New-York tribune., 1870-09-05
RELIGIOUS.

In Others pastors appeared more whose pulpits
have been filed by visiting clergymen. The Rev. Dr.
Halls church. OF Fifth-ave. and Nneteenthst
was reopencd with morning and afternoon preaching
by the Rev. A. Palmer of Albany. The advertisement OF
the reopening worded give the impression
that Dr. Hall himself would preach, aud good audiences
were attracted in consequence II viii he three or Ior
weeks befere the reverend Doctor returns aad ress
bis pulpit duties.
THE CRISIS IN EUROPE.
The Rev H. ID. Northrup delivered a ser
non on the above subject yesterday to large oongreea
tos la the Twenty -thirdst. Presbyterian Church MS
text "From whence come wars and hghtihgs Anons
yOn1 Come they not hence, even OF your iuss 'h wa
in your membersi" The speaker said had nopeu 'a'
we were done with war and that the boasted cShzauoh
sf the nineteenth century would lift MP its voice Ior
ueace But il seems impossible write the history OF
the age except in blood. II You reckon me wars ol e
world you VII una many many Sd ~ been sain on The banks
of the RubicOn, William the Conqueror hio leit nls
syertedi III the Third Napoleon had generously died
during any OF his numerous Illnesses the present
night The sword is sometimes the minister of righte
oness that there ought to be so much OF reason
aeoessary equally true There can be no war unless II
excited by passion or lust. The night never never
tight cannot do less than answer the challenge.
Tee last 80 fearful days which have burde1ed history
with their bloody transactions have been only the tenn
pest purgtng the air for clearer sunshine and brighter
mOrnng. Men who don't bestow upon Prussia unqu@ali- @
Hed admiration who would not 20 her form OF gov
Eminent who would scout King williams idea Of the
divine right of kings are vet profoundly convinced that
this matter Is the injured party spain asks her
Tor a monarch France threatens war and tnOugn tne
Prucoof HohenzOern retires from the field, war is de-
slared and as excuse il is claimed that Prussia would
not give guarantee that no prnee allied 70 her rVyat
t nt ibe reaI motjYs was desire TO strengthen
the Emperor at home and extend his dOmnlOns 10 tne
sSme OF the moral results Of this remarkable conflict
There has long been in France what may be called LIB
sral party men who believe in free government Iree
religion and free press In 50 far as they nave adopted
ehglous views they nave oeeI IIOtosCaI.s III thh
tmens, and nave suffered long maryrdom thIo9g.
devotion TO their cherished faith. OF course the head OF
The nation had no sympathy win them Win da t5Pai p
He has kept the Pope In his chair who had no more It
TO be in Italy than you nave TO De III your hs
to see the Vicar of Christ preaching the gospel
Of peace while kept his throne by French bay
Onets If the liberty party in Europe have not achieved
much their day is dawning. The faithful ally Of the
Meme, meme, ekei ttpharsin is written upon MS
palace Out OF this something great and grand Will
fer will arrive. If any nation is worthy Of pity 1t
,, the French nation Of to-day. They have been led TO
of the Prussans, who have carried everything pc
teTe them in most astonishing manner In syi9pa yida
let us nope that there will be no more wars OF runors OF
wars.
ST. ALPHONsUs CATHOLIC CHURCH-LAYING THE
CORNERSTONE.
Yesterday afternoon the imposing ceremonies
of laying the cornerstone OF the Catholic Church of ST.
Aphonsus place the presence Of vast concourse
Of people. The Church OF st. Aphonsus, when COM
pleted will be very handsome structure 1t is
situated between Canal and Grandsts., and will have
entrances Laurens and Thompsonsts.the principal
one on Laurens-s The base is TO be constructed of
granite and the fronts Of Ohio sandstone. The dnen-
will be 1852 feet in depth and rs feet in width 1t
Will have three nayes and three galleries From the
floor ceiling the greatest hight Will be 60 feet the
least feet The steepe will be on Laurenss and will
be surmounted by cross from the top of which to the
ground distance will be 1s0 feet The building will
be in the Romanesque style OF architecture OF the &h In
Century, and when completed (Which Will be III the Fan
of ls71) Will cost upward Of Sl,0O0,0OG
Long before the hour advertised for the ceremony 10
Gaurens and Thompsonss The of the surrounding
were also covered with and women all anx
eession Of Catholic societies that had formed in Union
square for the purpose of taking part in the exercises
their procession down Broadway and created much en-
thusasm, numbers of German citizens thinking IT
celebrating the recent victories of Prussia. The
5e ber '9 areRne Gs' Sy the
ST. AnthOny's, 81. AphOnsuss, St Johns, ST. FTanels
Paul 81 Iswrence's ST. Bonifaces ST. Peters 7. A. b.
