The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1859, Page 2

2 : . ue ‘consists in an appeal to his Grond Reformatery Movement of the | filooe’aeutter, ie second The Catholics in the United St.tes. .? No buman bei upon earth is ever seeped 80 Seept in Sauer as to be heyood the reaoti of the grace by >A ‘and the grace of God, inasmuch as it presupposes the existence of intelligence avd free will, convorts the sipper, if be is converted at all, by leading bim through them to shun the wrong and p reue the | right, Again, these young rebels, male and female, ara fully prepared to resist mnything like browbeatiag or un- warrantable severity. Your harshness is the very thing ‘The Honse of the Angel Guardian in Bos- | ton—Laying the Corner Stone of a New Building—Immense Crowis and against which these characters are on their guard: tt is aMammoth Tont—Discourse of Rev. | your kind words, aod yoo ditand, Rockh Weetineat Br. Cummings, of New York | sakes wom sogzed_ snd, rales, geainems, tae te . . ‘sur; ri Excursions of the Inma' | Seporpose ar yainly needed 10. deal successfully with and Bathudl ve never been taught the necessity of seif coutrol. &e., But immence misery and sin has been caesed by placing over them as keepers anc overseers, vulgar aod vons, who cannot distinguish between firmoess ant brutality, or between steadiasizess of perpose 04 consti tutional or acquired want of feeling. Toat which all good men wish te see accomplished in of the wayward young is easy enough to understand; but the diMlouity lies im settling how it iB to be doce, what is to be insisted Upon, and what must not be omitted for the attainment of ‘the amelioration in view. If we cannot sequre that am Noration by terrifying the youthfal delinquent :aio forming, we must endeavor by some means or other t bring him tow sense of bis evil ways. Let a boy, bow &e., &. ‘tho grand Catholic reformatory movement now In pro- e United States, inteaded for the still more com- Tiere edvancement of the moral and edusational training | ef the youth of that persuasion, received a great impewws tm Boston yesterday (Sunday) dy the laying of the cor- ner store of the new House of the Angel Guardian, situate | wt Rexbury. Tue ceremonies wore conducted by the Right Reverend | Sree iid: be brovgut to believe that there is wine g004 Bishop Fitzpatrick, assisted by a number of Catholic | Mee on LO takes’ au interest inh, and soe of thousands of pereons, who | jg already effected im the right direction. c Se ee eee dic aad te wordas | eae Ba Uw tegmiric’ be oomacious tak he. feet ume from a)l parta of Magsac! altogether for nothing, but that whatever my . a is ‘The House of the Angel Guardian is an a — | pvt’ raghen a ae een ius tar: if Be nobad ihe protection of orphan boys, for the Feceptida OF ine. | tually walking in the right road, is at Idast looking for. momeless, for the reformation of the vicious, and for the | ward in the right direction. there la cppcna mokve ‘ " \ Anetruetion of all. Itcombines the principal and most | jistenog i Boe ihe’ south who ie tempted to Anteresting features of the best and most renownol of the | OFT M1) ihe vortex of sinful excitement. Sach a mo ‘asylums and reformatories of Italy, France and America | tivo ig that powerful lever of the samen Apt a Gs . Nol wou! e readier y Hh was founded in the year 1851 by the Rov. George F. | rest, Nobody portape Hoult oe Thee who have already kine, a native of Boston, and its present recetor. ; a is le woos werent Baskins, committed ry folly The block of brick buildings in Norto syoare heretofore | frow that we seldom earh wisdom from any, experioare | le reuade weed for this institution were found to be meyrap “3 | except our own. | We pereuade pots bok wo anal Me accommodation even of tho present number of la- | HYMN Ne tie able to reach the results which they too mates, which amounts to one hundred and fifty, and mul” / coveted but failed to secure, Still T must be alowed here : ‘ejectod for want Of room; hence the nesessi- to quote the experience of those who have taken the fatal papal The site leap, for it must have some slight influence at teagt, upon fy of a larger and more suitable building. site ee. | hose who have not taken it, though they stand upoa the jected for the new building ig situated in Roxbury, near | brink of ihe abyes., Young ineo of women who hava fa it become | to an idle and vicious life ina large city are not ia sthe Boston Hing, Endoed, ah 2 Aan AY Aare | the poaltion of the Doy or girl who ie.exctted:to ein totaly manexed to Boston. | for the first time by cirivsity, or by the desire of pleasure, ‘The grounds cover between two and three acres. | oF by the hope of becoming free and independent, Tasit jiding is to be quadrangular,one huudred and | curiosity has been gratified in a short seasen, and they are aoe = quare, enclosing a court yard for muster and | pretty generally ready to covfeas that the knowledge arty BOE ene | to which they have had access was not worth t parade of seventy feet square, of solid brick and stone, | Sricy of ‘admission. The. love of ‘Plea ‘tens by P. ©. Keely, architect, of | many, no doubt, into early crime, but experi- ae ee arene Touadations ays how ecm. | ence shows that this motive dose not off inducements Breoklyn, Now York. The fo | enough to keep them in the life of cishonoaty or inconti- preted, and ox Sunday (yesterday) afternoon the corner | pency into which they have fallen. The love of inde. arene was laid. | penence is not gratified long by @ vicious career in our : . ng, becaure when the novelty ef such a life Over the entire building and court yard was sproad.a | UTES Covin, Mer agapond becomes diesatisied, mis. mammoth tent, the largest in New England, capable o! | trusts the bad and avoids the 00, Aaesiene gg neg taint yosand persons. As early ag one o’olock | though he is not wicked enough to be reckless, yet ho pagan 2 Mes No macapy the tent, aml in a little | bot good enough Wo be free from the constant fear of the e multitude began PY 9 police officer aud the Houee of Correction They, like more than two hours overy available standing or sitting Poo Criminals, seek for peace in forgetfalness, the place was occupied. At four o'clock previsely the-Right means being filthy tobacco to chew, aud polsouove ram ‘ink. ‘cope Rev. Bishop, atteuded by several of his clergy, aszended , re ese apne wl mie Heagaritsegddlvel yg Set oy the platform and took his seat upon the Episcopal throne; feaiuresof the humam face—the mouth: the other p00. i bi | , ewells and deadens the most beautiful of ali—the me. Coren oe SN Taian Be vee od pao ‘windows of the palace of the soul. There is ‘McBroy on his left. | no life co miserable as that of the young man who under ‘Fee veeper service or evening song of the church was € do ag he pleases, go where he pleases, asaociate 3 f d he bi ee he (i eg, abd do nothing unless just ag be tally chanted by a choir of men and boys, the boys | with whom ases, Scie rm He 4 f the An rT euantic, ease eae pleases. There may be something dashing and exciting sage peace e' 4 y inthe trade of the pirate or bandit, for those gentlemen ae carefully tecght the prineiples of music, otn vocal | ae well ed and live as lies, ca play the guitar and ental. After vespers tho Rev. Dr. Cummings, | have pleasant quarters—at least in the pages of novels, pn gs Bea sans daivecntan. pica! Bat the poor town rowdy in America reaily works barder ( y A ‘ad is worse paid than any apprentice or bired laboror. aad thrilling diseouree, a full report of which we give be- | Tyke as an instance of the work he has todo, a bold low:— | crime, and what one would suppose to be acrime that : Paid well—burglary. Asgocia‘es are required to euter and Title a dwelling; nights, or at least boars of sleeplesness, hunger and dreadful uncertainty ere passed; expos ire to cold and damp, and long and hard work bas to be endured to saw, or out, or pick open doors and windows; and when | at last the dwelling is entered and the dangers’ overcome of watchmen outaide and a pistol bullet or two inside, what igseoured? Some clothing, @ little cutlery, a fow old spoona, apd occasionally a little jewelry. Thess things are disposed of for one tenth of their value to receivers of Stolen goods, and each of the agsociates reseives six or eight dollars, which are promptly spent for liquor, or gambled away at the card table in some miseradle grog Fhop. It is n common thing to find in houeee burg!arioas. ly eutered that the first place the poor thieves havo rifted has been the refrigerator