The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31
ST. Demands CHURCH

ST. BERNARDS CHURCH
DEDICATION OF THE NEW EDIFIcE-sERMoN by
BISHOP oUAID-ADDREss BY CARDINAL
\ M'cLosKEY.
over 1000 persons OF both sexes, among whom
were many OF our most prominent citizens OF the
4 Protestant as well as tine Roman Catholic faith.
were assembled yesterday morning the
church OF ST. Bernard, IN West Fourteenth street.
TO witness the solemn dedcatory ceremonies
which were to be performed by His Eminence Car
dinal McCloskey. assisted by Bisnop McQuaid, or
Roc ester, and about forty clergymen or tne do.
cese, VINO had been invited to attend by the zeal
GUS and indefatigable young pastor, Rev. Gabriel
Healy. The ceremonial was one OF tie most lmpos-
ing OF It's kind ever IN New York,
special attention having been PAID 70 the
decoration OF the chaste and beautiful
altar, which probably has not It's equal in
any other Roman Catholic church in New York.
The throne prepared for HIS Eminence the Cardi-
nal was OF scarlet velvet, trimmed with gold
fringe and ornamented with gllded cross,
handsome prte-dieu placed in front or the
Cardinals THRONE at which ne knet when
the service called for It. At the lett
side OF the altar there was another
prte-dteu placed for Bishop McQuain. Inc
main altar also hung with the Cardinals
color, as well as the affairs or the Blessed Virgin
and st. Bernard. At a little before eleven O'Clock
HIS Eminence, attired IN the robes or an arch
bishop and wearing his mite on his mead aud
carrying mis- crozier IN hand, appeared 10 the
sanctuary, followed By Bishop McQuald in
1 full canonicals. and long train OF white
surpliced priests and acoiytes bearing high
tapers. BEHIND them came the bearers
with large number OF altar boys, SIX OF whom
were in purple, s.X in white merino, wearing red
silk sashes and red morocco shoes, and others
having black cassocks, over winch we're white
surpces, IN addition TO the boys in the usual red
and Write costumes. The picture formed by this
tasteful combination OF culors, together with the
varied rays OF gold, crimson, purple ana rose
color from the stained gass widows on either
side OF the sacred edihce was very Ueduuiul. Tie
Cardinal, together with the Bishop ana clergy
passed down tue main aisle Of the churCh aspeTlA
ing tue edllce and people, VINO azeu on the lace
OF the venerable prelale with reverence ana love.
Al the porch OF the church the asperging
was continued, HIS Emiuence anu the
passed into tie guiding and oil around the walls
Then the c,ergv Iormeo ranks around the sanctu
airy aud chanted the ''Lltany Of the SAINTS aud
after the dedlcatOry ceremonies had been nnisaed
cardinal McCloskey retlred ln'o tie vestry, ana,
doliiug mis- archiepscopal robes, soon alter APP
pearrd IN tue scarlet 6eTTettd ana gown o. the
princes OF the Caurcn Then followed the celebra-
ton of solemn nigh mass. hlch mad Tor It's cele
brant Rev. Fatner James II. McGean 81 Transdgu-
Heaiy, with rev John j. Riordan as deacon and
Rev. Father McQurk, New Brighton, ). l.,
/ dral acted as master OF ceremonies and Vicar
S Sanatai 1,uirr aeS,sted ma ,,ard,,si o,,isr,
at tie CARDINALS right hand, next the
throne, while Father Farley sat az MS lett hand.
Among the clergy who were present were Fatners
hudson j.; Ihry, > j.. Clowry Dove. .. X;
Burtsen, Morlarty, q Chatham Four Corners; Lar
KIN, Mcdowell; Reardon, o. BrooKyu; Joyce,
Poole, OFdrI ell; Merrck, 5. j., Botc aud Nc
Cready together with a large number q othe
equally well known. Two DIS, ers vi Charity oc-
+ cuIleu seats 'front.' OF the altar.
