, 1870-06-26

-1he New 1prk commercial A1pCrfl5eT
says: The closing in excitement occlsioned
Trinity Church has caused good deal Of talk
among the cls1gymen and others connected
with Trinity n well as the outsiders. The
lev, Dr. Dix. rector Of Trinity Parish, waa ncst
aware, as we suE?nsad7 that .e,os obnoxious ~
facts came to his knowledge he wrote letter
to Rev. Or. Tintop, and requested that no
such mode OF detatning = congregation in the
house of God should be resotted to a. long -
he continued to be rector
Hartford has had \ RituaIistic wedding
and the local raEess are filled with tia glories.
It took place At 81. Johns Church, East Hart
ford, which was magnitcently decorated with
dowere for the OCCASION The altax WAS COW
cred with an elegantly embroidered cloth, and
large yases Of flowers stood On each sido of
WAS tl1ed with fragrant bouquets, and
over it Vas suspended triangle and
circle Of rel and white roses, emblem-
atical OF the Trinity and Eternity. The per-
fume from the maaa Of blossoms filled tho
church, almost overrowezing the senses. The
Of their office. small CROSSES covered with
white satin. The organ1st wore white robe
and playel lively selections The girl cho1is-
ters wore dresses Of white, with cnpes Of the
same, and large cross suspended by 4 blue
ribbon from the neck. The boys and men
fully embroidered Etole OF white silk, the orna-
nents being Of gold and blue. The pro.
cession crossed in front OF the chancel and
went down the south or festal nisle to ths door
Of the church, At the door the maIrisgc party
Joined in and followed up the middle alsle. 4
collection was taken up on gold plate to
which the bridegroom alone was asked to con-
tribute. When The two had been made one,
the candles on the altar and the large candle-
has on each ride were lighted, making the
eecne within the chancel still more imposing.
The Times. from which We have gathered
these interesting particulars. modestly raya
"it would be trespassing on asetyicet too sacred
to ho described in secular print, to follow the
ceremony to the cloee." Ne are, however, al
loved 10 learn that ~ the brido passed frum
blessing Of her mother, snd that the entire
ceremony occupied an hour and quarter.
Tho happy couple thus Enthusiastically united
were Miss Elizabeth s. Wilson and Mr.. Virgil
T. Humaeon.
| At the celebration Of Corpus Christi, In
the Church Of the Paulists (R. C.), Now York,
on the 18th instant, many obseryances, per-
laps never before witnessed in new York, but
quite ordinary at the Vaticsn, were carried ont.
A number Of small altar boys rang little siIvery
bells as they followed the professional cross
down the aisle. A fine brass band followed.
Then came long line OF acolytes bearin9
tnple torches and candies. Some were robod
| il rcd, come In purple, and two in pure white.
Then camc four clerics in crimson mantles
trimmed with gold fringe, and Lastly q throng
Of little girls dressed in white, and bearing
baskets filed with rose petals OF every
hue. These they threw in showsr in the
path Of tho blessed Sacrament, which was
| (s,tne by the Rev. Father Hewitt, under m ,g-
nifceut canopy carried by four priests. Fotir
| swinging lanterns we're carried by cleries
around the canopy. Tho other fathers Of the
congregation and students followed alt bear
itg lighted candles. Father Hecker, in arag-
nihccnt chssnble, waB recognized among them.
! The 'Pauge Lmgua, O Sa1utaris Hnmaue,' ;
I 'Tantum Ergo we're cbanted by tha priests,
| acolytes, md cleries during the procession,
with fine accompaniment from the band.
There wpre no female sopranos or altos IN the
st. Vincent, in D, was rendered by ehildrep'u
voicea in the hznsept, aud male voices around
the s!tar with organ accompaniment by Eber-