National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-28
NJ. DOMINIC,s CHURCH.


49,. 800 -, - - = = -. -,
Previous to the year 1850 there was no place Oh
Catholic worship In that part OF tho city known
"A the Ialand now sonth washInaton True
,n.ro ha, naan r,a,v yo,,s 400 a Il,,Ie chanel
inefe nau oeen' many years hRo'a n'uo .naPo'
aear what was then known as Greeneafs Point,
csn,ury mas vas cc,eprated nv Jesuit mission
aries IN WnatWaschueu Tue o'u nsnsiou no"'e,
near the river front. But under the decaylng III.
nueuces OF time and the progressive spirit OF
measurement theso ancIent landmarks were
lnnpro'en,en. .ae 49, ,,,,a wna,on, NJ, writs
swept AWAY ~ ~ sno tiio "ue.tO' w
the nearest churches to the Catholic community
living on the Island were old 81. ratrick's, on
'uee. anu o. ~ az NJ. MARY Mat.
. ." 'ai, e sy as...,.-,. a., ,a.y,.,.,
tnsy, wIeoi oeofse M'nsv, e,s ., .e" ws.,'
lnston, the special use OF room In her house
a. an s,,a, whereon IN ce,ebrnte the divine mys.
~, IN "a, ~ 80 snaa's,s ,si, an.htaa
tertes; and this' win spacious nA' enao'eo
the then comparatively small number OF wor-
.hipers To. hear mass conveniently every Sun
"A, TnN nrIests were kindly entertained by
ns aus y, ,hst nlans ana zsainns iady nnon her
~ hsn ana ana aihers the nraiect az Inc
ssan,,n ~ = cn,,rch was staIte5 and in The
n nsnas OF ns., fa'"e' "i''o" was ''''s''
"sPpy smaIt 6ricr odIace n, thu corncr of sixth
al w s,saa,s aon,nwsst sIihongh amnle for a
neginnng was, after rev Yeas, ,on no u,cg
,i' inanca 'ha nrniac, ,y.s SONG siv.i n srcrt-
inn marc cnmmod,ous struct,,rr and now
! magnificent church edIace-lne larges. In
on ,he ss,ne sanare "a he old church' and on the
gu cnrnsr d,peetly north Of IL tslxth and south
westJ
,n,,ns NJ onseonIes pnnn the occasion Of MTs.
Wa,,,ssa,vs IsstS in isss REV, Father Bpkel.
inen nssior OF ST. pominics church, paid a glow,
. . p ss' - "a ,nann,y AMI ranindei The
ns ,a,,on ,ha, 20 ina n,ons zeai nj inc lady
lux. psa'os. rame,ns were theo hcfore them
,naS .ara ,s,seIu in5eStsS for The eJItice in
my WI" ,hex 1eS,.S ,naa ana mai the memorv of
wnisn .u ~, Shnni, M enar chsr,sheJ with re.
ne. ~ ~, y Tsc'ion "
pTbs s nsw rsorch ia now rooted in. and ia 40
neaf COZ, ,, " ~ !, an nv nsSt fest,yai ~
W. We vii We Sr H ra.ss,ya .ng I'm nos,ng aIinrs
III ss,m 60, ,yhan univ cnmpIete5 ahout
ann o an :, ,,," ,nsonh,si,v cnst mn.h more
wouin unaoup.eay o9s sn masn ,nofe
ous ~, .uv aona hs Ea,hsr Enr,nne AMI Rrotber
gnce, 49,, r " a ar, hj,., ~ NJ p r. KeeIy ~
New YORK, who has designed and built more
rn er.n,eps' worS has heen dome nv Messrs
p rne 81 1 p.s,an AL p,n,hsr In.snb hss an
nerintended ali Inc masonry and brick work.
