New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-31
THE NEW CHURCH or ST INNS.

THE hLW CHthtH OT OF. HA'A' ~
- ,o,c.r,oN To ,,ospOw-sT. AIMS, OLD
AND NEw-FATHER PREsroNs WORK AND
MINISTRY ~
The new Roman Catholic Church OF st.
AIMS will he dedicated tomorrow. 1t an event OF I'M
noranee 70 many Cor they have been working heart ana
sou for IL for years II il especially identhed WIN .ho
rk Of Father Preston. the rector OF whom TO say that
tho Churc ind congregation of st. AIMS as 1t now ex
ISIS is h chd-he result OF his untiring pastoral snors
is not deprlvng his predecessors OF one otaOt tho re-
spect due to their memory.
Twenty-on years ago, Father Preston IN company
with Dr.. Forbes, DR.. Huntington, and many Others
oiucd the Roman Catholic Communion Father Preston
had Immediately before been working IA associate with
DE- Forbes in the ministry OF the Protestant EpscOpal
Church Of ST. Luke, In Hudson-st, having previously
o6lciated with Dr. Seabury at the Church Of the An
uuncatiOn. On being ADJ ted To the Roman Com
munion he went to the Theological Seminary at Fordhan
where he remained year. He was ordained priest III
1850 hut pursued his theological studies for another year
before undertaking tn tive duties Of the ministry His
first mission as Catholic priest was at Yonkers, In
1851, whence he conducted missions at Tarrytown
Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, and spuyten Dnyyi During
the years he remained IN charge OF TINS district ne
erected churches in Yonsers and TaIryown In 1852 ne
pointed Chancellor of the Diocese an ecclesiastical ONCE
which he still holds In 1862, Father Preston was APP
pointed Rector OF ST. AIMS and as Rector Of ST. AIMS he
is principally and always Will be known From the mo
ent of his induction ne has efpysh Ts sar OF on hi.
parcchsi work which has carried ali before and hc
now stands prominent among the prominent Catholic
pastors and dvines of the day He has found time. IN
spite Of his parochia duties to contribute To- Sathohc
literature Among his published works are: Christian
Unity The Ark of the Covenant series of discourses on
the many aspects of the life of the Blessed Mother OF
son and Revelation and Christ and the Church. embody
ing an argument from Scripture In favor Of the Roman
Catholic Church and from the generally received doe
trnes of Christianity. He maintains that every religious
denomination should receive its pro rata share OF The
ul hat ALL ha
| The control of their individual appropriations.
OF his work parish priest little need be said for
Catholic Church for about ten years before he took
charge OF but ON assuming his nistorate he found
that he believed essential. lie fully cathoiczed the
church itself by introducing improvements in its interior
| arrangements He erected the usual chapels to the
Virgin and ST. Joseph which had previously been want
ing placed stained glass i'll the windows and purchased
a new organ He purchased the late recory house in
Eighhs and established the school for girls under TIE
management of the Sisters OF Charity at No 50 Fourth
ave. As parish priest, he has especially devoted him
self to the drawing of converts into the Catholic fold
Church is totally inadequate to the of his congfe
CATION Including those who are parsh,oners th9is
Who often attend his church and those who constantly
habually seek his ministry Father Preston may he
In the month of June last the site OF the new Church
of ST. Ann To be dedicated tonoIrow was occupied ny
erty extending through the block 10 Eleyenh-s hay-
! iue been purchased by the compensation of st. AIMS
energetcay prosecuted and the 10th OF July, when
the cornerstone of the new ediice was ia only inc
! synagogue renamed standing The front was
retained solely economical grounds: Like
ST. Peters in Rome. and many others Of the great ca
hedra and churches of Europe the facade OF 81 AIMS
gives idea Of the architectural lghtness and grace
century which has been carried out with all possible
purity and exactness OF detail Inc o1dhg rs ITO ieet
the under side Of the nave groning 1t divided INTO
whole vsued The lofty clerestory is lit up by large
stained glass windows Around the apse these windows
| Apostles aud in the chapels which flank
the ehance two quatre foil openings glazed with g
ures of the Virgin Mary and ST. Joseph The interior
woodwork is all made Of walnut and chestnut, oiled and
deliberately carved and glded. The organcae, 81 feet
manner Particular attention has been bestowed on the
decorations Of the sanctuary, which is nciosed by
bronze altar railing OF exquisite workmanship The hlgh
altar is enshrined by traceried arcade which Is richly
eooIed and H. as well as the two slde affairs maze ell
The badaehino is Of pure white Vermont satra1Iy
two tuns II now weighs nearly threequarters OF tun
The high altar is probably one OF the ehastest ana yet
boast. The affairs in the side ehapeis in the same
style Twenty-Five large candesticks are placed on the
and leweed in yaiicns coiors.
gled with gold The general effect is rich. Larmo
mons and chaste The architect N IL Brun. and the
builders Cockerill spauldng, The building will easily
GCo perons with the sehool-house and parsonage
The High Altar and the Affairs Of the Blessed Virgin
and ST. Joseph cOnsecrated by the Archbishop
erday morning. The dedication service will begin to-
morrow at 1890 q. III. Solemn II I'll Mass will follow, the
Right Rev. Archbishop McCoskey being the preacher.
The Right Rev the Archbishop OF Long Island will preach
in the evening.
Judge lngraham, yesterday, granted an order al,
lowing the Trustees of st. Patrcks Cathedral 20 sell
st. AIMS Church in Eghthst together with the adiOn-
ing parsonage and schOOhOuse, To A. I. stewart for
$1,000 OF which $4,000 10 be cash aud $1,000 ia mort
cages The church property il fee-simple property
but the sold held under lease extending n
wears May 1850 The leISehOld property from
the Sailors snug HarbOr 10 Agnes Robertson BOucicaut
wife of Dion Bouccaut and was conveyed by her to the
church. The proceeds Of the sale, after paying the
Of the transfer, 10 he applied 10 the erection
| Of the ST. AIMS Church in Twelst