Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-07
CHURCH DEDICATED
Rev Jsmes Brodsrick Preache(
 Inc vesper Sermon.

NAsy Wan uNuitatSa ypnt0iu0y Uy tn0 Right Rev Monsignor Synnott, ad- mlnlstrator of the diocese, in the presence of large number of peo- pie. During the ceremony Miss Anna Lynch as organist. rendered Dumont's Gregorian Chant, and James Dunn of Bristol sang Luxzi's Ave Maria" After the dedication a solemn high mass was celebrated by the Rev John l. Burke of Port chester, N. Y,, assited by the Rev T. M. Crowley of Waterbury as deacon. and Father Fitzgerald of Naugatuck as sub-deacon, while the Rev J. G. Murray, chancellor of the diocese of Hartford, officiated as master of cere- monies.
 The sermon was delivered by the Rev Walter J. Shanley, LL.D., of ' Danbury, in the course of which he reviewed the progress of the church in this state and paid high compli- ment to Father Tanning for his un- tiring efforts on behalf of St Marys. In the evening solemn vespers were rendered with Father Cunningham as celebrant. The sermon was preached by the Rev James Frederick of the Immaculate Conception church, Wa terbury. Father Frederick said:
 Four months ago you assembled here to participate in the preliminary ceremonies of dedication, the laying of the cornerstone. On that occasion the bishop presided. His life work is now done. God called him to his reward
 Tn the economy of religion, how. ever, it's work, material as well as spiritual, must progress For that req. son there was another in your pres- ence this morning. Not bishop, yet a prelate clothed with ample author ity for the ceremony of dedication. And all about him there were glori- fled the visiting priests, friends and neighbors of the parishioners who came to mark their appreciation for the efforts of pastor and people and rejoice with them that this day be- held another triumph of faith, anoth. CT glorification of Christ.
 This ceremony had to us all A pe- culiar significance and as some fitting return of God consider the motives that prompted Christian hands to build and Christian hands to love the temples of their Lord. Although God may be worshipped everywhere, yet he has manifested that certain places be set apart for his worship. We find in the history of the race, and espe- cially the history of the Jewish race -the chosen people-that they had the first portable temple which was carried about with them in the des- ert and afterwards Solomon built the famous temple of Jerusalem. After wards 1t is matter of history that the Jews were wont to look upon this temple with that mark of respect and veneration and show by their atti- tude that they venerate the place. showing that it was the holy temple of God.
 This temple is worthy of such re- spect, much more so the temple of the Christian dispensation. Why that? Because the infinite temple of God is in our presence and our tat- ernacle.
 The mere fact that God Ia in our temples, not in a cloud, but really surely, is motive sufficient to the Christian heart for the veneration most profound. At this time 1t would seem appropriate that a word of con- graduation should be extended to the pastor of this church and it's peo- pie upon that which has been done and praying that you may be faithful to the lessons taught within this edi- nee by jealous clergy; that the peo- pie may give an adequate expression to such lessons in thoroughly Cath olic and Christian life, in attending to your own individual sanctification and work uplifting. Praying. too. that the same spirit of loyalty to ius- tice and generosity in the further ance of material works of religion may characterize the annals of St Mary's in the years that are to come even as they have been notably manifest in the few brief months of the parish's organization, and re- minding you that this day the church has set the seal of her approval upon this temple which in itself speaks so eloquently of the pastors zeal and the peoples generosity.
 This is an evidence that God has indeed blessed the work. May he bless your every work. May his yir- gin mother, patroness of your parish. throw round about you now and all ways the mantle of her benign pro- lection. To you one and all may the, happiness be given to worship God faithfully many, many years within | this temple built with hands. and then when the day of your life is clos ed and you, too, have laid aside the burden of the toll. may the tender loving Christ whom you shall have worshipped so faithfully upon his throne on this altar, and Mary. your blessed patroness, whom you have here so worthily venerated, provide for you safe conduct through the valley of shadows, leading you on- ward and upward to the everlasting temple of Gods glory-the realm of A<s ot