and the closet, unable to wait for something to cat and drink, although every moment of delay might have cost them their lives. They are fce- quently aleo detected by being found with clothiag on their persons which ie recognized as having been stolen from some dwelling. Who works harder or is more poor- Jy paid than one into takes partin doings likethis? And REY. DR. CUMMINGS’ ADDRES! ‘Lapis AND GENTLBMEN:—We have met ther on this ay to usher into being » permanent and use/ul iuetitution, estined to form a link between the crinciples of caarity which we learned from our fathers, and operative benetl- eence in favor of geuerations now rising, or as yet unborn. ‘The kindly thought and the patient zeal which we must recognise as the primal cause of the noble edifice now | fairly begun bas been active among you for many years. | A devoted priest inaugurated this work of truly Christian charity, encouraged in his days and yoars of toil by the onsideration that all great works have small beginnings, fond that trials and crosses are an evidence of the Divine favor and protection. God has prospered his faitnfui ser- want, and on this day ecclesiastical authority solemnly Biesses the work to which be has devoted his life; bis fel- Jew clergymen and his brethren in the Catholic faith cheer him by their presence and their gencrous donations, his neighbors of every creed, including many of the city au- for ities and most prominent citizens, approve the under- faking ag one of great avd general utility, and the world at large applauds his course as wieo and ‘prudent, judg- wg, as the world ever judges, by its’ great yet this ie a fair average logtance of the crime in our largo fest of merit, success. Catholics ef the whole | vities. On7e in a whie we hear of a bank safe biowa country are interested in the progress and flual open, or an expregs office or jeweller’s shop successfully entered and robbed. But these events are of rare occur- rence, apd I speak of the ordinary run of luck in the pro- feesion, The small rabble of thieves, “ kuucks” and “lifters,” “sneak-thteves”’ and “‘shovers” of counterfeit money, as they are elegantly styled among themseives ‘Yand by the police, are ragged, ill-fed and unsavory A recent official work shows that the average dur: tion of life among girls who bave given themselves up to a life of ebame is only four years, and from per- sonal observation among victims of this class for ten yeare ag chaplain of Bellevue, the largestpublic hospital in New York, I should indge that the closing year of the four is generaliy embittered by disease, paiufal congamp tive symptoms, and low fever, aggravated by the free use of poisonous git. | have also noticed among the grown up boys and half men who live as stable romdies, doo loafers and small bangers on ef shoulder bitters, and pot- house politicians, that very many are ready to give up their chances of life and their home at any time for Central America and yellow fever, and follow any Glibustering chief who wili puy their expenses out. Young tad of these ciasses donot make enough by mischief to keep soul and body together. ‘They live three quarters of the year by sponging upon their poor mothers and sisters, who take in Washing or sew; and a boy who has energy and respectability enough to keep steadily at work in selling newspapers, lozenges, or peanuts, isa prince to them in character, success, and general happiness. There are two proverbs which the migerable life of these unfortn- nates, and the more miserabie end in which it terminates, proves to their bitter experience—one is the saying that socompliehment ofthis glorious undertaking. It is, T be- Hieve, the first reformatory school for boys etartnd in North America under Catholic auspices. All Catholics ‘Will doubtiess pray fervently that it may reach ultimately mo partial or glow completion, but be speedily crowned ‘with full and triumphant success; and if they take au in- Sores} in it, and help it on by spiritual and material aid, they will meet with their reward even in this worl! shooghts and affections of Cathotics, both clergy and lait wili be engaged in the cause ot those numerous poor boys wh» ge astray for the want of a refoge from safler ni sim, where they may rest for a while, at least, aud not bo forced into vice when they are willing to try at least to virtuous, Other good men will imitate him who bas beea She pioneer in this beauti‘u! mission of charity; other cities Will follow the example set by the Catho ics of Bosten; and ‘we may safely predict that if this is the first reformatory acheo! ttarted among us it will certainly not be the last. A proper degree of attention and interest in the sabjext ef She reformation of juvenile delinquents wasalwaysa crying ‘want, but itisnow becoming or hag already become au in- evitable necessity im all our large cities. God will bless ali thore who, haying the power, will have the zeal | amd courage to take thi great work in hand, for he ever refuses to help those who ve energy enongh to help themselyee, cepecially in the dia charge of upmistakeable duties. But, perhaps, ladies ‘and gentlemen, I will best aseist the cance in which we are engaged, by doing my own duty as the speaker on this | occasion, and proceeding at ouce w lay before you - ‘aed of my reflections ou the subject of javeuile delin- c i qoeusys in’ the view of interesting people more and more the way of the transgressor is hard;” the other, that ia the subject, or nt leset, calling attention to its impor- “the wages of rin is death.” It onght to be, possible, tance; although neither I nor probably any one else can | then, and even easy, to enlist the self interest of the youn, justly pretend to understand the evil ia alt its beariogs, or | idlers who have ecen cnough of wickedness to understan ‘we present full remedial measures for its correction, Tae that all this is trae, in an effort that would save imfluences mos! likely to recall erring youug men or wo- | them from such misery, and make them happy, men to the paths of virtue are the same which, if properly healthy and respectable by the same means that ed, would have prevented them from going astra} would them virtuons and usefel membors of happy effects of a well reguiated home upon charac- | fociety. It ie consistent with truth to say that, fer, the training of the mind to sound principles, and of _ under the circumstances we have been considering, the the’heart to pure and noble affections, and with all, and | duty of these boys and girls is really thelr interest, that above all, the benign influence of true religion—these are | their obligations are pleasant, much more pleasant overy ‘the means which if resorted to in time would have fore- | way than the neglect to fulfil them, or the determination Btalled the necessity of reformation, and which must ba to cast them off. I may be asked the question, Why is it, resorted to now, and employed as best they may be, if a | then, that those we have spoken of do not be-om good it Yeformation is to bo effected. We want power to eifect it pays¢o poorly to be bad? Treply, that they are. ad eur purpose, but in the employment of that power, we | from the want of proper bees bag one et : moet mitate tho wise exerciso of parental authority—we habit, from evil exeroples and aseociations. ; ey are tf must find, ag it were, a substitute for it, avoid the errors because they know not how to go to work. jo Be kod it hag committed, and seek to repair the evils which it because good people give them up in despair an o not Bas brovgh! about by its sioth or unwisdom, help them to reform—because, as they sec no prospect Had domestic education, ussieted by religion, performed | getting employment, or means of support by sd good, ite work successfully in the beginning—bad the home ro- | they fee) that as they must starve and die anyhow, they may Yained its influeuce up to a proper period of time—had it | as well starve doing nothing at all as starve with the addi- formed the mind by principles, and the heart by tional trouble of trying to do something or other, which goed practice, the innocent child would have been fitted to they would bave to do in order to be 8000. If they think ‘meet the dangers of the world, and would have under ‘at all, they think they cannot help being bad, or they think stood how to battle with ite terrors, and resist its hollow al- | they would like to do good perhaps, but that it is no nse— Jorements. But he was sent forth tothe combat unprovided | that it is too hard—too late—that it ia