BISHOP hQUAID'e SERMON.
y The Bishop aScendeu Inc steps oil the altar and
said that there text Oester ntted Tor the
OCCASION than that winch could De found IN the
scene De.ore them aud rs surroundings, which
were present 70 every eye. Ia tnls nineteenth
century, wnicn so dearly loves It's money, the peo-
pie Oh this parish nave built a large. solemn and
braullui ed,hce; and ye II Is wen known tnat
they are not Ourdeneu with the WORLDS goods
nut from their scanty means they gathered wnat
they could 70 81 TINS uoly Work. IN TINS city u
the New World this cnurch noble monument,
has been placed ny people rom her lands 70
and under tue Invocation Of august and
glorious 81. Bernard. Tie twelfth century,
IN wnici ST. Bernard nOurlshed, was IN many re-
spects proof Of the lact th4t history repeated
Itself, as u mas done IN tie nineteenth century
There is, Of course, much that IS dlsslmuar IN
tnese Two centuries, aud these dlsstmi
larltles anord lood Tor reflection. IN
the twelfth century theie was. As there
il TO-DAY in tue nineteenth cen ury, .
great conflict between the spiritual ana temporal
9owers between tie Church ana the emDer0rs
In the century winch st. Bernatu existed
German emperOrs, naughty and trOud, were made
bold by success forgetting that mucn ol tueir
power anu success uad been gained ny them
through the Chlrcn under the iavor Of Carst HIM
SELL But there Was one Nho cared not ior the power
VII To hm the rights ~ The people whom he
projected ana the laws ~ God were ABOVE all
SAID tnai he ala NOT propose " 10 over ths strug
Ries tetween the Cnurcn ana the German en-
pernrs In tnis are, as " was Wen known The
power Of tee church may sometimes seem TO be
crushed or about y pass away; put mat Is an
possibility as lt derives It's power from God
alone ST. Bernard had longnt Tor the rights or
the people, were dOwntrOlden, crushed ana
tyrannized over ~ Inc powers VINO nad attempted
TO depriye the people d me tlgats porn Wltn
lnem. Inc struggle between klngs ana POnuu
grew OUT Oh tne knosiedge nat me latter
possessed 81 tue rights Of subjects. 81
Bernard came 10 tnls age long alter
Charemagne ND established schools aud SEMI
Mares oil learning Wn Gu mad served 70 partially
egadica 6 DarGarsm from Western Europe. linen
came tue desire Tor learning, anu the nd authors
we're cad end searched with keenness. SneCula-
ton arose, snd theories were started OF pnli-
osOphicaI nature.
lne POISONOUS dagger Of heresy was pointed
AZ me neart Of Gons C0urcn, and monks and
priests sometimes dres this Dagger against
the mother which nuTscd them Wnen the monk
forgot hls prayer, Ms meditation and
hls cary teachings, then ne became
Of e0quence and learning, VINO died a
miserable death. Contrast Abelard VITA ~.
bernard a co,emporary oi ais VINO was equally
eloquent, out whose devotion and plety cou.d not
be- surpassed His voice can stlll be heard ringing
tbrou fhont the cAurc Z. III Western Eurupe de.
nOuncng the heretlc4 errors Ol a disciple ol ADe-
AID. arnold, Of Brescia. Agelard ntu prlded
himself Oh nis daring III speculative thought. ana
consequence, Arnold, 81 Brssci1, the breeder 0f
dis,eusiOns. ODDS oisaOps pnd priests throw or
the apostles we're and what they, the priests and
bishops, should be, aud Arnold, OF Brescia, con-
tfnues ~ tlis strdlu aud gives ms conception Of
tue Gospel His plan was TO throw Oh bishops,
pOnuns and all
iDe speaker then continued In the same strain
auu maze turtuer comparison, showing thar the
cTusades OF the twelfth centuTy were the outcome
Oi intense ialth anu That IN tile nineteenth
century there Was anlther cru abe. In THIS cru
SADIE we're engaged noble people, Who came
from small island IN tAe Atlantic, &C
tue western extremity Of Europe. This
people, having been worried natiJn
almost 70 dedtn ~ uuceasing and brutal persecu-
ttuu, nad sought ntlnes ia the New World
With them they brought the cross which tney
planted every where, aad arOunu these crosses
grcw, IN space OF time beautiful temples Of tnelr
Iaith. There was less money ia - Demands