luz p,huS sa,an,1,S chnr,h hnns,ng IL gray
.aon ", s,or pn,t nsnosit Nj win s.necs
snh Ma ssas s,one trtmmings rhe edlGee mas
M nina,r, saaa IN a IN strast win
nsm,h ~ 49, ~ 90 h',nd,aJ fest rhe naye
~. "a, IN the c,ea, from ina massiye col
,,n,o.o ~ ai,har s,Je rhers re ave AIDE chaneIs
us 81, ~ ~ .' nn,,n sna ,hre. an tbe sonth sIis
1891 ~ NY ~ nanai -, 'hs ,,,h M sn,snasi
~ ~, 10 ~ ina sale.' saisiity There h !,
~. u.e ~, ~. sonth s,ae of MISUNDERSTANDING
,ss -, ~ a. isaas' ~. ,.i Srns sils s,sIs
Win that oi tne iaaes SnapeL me sue hs,e
~ ~ a1Is ~ mr. sva saa, In ,he c.ntrs
~ ,ho yavs t5e heie,f - seventy feet Wiibin
the sanctnary there win he one Grand ALTAR anil
,ne Nc ~. ,nssing Win tha sda'chsnsi
w. a,,h, IN al a. ,hsi sisht ,n.sa.s can ne
sa,a withfn the Church at the same time There
IAN ~ ~ Va" ,oars"ans ~',,h = snre ana nm
Will ma ,wen,v'two seat Mon one hnnSrea and
sanr,aan te.a be,ng ~ atone AMI one hnnireI
| AL aiah, tss, ri GOOD ami slate wors, the
otnersthe stsir turretWw,ii be one hundred and
| o,,.an TAT MEN atsh,v fset heing st.na AMI
| ,ht.tsi ays seat rame wnrt
Nh ,hs main tower tnsre vii, be a ann c,ocr
and in tbe meme above Inc main doorway vii
,ea chnrcs Tne iron raiI or crestibg an IN,
MIA ~ Ia main rnnf ia a fsst inches Sioh an,
I'D feet long. win a cross at each end. Ther,
,,,, aIso he ,,resting an me ridges If the chane
rnafa VIII crosses The woIkmen who mi n,
ina c,astinu have became. nv their ssifl and Oar
| ,nS tha snbiacts N General commcnlaIIon II
S nss,,,h Wssh;nSton -
s9rsn masn,E uan,or =, q, nom,n,c, c,,rc, 4,
paa rp,har ON vino IA ahIy as.,.tsd Inv Rsv
| Fsthars Enrtnne' Power and Egan. all 81 IN,
| namtnt,an ordsr This ia one al ina most iis
t,Danishsd opbep. in the ,hnr"S. and ~ Known a,
| ssorIer al preachers n was fnunleI Inv n
| Dom,nic in the early mart of the twelfth ceniury
an,I anrinv the nast Seven hundred wears Ia,
/ an An N
nraiors Thai eyer nn,nt,I Tho way 10 heaven
| Tns mos, einnnsnt mi nonuiar church orator n
~" nressnt DIV. Father Burxe' Who has moi nee,
| ,nsniiy caiiad IL. mni.rn / erori,irr l.. a neIn
mar M ma reIg,ons order '''''
rhe seTyices Yesterday Mt ST. DomInIc's. nj
thoagh sneh az are or,linsriIy witnessed on snn
Ia sya1a yery intares,Ing prinre ina mass a
ia ssnns,omary ibe rosary was reciied Inv Fsihs
Power ths oi,cis,ing nyiest in which Tho entis
cnngreo alton Joined, and A. the close Of IN
hoIy sesr,nca Ia ACT. 81 faith hnne amI oh, ri,v
|
Ths rosary was ins,itntsa nv ~ DnmInir' AMI /
| rcy,rdaL neyt n the mass and ma IIyinr niiira
as the highest devotion IN the Church. II con
~ Inc sayinnr az the worid commsmorateI 1,
tne ioyful, the sorrowfuI and the Glorious mys
terss, Ifteen in all and the prayers consis