TRANSPORTATION and cadets, st, James's T. A. b., St
-Columbias and st. Bridgets Each society was pre-
ceded by band Of music They, after arriving at
IaureDsst., marched through 10 Thompson, and
up Thompson to Howard when they broke line IN order
20 get possible to the of the ceremonies
Some three hundred young girls belonging TO the sunday
school Of the old Church OF 81 Aph0nsus dressed IN
white with blue sashes, wTeaths of white flowers and
bouquets IN their hands were placed III ranks between
which the procession passed Men were also placed
near this line with baskets to receive collections, and
About q o'clock, the most Rev. Archbishop MeCoskey,
attended by IA priests and u acOlytes proceeded from
the old Church % the platform that had been provided
The Archbishop seated himself for moment while the
attendants remained standing the vast audience un-
The Archbishop then arose and advanced TO the
stone supported his right by his Private Secretary,
demptOnist Clergy of America He proceeded to bless
the stone, after which copper box was deposited by
workman in the cavity provided for IT, The Archbishop
then threw trOwel OF mortar on the box and then
small piece of marble with on ii placed upon
the the bOX-then making the sign OF the
three times with the rOwel, the Archbishop
stepped back few feet and w9Ikmen lowered
cornerstone builder of the church being present 10
see thst i was done properly closed IN te D4S were ere
Rcumenical Council with record OF its dOings; the
OF the State the Mayor of the city, and, also the
Of the Roman Catholic clergy OF this city and the
in Latin There were copies Of THE TRIBUNE, and other
New York papers OF saturday and Sunday, the nickel
and copper coins of the United States and the fractional
currency of the country. The stone on the southeast
eorrer fronting on Lnpre2ssS ana bears SIMPLE cross
The Archbishop. after the stone had been placed pro-
with his attendants to make circuit before the
societies, sprinklng the members with holy water All
uncovered, and many lmeit as the Bishop passed
Returning to the platform after an absence of some 20
minutes silence was restored and the Archbishop de-
hvered the following short address:
'In the name OF the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Al
though. beloved brethren have little hopes of voice
reaching this vast assemblage, cannot deny myself the
privilege in the first place TO congratulate you, and the
GOOD RedemptOrst Fathers, and the people especially
belonging to s district ana Interested in the social
eIuOny we nave taken ldfl III We nave lau
ti0n OF house God In the midst OF this city This
nave much desired in my heart, and here trust
shah see "A noble structure which Will gather in the faith
tu people and tpcLtant sinners C. this wicked city
tO listen % the words Of God preached TO them In their
native tongues aud to pour out foot Of the minis
tiers OF Goa TIC tale OF their sins am glad 70 notice the
deep sympathy with this work and It's promise OF fun
success trust yOu viii support and encourage IL by
your iberalty, and make generous sacrifices 10 this
Work the source of 80 many blessings. Amen. Tie
Archbishop voice not strong, but he listened
fy those with marked attention Al the cOnclu
siOu the remarks the Very Rev HempTecht, PrOyin
caI Oi TIC Oer OF RcGcmq mqtJfist throughout America,
preached short seIInOn ia German. AFTER which the
Iso the clergy, and some invited gu -ts paItOOk
OF refreshments in the lecturer of c old Church OF
St Apious- ana ire vast cOuCOuIHc CI people quietly
dsI,erscd. Iie laJ policemen, detailed under .c COa-
Inaud Ol Capt. McDeuott OF the ghth Precinct, lad
no 0cca ion 10 .iIcat any