impossible. It is with weapons, or untatored in their use, and if ho hag | pretty certain that if we who are —_ bon fought at all against bis foe he has been vanquished ia the | do, end who quietly arsume that we are t! ol goo! Vind early morn of the engagement. We may bewail the past, | of the world, leave it to them to become what they ought We eannot recull it; but we may repair the damage that | to be, they will not do it, | We must, then, do something has been done. It js t20 late now to protect the innocent; | to help them, and we must help them, too, by doing oe let us try while it may yet be done to form the penitent. | thing sereible and in the right way. It is etter, there. Unless this view be wrong, one of the evils to be syeided | fore, having this fact before our eyes, to consider, whet ‘wm reformatory institutions for the young is turning thom | is to be done by us to thio the Pe of eee od OF putting them, #0 to speak, on a jail footing, | tban to lose time considering why our un! Let om Of the Menua One emo o judged by | fellow creatures do not reform without our assistance. their fitnews towards gaining th a your | The queetion involved ig a social one, and it is all but im Yarpoee is only vo punish the offenter, to wreak upon him | poesible to soggest novel expedients. The advice to be 3S the disturbance he has cauged, | given & old fashioned, and must be so from the ity risonment of the case. What is wanted as a novelty is aad ia. rhaps, be | terest in the cauge of reform. Aa the first thing then to be done I adview every ons who may bear or read my re marke to become really and energetically interested im correcting the evil of juvenile depravity in our iarge cition. the foot. bronght Bat apy course for the refor y nay aresimple. My friend, 1 would say, if reformatory institution which is based upon the principle k this business does not concern you, you are is pretty sure to fail inthe attainment of ite o istaken, The aspirants to the daxgor and of fear, ject. Hareh treatment of children even by thele pare i a dangerous measure to adopt an! of mo ful success, There are circumstances, I rod should not be spare’, end when he who spare rod spoils the child; child can only ba im le to know aad feel that he eho yu for his good, and loves him while he child is not really th the “slungehot are on the increase, Those who gather chips, pitch pennies, ond throw siones now in @ year or two gerrote’ passere-by for weir parsea chea,and brandish the deadly revolver in You rea in the paper 7 hext to your own, was agaaulted and left for dead oa © from the church of the theatre. Bat does @ yon that you too have # throat that Sabashed, and becomes sadmissive because | and e skull that may be broken, and that though you a he acknowile ges to himself that the it ia not on | not fond of exeltementa your turn may come next? Alt Lis ride heart that if he ig panish- | are interes cd in doing what they ceo lo remedy this ed it serves inn rig! ought to be pumshed, He | growing evil, re apt to suffer, unless it is by some loses the buoyancy 0} and his sober and humble | means or other putdown. \ateach one then helg all he of feelin can to prevent the ranks of for contritim and amenil m from being ro- ail the nip when hera- | eruited. Let the people of ea * do something to 2 Good and k’ ud that he has | reclaim the yor rook wnat itpaing | eighborhoed. Every ji and grieves hit to do, namely, ty E t alshme, for the rudin at Where he who is chastised nas me in tha | market place, ¢ chactiser, he wil! not rerpect him ev 20 institution where the caljo He will long remomb nay, b Ny developed into received a blow wh ote collection will i \ tremk trem only rem ct er abhors ® vacuum,” Bhere are yo ¢ RRM) eee Reh NC ORR eee mene He tae eee 4 persons in the community who come in contact with the poor whose mode of opereitoa | have obeorved with acon- Miderable degree of iutorget The first clas give a great deal ri ped pa RT oon persone = in@igpaxt with poor people, because poor le hen ry conendnanl ot inele wickedeses, Tey never give a penny upless accompanied by a penny worth of se- ious tak. "There is sometbivg sour in their principles as well as in their faces, and in looking for the wine and oil before visiting the poor, they seem to have taken down the vinegar and ‘red popper by mistake. If they were to invite their poor clients to dinner, the vill of faré would read as followe:—-A nice large cold shoulder, a full allowance of bumble pie, and plentiful drauguts the wine of compunction. These peopie never help a poor woman without throwing ber drunken hus»and in her face, they never artist & poor old man without grating every raw spot in his moral epidermis with sneers at bir, ignorance ond superstition, and in short they never gray. & favor without destroying all ita genial effects by the rn- gracious manner in which it is ted. I wonder at times whether these people would ever go near the peor it they could get near anybody else. They are oonstitn- tioval bores, with an acquired flavor of the pharisee; they are eeif righteous, of course, and very fastidious about avy sip that does not look clean, and sme!t pleasant ly im tbeir delicate nostrils, The poor get from thom what they can, and feel neither grativade nor respect for the givers. There are other persons, men of the world often, who bave a fresbuees and a éirectness about them that quickly interests the poor. ~They are matural ia their mapper cf actwg and speaking. They come evidently ‘thought, or that uh to do something for tne good of those whom they visit, and they set about tm @ basinessike manner. If they biame the poor, they do it without bitterness ffectation, and there isan unconscious good natured twinkle of the eve, # smile paying about the lips, a kindly heartiness i» the voice thet deprives their roproot of ite sting. There are the right sort of peeple to vistt and talk tw the poor and the unfortunate. They have far more in- floeoce with their humble brethren than tusy imagine Littie bad beys will Insten to them attentively as long a8 they my please to talk to them. Little bad boys are not ofiended by tbe severity of their words; they sec that theér face is lighted up with kindness, and thoy can tell from the souna of thetr voices that however angry they may seem to be, there ts no hatred, harebness, or coa- tempt for the upfortupate in their hearts. Natural instinct recognizes the presence of true nature, and can easily de- tect the ailectation which is its counterfeit. Else why isit that a biuf farmer or seafaring man can speak out in hit Manitest tones to a baby, and make friends with it at first sigbt, and a much milder wan attemptiog to do so out of mere policy, causes tbe baby to scream and hide its face in ‘ts nuree’s bosom? Why will one man who really loves mastiff to come straight to him by calling nd Reemningy scolding tone, and another who spufiies “poor tellow |” and attempts to caress him, causes the seme anima’ to stiffen every nerve in his body, sbow every tooth in bis head, and say, in an unmistaka- ble growl, «‘you bad better keep away if you know what is good for you.” love them, and who only make believe they do to perve their own pur} It is a pity that the second class of persous I have spoken of do not visit the poor more frequently, and leave some of their eupsbine in the'r bumble dwellings, and that the fSirst class do not stay to moralize and freeze at home. ‘What bas been said of individuals applies with equal force to asecciations for ameliorating the moral and pbysical condition of the poor and the young. I do not now speak of reformatory institutions, but will refer to them by-uni- by. Persous who are willing to engage in deeds of chari- ty, and to do go rationaliy, will unconsciously intercat otbers in behalf of their peedy neighbers, and the poor are thus atsisted by spontaneous, unpremeditated co ope- ration. No grand scheme, no extended notwork of beno- volence, even aided by public moneys, can ever do for the benefit of the poor what is dove by the emali associa. tons whick form themeelves vaturally and pleasantly in connection with acburch or Sunday school, A few of these societies, compored of men who wi'l associate to as si8t men out of employ ment in getting work or temporary support for their families; ladies who will sow and coutri- bote for clothing for the poor, and Sunday school teachers and others who wii] watch over toe cbildren conaected with the church, and visit them and their parents ia their homes, are capable of meeting all the ordinary real