Daily Republican., 1882-03-20
St. PATRICK'S CHURCH.
ruE DEDICATION .LK''' Is Z h''
TERDAY.
|. pu,,di ag Crowded So Appear
|ns of the Inte'ior-splendid
a"s.d,,,on Of MOxarcs an d
H.,...,, a nsssos-ElO. n
qusn, and Instructive
Dlscourseiy y bishop
kocker.

kpu before Ine pou' -
smsncement, the street in front q
anurrh was crowded with o mass O
sia ali eager to obtain admission
PT,ors oPT'H were opened at l0.45, and tn
ore began TO pour in. The churcl
tp'irs one hundred and ten pew
.'tIa1 ] INTO three sections, two of which
w reserved lor the visiting societies
,ars is al.o large gallery, whtcl
M Mnrincipaly occupied by the musi
'nl ms tAe intention as soon As th'
S'an is competed, which is being
N, M hv the diamond State Company
have it placed in this apartment
ma ,as fixtures are of the best quail
anI were furnished by GawtnroI
pro From the center OF the cell
harps A large and handsome chan
i.r While III 'front.' OF the altar Is
nctpsry lamp that cost $l25.
M. altar is VI white marble, and was
trted M by John P. Mullan of Baltimore
4 !, rescLed by a flight of white mar
stan, Resting upon the platform
white marble table, which Is hand
rsly orlameut,d with panels of the
sSt Tennessee marble. Above this
Ia |, the tablet containing panels OF
u,ituI Ita ian Marble, while above
IA canopy of white marble, contain
figure of lne orucitction. The
oI4 structure is about sixteen feet
[beighr and was handsomely decor.
4 with flowers and plants. Two
hes in the wall, one on each side of
sanctuary contained beautiful tioral
hrse Divisions OF the Ancient Order
AInrnlan,, With st Peters Beue-
hi Socl,ty and st Benedict's bene-
al Society and 81 Mary's Total Al
hence So lely all OF this city, with
legations OF tre ALcient Order of HI.
ulsp, troI Divisions Nos. IL, 4, and
Philadelphia, NJ. 3 Of New Castle
4 No. . oi HVckessin, marched into
church a few minutes before II O.
CS anu OccLpieu the seats that had
ID reserved Tor them. The Philadel-
IA delegation was accompanied by
uss T. BaIry's Fife and Drum Corps,
uCh rendered good music. Mathew
ers acted as Chief Marshal OF
procession, aud was assisted by
u P Lynn, Thomas teddigan, Thos.
Cayk and Agnstus Biermann. The
tTelt lodges OF the A. U. H., were in
1ge VI Jonn =. Dunahoe OF this city.
II Il U'cIOck Bishop Becker accom-
liel by the officiating priests, pre-
ded by eight acolytes entered the
rcl and proceeded up the centre
L.
" the door of the church Bishop
ker reCl.ed the following prayer
rect VT Doseech Thee, o Lord, our
oAS BY Thy holy inspirations, and
Ty them ou by Thy gracious assist
I that every pray er aud work ofours
cmmence with Thee, and by Thee
bapplly ended, thro gh Christ, our
d. He then commenced the Anti
b Asperge', and r,cited with the
BY Psalm H., meanw hile sprinkling
walls VI the church with holy wa.
Returning to the entrance he re.
lhe prayer: "L' rd God, whom the
vens aud the earthicaunot contain,
The high altar, which had been
SecEaltd by the Bishop at 8 o'clock,
aloIAed with a proIusion of plants
lOWels. When it was reached py
solemn procession, the Litany OF |
saints was sung by the clergy, the
Fathers Eebman and Kelly act
as Cnanters. The usual prayer and |
MS cxlx., cxx ana cxXi were then
ed.
le Bishop made several announce
Us and called attention to the tact
Yesterday was the feast of st. Jo-
lhe patron OF all Catholic church |!
healSo stated that next Saturday
~ % lhe Feas, of the Annuncia-
anu on next Sunday at u o'clock,
paws In The church will be disposed
Nc lilen read the vi chapter of the
~ according to st. John, concern
le Miraculous feeding OF the null
n lie afterwards res d the prayer
O1Ohol at the dedication of the
pe' Us 1t Is given in iii Kings hi
'ier and xii verse.
@ll that this prayer was one of
LVSt beautiful that could be offered,
tolls the uses and grandeur Of a
~ wonderfully sublime, yet in.
W 'Ge new one, The Church of
1Ol which the former was but a
% VI type. That the blessed Sa.
~ tdu ~ view the founding of His
Vl' which should continue the
"ork Of teaching men all truth,
%W a: they art to believe and
oII ICY are TO do. 1ne temple of
U!u law was inleed q house of
A. anu lau It's priesthood altar and
MI, III, 'he house founded by Christ
M non LIS authority, and He claimed
rS'"Tr, 10th in he ven and upon
dir 10 bis Apostles He gave the
"''le ms mission. GAS the Father
s,nr, m,' 50 also l serd YOU" He is
Ia' ssaI high Priest and Pastor,
W''l av,HS the flock forever, and not
1hA tba 'ally bread for the body, but
,ou' sue liVlng bread t. ON heaven.
rbnunhs bu'usciibes Himself to dwell in ,,
"utch BY His incarnation, He
m0,e w allte himst II with us in the ,
on D'I, out specially Holy Com
n,,n MS view was indefinite,
ios is ne whole period of this earth's !,
and rinnl ana hence the doctrine of I
Ian IaIo hlsscipl ne of morals take up =
hiS O ~ mans existence and in .
|sr ns uesllny' Thus Christ is the :;
kitns.ah ahalklnd and the Church is !
a"ss possesses 5, the same power today !,
ssr5 5' oi M .as hearts OF men, that hs !
lnss u e.,,shteen hundred years ago, q
|irssc,ss sIe water into wine, and that :
Ina h,o tn. ne performed, of multiply. 4
lme ' ,s loaves and two fishes, was q
Is tho ' s was taking place each sea. +
the Ie 'sds tsarner plants the grain or =. y
This Veu, and 1t yields a hundred "
Ebits,,wa was His work, it was He
and moa eu !he fields with the har-
when iu h Is never more dignified, b
Bayioprn ne comes and bows before .,
"nu seeks pardon for his h
b to to,e tha Nazarlne comes and O
ben hS n, mearts ,' of men, the same a
er saiS IA was wa on this earth. The 81
lie bss, .hat the Church should 4
esuS H. 'llat can be obtained to a
. ng, tho a0 INES ilhest painting, the best d
bssutH;tc,in H choicest music, and all II
We b'al bava' y belongs to him, but z
him nsu aone all that we are only q
pS's OF what is due.I q