The New York herald., 1876-09-25
CHURCH DEDICATION.

VICAR GENERAL QUINN. BLEssEs THE CHURCH
OF TIE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AT IRVING
TON, N. y.-sEnMoN BY THE REV. FATHER
o'FABhELL, OF ST. PETER's-THE GLORY OF
THE CATHOLIC cHURCH-THE NEW EDIFIcE.
Tho dcdcatory OF the church Of the Immacu-
late Conception at lrvington. on tho Hudson took
place yesterday, Vicar General QUINN officiating In the
absence OF Cardinal McCloskcy. A solemn high mass
celebrated ut hali-past ten in tho forenoon tho
celebrant being the Rev Father Curran pastor OF ST.
Andrews, New York, tho assistant priest being tho
Rev. Dr. Curran, OF ST. stephen'x Notwithstanding
tho heavy rain which falling in the forenoon the
church crowded, not fow having come from the
parish OF the Immaculate Conception, New York,
where the Rev. Father Maguire assistant pastor
previous to his promotion to the pastorae OF Irving
ton. Among the priests IN the sanctuary tho
Rev. Father 0'Belrne OF st. Johns, Brooklyn; Rev.
Father O'Farrcl Of St. Peters, New York. aud some
others The sermon the occasion was preached by
the Rev. Father OFarrcl OF st. Peters, who took his
from the article OF faith. ." believe the Holy
Catholic Church." found In the Apostles Creed These
words, said tho preacher, which from every
Christian heart To-day they were given expression
to their fullest meaning In that temple small
though was In proportion to Others they would on
JOY all the privileges and graccs they could receive in
up the victim Of salvation. In tho whole world there
greater favors for them than here. They had
to rejoice There not q In the edince
but told Of net OF faith OF charity To those out
side Of the Catholic Church who had helped In the
work they all owed debt OF gratitude This church
link In the great chain that extended around tho
world. Tho Apostles Greed had come down TO US from
tho timo OF the apostles There no historic eyi.
dencc, NJ all events, TO show that II had come 10
IRON them. When W. SAID we believed in the holy
Catholic Church should believe tho az we did
tn the Trinuy. In the Father In The divinity OF
Christ What was the nature Of the Catholic Church
our Lord came into tho world to preach a new doc
trnc, to take what good In tho old aud add to II
HIS own preccpts and To complete the law OF Moses.
To preserve that doctrine lie established
shcepfod, His house and by other titles ali
OF when supposed leader and plninly meant
body OF believers, bound by the same prcccpts and
sacrifice. The wise man built his house upon rock
tho foosh man sand. The head OF Christs Church
the rock upon which lao built Amer His twelve
disciples had bcen chosen preach In all parts tho
world, He selected Peter the head changed his
IRON simon, con crrIng upon him many priv
fiegsa Peter said, Thou art Christ the Son of tho
hvIng GOD" And Chrst then said 10 him. Thou art
Peter aud upon this rock will build nv Church and
the gates Of he'll shall not prevail against IT," What
the Churchs mission when Christ said to His
apostles, LAS the living Father sent me- so ! send
you =" The mission gwen the apostles then was IL
teach the world No but Christ had the powor 10
confer such sion, and He gavo Il to but the
APOSTLES and their SUCCESSORS mo one SAYS ST.
Paul. "csn teach without being scnt." Christ told