The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-10

became a lovely women unless she
had he disposition to become
one There must he firm foundation
to the City Hall, there must be firm foun-
datiOn to character The stones truth,
honesty, sobrie:y, tenderness, love and
charity must sll be cut and placed in the
building Of character.
Professor " W Smith Of Randolph
Macon College also addressed the meet
ing, subject, How to increase the effect.
iveness of the Sundays SCHOOL,
The next meeting will be held at Cen
iennsry Church on the second sunday In
January, 1889.
CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART.
The Church Of the Sacred Heart was
dedicated Yesterday morning by Right
Rev. bishop ksiu Of Wheeling, West
/ VirElnis. The diocese of Richmond at
present having no Bishop. DR.. O'COnnell,
/ The rector Of tAe American College at
Rome has been appointed Bishop Of Rich
mond, but has not yet been consecrsted.
Long before the hour set for The con
secralion services 10 begin, the church
steps, the pavement aud the street were
crowded with worshippers. Some had
come as early as balf-past nine o'clock
and STA aiioned themselves right at the
closed door so as 20 get Ia first, only to
find their effort useless, for a policeman
detailed for the purpose kept clear the
porch and steps al 03O. so as 10 keep a
paSssgeway open for the
PRocFssstos OF socfETiEs.
the list Of which VS. published in yes.
terday's paper Uudcr the leadership of
Chief Marshal !. w Biiley end his
corps Of assistants, these societies each
carving a silk banner met ~ Cathedral
Hall aud marched in procession 10 the
church corner of Floyd and Church
streets Three foufths of the church bad
beeu reserved for them. After they had
entered and were seated the general pub
lie was admitted. and in Few moments
the church was packed. While the
societies were entering the sacred edtice,
the orchestra in the organ loft played the
music of the bridal chorus from Loheng
rim.
Afer this was over and all vas still,
THE PROCESSION OF THE CLERGY
entered the church. Father Kelly, master
Of ceremonies, preceded followed by the
acolyies bearing The cruciix. Next came
twelve acOlytes in white and scarlet, then
the Nicar-Genersl. Rev \. Van De
Nyver. attending with Father Cutler the
priest in charge Of the chur, b, escorting
Bishop Kahn, VINO was r0bef ia full Epis-
copsl yesiments and wearing his mitre
and carrying his shepherds crOoA
Reaching Il. altar
TUE ASTIPuOSAL SERVICE.
OF conservation was read by bishop and
priests Then the procession was re-
sumed around the walls OF tho church,
aud the bishop spTinkled the same with
holy water, and then put incense on TIE
altar, which was handsomely decorated
with flowers.
TIE MASS
was then said and sung The names OF
the soioisis were published yesterday, as
also was the fact that The oiertory
would be sung by a quarietle from Nor
folk.
After the credo Bi.hop lain mount
ed the altar steps and offered prayer
tie then read the gospel for the second
Sunday In Advent He then took his
text from the First Epistle OF 81. John,
ist chapter and the first three verses.
THE SERMON.
The Bishop, who is an eloquent ora.
tor, said that when a priest Of the dio-
cese Of Richmond he had charge OF a
church dedicated TO the Sacred Heart
Now, as Bishop, it was his proud
privilege 10 dedicate the second
church ia the same diocese con-
secrated 70 the Sacred Heart
OF Jesus He extoiled the zeal OF the
men and women who had labored so
arduously in the cause Of Christ in erect
ing this temple 10 the living God: II
showed the spirit manifested to the
cause Of religion This church, be said,
would stand as monument Of the lar
reaching influence OF Gods pure re
lIgion, and as solemn warning 10 all OF
Us of the non Christian, inhdelisiic
spirit which is abrosd-a spirit which
has gotten hold on people here and IN
other lands When we understand the
grounds OF our belief then will we be
able and ready and prepared 10 explode
every sophislry which may be argued.
Tie Bishop handled the arguments on
"Romanism" at the recent Baptist Con
gress with uugloyed hands. lie said that
the city papers OF last Thursday had re-
poried \ reverend gentlemen rs saying
things which, he was satisfied, had that
good gentleman not been ignorant oi the
Roman Catholic Church, he would not
have uttered, because they were false IN
fact. He did not attribute 10 him any
intentional Misrepresentation simply
thst be did not know. This good gen
tlemau had said that Plus lX. had said
that II was heresy to separate Church
aad State Had thst good gentleman
read the syllabus Of Pope Plus lA when
he pretended 10 quote. be would never
have made such remark.
THE FOPE's TEMPORAL POWER.
Il IS one Of opinion, net Of faith.
There are two swOrds-one spiritual, one
temporal. Tie Iegtrsnd gentleman was
wrong when he said that the union OF
Church and State was question OF
faith Said he Il AIN Roman Catho.
lie am Roman Catholic Bishop, and
here from ihis altar ! boldly proclaim
that am opposed TO the union OF Church
and state. and never wish to see II 10
this land OF the free. hope that such a
union will never be brought about in tins
glorious Republic of The West"
Another gentleman was reported IN
this city as saying that In New York
city ali the municipal officers recently
elected were Roman Catholics, and drew
a picture Of the horrors that would ensue,
arguing that this was an evidence oil
Roman Catholics getting control OF the
State. Had this good gentleman thought
a moment he could have looked at his
own y-Richmond--w where, with some
few exceptions, from the Mayor down
the city officials are members OF his own
church-the Baptist II his argument is
good as ~ New York IS 1t not equally as
good with reference TO Richmond,
The Bishop illustrates his argument by
reference 10 some young Baptist preach
ers who In bis own home had tried 10
teach that Roma nsm was wrong when
he (the Bishop found out that these
preachers did not know the theology ol
their own church. lie drew from this a
lesson that all Roman Catholics should
know their faits, understand II, and De