New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-22
NEW CHURCH BLESSED
Cardinal Farley Speaks to
Spanish Congregation.
ALFONSO AIDED FUND
Our Lady of Hope One of the
Most Beautiful of City's
Edifices.

A'AOop IA VI WY
\ Edifices.
Cardinal Farley spoke at the service
yesterday morning In which he blessed
the new Church of Our Lady Of Hope,
built and equipped for the use OF Spanish
speaking Catholics through the generos-
ity Of King Alfonso of Spain. J. Pierpont
Morgan. Thomas F. Ryan, Archer NJ.
Huntington. the famous Spanish painters
sorolla and Zuoaga and others.
The Cardinal, in his remarks, made ref
erence that was interpreted by some OF
his hearers as a desire for the CONVEX
sion of Mr.. Huntington. lie said:
81 hope and pray that God may pour
| forth upon him His most bountiful bless
ing before he dies. and that this blessing
may abide with him forever"
The Church Of Our Lady OF Hope.
Nuestra Sonora de la Esperanza. has just
been completed. 1t stands near the
SouiuWtSl COTHfE Ol IJotn street anu
Riverside Drive and forms part OF a rec
tangle OF buildings of unusual beauty. II
| is the only Spanish church In this city.
as Cardinal Farley pointed out IN his ad-
dress. There are several Spanish chapels
attached to converts In rnis city. and the
| Augustinian Fathers OF the Assumption
have chapel in West 14th street. but the
building that was blessed yesterday is
| the only one of its kind since King
Charles " Of Spain l25 years ago sent
over a sum OF money to his minister in
this country TO build a church for his
subjects here and for those who spoke his
| language and embraced the same faith.
| Father Adrian Buisson, pastor OF the
Church Of Our Lady OF Guadalupe.
| headquarters OF the Fathers of the As
sumption, has been appointed rector OF
preached a sermon in Spanish, in which
ne expressed the belief that Catholics in
this city would he drawn TO the new con-
gregation. The edifice will be open daily.
he said.
Long List Of Contributors.
The list OF benefactors OF the new
church is long. and includes many we'll
known persons. So many influential peo-
pie have been interested in II that 1t has
been made one OF the most beautiful In
| this city. In interior design. decoration
and furnishing IL Is unlike any other In
New York. Archer NJ. Huntington pre-
, scented the ground upon which the church
la m
half OF building fund. King Alfonso
sent massive silver gilt lamp with
three cherub figures beneath the Spanish
crown. and n small ruby light. which
hangs by a long chain from the ceiling
before the altar. When the lamp was
sent from the Spanish capital It was ac-
companied by a painting by Joaquin So
rolla de Bastida, who when ne visited
this country few years ago promised to
The painting shows Ct. Joseph and the
Holy Child in the workroom. Iuloaga,
who is almost as famous as Sorolla. and
is one Of the masters Of to-day. will paint
figure OF the Virgin. which will I've
placed behind the high altar.
The main altar is the gift OF MIR. and
Mrs. Frederic G. Penfeld. who also pre-
scented the communion rail. Both cost
$1,000. Mrs. Penfed also gave one Of
the smaller sltars Mrs. Frederick w.
Vanderbilt, a sister OF Mrs. Charles p.
Taft, who recently became a Catholic.
gave the church a set OF ecclesiastical
candlesticks and an organ. Thomas +.
Ryan gave the stations OF the cross, and
J. Perpont Morgan and Amos r. Emo
another altar. Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Sheehan. who were present with Ed
uardo Higginson, Peruvian Consul, and
his staff, also aided the fund.
Cardinal Pleads for Unity.
In his address Cardinal Farley said, in
part:
one hundred and twenty-five years ago
King Charles ~ OF Spain sent 10 his
minister In this country $1,000 as his
contribution TO the first Catholic Church
in New York. II is somewhat OF a strik .
ing coincidence that the present King OF
Spain made this most handsome dons-
ton, the lamp that swings In front or
me But for the inspiration given to
these people by their faith, In the days
when the Spaniards fought and expelled
the Mshome tans from Europe, that con-
Crescent would have waved over the
Cross.
When this non-Ca tholic American gen
tleman made this donation, so near the
Hispanic-Amerioan Museum, he had in
mind the debt this country owes to
Spain, especially for the support given
by Ferdinand and Isabella 10 the discov-
erer of this continent.
In this church let there be no North
and South among you, as We say here.
Let South Americans. Cubans. Me2icans
and Spaniards all come here without
thought of racial distinction and kneel
together as Catholics.
Why is IL that we are so generous
with our gifts to the House Of Godf
There are those who will say, Isn't that
extravaganza" Somebody said some
thing like that once before. Judas sug-
gested that gifts intended for Our Lord
should be sold and the money devoted TO
the needs OF the poor. ] hope that spirit
of extravaganza, royal extravaganza, will
always abide with the Church, for II Is
the expression Of our faith in God.
No one cries out on the score of eX.
trayaganCe when insurance companies
put up buildings that cost from $1,000
900 to $4,000, 900. And Gods name 10
never mentioned there, except in a very
undesirable way.
STANDARD GETS OIL FIELD