The New York herald., 1875-10-18
CHURCH DEDICATION.
DEDICATION OF ST. mcHAEL's cHUncH, ]

DEDICATION OF ST. MIcHAEL's CHURCH, FOURTH
AVENUE, BRooKLYN-sERMoN OF BIsHol
LoUGHIIN
Yesterday forenoon the thirty CATHOLIC
church of the city or Brooklyn 81 Michaes was forl
maly dedicated to the services OF Almighty God Tho
building which is situated on Fourth avenue betweer
Fory-third and Forty-fou streets, Gowanus, waa
commenced last spring. Ii stands on q hrm rock
foundation and is Of brick and wood construction The
dimensions are forty-1ve by eighty feet The dcdical
tory services which OF the usual impressive or1
der prescribed by the Roman Catholic ritual were con
Quoted by the Bishop Of the diocese of Brookyns
Right Rev John Loughlin solemn high mass was
offered the pastor Rev Dr. Joseph OConnell ollciat3
ing as ceebrant Rev William Keegan Of the Church q
tho Assumption, deacon; Rev. Father creighton, q
Our Lady Of Victory as sub-deacon and Rev tatheE
Duly, OF ST. Charles Borromeos as master OF ceres
monies. After the Gospel Bishop Loughlin preache9
a short sermon on Gath, taking his text from st@
Matthew
He said that without faith IL was impossible for US "a
DO saved Faith must ever manifest itself by works y
IS sincere and earnest In no other form could II be-
acceptable TO God BY faith enabled TO see wtA
the eyes OF the soul all that beautiful and glorious y
ie all that bespeaks for the happiness of eternak
reward in the Kingdom Of God Faith lndesructibles
and God has Himself promised that the gates Of
he'll shall not prevail against His Church How
great then, is the blessing which the Catholic enjoys I'M
being born in that 1ath which He has established Bus
1t is not alone IN believing that the work OF salyatlon
every thought word and act, and we must render TO
Him account therefor Hence upon the Cathoic
the responsibility OF setting good example his
fellow in all that pertains to truth, purity and
honesty. By their works shall they bo known Ha
complimented the Catholics of the parish Of ST.
Michaels church upon the proof which they had gve
OF their and intention 20 honor and serve
God, by erecting the edfce which had just beene
dedicated to our Divine Lord and Master.
The Bishop urged them TO continue in the practice OF
the faith to bring up their children in the way i'm
which they should walk, to set them the example OF a
good Christian life by regularly approaching the tribuA
nal of confession and the Of the eucharist
The papal benediction given at the and tha
congregation dispersed.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
In the afternoon, between four and five O'clock th1
convention of Irish civic societies of Kings county-
the ST. Patrck's Mutual Alliance, Hibernans and
Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society asso1
ciatons-paraded in q body and visited the
little church. each member contributing his mite to1
ward the edice. The cost of the building and ground
will be about SIS 900. The church about one!
quarter Of the block. The parish, which is sparely
settled relieves about 800 people from the tedious iourI
ney which had heretofore to be encountered by them In
order TO attend at ST. Johns church. Gowanus.
The parish extends from Twentyeghth street to ovng
ton avenue which latter is just outside the Brooklyu
city line.