wavis of a parieh, Other societics for instructing the ignorant, promoting temperance and industry, comiorting the afflict ed, visiting the sick aud burying the dead, will readily grow out of there when. and where there is xpecial need for them. The good that 1s thus done is cone te persons who are known, and it ig done vnostentatious)y, end blesses both them that give apd them that take. Such action does not interferb with the family relation, nor help the poor, if | may 80 speak, Perhaps the best form of assoc! the Society of St. Viccent de Panl. It ia pro: Babies and dogs can toll who really | bis kind ever established is that known among | baby the largest beoevolevt association in the world, for _ it oxists in every quarter of the globe whero the Catholic church is kpown. It is eminently qualified to meet the wants of people in th’s country, and I sincerely hope the day is pot far abt when a conference of the st. Vincent de Prul’e Society wili exist in connection with every Catholic church ia the United States, There are in 2)] our large cities societies formed of persons who are not | Catholics, and who yet busy themselves unceasipgly wita poor Catbohe families, more especially thoas who have @mall childrev, There are two classes of pergons co nected with societies of thie kind, fessional men, merchanis, tradesmen, and of anybody aod everybody who ts calied ‘upon to contribute funds for the | relief of the poor, abd who, a8 a general thing, ku care little more about the society than what, they from the person to whom they give their contribution— amely, that the society isa charitable one, connected ‘With Dr. Semebocy’s cburch, ano that ifs object is tore- | fhe other clazs consists of | lieve the poor of the dietrict. the chosen few, who attend the meetings pf the society, visit the poor at their homes, and distribute alms at their discretion among ‘them. ‘This secoad class fail, I may say, simost without exception, to conciliale the respect, or affve:ion, or confidence of the Catholic poor among whom they visit. Reasons: 1. They always manage to place themeelves in open or covert antagonism io the Catholic church and clergy of the beghborhood 2 They vee their charitable means for the parpose of recruiting eectarian Sunday and mission schools from among poor Catholic children. 8. Taey in- dvjge in remarks offensive to the religion and the na- tionality of the poor people whom they visit. 4 Tasy are copnected more or less openly with large socieucs whose object notoriously ig proselytism. 6. They use every endeavor to s¢ family ties, to break up the home, and place its younger inmates, wherever and whea- ever they can do it, in institutions under the controi of the public authorities or of private alleged benevolent as- gociatong, 6 They oppose and defeat the efforts of be- neyolent Catholic associations, or they contemptuously ro- fose to co-operate with them or resolutely ignore them. 7. They often press upon the acceptance of the poor ua- authorized versione of the Scripture, books and tracts of- fensive to their religious belief, and to their sense of good teste. Were they to con: oct their operations on a more Liberal plan, and confine themselves to tue alleviation of physical suffering, they would certainly do more to check the increase of depravity in our midst than they can ever hope to accomplish by making charity an engine of proselytism. Tnuey would also probably better met the views of the community at lw ge who make them the almoners of their bounty. One of the reprouches brought agains! the Catholic churcb in this country is that she places her foliowers in & state of isolation from the rege of the community. [t is agnerted that we ought in all gocial and politica’ matters to act as American citizens; that if we love the country ‘we ought to stand like brotuers, sid by side, simply and naturally as our fathers, Catholics and Paritaus, Episco- palians and Dissenters, stood on the ficld where our com- mon liberties were conquered from the common oppress- or. Let Americans of tue first class mentioned, who wish to act upon their own judgment and are not willingly car- ried away by narrow-minded and injur‘oug prejudice, ask themseives whether they aro not partially to blame for this alleged isolation of which they complain, when by their co-operation and with their raoney, public and pri- vate ngencies are everywhere at work, ia consequence of which, if weare sick in a benevolent institution, we are denied even the last rites of our religion; if we are poor and needy our children are decoyed or forced away from us and handed over to the policeman or the Protestant matron; if we open ourselves an institation of charity or of learning, a charter is refused because we are told that it is forsooth a sectarian institution, ad if we send ous little children to the State schools, which are said not to bs fectarian, the “Ten Comaiandinents” are burnt “into their flesh by the sweet tempered school master a rattan. let us havo fair play on the part of our fellow citizens, Let them not be weary of hearing vs sek for what, after all, !s but our right—name- y, to be allowed to practise our religion unmolested, is our own way. If we secm to be importunate in calling, aa Oliver Twist did, for more, it is possibly becauge, Ike the same young gentleman, we have honestly not yet had enongb. Give usfairly what the laws allow us—give us s0- ciaily what we cannot be deprived of politically, and we shail cease to complain. The system of proselytism which I bave alluded to in connection with religious societies amounts to a petty *yetem of persecution, galling and vex: atious inthe extreme. The iriumpb which is sought for is the conversion of objecte of charity from “Romauism” a¢ it ia called, to some Protestant denomination. But the effort is sure io redound in bitternces ard disappointment tothose who make it. Reason and experience teach us that enh ¢florte, if wt ail succesefal, willoaly wean away the unfortunate victira from the principles of the Christian religion ag taught by toe Catholic Church, without attaca- ing Lim to apy other creed im ‘18 stead. A soul is thus made vnbappy, and no 20d purpore is served by ite fall; aud if reform be the object in view it will not be efecto, or it will at best be simulated aod of abort duration. The sinner will be left to grope his way back pai foly to the religion of his forefathers and of his own eariy convictions, or be will be lost inthe misery of practical vbbelief, But it is ime to return from general principles, and to Fpeak again more cularly oa the subject of reformatory cetablishments 9s nguished frum in- divicual efforte or private associations for charitable pur- peres. All that I lave spoken up to ihe present, however, wilt be found to be closely allied with the subiect snd to bear upon the cause to which it ig devoted. We have seen why itis desirable that a reformatory in- Btitulion should not degeverate into a mere prison, and Jet # strict system of discipline mnat be maintained among ite inmates. “There are equally wel! founded objections to 6 being turned into @ prayer moctiog or school of psalm winging. Such a co ite inmates to tire of Cevovons! practices, and negiect taem altogether on their return to the we cb comparatively princt, | a relg now speak of it, lost their parents i who need an asylam ained to do good. us as have become and it sanjeste for be ca elled to trate, ant give satis me before avory is ber uae t 1 eta re(ormaory are they t maior af y « 9 re Oxist extenuating circuma\anoud Lal that 1h One couaists of pro- | learn | | unfeeling to the children of misfortune and crime. The | Diebop a’ | formed, *to wect real wants and procure sterling advantages in should exempt them, from the punishment which would be 1 ous to cider and more wilful offenders, It ts | Dighly imyportey,t that the reformatory should be & re. | tpeoteble ‘sation, that no disgrace or disability should attach t0 4D"y one because he bas been number j its mater,” No matter if a boy has been poor, or what is calle? a vagrant, homeless, friondless, and without | ‘work ¢r food; the institution should be such that be can, if be ‘behaves bimself, enter it and leave it with honor, | He yoay bave abandoned his home, be may have boen 4 {'V ant from school and from work; but even this fact, un- Iv ss accompanied by criminal actions, should uot be set down as the result of deliberate malice, An opportunity is afforded bim So prone idleness, imprudence and way- wardness from ing themselves into crime; and unlers