The New York herald., 1873-06-09
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS,

Dedication or o New Catholic Church ae
Flatbush-A Large Congregation and
Auspicious Opcning-scrmon by Bishop
l.Oug lin, ON SanctincatiOn.
In the leafy. truly rural village or Flatbush, Q
new church was yesterday dedicated to the service
OF the Catholic religion. This church Is the Church
OF the Holy Cross" and the building OF 1t was
commenced about year ago. 1t is in the Gothic
style of architecture and the material used is brick
and stone. The cost has been $32 900, and 1t win
seat 800 worshppers. The architect Is Mr. Houghton,
of Exchange place, New YORK, and he appears to
have done his work very creditably. The old frame
church, which was dedicated six years ago, is at
the rear of the old church, and will be utilized for
school and parochial purposes. Yesterday the
weather was so balmy, the air invigOrating, the
breeze that 1uttered the leaves and stirred the
blood so suggestive OF ride into the rural lanes
and under shady trees, that it was not surprising
to the common sense observer to find that the
Flatbush avenue cars arriving about church time
from the city nearly emptied themselves Of their
occupants when they arrived at the village lane In
which the church is situated The result was that
the building was crowded with
TOWN AND COUNTRY CONGREGATION
OF devout worshippers. The dedicatory and the
clergy The Right Rev. John Loughln. d. D.,
ceebrant; Father McCulum, deacon; Father T. 0.
a ae and In the ans
has been erected q small but powerful and mellow
toned ton organ BY Mr. Henry Henry Erben, sf New York.
posed OF the folowing:-Soprano Mrs. Moore;
alto, Mrs. southwen; tenor, Mr.. Doyle; basso, Mr..
MeGidlatus," F iof four @ voices slard" and 1s ths
trio, verdrs "Jesu del veivi,' all OF which were
loving as the text his st clause Of
the third verse OF fourth chapter OF St. Paus First
Epstle to the this Is the win
Bishop, "has lett nothing undone that we may be
sanctihed. The end sought by God in His work for
ence. Now II this is the end proposed by God. it
vided by which this sanctdcation is to be carried
out py us US IN the Gospel he nad declared to us
ment between God and His Blessed Son. and IL was
VERY SIMPLE ARRANGEMENT
Every human power was used to prevent it
being carried out, but what was mans efforts as
addressing man BY God, and giving to men this
revealer of His truth God SO unirtlg men to Him.
self that henceforth they were hot to proclaim
inspired only by the truth OF God. They were told
to teach the people hcnceforth "the command
mns 70 that en BY and these pryste
Judgment. "rhe words that l have re-
Gelved haye t given you" 4s said a,vG our blessed
ment Now men must be enlightened andAsanctt-
ned by this truth. But there is hesitation In put
ers of this truth. 1t Is said that Catholic is re-
strained Of his liberty; but he is not restrained Of
truth is not listening TO man merely; he is not
bound to the voice OF man; II Is the voice Of God,
anu it Is the truth in God that makes him free.
Man Is either to obey the truth IN God or the
spirit that Ia within him, and Is either for God
or against Him. There Is no medium point; there
is no fellowship between light and Darkness be-
tween
CHRIST AND BELIAL.
''Hc who Is not with me-" says the Son OF God
'siS against me-" 1t Is net bondage, therefore, but
liberty We are called upon to enjoy. The Catholic
slavery where this liberty Is enjoyed. Where there
is truth there is liberty. Besides the truth by
which men are to be sanctlfed there are other
MEANS They are very simple, but they are also
very grand, Simple, because they are the result Of
Almighty cOndescension simple, because He knew
the nature OF our hearts; simple, because we are
but small babes. We as men are grand and truly
great; we are made so BY our character. We are
great because we are made in the image and the
likeness of God. Great, because we have been re-
deemed by the precious blood OF Christ; great, be-
cause sanctified by this, and because Ii Is the
will or God that We should be sanctified. There Ia
a wonderful harmony. too, in the simplicity and
the greatness OF the means provided for our sane
tication This was made manifest In the simple
and the holy sacrament OF baptism, and all the
other sacraments, especially in that sacrament Of
most peculiar way, in which He says, "He that
eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood abdeth
with Me.n Who Is 1t that makes man small and
contemptible2 Man himself. see how God loves
him. how He magnifles him. See how He desires
to be united with him IN time, that he may be
united to Him In eternity. The Bishop concluded
his sermon by few words of practical application,
tions at seeing so beautiful church dedicated to
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