The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-24

and regular order There was then danger grow
Ing up within the Church, the danger or congrega,
tionaism, and constant striIes were had between
churchwardens and trustees and their pastors.
Outside there were increasing other dangers sur
rounding the Church like storm fed waves, ana SIAN
ders against Catholicism and Its priests were muit..
plying. His tact, intellect Industry, and, ABOVE an
found crumbhng Church. Protestant spirit within |
Catholic congregations, and ne succeeded IN raising
up again and consolidating the Herarchlcal Snuren,
and he became not only the Bishop, but also the
leader and commander OF the Catholic Church IN
this city. New York was then Protestant c.ty-ne
LEFT II Catholic. REV. Mr.. Meriick then enlarged
upon the contests ofvthe deceased Archbishop with
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIETY.
oniv ps"tssiarm,ed y nut also ipdeizedn since
1t was of the aims OF the society 10 educale .c
children OF the benghted foreigners In tme Pp,e'
testantism wa, then powerful upon the young ge' a.
ration, and many had abandoned the prac zice
OF Catholicism because they felt ashamed 10 nro.
TESS it. But Hughes gained the victory. ands xewed
10 the contendng political parties tnat tne " 4tllocs
Se1 the pance 81 Of the Church
Philadelphia, and repeated the declaratio of Bishop
Hughes that the arst torch put to Ca Aoc church
lay the city in ashes AS the first ostropoiitan OF
New York. Bishop Hughes was the representative Of
ensS
pal authority. which had suere a under the system
Of trasteesnP and his belief e se principle q sub
OF the successor OF ST. Peter. HIS main object was
always education and, In pastoral letter issued
precede the Gurcn. Though dead, the spirit Of the
late Archbishop still yiiveIh After this Grafton,
which at times rose TO almost inspired eoquence, a
was chanted by the choir, the Ecce Homo and Gent
Sort GentoQue being sung with very good effect
IheserviceS In church being over,
| A BUSINESS MEETING
! was held in the study hall, at which Mr.. Gustave
Ihebaud, OF New Jersey, presided, and John G..
| Gamer, Of New York, acted as secretary. com.
mittee OF i've was appointed, with power TO add to
l nj no umn NJ
Johns College. When this meeting adjourned the
whole company repaired to the refectory, where
| THE BANQUET
| was held, at which about 200 persons participated
Rev. Or. Joseph Shea president ofthe college, occu
table, The substantlals Of The cuisine being dis
posed OF, the intellectual exercises commenced.
and personal alusion, vociferously appauded, and
preparing the company for the feast of soul in
waiting for them The first toast was, !" Our Holy
| Father, Plus IX." This responded to by
| Dr.. Orestes A. Bronson, the wellknown Catholic
author and lecturer who said, among other things,
ne wavered In the belief that both Church and God
were essentially Papai. He vindcated the doctrine
put stop 70 further progress OF materalism and
raii0nalism, the bane OF the nineteenth century.
say what he has not tefore, that GallIcanism was
damna lie.
The second toast. "The United States, was re.
"The Alumni" by the Rev. Father Merrick, in the
place OF Richard O'Gorman, who was unexpectedly
In MI f. b. O'Caaghan, Of Albany. The fifth toast
1.-THE Deceased Presidents" was answered by the
Rev. Richard Brennan, and the sixth, 1.-THE Clergy
Graduates OF st. John,' by the Rev. Mr.. Keegan OF
Brooklyn, who was exceedingly humorous In detail.
ing the various incidents Of college life and the ex-
pedients resOrted to to hOodwnk the professors.
1.-THE Barr had an able advocate in Mr. Gus.
tave Thebaad, and 1.-THE Army'I was vigorously
represented by Mr.. James X. O'Berne. 'The Press'
the last toast, was responded to by Mr.. Thomas
COnnery, who called attention to the fact that the
press was the alpha and omega OF the banquet Dr.
Bronson, journalist responding for the Holy
Father. and he ndr. Connery), at the end, for the
Satanic press, and yet the press merited no such
sneers as had been bestowed upon 1t. He gave some
humorous details OF letters he had received and con-
Guided by quoting In defence Of the mighty engine
Of the press the lines from Cowper:-
By thee religion. liberty and laws
Exert their power and advance their cause;
BY thee worse plaques than Pharaohs land befel
Dfuused, make earth the vesbue Of hell.
Thou fountain at which drink the good and wise;
Thou ever babbing spring of endless lies;
Like Eden's dread probationary tree
knowledge Of good and evil 10 from thee.
Besides the gentlemen named above there were
present A. J. Lynch, OF Syracuse, N. Y. Edward F.
Schachte, OF Charleston, s. c.; DR.. G. w. Pinkney
Of Atlanta, Ca; Philip J. ID. Vandyke, OF Detroit
Mich; William J. o. Byrne, Of Savannah, Ca; Rev.
John Fitzpatrick Troy, N Y; John J. Carbefry, OF
TINS CITY, and many Others graduates OF the College
anu some OF whom also spoke at the conclusion.
The annual commencement will be held on next
"Wednesday, June 20, at the College buildings in
FOrdham.