some further fault be proven against him, he is still entitled to a name that he sball bave in so far forth no reason to be asbamed of. These aro the subjects for a reformatory school properly understood, inmates of course must be cl to age and good behavior, and every precaution used to prevent evil example being given cr taken, The institution is modeiled upon the principle and pattern of a home, for which it be- comes a substitute. The directors of the institution use ‘their authority as a substitute for parental authority which bas failed to do its work or has done it only ia an imper- fect mapper, The children are removed from the occeskmn of sin, from contact with evil associates; their minds enlightened, their faults are corrected, reflection is jakened within them; their good inten- tions are strengthened and guided by wisdom, experience and affection, They are encouraged elie punish- ments abd rewards, which appcal to their sense of honor aud cultivate their self-respect. They are instructed in religion and iitiated in the practice of reli daty and the cultivation of a spirit of solid and unfeigned piety. ‘They are prepared togo back again into the world, not un- Prepared ag they were when first launcbed upon ite stormy waters, but informed of the dangers which aro likely to beset them, and furnished with proper safe- gvards for meeting such dap; and passing through them without being shipwrecked. This portion of our de- ger) may be summed up by stating simply that tho subjects for an institution of the kind we are interested in are young people who ought to have got a fair start in Iife and did not get it, and institution is a house so piavned as to give them the fair sturt they failed to get ia the beginning. The term reformatory is appropriately applied to an institution of tho kind; for although the sub jects bave not yct become hardened in sin, they have be- gun life op some false principle or other which has carried ‘them beyond the control of their Po and teachers, and it is that falso principle which is songht to bere- ‘The mind ana the heart of youih are appealed to before it is too late to reich them, and crime is di minisbed on the plan suggested by the old saying, that “ap ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”” You will observe that I have spoken of tho home as a model upon which the reformatory should be planned. But this referred chiefly to the manner in which authority should be used by the directors, and the effects sought to be brought about in young people who never fairly en- Joyed the benefits of home influence and proper domestic education. hiilitary features may be introduced for the promotion of a manly tone and of regular discipline, and many other modifications of the home system may aasist to improve @ community whose daily routine of life is in rome respects like that ofa religious brotherhood, with the distinction that these young monks of ours have not effected a full and final escape from secular life, but must go forth and do battle with the world, the flesh and the devil, as soon as the institution shall have performed ite work upon their moral and intellectual nature. This work must be done in a brief period of time, for the idea of a reformatory, as we bave seen, shows the impropriety of keeping the children within its walls long enoagh to unfit them for the world in which they have to live. Some principle must be implanted in the breasts of the young which they may carry with them outside the walls of their Souaporery Tefuge, and which shall continue to Strengthen with their strength and grow with their growth when they are no longer underthe hand and the eye of their guarcians. And what can this principle be but religion? It is discussed whether 7 may be ex- cluded from the schools where young and innocent chil- dren who have parents, and a bome anda church and a pastor, are ivstructed durivg certain houre of the day in the various branches of secular learning. Thare can be, however, no discussion of the kind in con: nection with a reformatory institution. Here you must havo practical religion—gentle, but strong at the same time. No vague principles of general morality will apswer the purpose. faith that breathed the touching parable of the prodigal son returning from sin and sheme to the arms of his father, the faith that preserved the history of Mary Magdalene kneeling at tae feet of the | sinlees One, and forgiven much because she had loved much, must here encircle the friendiess boy with its ma- ternal arms, and make him feel, aud trust, and know that he will not be left unsupported in future trials and sor- rows, but that he shall find peace and comfort in the name of Him who said: ‘Come unto me all ye that labor apd are burdened, and I will refresh you, aud you shail find rest to your ‘sovls.”” (Matt, xi. 28.) It is from no fecting of vain glory, but from gratitude to God, that the Roman Catholic feels in his heart that his church can do this part of her work fully and satisfactorily to God and man. ‘She teaches not that he who once sins is cut Dif forever trom grace, or that there is any humen being whom God does not wish to save. The Redeemer ni Kept his promise, that the poor she would always have with ber; and still dothe humble, the fallen and the heavy of heart come to her for relief, and still do they de- part comforted, hopefal and resigned. Whatever the world, which understands her not, may say against her, Jet it even spares the acougation that sho is ever barsh or ministers of the law gave williog testimony on a recent occasion in New York to the useful zeal of the devoted clergymen of the church and the good Sisters of Mercy, who prepared to meet his final doom the boy-mur- derer James Rogers. The circumstances are, U trust, still fresh in your recollection. From an object of terror and diemay he became as gentle as alamb—practised in his prison cell uvremittiugly the meditations, the self-denial, the austerities, and all tbe edifying virtues of a saintly Cluse, and finally, with the name of Jesus on his lips, ge- renity apd bumb’e hope in his heart, and an almost super. natural beauty apd ratinnce on his youthful countenance, he bowed meekly to the sentence of the law, drawing tears from every eye tba’ dwe't upon 60 unusual and so touching a spectacle. Ob, ministers of offended justice, perform your gad duties with dignity and revolution, but do net sbut out from the bedside of the suffering poor or the cell of the unfortunate criminal the minister of reli gion and the gentle Sister of Charity. Before coaclu: ng this adress T must be allowed to call attention again to the Houre of the Angel Guardian and its boys. Tne severest Way to test uny practical system of benevolence is to de- feribe in the abstract what it ought to be, and then to in- quire whether it comes up to the idealor not. I think I can eafcly say that the reformatory system which is here inaugurated, on @ broader and higher ground thae heretofore, may be tried by ali the rulea we have laid down while stating what reformatories ought to be and ought not to be, and that the regult of the trial will be @ unanimous yerdict in its favor. If it were my purpose to find fault with the programme adopted by the trustees and the reverend rector in place of praising them, I should fod it very diffi. cuit, indeed, to lay the finger of criticism upon asiugle item in their constitution or by-laws and say: “Th t point should be altered.’ There are one or two features in the yearly reports that have struck me as worthy of special yemark, Ono poiut is the large number of boys who, having left the Houge, applied after a while for readmis. sion. From June 18, i861, to January 1, 1858, there have Deen 1,036 applicants for admission to the House, of whom 127 had been inmates before. The tacit evidence of this large number of boys us plainly that they never Jooked upon the walis of the Honse as akirouded by the prison shadow, or found its courts polluted by the prison smell. They came to knock again at its door and seek the smile of the reverend rector as natarally and cheerfully as they would return to their home, if they bad one, and to the embrace of a beloved parent. ‘In addition to these readmissions the report shows that mauy boys came for the first time, of their own accord, and applied for admission, giving us their only reason that they were hungry and miserable, and wanted somebody to take care of them. Thig voluntary application to a house where, after all, liberty is placed under restraints, from morning until night, and all must go hike clockwork, showa what the boys tell one another aoout it, and what, in their shrewd boyish wisdom, they think’ of it. Look again at the large number of “Externs,” or night lodgers, who use it ase savipgs bank, where not oniy money, bit health ani happiness and courage are placed on deportt, to be drawn against at will by the youthful customers. Theee “ Extern’? boys have meang, and they could peck, as others do, for excitement and sinusement around the city, but they go of their own accord to a place where rayers aro said, diecipline required, their lodging paid jor out of their earnings, and where their money is kept and laid up, not to gratify the idie caprices of to day but the far future, We find that the institution has been to considerable extent self supporting. Our neighbors, whether Catholic or Protestant, must ay some attention to this fact, that the cost for each pupil is very mo lerate, end that a portion of the money to meet it is derived from the pupis themselvee. So we find, to say nothing of money paid for board, that in less than three years up to January, 1858, the pupils who had been taught music psid into the treasury of the institution,as the proceeds of their public concerts, very nearly two thousand dol- Jars above alt expenses. In the aniversary reports of fonds expended by religious societies, and of the results obtained, you will fina that the sinews of war are drawn, and sometimes stretched pretty severely. Ittakesa pro: joUs amount of moncy to convert one from the “abo- nations of Popery” to those of Protestantism, to got a foolish girl to give up her folly, or to take a little bad boy and make a little good boy of him During the year 1862 the three well known pubtic jostitutions of Boston— the House of Industry, Boyleton school and the House of Reformation—ali three’ together, placed to trades Doys all told 69. The House of the Augel Guardian wione placed out, during the same period of time, boys 70. It would really seem judicious on the part of the public to consider whether if it keeps np ‘one set of establiahments where, witb lavish expend ture the net result 0 smatl, ix might not advantageously moverate extent at least, another where 0 got for their money.’ And now it is time to take leave of my & tomy kind snd patient hearers. To the latter I wiilsay that I reinrn my most grateful thanks Cor their attention to my rewarks. As an appropriate valedictory to the subject, I fervently hope and pray that the ange! guardians of the boys for whore benefit this noble inetitution is being built, MAY watch over lis progress and guide it oa to a happy completion, and that it may stand for many long years aa | B mon ment to show what great thingy a moan can accon plish when bis ro'e object i to aerve Almighty God, and fare the souls of bia fe low creatures. At the conclusion of the discourse the “ Regiva, cacli, Joctare halleluju”” was gung by the choir, en the ergy moved in procession to tl at pro: jection of the edifice, und the or plone was laid with the imporing ceremonies enjoined by the ritual of the Catboi, ‘The “Glor. choir in exceilent siy Ie. 7 churel re New Govenxon or Nennasica.— the pew Gov general rejoicing ted a nor at every step, r. Black takes th oF. Nounrdaoa, re signed, i | veed in ebantir NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1859—TRIPLE SHEET. CHURCH MUSIC IN THE METROPOLIS ‘The Instrumental, Choral and Solo Music in the Fashionable and Poputar Churches— Reports from Fifteen Churches of the Leading Denominations, Including the Ro- man Catholic Cathedral of St. Patrick’s, Trinity, Grace, Calvary, St. Paul's (Metho- dist), St. Stephen’s, St. Xavier, Dr. Cha. pin’s, Madison Street Free Chapel, St. George’s, Churches of the Messiah, of As cension, Incarnation, and Dr. Alexander's: de, do, &o. We present annexed some account, as gatherod by our reporters yesterday, of the manner in which the musi- cal portion of the services are performed at the principal metropolitan cburches, We have endeavored to give to each denomination equal attention, and we believe that nearly all are represented:— TRINITY CHURCH. Henry Stephen Cutler is the acting organist and music director, in place of Dr. Hodges, who soon goes to Europe on account of ill health, Mr. Cutler has been for several years organist at the Church of the Advent, Boston, which post he has recently resigned. The choir at Trinity Church is a large and efficient antiphoual choir, consisting of eight men (tenors and basses), and sixteen boys (trebles and altos.) The singers havo [recently been re- moved from the organ loft, and now occupy stalls in the chancel. This is a move in ihe right direction, and pre- sents only one irregularity--the want of the surptice for the singers. This matter is, however, under considera- pe by the rector, and its accompiishment rests with his lecision. ‘The clergy of the parish are almost unanimous in favor of eurplices, and it is believed that many, if not a mi- jority, of the vestrymen are with them in opiaion. The music of Trinity church is confloed almost exclu- sively to the English cathedral school. The choir and organ are about 160 feet asunder, notwithstanding which there is generally perfect unity of performance between the two. The choir is composed exclusively of men and bos; several of the latter have fine voices. The princi pal solo boys are Masters Robjobn, Brown and Ogilvie. The Get menoned has not, perhaos, for his ago, his equal in this city as a reader of music, both vocal and in- sirumental. He arrived in this country from Londoa a few months since, and was direcgly engaged at Trinity. The boys of the choir are all salafied, and receive from $20 to $150 per annum each. The whols amount of moacy appropriated for the music is about $3,000 per annum. The music for —. (Supday) morniag was as fol- lows:—Venite, Psalms for the day, Te Deum and Jubilate (Rogers in D), and an anthem. GRACE OAURCH. Grace church may be ranked with Trinity, Ite coffers are full; ita pews command high rents, and its attendants are supposed to be from among our wealthiest citizens. Its music has long been celebrated, and without intending any disparagement to the services, or those who compose the congregation, it may be stated that many of the pews are vacated soon after the best of the morning music is concluded. The organ is an excellent one, and the same that was in the old church. It has been recently altered under the direction of the accomplished organist and director of the choir, Mr. George Washburne Morgan. It bas three banks of keys, thirty stops, and the pedals are arranged on @ new and convenient plan suggested by Mr. Morgan. It isa fine instrument, and much linproved by twenty years use, and the excellent care which is taken of it. Besides Mr. Morgan, the choir consists of Mrs. Bodstem, the principal soprano: Miss Demarest, the con- tralto; Mr. Simpson, tenor, aod Mr. Smith, bass. Tho music forms a very attractive feature of the ceremonios. About ten o’clock’ the congregation begins to flock in. Brown, the incomparable sexton, greets the front pews with a graceful bend of bis portly frame, and users in the back pews with a graduatod benignity evincing great disceroment. The church is goon comfortably filled, and Dr. Taylor, the pastor, appears in his sacerdotal robes. ‘The opening chaunt is promptly commenced. The Doctor finishes his prayer, and the choir aguin strikes up; the fine soprano voice of Mra. Bodstein (who bas suug here over twelve years) filling the edifice with ite sweet me- logy, while the admirable execution of Mr. Morgan allowa each voice in the choir to obtain its just promiueace. Then the services of the morning have fairly commenced, The foft mellow light streams through the stained glass win- Cows, The congregation generally adjust themselves for a comfortable position to hear the Services, until they are Startled by the inspiring music again. The whole air of the place is heavenly, and, under ite softening influences, it could not be at ali surprising that people should forget their faults and imagine themselves in the region of bliss, ‘The selections for yesterday's morning service were a chauns, arranged by Mr. Morgan: the Gloria Patria, from Beethoven; Jubilati, from Weber's Masses, a psalm, and bymn, arranged from De Freyschutz—but, commonly used in orthodox churches—not excepting the Presbyte- Han, and mach more harmonious than some of the neg:o melodies frequently sung in the Methodist churches. [a the afteraoon the ordinary Episcopal service was sung. CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. This fashionable church was well attended by an up town congregation. The service was opened by the fine organ playing “ Benedictus,” composed by the organist, Mr. Edward Howe, Jr., and accompanied by tho choir, in which Mr. G. F. Atherton is the tenor, Mr. J. R. Taomas bass, the soprano and contralto by ladies whose rich voices filled the church with their melody, After the prayer by Dr. Osgood the organ and chow performed from Handel's Messiah the beautifal soprano solo and quartette “Come unto Him,” which was executed in an ar- istic manner. Then followed the ‘Gloria Pabri,’’ alter which Dr. Osgood recited the twenty-eighth hymn of their collection Christ in the midst of His peopie,” beginning On the drst Christian Sabbath eve, ; When his digciples met, performed by the full choir and joined by the congroga- Yon. In conclusion, the organ and choir, assisted by the Congregation, performed the Hymn of dismissal,” Lord dismiss us with thy blessing. The organ was built by Mr. Hook, of Bostou, teen years ago, but was entirely remodelled by Mr. Crabbe, of Flatbush, Long Island, within a few years. It js quite'a large and bewatiful instrument. It has twenty. 