New-York tribune., 1871-01-02
CHURCH DELEGATIONS.
THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. ANE-ARCHBIsHOP
MCLOsKEY ON THE UNITY OF THE CATH


Long before 10 o'clock yesterday the CoGgre-
cation began flock into the Church Of st. Ann,
Twefthst and by Oi when the services began. the
building densely crowded The dedication began
with procession down The Church 10 the principal
trance then round the exterior the building and back
again up the center aisle 10 the sanctuary The children
the girls school connected with the Church took part
in the procession attrcd in white dresses, walls and
wreaths half with blue and half with red scarfs. on
reaching the aisle they placed in two rows,
between which passed the procession Of Priests,
acoyites, and choristers. At the sanctuary one
OF the Priests began TO sing the Litany OF
the Saints. The customary dedication prayers
followed and the procession reformed to pass
round the inside OF the Church while the Arch
bishop blessed it with holy II "a Mass ce.e
brated by vcarGeneral stars Farther Burtsen and
Father Keogh acting Deacon and subDeacon, and
Father McNerng and Father Poole Masters OF Cere-
monies The % the Mass new, composed eX-
pressy for the occasion By Mr. Decaur who has charge
OF the music ST. AIMS. The rendering OF the music
was in every way worthy Of this wcknOwn choir, the
SOLO Ave Mara Immediately before the sermon being
especially effective.
The Archbishop preached from Revelations XXI. 2, 81
And John the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming
down from God out Of heaven. prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband And heard great voice out OF
heaven saying Behold the tabernacle of God is with
men, and he will dwell with them and they shall be his
people and God himself shall be with them, and be their
God" After conTatulating the pastor and congrega-
ton on the condition Of their church. he said From the
beauties OF this material temple we can turn 10 eontem
plate that far gTander temple OF Heaven which the ApOs
lie speaks OF in the words have taken for my text Ihs
another temple not made with hands whose
builder Is God, which, though ever ancient Is ever
new ana will endure forever. Her foundations
| are in the mountains Her dimensions cover
the earth. Her SUBMITS reach to the heavens sbGi
visible not hidden away and God has fixed upon her HIS
own DIVINITY She is His spouse His bride, His chosen
one on eurth-the Church The attribute which he has
conferred upon her most in character with His own God
head is unity God one, and the Church is one Vast
as is extent spread throughout the world II mas
nevertheless been so made ana Prgporoneu anu M its
parts compaccd and knitted together "a To MAKE
beaucous one HARMONIOUS whole Us dni.y ~ ~. ,ho
perfection its beauty the secret OF IT, strength hr
token It's divine origin and ndestructDiiy n" not
speak these words directly 70 IT. adycrealles but rater
them in the bonds Of charity and love Christ founded
the Church. Onths rock, He said VIII hld my AdIc
He did not say He would build churches, but HIS church
In auding dscoursing on 1t He ever described
parts and subject common head He spoke of 1t as
an empire, kingdom, house shee2oid uhdSf one one
shapef ehGPesT to be S pre-efyed 70 DIN Unity her
! keep them in Thy whom Thou has given me, that
they be one As we are one he ais3 pray e. lHat
all who believed In Hin might be one that the world
/ might believe that His Father had sent Him
He did not pray alone for unity in the Apostesmp
! but also for unity among those VINO, hIToutihd hITotid
! their mnistrItOus IN The course or ages, shOnld
wa TO be- a sign Of the divinity Of His mission Men
were to believe M His church, to live and die Ia H. aud
ohc age nor the peoples and nations "a whom the
apOses went He prayed Tor US aud Intended thc me uhy
thus preserV ed should be evidence OF the dylne a
6ority of His holy Church What He pray ed for must
have been accomplished. Omuputcnt, He willed the
END ana therefore the The Church the Wis
ible body remain united But now remain Nlslple
Io!v without a visible bead Christ, therefore, chose
Peter 10 he the hcadthe rock vi ch the Church was
10 be built To him he the keys of heaven, 10 that
whatever he bound Garth w- bound in heaven what
ever looscd earth loosed IN heaven lie made
him the shepherd OF Hls mock. Her. len was IN or
canizatiOn formed church founded a government 30
arranged and perfected that had an the eenehs o
cohesion and duiaDlty. Lut u Wol,td or etLon' ~
| make ts unity perpetual and divine. lie gave T.
