The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-08

1 altars and the communion rail are Of
 pure white Cararra marble, and of
 English Gothic design. Before the aI-
 tar table just above the floor is a
 marvellous piece of sculpture. It is a
 representation of the last supper i carved from a solid block of marble. This T1iE1t b4 considered the rarest
 of the many gems of art that adorn l the church. However, when one ! turns to the statues at the side altars, their wond derfuIly life-lfke figures with 1 the most delicate shadings of the | scuIptor's genius 1t is difficult to make 1 a comparison to the best expression 1 of artistic interpretation, Again, as
 one gazes at the beautiful colorings 1 of the windows, one feels that the l rich tones of the glass dispute per 1 lection with the purity of the marble. | To describe in detail the various fur
 nishings and decorations would be l simply an endless repetition of admir- | ing phrases. The artificial lighting
 system is something unique, the light l being wonderfully powerful, yet by 1 means of ref1ectors and modtfters, of
 a pleasing softness.
 1 The church will accommodate some 1 thing over a thousand, and it is ex-
 pected that there will be fully that l number at the services on Sunday. There have therefore been presented 1 to the members of the parish cards 1 of admission in order that those who 1 have Iabored so faithfully for the req Ifzation of the great day may be com fortably situated. These cards are to be presented before 1O:15 on Sunday,
 as after that hour admission to seats will be unrestricted.
 At 7:30 in the evening there will be solemn vespers, the ce1ebrant being
 Rev. John c. Coy1e, pastor of St.
 Johns Church, New Haven, a native
 Of Bridgeport. Father Coyle will be
 assisted by Rev. James T. Mcdonald
 as deacon, Rev. William P. LafIin as
 b-deacon and Rev. James P. Moran as censer bearer. Rev. Thomas P. MuIcahy, of St. Mary's church this city, will be master of ceremonies
 The preacher of the evening will be Rev. Joseph A. MuIry, s. J. Father Mu1ry is well known by reason of the wonderful missionary sermons which attracted people to St. Patrick's from all parts of the city two years ago, and it is needless to say that his dis
 course will be masterful. It is ex- pected that there may be as many as one hundred priests in the sanctuary Sunday evening.
 Many of the visiting priests of the morning will return to their parishes during the day thus giving their as sistants an opportunity to participate in the evening services. There are no admission cards to be presented for the vesper service. The church will be opened at o'clock, and the con- gregation will be seated with no re- servattons. The pastor would like to have been able to dispense with the issuance of cards for the morning ser vice. but felt 1t necessary in order to adequately provide for the members of the parish
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 It might be stated that the present census shows a total of HOO souls four times the original number. This growth has resulted during the last few years. The Reverend pastor has said the new church could not be ac- conplished unless it were the, Lords work; but the parishioners feel that there has been some very strong hu-
 man cooperation on the part of their beloved priest, and he in turn lays the honor to the support of his flock rath- CT than to his direction of the under taking.
 It may be of some interest to men ton the ceremony of church dedica- tion, which dates back to the very early centuries of the Christian church. In it's present form it. begins at the outer church door where the bishop and priests have approached in pro- cession. At this place are said the Asperges and Psalm 50. At the end of this Psalm the procession circles the exterior of the church, blessing the walls, returns, enters, and proceeds to the altar where the Litany of the