8)x stops, and the portion techalcally called the “swell”? is very effective. Mr. Howe, the organist, is the author of goveral well known piecea of music. ASCENSION CHURCH. The singing at the Ascension church (Epigcopal), cor, ner of Fifth avenue and Tenth Street, is conducted by a salaried quartette choir—salaries ranging from $300 to $400, The voices are all clear and full, parts wel balanced, and we could see but one grand fault—that was 4 lack of steadiness in movement, which we consider very eseential to produce a good effect upon an audience. None of the choir have been opera singers. The music yester- day morning selected for the hymns was familiar church tunes, in which the whole congregation participated, seemingly * with spirit and understanding.”’ They have a church collection of hymns, with notes arranged, com. Piled for the use of congregations, by a committe for that purpose from the House of Bishops, Mr. E, Miller pre- sided at the finely toned organ; and, although there was nothing in the pieces performed that would tally test his merits, we should judge be was at home in it, The only chance We had to test the different voices was during the singing of the chants in the morning prayer. The first—“O, come, let us sing umto the Lord,” &>. could have been made much more impressive i imply by each voice aking the words at the same instant. There seemed to be a disposition to see which should Speak the word first. Of their enunciation we can spaak favorably, which is more than we can say of all choirs we have listened to. The first bymn— With jlory clad with strength arrayed” —was sung to ‘“Stonefiaid,”* one ol ‘anley’s composition; and that as well the second—<We give immortal praise’ —applied to one of Darwell’s pioces, ‘was sung by the congregation in connection with tho choir, and the spirit entered into it by all bore evidence some ninoe- of true worship. There was no set piece or anthem sung; ‘Wo were therefore unable to form any opinion as to the ability of the choir in that style of music, or how tte congregation would appreciate it, ST. PAUL'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CAURCH. S!. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal church, on the corner of Twenty second street and Fourth avenue, ig a compira- tively rew structure, the epire of which is not yot com- Pleted. It has been just one year open for Divine wor- ship. This charch has a magnificent organ, built by Jar- din, organ builder, corner of White and Centre streote, The organist of St, Paul's is quite a youth, not much over fourteen years old—Master Walter Johnson Ti composed of a few solect singers, wi Feats 2 with Mes. Anderson, a professional singer of high reputation, as the lending 9. Prano, and Miss Kemp the leading alto. The musio econ. fined exclusively to the regular airs peculiar to tho Meth. Gist Episcopal communion, the coogregation occasionally Joining in the hymns in the good old fashion. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH. The choir of St. George's Protestant Epizcopal church, Sixteenth street (Dr. Tyng’s), 1s incomplete at present, I consists of a simple quartetie chorus, whereof Messrs Mather and Herbert are respectively the tenor and basso anti Mise Bagley the soprano. Mr. George F. Bris!ow Dresides at the organ, which 1 a superb instrument, Tae music yesterday wag confined to the airs adapted to the kervice of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United Stace, from which toere is rarely ever a variation of a more ortistic char Tv. MADISON STREET FREE CHURCH MISSION. —REV. DAVID MARGOT, MINISTER. Tho services at this Free Church mission (Protestant Fpiccopal) are entirely choral, Tue prayers are intoned (ie., sung in monotone), and the paalter and cant chanted antiphonally by the roinister and choir of and two are six boys ‘They are all habjted in sarplives, accord. om of tho cathe: ‘8 and mar men, y par churches of England. The music used fs the “plain aong of | the chur formers of the sixteenth century pro, | g of the Engitsh prayer boot iting |} © of th nebureb, ee are of vory great wouiqnity, r purest times of the church, even thon, ve ‘ ag those | ‘Aureh servic: .they will lay tia ‘and extension of ‘pia gong? he under tical artot y pr Se of their », wd that by th titivating the simples truest foundation for the improvement ‘the more complex development of their art in things sa. cred.” There are many advantages in this made of conducting Bervice, Dot the of which ig that, by this means one united voice can be attained in prayer, and the jarring aud discord usually attendant upon reading the Psalter in large copgregations may be avoided. It only remains to add, that this is the only church in the United where the full choral service is performed every morning and evening throughout the year, Tbe hours df dalty service are9 A. M,and3 P, M., except on W ‘evening, when the service igat §P, M. Oa Sundays, prayer ‘at §4¢ o'clock, Litany and holy communion at 103g; short service and catechising at 4. Even prayer and sermon at 8 o'clock. On Wednesdays and Fridays, at uoon, the Mtapy is chanted, THE CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, ‘This church, which is under the pastoral care of the Rev. Fathor Driscoll, is a fine salabrious structure, situate in Weat Sixteenth street, and capable of seating # large bumber of persons. The style o/ architecture is somewhat modern, though withal sombre and impressive. The at- tendance yesterday wag not exceasive, but there was & considerable number of worshippers present. Among ‘hese was the world-renowned Paul Morphy. The choir of this church, under its present able leader, ‘s undoubtedly, in point of volume and power, one of the most excellent in this city. There may be more elaborate or- ganizaticns for rendering church mosic, but it is certain that there are few that can cope with that of St, Francis de Xavier for purity and elegance of execution. ‘fhe organ is a most werful one, though yet in an incomplete state, the gal- Tory in which it is located not betpg capacious enough to contain the extensions which would render 1t complete, This will be done as goon as circumstances will permit, and then the organ will rank with the most powerful this country. It has been built expressly for this okuroh, under the inspection of the present organist and leader of the choir, whose masterly touch brougat out the sweetest tones of the instrument. The organist is Mr. William Bergé, who has had a connection with tho choir of this churoh since the organization wag initiated in Elizabeth street; and though bis immediate relations have been severed for some time past, the whole term of his connection extends over thirteen years. He resumed his place as leader of the choir yesterday, and the character and eloquence of the music showed that the change must be of essential benefit to the choir of the churcn. It need scarcely be observed that the Congregational style of singing {8 not adopted in this church. in fact, ia all Cathohe oburches, as in many Protestant at present, the musical part of the service is confiued to the choir. There js » musical force attached te St. Francis church abundantly able and willing to give effect to the diffi. cult compositions of some of the wost elaborate masters, ‘The first soprano (prima donva) is