" LO, am with yOu, even III the END or the world
And so that church founded ana consutu'en @ py nm
| and receiving the promise was 10 grow up ana eA
paud and exist Unity. The apostles al ways Impressed
this great fact the minds Of those they taught As
they spread the NOIlu nos no
10 them e eeNcd ~ one ana me I'M am ,i,,d ,a
PAM in writing ~ the Fphesians insisted earnestly
on this unity and besought them 10 avoid t4ts~ Who
thai ms unity among the first Christi3u. became
evidence of truth to the uubeheying world "S,.-'
they said, "how these Christians love one mother
Now, in the world around us when We -- "' l-' q
.ects we ask "ls this Gods worki = '' i-
aud glorious Church for which the savior died
and martyr. bled :" We <snswer No !" II
there division and discord IT Is not Co.'s worh.
An enemy hath done this But those who have iet me
bosom oi the chfen e.ot % AK & 'n H. % e enn,t
break or destroy her unity by their going away Tor
there Chrsts promise that He VIII ever Dc WIN ber
she stands to-day as ioI nearly 1Ueo !us pas, g. t
ing the Storm surviving ages and revolutions her ully
uubroken strong and vigorous as ever Othcr secs
divide more and more every day, showing that unity
can only be found IN that church with winch ShIlst
unv the sacrifice the altar; for in the act OF com
munion unite WITH all in every part OF me Chrlsah
is mysticaIy present on all our altars. -, -,
In the evening solemn Nespers Tere sung al wIen
The Right Rev. Dr LOnghlin. Archbishop OF Brootyn
Re@%ygG % u, ir n9 ronr ssnctcation These words aro
addressed said he not only t0 the IhessaOtis Dul 70
ali of Us for the reason that God s holy and that man
was created by God that he might be with Him and en-
JOY Him forever The application OF these words must i
not be restricted the sanctuary and The coiier How
are we TO be sactifedi BY truth and Srsce- There
must be knowledge OF tIqth' u ts t ga,Ieu ,rn,N
God mas been pleased to speak mankndl through the
mouth. Of n tsf s s 1aa & TaS S shria aud
sent his apostles t. baptize aud ch al Nations e
truths they learned from him The establishment OF
this apostolic ministry necessarily Involved The +rttu-
alton of Hrs truths for He promised t1 send to them he
f"n Of ali thIcs Who shall Say then that the church
shall fail that there shall not always d. Al lniane @
how In the Church We md the meanS Oh graz gS
By esu, Christ as Head the church
SecoDdv WE have means OF grace In ospusin. We
the world Gohedn sin How then s are we to ses
cross sincthcauon, thert by giving saving pr
cpe 70 eats bs saes Of Heaven are thrown OPEN
sO If freed from bondage Again, In the Holy EuchA-
s5cT 5 we naG nadg e poWsf q God In it men snd
by communion with Him. All thhse means are slnPe'
bt like the means for creating the world their very sim
picv shows the omnipOIence Of God La the reyela-
lions Of truth in praycr and in the sicraments We nnu
through the mercy of God, the means Oh
But how many among those Of me Cathoho lath
overlook these sources OF gracei 10 u- OF that ~
has been gwen and much will br required; ne WHO
knows his masters will and does u mol snail De paNh
vith atripes" Let us reflect, then, on these things
They are intended for our good our edlhoatoh % anu
sanctidcson For tins reason churches are uu,dp p,
o foster ina man. mind gratitude, humility ana ndrI
love for love But Catholics must not lose ash' o
their responsibility in these maters-he t.b sts & az h
ample 10 Others not only Of their own ialt put tnOSe
outsjde the pale OF the church. IL II duti Nhch msl
lot he overlooked II is imperative anu fulnous " o
soul when neglected.
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH AT TRENTON, y. J.
Five years ago the Roman Catholic pcpuia-