Evening journal., 1897-11-22
DEDICATED TO GOD.
Bishop Monaghan Rededicates
St. Paul's Church.
BLEssEs THE NEW sACRIsTY

REV d. J. FLYNN. d. D., PREACH
ED THE SERMON AND TOOK FOR
HIS SUBJECT "THE WORDS OIL
KING DAVID"
Before a congr 2at,cn Mat filed ,he
auditorium to it's utmost soating Capa-
city and compcccl cf representative
Cstholios az the city. St. pluls R. G.
Church. sa Fourth and jackson susests.
was fcrmclly cpCnCl and i.ded.eatod
yesterday by Biehep Monaghan. The
beautiful CdiiioC was in holiday Iai-
ment for the occasion, and the hanl-
some marble affairs were dcclScd with
myriads Ci liining candles, and below
and above stood large FERNS and palms.
The whole sanctuary was enc minia-
tuie flower bower.
The services began with the blessing
OF the interior and exterior Of The new
sacristy The procession OF priests and
acOlytes then entered the church to|
the Strains OF Schuman's "Entree de-
Procession The chIcir sang the AS
porges,' and the ma1s was tnen begun.
Bishop Monaghan was CC.ebrant.
Father Hugo Faif, o. S. b., deacon;
Father Fallon. sub-d aeon. Father Slice,
S. j., was master OF ceremonies. Father
FLYNN was assistant priesl and
preacher He took his text, IL have
loved, o Lord, the glory OF thy house.
and said in part:
'In these words e.hc royal psalmist
gives an elegant expression 10 the du.y
devclving upon man in this life or pro-
viding iit dwelling place for his God
In order THAT throughout eternity man
may dwell In hs Fa.hCr's house in
heaven. In harmony with this idea
we find h.eugh the pages Of the Old
! Testament flequent mention of the Gl-
! tars and odlfices erected to the h-nor
ana glcry Ci GJd who,c His people
shoGd PQ-hcr Tor the purposes OF ado
ratiCn ami duplication. Surcunled
as l,he ClOecn people Of God soon Were,
| By people who denied the one true God,
| 70 became incumben, upon them 10 om-
phaeize1hcir iai,hin .he.TCieatcrby Sue
rifCc an eternal ACT which meant be-
sides the victim CIR thing offered an
altar, ANA the altar meant Gn edifiCe sat
aside fer The Worship OF God. From
,he very begirming GCi Insisted On aac-
Tldcc being offered to Him in acln-wl-
| Clgemclt CT His supreme domin.cn
over mankiLd Even the hastiest pc
rufal Cf ahe pages Cf The Old Tcstl-
1 mont will SHOW how God insisted on
1he smallest doiail VI ceremonial de-
sorlbing and presenting how He wish
ed to be honorad by His people.
In the Catholic Church we have
Christ truly, rlaliy and su6snn- -lally
present on cur altais and without thi
real presence, Jhe grandest pig-e o.
architecture is but a tomb, as is th'
case Win Westminster Abbey to-ylay
1t was reserved for Chrietianily 10 pro
vide God with Noble edlhces in which
He might dwell sacrnment2.ly. max
ing them actually vCsiiiules 81 heaven
lWhtnever Christianity has been esia.b
lished, then soon spring up architec-
ture creations inspired by faith, buil
for the purpose Of connecting earth anI
heaven. Tho visitor to the CauhOli'
counhie5 Of Europe to-day is lost II
admiration as ne stands before sOm'
grand cathedral built i'm the eyes G.
faith. He secs there the grand altar a
which holy mass is offered, the aam
mass that was offered the apostles tn.
same mass that wag celebrated in uh'
catacomhs in times OF Roman psr5ecu
ton more than fifte2n centuries ago
the same mass that was offered by Oh
Catholic priest and monk in Westmin
ster Abbey In the days cf Edward ihN
COnlessor, aLi the same mass whicl
your beloved bishop offers today II
this beautiful edifce erected by you
generosity to the honor and glcry C
God.
This edifce to-day is rededica5sd d
the true service of God, and while WI
conglarulate ourselves Cn this memOr
able and joyous occasion, let us ais
dedicate cur hearts unrcservodly Z
Gci AS Ccd is ihe only occupant o
the tabeInacls. so let Him be the onl.
object of our hearts affections Let n
cherish the hope that all who are as
semib,cd hore to-day 10 worshcp Co
really present on this altar. may fer al
eternity sing His praises in heaye1."
After mass had ended the litany
was chanted, and the forty hours deyo
tion was begun.
Bishop Monaghan then TUNED TO tli
congregation and spoke words O
praise fer Rev. Fathers Fallen an'
Quigley. He congratulated ihe pIlpl
Of 81. Faul's and hoped tina, the la
would nrt De far Distant whal Tie
would CALI upon him TO COnsecrate oh
= church.
J AT The ycsrer service Father d'o
p preached on The "Bible." Fathers flyn
% and Ouiolev occfcfcd ar fhp cQrvico