New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-04
DEDICATING A NEW CHURCH.

DEDICATING A NEW CHURCH.
A PECULIARLY IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.
BRILLIANT GATHERING OF ECCLESIASTICAL DlGNi-
TAR1es IN THE CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
CELEBRATING PoNTIFICAL MAss-TnE SERMON
ny BISHOP oFARRELL-
The ceremonies attending the dedication OF the
newChurch of ST. Francis Xavier INVEST Sixteenth
st. took place yesterday beginning at II a. IN.
Firlrpcn hundred people witnessed them and 100
Catholic clergyman of various ranks, from theCard-
NAL down 10 the parish priests and monks OF different
orders took part in them. This extraordinary con-
vocation of ecclesiastics the poinp nSeparable Ill
the Roman Church from ceremony of consecra-
ton, a peculiarly impressive musical service ana
the beauty Of the new church united IN making
The occasion one of unusual interest ana
solemnitv. The public was admitted TO the church
but seats were only to be had on tickets uh' ai'o'
the beginning of the mass which followed tne coie-
mony of blessing the church.
The chanoel was filed with visiting priests anu
cbnrcb dignitarics Cardinal McCloskcy. clad III
the rich vestmentS of his Office, sat on raised dais
IN tbc cospel side but he did not come into the
church until after the sermon. Among the otherS
were Archbishop Williams, OF Boston Archbishop
Go rigan. Bishop WiGger, of Newark; Bishop
O'Farrell. OF Trenton Bishop COnroy, late OF Al
bauv: Monsicnors Quinn and Preston NIcars-GenerM
OF the Archdiocese OF New-IOrk MonIgnor Dodhe'
of Newark; MoaNQnor Seton, of jersey CITY
Heights; the Very Rev. Father lludon supcnntend-
eut Of tic Canadian Missions; the Rev. Father
Brady. late Provincial of the JeSnitS; the
Rev Father Fulton, Provinial; the Rev. rather
Doo,au Rector of the Georgetown College; tho
Rev Father Daley, Rector of ST. johns College,
Forlham tn Rev. Father McGurk, Rector OF inc
Loyola College, Baltimore; the Rev. Faiher y on
nor Rector Of The l. )sOn College the rev f"ther
McOuadc. of Peters College. Jersey City; the Rev
lame. Corrigln. President OF Seton Hall College
Ine Rev. Father Charaux, Rector OF
the Novitial at Saut-au-hecoet; the Rev
Father Cozeau, Rector of st, Mays Col
loo. Montreal; the Rev. Fathers Hopper
ot boston Major Of Maryland, Duncan OF BosIol'
Nelrck ami Toner. Of IOrkve. Morgan OF INC
Missionary Eaters; sSihnnl dfotIc pas % 1t
Fathers and Hewitt, Crosson ana louh9' Vi 'ho
Tnn ceremony Of blessing the five affairs had been
performed carry Friday morning, so lhal me
soiemnIt eS of the dedication Yesterday were con-
fined to the walls OF the church ino'g , mVdf
eprinkled by Archbi,hOl Corlg ~, VINO W"Neu
arouni them outside and INSIDE, clad III lUII Pou-
tIicI, rob =. fh procession was not large one
the Archbishop being represented by MS aetcoIlS
and followed INTO the open air only by a few AGO.
lItrs and two priests who chantcd the II any oi tlo
tini> i'm, the speetacleof their Hutteriug VCsmcnts
i'm lie cold air they came down the iJp' ana NC
archaic music floating on the WING IKE an cCuo
from the mi, die ages was strangely iIhPI'9si'o.
a
y,r met tx other priests, acolytcs and chorlseIs III
thc vcstlbuic, and the pTOccsslon SIN chdhthG the
lij0ny to the old Roman PLAN song mvyeH up h tnn
ccnuo aisle to TIE chancei. lhclc tnr :Lcntp,NnVP
rccited tuc usual lltu:gcal prayers, VINE !HY sII
ullcrd CHOIR IN the west trans'pt chanted inc
pa ms "Ad domnum cum tribularer LeVasl
6ru,os nco,' and lwtatus sum Ia his the sprinl-
Ing OF the IntcrIor OF The walls wis per'olIhe';
iii done the choir sang tine proc Ssonal
bU'n, " angpIare Fundam4ntun." walking mean-
while through the nave gu, INTO the W SHINE !nG
thence ascending TO the organ Oit me pohtHcdi
1pr.. MOO.
ire ccrblant, the Rev. Father l(auhresSo was tne
priest ia honor; the deacon Father TaidoW, INC
fuu-dcacon Father { impbcll, and the master OF
ceremonies l. titucr OCOunOr
The day wa, not only the inst sunday IN ADVENT,
winch compelled the omission OF the Gloria IRON
the mass. but was also the least oI
81 Francis Aayicr the patron SAINT OF Ih9
church. Ordinarily the feast is uahSleiIcu
IN tnc following day On such occasions,
5u; Yesterday. by special permission OF Inc rope,
the prayers comm, noratlve Of st. FTanclS AaNltr
were rccItcd IN the mass. The music was that III
{ by tlc Rev. DR.. Franz Nltt, German pres ana
composer who has been very active III 'he eHoiIS
whcI musical purists have made to res ore the sl4
tcoutH century s,yle III moulheG FORM 20 as " lu
mt of free accOlnpaulhch's' IaUAeI lOlii i W.
recied tur choir yesterday, and the accompaniment
was provided by John White on the maSnhceht
organ OF the church, and an orchestra hiteI '1q
XII, HE rev ;. II. ETisoce, rector OF
the college announced tAat mass ol tna a.L.e
giving would be sung to-day III CouiplaIco
with a request made By Father Iludon, ms lIeqe-
cc~,or thai such d mass should he sung Al uHllHS
the building of tine church nobody should oe AlHeu
me srrnion MAS preached by Bishop OFarrel, of
Trenton. Iii text was from the Song OF solomon
" Who Is she that cOmeth up from the desert IuI
as the moon, hT GIT as the sun ana terrible as an
army in battle array = HIS sermon Was euloRy
OF The Catholic Church, which was llkencd TO a
bride adOc 81 u meet hcr spouse, p4o 'rt'i"iV 40
On hc conclusion of the mass CaIdldi AlcN 'oakeN
blessed the congregation, and lie priests let we
cbnccl III procession while the choir sang thg
ancient hymn, 30 Quanta Qualia;" lontliical
Vespers were celebrated in the cnGrcn last hight'