The New York herald., 1870-06-20
A NEW GOTHIC CHURCH.
Laying the Corner Stone OF n st. Jer0me's
Church, North New York.

Laying the Corner Stone OF n st. JerOme's
Church, North New York.
The corner stone OF the new Catholic church OF
st. Jerome was laid yesterday with imposing cere-
monies. The site of the edice Is between 137th and
13sth streets, fronting on Alexander avenue. The
church property consists OF twelve city lots. and
cost $3s,0O0 The building at present in process Of
erection has q front OF 70 feet on Alexander
avenue, with depth OF l15 feet. 1t Is
intended to be a three story building, in
o peculiar mixed style of architecture, which the
architect calls Lombardo-Gothic, fronted with
pressed brick and dressed with Ohio and Bellevllle
stone. AS soon the building is completed the first
story which Is seventeen feet high, Will be used
a church until the generosity OF the Westches er
Catholics enables the worthy pastor Father Hughes,
to erect church on another portion OF the property
and the remaining stories will be used as school
Ultimately it Will all be devoted to educational pur
poses and, with the church ana PASTORS house. will
occupy the whole block.
From two O'Clock yesterday crowds began to
arrive from the boats and the cars OF the Second
and Third Avenue Railroads at the scene Of
the ceremonies, which was gaily decked
out with flags and streamers and presented
a very brilliant appearance as the scorching sun
ties, including the st. Jerome Society, the ST.
Gabriel Society, the Immaculate Conception Total
Abstinence Benevolent Society 81, Bonisees so
Father Matthew Total Abstinence Benevolent So
ciety No. l. of Westchester, and Father Matthew
Total Abstinence Benevolent Society,No. !, or Nor
risana were present, and heir bands, together with
the splendid band OF the Westminster Protectory,
contributed In great measure to the ecldt Of the
proceedings by their really fine and nspiritng music
Very Rev. Father STAIRS, Vicar General assisted
by Rev. Mr.. McSweeny and Rev. Mr.. Hughes pas.
tors OF the church, officated and about five o'clock
proceeded to bless the corner stone with The usual
ceremonials OF the Catholic Church. Among the
other cergymen present were Father Wood Father
Carol, Of MerOse; Father Slavln, OF Yonkers;
Father Breen Of the Church Of the Annunciation; /;
Father Fnegan, Vice President of St. Johns College,
Fordham and several others Alter the corner stone
had been laid Rev. DIR. Monogh delivered brief ad-
dress from the first verse OF the 10th Psam-"Un-
less the Lord shall build the house In vain do they
labor who build it," He alluded to the particular
interest which Almighty God had always shown IN
the erection OIL temples in His honor as eXemplled
especially in HIS minute directions In regard to Solo,
mons Temple, and then went on to say that the
building Of which the corner stone had been laid
that day intended for the twOfold purpose OF
school and church, according to the universal Gus
tom OF the Catholic Church OF combining religious
and secular instruction. He concluded his address,
which he explained was necessarily brief on account
of the intense heat by exhOrtng all to cooperate
with their jealous pastor in raising worthy temple
to the Lord on the beautiful site selected for 1t.
More than 5000 persons participated In the inte
resting ceremonies