New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW SEMI
NARY AT DUNWOODIE YESTERDAY

CARDINAL SATOLN AND MANY "AiA""
D!GNITARIEs TAKE PART IN THE I'M
POSING CEREMONIES.
rrhe now St Joscph's archdiocesan seminary AZ
Dunwoodc. was dedicated with so'en" 'msa,,
nv Archbishop Corrigan at 10 o'clock yese,ua'
,,orpirv When the hour for the celebration o' VIC
ponti6cal mass arrived moro than 2'o pries's "
the archdiocese present IN the V,"p 49,,
mass was celebrated 10y Cardinal Sa'o'h anu Wv
following officers: Deacon OF the mus NV v,,.
J. J. Keene OF St Jamess Cathedral ,,,..,,
sub-deacon the Rev NJ A. Tayior' OF .'' AGO.,
NJ ~, Blessed Sacrament. of New-ho'N' S"
con of the cross. the Rev. T. q \ee'e' y, ,,
Of 81 Benedict the Moor. in Rye asSiS'''"' i'
the Very Rt Rev. Nicar-Generai MOONEY
Of honor the Rev Charles Cotton. of ST. Stepn'"
.,s,,..,, N,,, York and the Rev. John Edwards OF
the church of the Immaculate Conception Oh HV"
YORK The TIE Dcum was intoneo oE ,'
Corrigan the assistants to whom were the ''V,, ~
Iines of St Joscphs. Yonkers ana inc rev
N 7 lavcUe of ST. Patrck's Catheora' All"
,,,ar ,f censor- hearers and acolytcs. Inc ors""-
go vas Father Iamen, OF st. Josephs' IN h"N'
Firhtv-severth-st. New-lork ana the
were Father kelncr. of Ncw-Rochehe, anu r"'"
ers Rbinehart Nichols Michael. MaicN' Nu,''o AVN
uavue Burke Weber. McAvoy. Brann ana h's-
ley. sorroor was
,,,cached By Auxiliary Bishop Farley, who REVIEW"
he progress of the Church in the '"'o" '
aud said that ii WAS without parallel IN the i''''
Of the world al e,od ,nto
a.. 80 ,i,,nr-roono where a dinner was served
Tho Trst toast was responded TO ny AcHp'S"0l
.-orrgan no. In concluding INTRODUCED ,r,
sator who was received with great app""So' j"
cardinal smoke in Latin. lie said This Is truly
ereet n,asfe~pioce Of ecclesiastical ar'h'''''"'''
GA congratulate New York. the greatest arcn-
diocese IN the United states. on the construct "
This great seminary. 1t imprssses me WIN the wv"
fare Of the Catholic Church in the Oh'eo "'"'''' -
4 necessary that the piety and learning OF ihecere'
st he erst-class for as the priest is so the peoe
u,iu he As the representative OF Leo NIL ueS
90 oxnress the love the Pontif has for the Ame'i-
can church As his representative nope "'"o,
80 tho church IN America and trust that much
that Is great in religion and strength Will oo"e
FROM The training received at his seminary
~, also nraised Archbishop Corrigans personal
Qualities and laid stress upon what he mad done
Cor the Church and said that the new sem'na is
should produce not only hoiy prieSi n mis- age TO
combat the many errors that have gon of 6sdens
Others who spoke were Bishop Gao.Ts, Ui Father
taper Of Paris. the general Of the SuIpTls"s'
which order is to have charge OF me Of Valentnes
Hli ard from its tower magnincent view Hn:
he obtained To the east Is ine &c cry tbe 81 south New
York City and to the west the city OF onhv's t.
he old Valertine homestead. historic ground anu
Cooper in his Spy states that IL was lne S
6uring the Revolutionary War Of skrmisn ana INC,
Vas Also rendezvous of Major Dunwoodie ana ms M,
soldiers The building has been buiit OF q Gain
gray stone Quarried on the GROUNDS, ahu II IL son
Wounded by a park of some sixty acres IL Is con-
structed in the form of hollow square IT'S iroht,
Including the wings which are eighty Feet each II
about sJ,5 feet The main portion Of the building Is
four stories high and has four towers anH u9 n
clear day II is estimated that the building can De
seen from distance of about fifteen miles ne
chanel is constructed after the style OF me carry
Italian Renaissance. with vault OF nrepro0ol
arches The pillars are of Sienna marble lne
flooring of the aises is of mosaic thing. anu with
the oak stalls gives fine effect .
raeiuro recreation halls and lavatores. On the
ground floor are large lecture and CONNEXIONS t;Idu
Class rooms The principal rooms OF the bulldlng
omen TO a wide balcony supported by three main
arches which are held in position by Po on nee
granite columns. The dinng-room ana prayer nan
are i'm large one-story buildings. and the Kitchen Is
I'm the rear of the dining and Is htted up Win
a range and all the modern Improvements
The seminary designed by William Schlckei
& Co. of New-York City. The cornerstone OF the
monies II is estimated that 10000 persons were
on the grounds on that day.