Mrs. Cooper, former- ly Miss Hudley, a lady of considerable personal attraction, and a fine, rich and meliow voice. Some passages in the early part of the mags were executed by her in the most finshed style. ‘The second soprano is Mrs. Bergé, wife of the erganist and leader, a lady whose vocal accomplishments are far above the ord iar ere), The alto is Mies Robinson, who has been well trained to the work sbe bas to perform. The primo tenore, or leading tenor, is Mr, Habner, a [} Pye who possesses most extraordinary vocal power, 1 compass Of his voice reaches to D sharp, with a fall chest—a power to which few singers reach. Mr. Hubner is, however, a gentleman of some professional notori ” having sug with the celebrated La Grange and Ronconi gather ing green laurels whenever be appeared. The second tevor is Mr. Mauch, who used formerly to be the director of an orchestra in one of the priacipal cities Seis. He is & good compuser, and an excellent singer. Mr. ©, J. A. Werneka, the baritone, is, beyond doxbt one of the finest sigers that can be found any where out of* the Opera. The compass of his voice is immense, and the power snd euergy with which he renders thé author’s music show that he is a connoisseur in the divine art. He is the second vice president of the Men Union, and one of the best master baritones we ever beard. He is a perfect musician, and as a member of the choir of the church be is devoted to his work. A better idea of Mr. Werneke’s ability may be formed from the fact that he bas sung such difficult parts ag Pharaoh in ““Egypto..” ¢ basto—a very excellent one—is Mr. C, Bergé, are not, as some brother of the organist. The —— sung hos St. Francis Xavier suppose, selections from operas. The great Italian composer, Mercandante, is the chief author of the church music ased in this choit, which is imparted every six months or earlier by Mr. William Bergé, the director, The mass sung yeaterday was by the same dis ished author, the “Sanctus Agnus Dei’ bemg added thereto by Mr. Bergé. ‘The execution of this mass was really most im- Pressive. The ‘Gloria in .Excelsis Deo’ was ren- dered with thrilling effect, to be again, if ‘possible, outdone by the fervor of “ Benedicimus te-GloriG- camus to.” The deep voices of the male singers ruehing forth like “the voice of many waters” mingled with the softer accen:s of the femaics, shrill Yot ewoet, like the ringing of veeper bells, bl in the most perfvct harmony. Tae baritone eolo by Mr. Werneke—‘Domuini Deus Rex Cwlestis, Deus Pater Omni- poten,” was asexceilent and complete a triumph as was ever attained on any stage in the world—the styie of the music being considered, as well as the circumstances of the case. A terzelto by Mrs. Cooper, Mr. Habner and Mr. Bergs: (basco). beginning, “Qui to'lis pecoa a mun,” ‘was beautifully given—Mrs, Crump singing alto instead of the usual tenor. The trio, towards the conclusion of the mage, “Et unam ganctum Catholicu Dg by one tenor and two bass singers, was in keeping’ with the rest. In short, the choir of St. Francis Xavier stand in the first rank among the churches of this city, and there can be no doubt that, under present management, it must go on “conquering and to conquer.”? Op Sunday hext the “Mass Pascale,” written by Mr. Bergé, will be sung at this church With trumpet ob ligato. It is said to be an excellent production, and will be rehearsed on Friday evening next. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, This church was very well attended yesterday. The eervices were conducted by the Very Rey. Father Starrs and the other ministers of the church, The choir of St, Patrick’s bears no relation in strength to that of St. Francis Xavier, nor are ali the artista there engaged #0 cminent in their profession. At least the mass sung there yesterday did not fully develope thoir Powers, The choir is a quartette, occasionally assisted by volun- teers of good musical ability. The organ was built by Henry Erben, and is said to be one of his best. It has great power, but not go much as that of St. Francis church. It has forty-two stops and a clear and distinct tone. The organ and choir are Presid: bhlA uy arias, gentleman who has the Ss t of beipg an excellent musician hat positon for fourteen years, Rta eat arene e prima dovna, . Sweeny, is what may called a delightful singer. Her oy as her a tae choir denotes, is soprano, of full, eweet and enchanting power. She has been connected with the choir for twen- ty-seven years, and her yoice grows more elas. tic rt Pg with long ‘continued Practice. In £ome of the passages she rendered yesterday a ited a degree of musical talent that may well’ be envied y many who occupy more prominent musical world, fi i peek oe The second treble, Miss Pearson, has ¢ modeat, but by ana Listas Nina 1h ie tenor, Mr. Rief!, was excellent, as How 4 }, 88 was the bass, Mr, ‘Tho music used at St. Patrick’s cathodral is not of an Operatic cast. In fact, the Opera is here altogether es- chewed, Yet the music is of the most beaut'ful kind, taking the moat olaborate range, inclusive of ancient and modern authors. In the choir, as in the church, the ru- brice are rigidly adhered to. The whole of the mass was well sung, but the passages, ‘ Sanctas, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth,” and “ Benegictus qui venit in nomine Do- mini”? were particularly noticeable. The choir, on the inh dbp! coh} i in 3 ‘way of progress, and, with a le ition to its Ftrength, will yet NM ite more powerful sisters” "7+ P Able to cope with REV. DR. CHAPIN’S CHURCH. Although the Universalist church in Broadway of which Rev. Dr. Chapin is pastor is preminent as a fashionabie church of the progressive order, {ts musical arrangements are decidedly conservative, the system of quartette choir ringing co popular in many churches being entirely dis- countenanced, The people join in the singing, although there are not complete arrangements for general congregs- tional singing, as there is no standard jnuaic book, like that of Plymouth church in Brooklyn. Many of the pews are Provided with the old Boston Academy collec- tion, but tunes not to be found in that collection are often selected. While the church was located down in. Murray street a qnartette choir was employed, but, at the degire of @ majority of members, after the removal the congregational system was tried,’ and hag proved gene- rally popular aud successful, though, as in every church, there are those who will not be eatistiod, ‘There are in aif churches persons who make a point of finding fault with the music, If the Angel Gabriel were engaged to assist they would declare that bis tone was ‘ haif a note flat;”? or if a choir of angels should voluoteer th servic they would assert that the golden harps were « shockingly, out of time,”? that the angel voices “ dida’t chord”?—thet thie anget “ Grarged”? ant that ono wae too # quick = that cue eung through his nose, and auother howled like & madmao—that, ia ehort, the church bad better pense Pg tone and try aliery fuli of cherubim, Just now ir. Chapin’s congregation ure teying the cherubim: is, the Sabbath achool children bare been takeaceaee the orgaa gallery to aid the congregation. — This Juvenile clement’ bas been introduced only # few months, and is said to have produced already @ marked bencticial cilset, which will probably endure until the gromblers conclude that it is best w tura out the ehera- bim apd try a ruphim. Woe would not beuader. stood to charge Dr, ¢ 1pin’s congregation others: we simply desire to say that much Dial “trouble in choirs’? Ia produced cLoire ine mesives, as by o (ow mem. reg like Mactha, “cumber with many oar The services in Dr, Cha with a voluntary of mnnsital le ut ith being more fastidious tha of the almost pr pot so much by t bors of t 's churoh yesterday opened th, introducing “I know y Redeemer liveth,’’ ana other selections trom Han- siatt, Reading of the Scripwures aod a prayer by the ed. At the clove of the prayer n chords were played ou tho organ, a py tyew to divert attention from the vbich elways quccee! would be butier wore t the Ex renosly 4 used in ho hymn of the eoliection a etal thron wae then gz to “Ol Bax i,’ the ebildren | under the direction of the’ gontieman who act® #6 conductor, aud tho cougregation joining hewctily ia this fine old choral.’ The sabseqaont tue “Rook ingt nd ‘Autumo,” the partes, accord! bie custom before eaca tym, Th gregation aa ‘was a crowded one, the remar ekequeree pastor being, of course, the pelaal traction, The discourse, which wus listened w with wr |