The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-16

TO DO really interested In the exercises, joined
majority appeared TO have no motive beyond curiosity
for attendance, to regard the proceedings
as a very singular II not very amusing performance
A NEW CATHOLIC COLLEGE.
CEREMONIES OF LAYING THE CORNER STONE
WORK OF THE JEsUITs IN JERSEY CITY
BISHOP ooRRIoAN's ADDRESS
To the Jesuit Fathers belongs the credit Of estab-
fishing tho first Catholic university in tue United
States Their indefatigabe abors in the
OF Catholic education both in this country
and abroad. have become proverbal. Yesterday
afternoon the stone Of another college, to be
conducted by the same Order, laid by Bishop Cor
rgan on Grand street, adjoining St Peters Church.
Jersey City, in presence OF many distinguished cit
zens and large congregation Of tho laiy, including
several hundred persons of the Protestant persuasion
large platform was erected on the site Of the
building for the clergy and the Catholic societies The
college Is beng erected four lots adjoining ST
Peters Church, facing on Grand street, the cor
ner OF Van Vorst and with the residence for the
faculty will cover space nipety-lhroe feet front by
thirty feet In width. The edace will DO 1vo stories
in height, OF phadslp hia brick, trimmed with
Newark brown stone ana basement with rock faced
front.
This college, when completed, will be to Jersey City
what ST. Francis XavIer's College, IN West Fifteenth
street, IS to New York, Will afford the highest
order OF academic education to young m.n III HUDSON
county, where there has been great need Tor sIch
an institution The suggestion was arst offered by
the Rev. p Corrigan, now pastor IN Hoboken and
1t was promptly accepted by Archbishop Baylcy
before his removal 70 Baltimore, and the task was by
the charge Of ST. PETERS parish The New Jersey
Legislature passed an act incorporating the college
a faculty 'n rs is1S0n of the parrish the
Very Rev. Victor Beaudevn and Rev. Father
McQuade being the principal trustees The latter
gentleman IL PASTOR and his assistants, Fathers
Marechal and Archambault are by right OF succession
under the law, constituted the faculty. Father
Archambault stated to HERALD representative
yesterday that the completion Of the building will
be FASTENED with all possible despatch. II was hoped
that Archbishop Bayley would be able to attend at this
important religious event. to which his hcart was d.
rectcd for years He has, however, sent his benedic
tho enterprise and hopes to be in attendance at
the dedication OF the edlcc.
MUSICAL SERVICES
The ceremony OF laying the corner stone was pre-
SEaSa ny or Inc .h errs
Inc nd Adjuvandum," CorinL 3. "DixIt Dominus, -
solo and chorus, co,in "Laudaso puer,,"
s. 'Quam Dilecta TabernacuIa," soprano aria with
chorus. Msrcadante. "oses!s urbs Jerusa.
Masnneas ' Saaptsd 0' 10 tho 0 music Of the
"Goria" from Aozarps Twelfth Mass Con
olusion .Laudale Dominum" chorus. Mini
The choir included the following artists:-Sopranos,
Nine. Dc Lussan, MISS E. Rouget, Mrs La Note; altos.
Miss A. Connolly, Miss blanche DO Lussan; tenors,
Wernccke, Mr. o. Fleming; organst and director, Mr..
W. Drcssler.
tuary followed by Bishop Corrgan who took his seat
the throne prepared for him. Tho Very Rev.
Father Gsrceau Provincial OF tho Jesuit Order, then
inIoncd tho "Deus in AUDITORIUM" ana the vcspers
proceeded.
Among the cergymen present were Very Rev.
M veey Key
Gockc.n, President OF ST Johns College, Fordham
Fathers Meeuade j.; Ma,sens II
Thcrry, S. j.; Sylvester Malone 81. Potter Paul's,
Williamsburg; r Corrisau and r. Dcsny Hoboken ;
smith, Hogan, Leonard, McCIoskcy, Wash. Cody, NC
Nulty, Growncy, Burke ana Rcurdon. Rev. Father
Burke, Of st. Aary's, Jersey city was master of cere
monies.
BISHOP coRRIcAS's ADDRESS
Al the conclusion OF the vcspers Bishop Corrigan
teach all nations" The object OF The Church
OF God, he SAID is to save souls. II is
the very end OF her ex sscucc. and in
Church nrds powerful ally in education, without
which the work OF the priest must DO imperfect The
Church Is not therefore an enemy oil education. The
CHRISTIAN religion Is not matter OF sentiment II
does not coDsis OF the spasmodic heart
toward the Creator II Is practical religion regulating
our daily lives. IL embraces all our relations with
Creator and with fellow creatures In mission
the Church Is the supreme Judge oil Christian morals
and faith aud claims tho right direct The conscience
She must rely even secular knowledge for her own
progress aud success The schOOmcn of old
made all natural knowledge cuminatc In philosophy.
Christian education taken in time points to mans
eternity. No teaching Is true winch leaves OF
sight mans complete destiny. From the beginning
branches. IN educnting nations tue Church has ever
acted with view to their different wants. Beside
every cathedral sprang up The CT, hedral school,
THE CHURCH THE ARK LEARNING.
The Church never tears knowledge Her conduct
throughout all history has been just the reverse.
IL has been said OF her with truth that In the dark
ages she was the ark which saved TO whatever was
left OF learning IN the world. Alexander the
he INTENDED should be the centre Of set SCI
cnce and art as well us OF commercial
prosperity. 1t was the focus OF fashion and wealth.
Its immense library contained T0O,O 600 volumes. But
paganism wound itself into the fbrcs OF the human
heart and the Church did not rccoi from the conflict
though the greatest men oil science and letters were
urrayed against her When the pagans aght science
The Church taught IT also and taught it better.
she opened her schools, and Clement Of Alexandria,
with others, IN short time cmpted the schools OF
philosophy and flied their own. The Church sent her
students by thousands to the universities OF Europe
In far greater numbers than be
found in all tho universities In this wide
land. There were at tine syty-sx uni
vcrstics In Europe. In this country to day there is no
other church that makes such Uccs IN the use
OF education rs the Catholic, so that It Is not the time
to charge her with endeavoring to pcrpetuae ignor
ancc. lgnatus OF Loyola raised up "a booy OF men
US remarkable Tor learning us tho world
ever saw, and their universities spread over
Europe. From tho Roman college instituted by that
body we had an Aloysius, coniessediy tho patron OF
students and Father Secchi tho great astronom err
whom even the Italian Government In It's acts Of
spolaton bad not the heart remove. Two
OF the professors OF the same college, have
been raised by the present pontn to the
dignity OF the purple in recognition OF services of
the institution TO learning. science and morality
This same society has the credit OF establishing the
frat Catholic university IN this country.
Tho Bishop concluded his discourse by an eloquent
pancgyrc on the Jesuit Order, ana he c,:
the Catholics OF Jersey City the great work which
had called them together that day.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE.
A procession was then formed, and tho Bishop
having assumed tho mitre cope and coser proceeded
with tho clergy to the southwest corner OF the new
building on Grand street, where the ccrc-
mony OF the laying OF tho corner stone took
place In the stone deposited mcdals of the I'm
macuatc Conception and OF 81. Ignatius copy of tho
HERALD and few other Journals several coins and an
inscription in Latin bearing The names OF the President
and Wee President OF the United States the present
Pope aud tho bishop who performed the ceremony.
Tho proceedings were concluded with an nd-
dress by the Rev. T. Corrigan tho former
pastor OF the church. education to the vast crowd
assembled IN tho street. lie rccted briefly the his.