The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-05
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AN IMPOSING CEREMONIAL.
TWENTY THoysAND PEesoNs AT 4
CORNERSTONE LAYING.
Spectacle OF almost Regal MaeniHccnce-
The Iilustrious Riaht ltev. Michael Aus.
Corriaan Of Newark Bles~es the stone.


A Spectacle OF almost Regal Masnihccnce-
The Iilustrious Riaht kev. Michael Aug.
Corriaan Of Newark Bles-es the stone.
Flag-decked platforms in the deep, rocky
hollow at Ninth avenue and Fifty-nintb street,
out Of which tho immense new Church Of st.
Paul the Apostle will rise, accommodated ten
thousand spectators yesterday afternoon.
Among them were Mai. Gen. Hancock. Surro-
gate Calvin, and Commissioners Brennan and
Lynch. Around the edges, frineed with police
mon commanded by Capt. Ward and Serleants
Blake, Rourke, and Weston, were fully i've
thousand more spectators. The roofs and win
dows Of tho neiRhborip0 houses were 1lled with
the tenants. Facing the spect ators' platforms
was the lofty, canopied platform Of the CLERGY.
Around Its sides ran broadly green, silver
trimmed velvet, covered with draped blue velvet
with similar trimming. Al the corners hspDed
in the sultry air the standards OF tho Pope,
France, America, and Ireland. In the centre OF
tho platform rose high white cross. with ever
green festoons depending from the arms. A.
its foot was white satin predies, and before
the latter q white satin cathedra
AT o'clock Father Young, Rector Of the
Paulist Fathers, led a procession amid the
rude heaps Of blue stone, that are to compose
much Of tho church. toward the platforms. At
the head Of the procession was Father Brady.
uplifting a golden cruciax. and attended on
either hand by acolytes, crimsoD-robed, bearing
the predominant shade OF attire in the
cofer and a scroll that followed. Then appeared
ohoristers and aspir nts for admission to the
their clerical guests, OF whom % we're Father Far FAR
ley, Private Secretary 70 Cardinal McCloskeyi
FatSs, Fa,Se, Brenn Father 9osno psans Of
Capucin, ~ speckioss white robes. After them
was the climax Of the impressive array, Dishop
ing soutane, alace surplice, and a flowing manlle
OF heavy white silk, oroidered with gold. On
years have passed lightly, was golden mitrs,
and In bis right hand Golden crozier. An
sSose S 1pnslo s rhe B,snSps sran a ana Fathers h
encumbernR folds OF bis mantle on either side.
Above them wasa canopy OF cloth Of gold, borne
Before the Bishop was carried, on a nower-
| trimmed stand, the corner stone almost hidden
| by flowers. On swept the priests and acoiyt .
| numerous band pis yiDR q grand march. They
assembled the cross- -surmounted platform and
h%sef 10 the caah.ap bis fas: directed Too
ward the audience. Then 5000 s0cIet, men.
headed by Grand Marshal Ihopas }. Dunn,
marched nDely, with sttoamiDg banners, over
| tre cavity In the bedstone wherein the corner
stone was to be depo'lted. As each man reached
| the stone no doffed his hat to the bowling Paul
| ist Fathers who STOOD about II, and presented q
contribution tow rd the cost Of the new church.
spsSdmS wSo sssS "i one Of sss moet Scns so o.
quent members OF the Roman Catholic PRIEST
hood, announced that Cardinal McCloskey had
| found himself too weak to attend, and had sent
| his blessing Rain began to pour IRON the
gloomy sky upon the auditors at this period. yet
tney were still and Interested, while Father
SpAulding addressed them.
ihen Bishop Corrissn, kneeling among the
chanting priests and acolytes, consecrated the
stone, and blessed the coner Of coins and the
silver encased scroll that were to be put be-
meath II. The stone was then placed, Bishop
Corrgan dropping and smoothing a light cost
Ing OF mortar upon IL with a silver trowe. The
scroll is thus Inscribed:
To the glory OF the Most Holy Trinity, and honor
of tne etei virgin, conceived without su. AMI OF st.
Paul the Apostle
On WHIT SUNDAY. the 4h day OF June In the year Of
grace egnteen hundred and seventy. IL. and the
hundreutn after the Declaration OF Independence OF
this country, the Iustrous ana Right Reverend Lori
Michael Aug COrrglu, Bishop OF Newsrk, oless n aud
lao his rrst stone ~ the parish church OF corgre-
cation o. ne M sionary priests of 81 raul tn Apostle,
whicn to be erected under tae title ana invocation OF
that blessed apostle.
LOrd Joan, Cardinal McCloskey, many OF the cry
and vast concourse OF people being present which
Lord Plus IN. Pope his Fmncncc John, Cardinal Nc
Uly ses Grant n.ing Presdent the Uni ed States
samuel j. III zen Go ernor OF the state William lex
ham Mayor OF the city and Jeremiah O'Kourke Archi-
tcct. Tue Very Rev Isaac T. Hecker SUPERIOR OF the
Congregation the Rev. j. spauiuiug. s. T. L.. Orator
lit OF the Paulst Fathers living and dead and Of
the candidates for admission 10 the order.