New-York tribune., 1886-02-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CoNsECRATING sT. MlCHAEEs CHURCH.

sHE FOURTH ONE IN THE CITY TO HAVE THIS IN
TKRFsrING SERVICE.
Over one of the towers of the Roman Catholic
Church of st. Michael in Nnth-ave.,, between
Thirty first and Thirty-second SITS, yesterday morn
ing fioated green flag adorned with harp, while
upon another was displayed the American ensign.
Within was assembled an immense CONGREGATION,
gathered on the occasion of the feast of the char
of st Peter al Antioch" to take part III the services
attending the cousecration of the church. Behln1
the, altar rail- amid profusion OF 1owers jns ana
under blaze of light from numerous cah9leS,
priests iu shining .yestments and and Boys
in surplces filled the entire space. Ihe
tie relics from ST. Patrfck's Cathedral to The
Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament IN the chuTcn'
Then, after they had been exposed ana yenerated,
the mathis and creeds were rccitod by the Arch
bishop and the assisting clergy. All through the
Dight the vigil was kept up by the clergy of the
snd sn9 n nuns 9s ornnq 1r g fGo and
his ministers passed around the outside OF the ed-
flee. sprnkmg the walls With holy water and then
demanding admittance according to the prescribed
form. The deacon the Rev. William H. Murphy:
opened the door and services were held
"lltanies Of the saints were chanted aud the
altar was washed, blessed and cOnsecrated. Then
followed the procession TO the chapel OF the blessed
sacrament and tho Ieturn to the sanctuary, the
Archbishop carrying the relics and placing them IN
the marble crypt where they were secured by
eelnents and small slab of marble. AMID rising
incense and with prayer and gcnuilcXl0ns ana
music, the altar cloths vases ana church orna-
ments were blessed; The Pontifcal mass began at
IL O'CLOCK. Inc cecnTanl WIS DlSIOp VI
the diocese of Brooklyn, assisted by Chancellor
Preston, of II. AIMS Church, as archprest; the
Rev. Henry c. Mcdowell of St Agnes Church, as
deacon; the Rev. Henry Pra OF st. C0lnmbas
Church. snb-deacon; the Rev. DR.. Charles r.
McDonDell as first master of ceremonies, ana tbe
Rev NJ. A. Cunnion. of 81. MlcbaeFs Church. as
second master of ceremonies.
Blshop McQuald, of Rochester, preached ser
mon in the course of which he praised the efforts
of the Rev Arthur J. DOnnelly, the pastor OF the
church by which its debts had AL been paid, and
said that the Irish and German Catholics In this
country, viii they did not suffer the martyrdom
of their forefatheTs their own lands, were nm
Justly comuelcd TO depiete their purses by helping
TO sustain the public schools, to which they could
not send thelr own children. AT vespors BISHOP
Spalding, of Peoria, H., who was formerly one OF
fhe assistants at this church and for a time had
charge of its pareChial schools, preached sermon
ST Michacl's Church, although il has existed Tor
many wears. has not been before cOnSecrated be-
canse it was not entirely free from debt-a prere-
Guisite without which Roman Catholic Church
cannot be thus treated. ST. Teresas Church, IN
Rutgers-st st. PatrIck's Church, III MOtt-st, and
ST Peters Churcn III Barclay-St, are the only ones
i'm the city besides st. Michaels that have been
q nsecrated The cost of this church, the rectOry
the schools the convent OF the cOiser order OF the
Presentation Nuns and the branch charity for dest
tute children called Mount st. Michael, near
AnnandaIe, Staten lsland.has been oyerSl,OOo'oOo