The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07

Vicar General Quinn preceded the Cardinal, who
dressed in cappa magma the long train OF his purple
robe being supported by six young acoytes in white
soutanes, with red trimmings Tho procession pro.
ceoded through the lett aisle to the strains of tho
march from Placida. the Cardinal sprinklng tho walls
with holy water as he went. Reaching the vestibulc
tho Cardinal, with his attendants went outside and
blessed and sprinkled tho outer walls of the edince
Then knocked with the croscr carried the
OF the church, aud, demanding admission alter the
prescribed formula, admitted by Father Macdonald.
The procession made its way up tho central aisle chant
ing the Ltany Of tho Saints as II went until the
tuary reached Tho crucifx and candle bearers
entered inside tho rail and stood while tho priests
filed of either side OF the aisle into chairs reserved
for them just outside the rail OF the sanctuary and
tho Cardinal escorted TO his throne the left OF
the altar and there seated During this tmo the
Litany was still chanted by Father Naething, OF ST.
Johns Church. Albany, the responses being made by
all tho clergymen present With tho conclusion OF the
Liany and the closing prayer by tho Cardinal the
dedcatory service came to a close.
PoxrIrlcAL HIGH MASS.
Preparations werc thcn made for the celebration OF
pontinca high mass, and IN the interim Miss Lolita
Simpson sang Hymn to st. Agnes" com posed for
the OCCASION the words by Mr. John Savage and the
music by Professor Samson. The young lady sang In
clear and sympathetic voice, Of great purity In the
middle register, tho hymn one verse Of which reads-
For this, flung IN = den Of vice,
She praised and biessd her spouses name!
With circins shields i heavenly aamel
For this. the burning pile she crownd,
A love Of Christ her voice inspires
mass celebrated by Right Rev. Dr.. O'Hara
Bishop Of Scranton, Pa Father Pratt acting
and Father DonnclIy subdcacon. In the course OF
tho ceremony Mrs. Lila Bryan Robinson sang .sEt In
carnatus est and 20 Salutars Hosta" solos; Miss
Simpson and Nine. Barril together sang "Qui Tolis;"
Mme Robinson, with signors Romeyn and Salmson
sang "Domin Deus" and a new TO Dcum by Professor
villanova organist OF tho church, was given by the
full choir.
BISHOP spALDrNG's SERMON.
The sermon preached by Right Rev. DR.. Spaid-
ing VINO on Tuesday last. tho Cathedral was conse-
Grated Bishop OF Peoria, ILL., Ho began by saying that
the aim OF true religion was TO exotic faith, hope and
love- and these fccllugs being excited naturally found
vent in signs and ~ oois Tue ceremonial OF the
Catholic Church was q necessary evolution OF Catholic
show OF the Church's ceremonies ind made them an
object OF criticism but tho objections were shall
low. II was as natural to the Church to symbol
ize It's faith necessary TO tho human
soul TO utter It's thoughts-as it was natural TO tho
human heart TO love, TO seek communion OF thought
cherish the object of love- II the Intention OF
the Church that through this human element men
should seek 10 rise TO higher and purer lives. To the
faithful there is nothing empty or unreal in anything
| that the Church does. Its ceremonial grew out OF
was man as well as God. Tho Church follows
him from tho stable at Bethlehem to tho cross
Mount IT her altar. and !, He nsa eoa really
those places in tho body. To him who believed this
all the symbols OF the Church were scon to be natural
ho. In each human form there lurked u divine mys-
terry. The words a man speaks. the gestures he
makes, his acts, hts thoughts all were but symbols Of
some inner nature In like manner. though Christ
was hidden under the sacramcntal veil. yet He was
really present II was not more difficult to believe
that God could appear the form OF bread and vino
than to believe He could appear in the form Of
were His His people to dor they must build
tempie 10 which 10 worship Him IN
1p' love Him simply We should give expression TO
that love. Thought is spiritual; but tho man mat
thinks and never expresses his thoughts viii find,
ne tries to give them voice, that they not
tit to hear H. SO tho man who believed and stopped ut
that, would alter time ind his faith dead. Men
10 show that they worshppcd Christ In fth and truth
by using all the symbols by which they show their
spcct Tor the highest, noblcst and worthcs OF men.
Tho temple Of religion grows out OF our conception OF
God, and nothing can give truer insight INTO the
ception OF God entertained by any people than the
style OF their religious edinces.
In illustration Of this theory the right reverend gen.
tlemnn described briefly tho temples OF Greece, Egypt
Rome, nnd then dwct upon the characteristics oil the
Christian religious cdhce The more the symbols Of
the Catholic church were studied, he said the more
meaning they would develop. She prescribed nothing
but cvii She encouraged painting, oratory, music,
sculpture, poetry religion which consists OF opin
ions aud has no organic, evolved and asccrianed
il wished to psrpciua,o, We Know nothing Of Tho
heroes OF antiquity except through poets painters
There was no nation that had history comparable
with that OF the Church. lien sometimes crticise the
Church Tor erecting costly buildings. God does not
need hcm aud, perhaps, HIS people do not they
do need to prove 10 that ther faith d show
by building the proudcst temples We can conceive In
Gods honor Congratulating the congr egation upon
thor new edincc the preacher said :"You have done
noDly, and certainly could, for my part, think
OF no saint more worthy to dedicate this
temple TO than ST. Agnes For, my brcthrt n II seems
especially dcslrous that should bring back those
great saints OF the martyr The old spirit that
brought about the persecution Of tho early Christians
st. Agnes that we cannot be loyal TO Caesar ana to
God-hat We cannot be good citizcns and good Cath
0lcs. DO you know why those Christians died for
centuries, my brcthrcnS Shcy died for being true TO
divine alleginncc they died Tor liberty TO worship God
In spite OF States This Is really tho history Of
secuted because they refused TO acknowledge the
prcmacy OF the Empire religious as In civil matters
and after 700 Of they conquered that
liberty Tor all the ages Now men are again talking
that false doctrine. We may have to suffer again, aud
therefore am glad to temples dedicated TO those
great martyrs who suffered died rather than givc
to Caesar tho honor which belongs 10 God only and to
His Church"
In conclusion tho preacher alluded in touch ng
terms to hts relations with tho pastor OF the newly
dedicated church, whom he had first known TWEEN y
years ago at school and met at Rome where they
conditions. And now hcy wero to part again, per-
haps TO meet The reverend gentleman
warmly congratulated the pastor upon tho new edhce
and upon his devout congregation.
| THE CARDINAL ARcnBIsnoP's CONGRATULATIONS.
Just before the benediction Cardinal McCloskev v
turned the people and said :"Bcore impartng the
episcopal blessing cannot refrain myself and hope
that you VIII concedc mo tho privilege oil saying