The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-30

tiful gas jets, which, when lighted. present
scene of dazzling splcndor.
The church has seating capacity of
from fourteen hundred to fifteen hundred
persons, with gallery capable of seating
one hundred. The pews, chancel rail and
general woodwork through the church is
the work of Mr.. j. W. King, of Rutland
Everything about which is very satsfac-
torly and tastefully done. The seats are
well made, neatly put together and afford
ample room each for six persons.
The congregation who have thus secured
by their generous sacrifices and public
spirited efforts a church that any society
under the sun may well feel proud of, com
priscs some fourteen hundred persons.
The old church has long been found too
small to accommodate the numbers that
have steadily increased year by year
and they now have succeeded in achieving a
fine success in the erection of a com
modious place of worship sufficient to hold
them all. The cost of this structure is
computed at 100000.
CONSIDERATION SERVICES.
On Yesterday, as had previously
been announced in the GLOBE the conse-
Grafton of this church occurred and was
attended by interesting and impressive ser
vices At the hour of eleven in the morn
ing large assemblagc numbering some fif-
teen hundred people were at the Church and
as the doors were thrown open the body of
the house and galleries were Immediately
filled to their full capacity. The church
was deliberately and beautifully decorated
for the occasion. with flowers of every va
riety tastcfully arranged about the altar,
fcstooncd amid the architectural designs of
the house and hung about the walls in an
artistic and lavish manner, giving to the
pictures and frescoing II identifying effect
and lighting up the attractive features of
the interior III magnificent style. Although
the day was intensely warm outside the
many opportunities of ventilation through
the house excluded the rays of the sun as
well as gave free course to the cooling
breezes, thus preventing the suffocating
effects of the heat usually expected in so
large crowd on such day.
The reverend dignitaries present CON-
priscd Bishop Dc Goesbriand of Buring-
ton, Right Reverend Bishop Laughlin OF
Brooklyn, Very Reverend Father Lynch of
Burlington, Reverend Fathers O'Reilly of
West Rutland, Charles Boylan of Rutland,
Cardinal of Rutland, Gaffney of Dorset,
and Mclaughlin of Brandon, together with
Rev. Fathers Cassidy, OBirnc and Mem
roe of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Rev.
Father Flaherty of Canton, Mass The
SERMON
was preached by Right Rev. Bishop Laugh.
lin, of Brooklyn, from 1 Thessolonians, a
chap. which was read. The sermon was
an able exposition of the views of the
Church, practically illustrated and well de
lvered. The speaker spoke of the great
consolation these words as found in the
chapter read, d" For this is the will of God
even your sanctitication." As were those
other words, 1.-The armament showeth his
handiwork" and "day unto day utteretl
speech and night unto night uttereth know
ledge" Mighty and grand as are these
words it is nothing, said the preacher, com
pared to man, endowed with superior intel
ligence and blessed with immortality
What is to be done that we may be sancti-
fled :? This we cannot answer. He who
made us will provide the means. God al
sundry times spoke to our fathers through
the prophets and in the latter days through
His Son who was the heir to all things
We must learn through the Son to wall,
with God n nd tht1c ha oil l,n t,u,t
and by grace. In this truth man is to be
light, his understanding to be enlightened
and his will to be sustained, through Jesus
Christ the great Sanctifier
BY the command, Let there he light
in the commencement, God gave cleai
evidence of His will and power and the
means employed There was light and al
His order the water separated from the dry
land. This power is displayed through all
His works and in the arrangement of the
means, is shown the infinitely wise, good
and merciful attributes of Him. God was
pleased to speak as a man that we might be
certain of the great ministry for the sane
LITIGATION of men which cannot be denied oil
obliterated. Christ gave us the evidence OF
His saving power after He arose from the
grave, when He told His Apostles to give
all powerto Him, ''go, therefore to all parts
of the world and preach the Gospel to every
creature, Yea, ! am with you all the days
of thy life" He has pledged His power
but something must be done on our side
We must conform with the Divine will
accept and believe the truths laid down fol-
us, for who so believeth not shall be con-
demned. We may feel confident by living
throughout in the duties devOlving upon us
although we are all liable to fall into error.
The spirit of God is ever directing the
Church while Christ is to be with it to all
time.
The preacher argued in favor of the va
rlous rites and sacraments applied by the
Church, of the delegation of power to man,
the grace of priesthood, the great and holy
sacrament of marriage and of the many
reasons we have to render gratitude to
God for the many gifts he has bestowed
upon us.
Here to-day, said the Bishop, is present
ed an evidence of your fidelity, your gen.
erosity and great love fer the Church, in
this magnificent structure erected by your
hands and through the great interest taken
by your worthy pastor in your welfare as a
society. He has impressed it upon your
convictions that more suitable and more
beautiful place of worship should be yours
while you, through his guidance and mind
full of his teachings in the pulpit, have built
this edifice, pride to yourselves, a monu-
ment to your generosity and an honor to
the Church it so beautifully represents.
Your pastor has shown unwonted zeal in
the direction, while you have worked nobly
and effectively in its erection. You can
congratulate yourselves in this work, and
ever be grateful that you have more OPP
portunity of practicing your duties to God
and to your church, while others. seeing
your good works, may glorlfy your Father
which is in Heaven.
The blessing of the church, by special
privilege, was performed by Rev. Father
Lynch of Burlington. The
PoNTIFICAL HIGH MASS
was appropriately performed in honor OF
the occasion. Bishop DeGoesbriand as