. | ch,aa1 n, s.1nr EsIhers" ami ..iiaiI MotvSn ~
cited an The heads,
Tbe seaman yesterday was nreanbed bv Rcv
Father Egan, from the text, 81. Luke, xsi:iNs
WY" E'ihnr Faa u ,n,ch. AMI tnnsa ~ "
nra.cbst and ~ aisranpse yasta,i,v Va Wv
eaieaiatei 10 terriiy eyil.dosrs and encaurss
na. 80 ina, ,'ysIy tyv ,sara s,n non
az ,n.m we,s N cxisisnreo,6st ,hsv WEI
Snr, uS' 4, ina .hxss 81 nnihingnass va" Goa no
crss.e, ahem ,ns.stsI them Vim nohIs an az
ria. ami nIar.b tbem aSnya ali ather CRAVE
, | ,h,nss rshay had Hasn REORGANIZATION in tho ~,
sng xa,ets ~ haniIs,o AMI maze cSlidpsn Of az
a us hs,,a ~ masvsn' Wa nal 'gtvan nam IN m
'.no, ~ y e,,r, an tha annaa a. grsca W. ha
sssca,ysd III ,hess ih,ns. mi tbas 40 no, beI"n
| 20 no Trsaywara a,van NJ in trnst mi We mn.
rons.r a. scconns of nnr steWa,ashin" an a,
.onn, which mUst embrace syerS thnnsh, 49,
IN a,,,nn u, nnr ,,yas"snr ~ Ban, ysiIu "a Ss
a, tna inSaWeot ali sSsII he made manifesi '"'
"If 4. snnn,nteJ for ali man once M ia nm
j | altar Iesth inI1ment Va shsil ali ne inJseI an
, ,nnst .,ye n nh acconnt az onr siewsrJ,6i,
Evar,ihina ,hs masI hihIen thnusnt" ana =,
, crets of ia heert' will he made manifest hefor
tha jnI,msnt ssat II w.s tho oninion n, m.
, | ,hsoIoa,ans mai va xxond he inhgsI in tba Va,
soom m ~h,ch We Mai uow snsians ths,
w., ~ M ,nn,nh,s ~ dyinn nsrsnn rnn,n
,ha, n, ~ t ~ monan,s 10 iii ~ inJ,,,a1 ~ a
stsrniiv'sn eternity ~ banniness ar an etepnii
~ 49, ~" rrha mriyansr XXX rgaJ Nth = 80
ranns Lana 1870 ~. vssd,,, ~ ,ha inr,
on, 'yHat - ms snx,a,y comnered wi'S ~
whicm aSe so,i sndmrau ~ coniemn,a,ion u, ~
| ,mmaatas. Sna,1nn, ~ nod ~ III a,a,ni, y, ="
The reysrenI sweater then yiv,Siy aassy,,,s
thu 5eath.hea scene and nsened ,hs SSing an
~ a trsyelsr VINO at,sr n inna ianpnay ~, W :.
y turned home IN rest The nast seemed 10 he
dream. The trne llfe-ths life etsrnai~wss on,
= | then heginning HOW strange when In soIitnd
q evervth.nu viii annear 10 ths disemhodiel AMI
;. ia stands an the edge Of a frightini nrecinice
s he ia al once in the presence Of an inexorab
Judge! The process OF Judgment Is short az
q summary. There will be no counsel there, Il
that Is the land OF naked TRUTH and the catalOgu
e OF our good or bad deeds can be read by the gai
: Of the nery gulf below or by the light OF gloi
above. Then the good and evil spirits will be col
tending for US, as they did for the body OF Nose
a Before our bodies shall be consigned to IN
4 tomb our fate for all eternity will have been d,
i cded. We shall be either taken up by the ange
/ or dragged down by the demons. Eyerythln
l | depends upon that hour OF death and jldgmen
4 What shall be our fate? Shall we Join the con