large OF the lay present