New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-01

orchestra was in attendance and chorus OF ~ VOICES
from the various Catholic churches IN the cty Inc
music consisted Of the Te Deum Lamddmus, ny Lahl-
ctte In D. and the Tantum Ergo M aSnSp
Clome, Soprano Madam Werner contraltG MT Nc Mehty
asS orsans % dupse
At about i2 voluntary having been onerea mean
of the church. Issued the saerity, and proceeded
the south aisle. the orchestra playing IN r ssc0
cession moved up the center aisle IN the following
order
Aooly:e e.t. 70 t See,Sr1Aso''e
c.,gv ,se.nt,So ' "a sursics. oacct, and barr
Incense bearers With censers
Rev. F Pr: ss & he S. the Sf'''h
Master Of ceremonies.
.,. Very Rev WIN is,. ssE'' I. . D. Vo'' Attendant
AI fass The s4 I'cSS.scp, Priest
with mhre and crnieI, &c. 49,,
Pour Aeoyes bearing the trsin q the Archbishop.
Arriving at the chance the Archbishop, attended by
the Very Rev. Dr. STAIRS and bis chapians ana clad IN
the foot OF the altar while the chanted the
versces established by the sacred rites for such soemn
ties On the completion of the prayers tine Archbishop
was CONDUCTED to his throne which was festooned with
wreaths OF evergreen and TOOK ms seat while the Key
the following address Of welcome Oh behalf OF the
clergy:
ADDRESS OF THE REV. THOMAS J. PRESTON, d. D..
1t is with the utmost pleasure and gratitude to God
that the clergymen of your to-day sacred
place welcome you home They speak in their name,
and the name Of the faithful committed TO their charge
when they express the universal Joy which is felt by your
flock seeing you aongns, seated upon your
episcopal throne. They come ~ pay their homage
of respect love, and duty TO preate whom they revere,
and for whose health and length Of days they have
duty which has for one year separated U.S. the voice of
Him who rules the sheep of Christ from the throne OF
Tbe Council Whose acts viii be written in the brightest
pages OF history In your person we have been repre-
The faith and pety which animated the Catholics
of this metropolis of the New World in the high honor
yCbi hVotl bay rec
important part assigned to you IN the cehDera-
lions OF the great , nave eer
for loyalty the Holy See and fidelity to the one faith,
eavs to 1s PS go dsepS @d
the heart Of the & world and which nd aye eeS
have bound together in new concord the souls that
believe in the divinity and redemption Of Jesus Christ
We confidently predict triunphs 10 the Church in
great mission OF ciyzing and eyangelizing mankind
Nation may 60 against nation and kingdom against kng
DOM but no weapon drawn against her can prospect fOr
ourselves at home we can only say; tha durlng your
the cause of Christ might not suner In our hands peace
and unity have reigned among us without ana WITHIN.
which are offered you Of fidelity 10 the vineyard OF
the Lord. The churches which have been built or
efforts we nave m Ser 10 give onr ancts eI np
whom the future of our beloved country depends the
offerings to the new Cathedral monument alike to our
faith and charity, are to you sufficient proof that we
sympathy and fatherly kindness which you have ever
shown bind US together and to You IN these our
Give 10 Won I'm the ardons responsibilities Of your Office
is small part OF your reward Kermit Us acre, 6nen
your Office and person. Through you are we bound 10
that rock on which the Lord built his Church that Is
ing foundation against which the gates Of hell cannot
prevail. We are happy and proud TO welcome you as
f STT to to ms We earnestly pray God TO multiply
upon you his Taces aud blessings TO spare you yet
many years that the happy tie which exists yet among
us may he long unhroken FOR the confirmation of many
in the faith for the honor Of the epseSpate' and tHe
the clergy. ... VIM. STAIRS, DID. V. Il.
w @Hoi H. { ci bESfIgN
EDwARD j. OREILLY.
Al the conclusion of the address, the Archbishop
cended the pulpit and delivered in reply the following
address to the vast assembage OF clergy and ay before
him: - .
VENERABLE AND RESPECTED BRETHREN AND CLERGY:
should be happy, 1t possible, to return any
thing ike adequate thanks for most kind and az
fectiouate greeting but for this feel myself unequal
and must simply throw myself without reserve, upon
your generosity. The words which nave Just been nt,
tered the place in which stand the spectacle whch
here behold before my eyes klnde emotions WHEN ,oI
bid utterance Tins much however can say, anu ~, u9
much from the very bottom Of my heart ldO say tha
am oyerjoyed-ten and hundred tunes oveI1oyed-ttp
see you overoyed to look upon many friendly famil-
lar faces oveoyed TO be standing once more here among
YOU and grateful beyond measure Tor the warm ana g
erous greeting which you have accorded me. reinen
Der have said 20 you when on the eve oil parting tm
deeply regretted the necessity OF even temporary
separation from you from my diocese yet could
leave without any serious dlsquetude concerning he
e that the administration OF its affairs ntrusted
TO prudent hands of one whose ndety ana Da nan
I'm other times and in the eyes OF my predecessor been
fully tested had confidence in the zeal and devoted
ness OF my clergy. was CONVINCED that ~ would DO
cred honor 10 labor possible with even greater cOur
age and greater earnesness during my absence thah De-
fore; and in this I have not been disappointed.
You have observed that not IN obedience 10 any
mission OF my own not for any purpose OF sell
ready and cheerful to the voice of that father whose
Voice is to ali the Catholics Of the world and the bishops
Christ samr1oning me, humble am. in common with
all the prelstes OF the world to the General eounc
~ the Vatican needed not your assurances that your
accompanied me- Your eyes and your hearts in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. irresstiby-turned TO that holy oiW
ravers and supPcations were up to heaven for
the of that great work which was peg under
A General Council beloved brethren, you know, is no
thing n the C6f oas Bhs mo-
stance that has marked 1t 10 strongly mas shown IoI
80 @ or %eff n the Of psssrvns
me integrity Of Divine revelatoD or the deposit OF
faith ss TSs g. OF hresy OF healing sc6sm Of pro
noting morality OF conduene '" the advancehs IN VI
civilization OF GIVING t trIe s sement Of the truth
and the salvation Of sous-lothng, say, IKE TINS, IN
the history Of the SnGla by IL General
ellis / ha,s only 10 IGNITION Nice, CohstantinoP.n,
Ephesus ;' ace Tvs ana 30 many , others MN
s which .s S6s, Gf' sces were not only for The
9S n thew have reached to our times, deepening and
idep3s In their course through the successive cenn
~ and now IA has been eoquently remarked at the
Tot of this altar and now, their glorious and their
Scored echoes rec in the Council OF the vatican Ana
So e these general councsi9 now In NUMBER MINK
With safety say there has not been one OF greater
innartance and witch, trust, viii be more produc
now in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by reason OF the number OF
npeIate who are assembled therein important b reason
" nat eor,os and diyinely protested Pontifcsse under
which IL is called; important by reason OF the
of tine questions which have been considered
5000 TTsre are assembled bishops a. have said
from every portion the globe In the earlier
the Councils OF the Esst there were lew Diner eio
,esenteS than those OF the East America had no
niaTe therein AustraHf lad no place therein i1sy
we're not there beo~uss ,hsp they had no place on tne
n - The ChrisJisn -, 81 Three hundred years have
since the ornci II Trent and since that peroa