The New York Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1869, Page 3

_Svenness aud RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY Christianity, Christian Necessities, Chris- tian Duties, Christ as a Comforter and King—Doctrines and Dogmas Preached from the Pulpit. Ceremonies, Consecrations and Dedications in and Around the Metropolis. _ Sermons by the Rey. Drs. Hepworth, Chee- ver, Cheeney of Chicago, Aikman and Dix, Revs. Henry Ward Beecher, Ting, dr. Bishop O’Counor, and Pathers Kearney and Mullane. The weather was not over inviting yesterday for outdoor travel, but, nevertheless, it 18 gratifying to be ablo to state that the various churcnes in this and the adjoining cities were well attended. The following interesting digests of services and sermons in the various religious institutions, although unac- companied by any display of sensationalism, will be found well worthy of careful perusal, CHURCH OF ST. FRAT CIS XAVIER, Dedteation of the New Altar=Sermon by Exe Bishop O’Connor. ‘The services at the Church of St, Francis Xavier, in West Sixteenth street, yesterday, were more than usually impressive. For over a year past it has been undergoing the most extensive alterations and repairs, and has been frescoed and redecorated in a manner that makes 1¢ one of the most attractive looking places of public worship in the cliy. To add tothe attractiveness of the church a newand costly altar, the glit of one of the ladies of the con- gregation, was completed and erected a few days ago. The expenses incurred in the frescoing and redecorating, including the cost of the altar, amounted to $20,000. Yesterday was the day fixed for the dedication of the altar, and long before the hour at which the high mass commenced had arrived the-church was crowded to repletion, The altar was dedicated according to the Catholic ritual when the mass was begua, Vicar General Starrs being the celebrant, assisted by Rey. Father Renaud ‘ag deacon and Rey. Mr. MoGee as sub-deacon, After the Civdo had been sung the Rev. Father O'Connor, formerly Bishop of Pitta-_ burg, but now a,member of the Society of Jesus, preached the sermon. He took his text from the Book of Genesis, v. 17:—‘How terrible is this place; this is no other but the honse of Goa and the gate of heaven.”’ After speaking at some Jength on the subject of doctrines of religion that appeared contradictory, but which were found to be perocay harmonious when taken in their enttrety, e said:— “This house is verliy the house of God, the gates of heaven, It is, in the first place, the honse Of God, because God dwells there, not only in his own eternal nature, but in the human nature that he assuined for our love. ‘the same Christ that became man tn the womb of the Virgin, that was born in a stable, that died on the cross 13 there, and 13 there with the same body im which Hg sutfered, with the saine blood that fe shed for our salvation on the cross, He is there living at the right hand of his eternal Father in heaven, God and man, He is there with that sacred heart that was the instrament of His love, that heart that throbbed for us, 6n which we are engraven, that 13 throbbing now with ourlove, with His eyes tixed upon us, With the same merciful designs that ant- mated Him in becoming man, that led Him to per- form s0 many wonders, to give expressions to such touching appeais, to go before us leading in the way that will bring us to saivation, to pay the ransom of our sins and to proyide for us all the graces that will secure a happy eternity. He is there with these senti- ments, day and night; there whetuer surrounded by devout ren oF negiected and torgotten; nay, there when His love finds no return but insuit and He is there seeing and loving and pouring graces, though we do not sec His amianie countenance; for in His present dispensation, like tho ‘spouse of the Canticle, ‘He now standeth behind our wal!, looking through the windows, poets} through the lattices.’ le sees, but ts not seen. He is wetching even wien neglected, Though concealing Himself for a time for His own wise purposes He is there 13 all the perfection of His divine and human nature, with all the per- fections that adorned lim from eternity, with all the love bearing upon us whic He was pleased to put on when He becaine man. But though the bodtiy eye cannot peretrate the vell with which He covers Himself for the pres- ent, faith is abie to pierce through tt to a great extent and see Him with a glory equal to that wiih which Hie was surrounded on Thabor; for to the faithtul behoider Christ in the Eucharist 1s the mianifestauon of all the perfections of God. It is more; it 13 the application to us of these perfections, raisipg vs up to that level that orings Us so near.to the Divinity, giving us at the same time a lignt d a life that emanate with power from God, and wrap us up in His periections. Tt 1s in the Eucharist we are truly brought near to God. We might, indeed, tnherit tis belier in the presence of the Deity; we might believe even asa pavan did, who in the words adopted by the ap said that ‘in Lilm we live end move und have veing;’ but it is only in the Hacharist tha we leg how near He is to us—how truly aud how fully Ki ‘Emannel,’ that is, ‘God with us.’ When He be. came man He was indeed one with us. He was flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone, and one of the most important thiugs in reiion 12 to realize this gree condescension. This like other great truths of Tel'gion ts often spoken of persons whodo not eater Into its full tmport. The fact is that there 33 Often no real grasp of these truths, even though there be a correct enni- ciation of them. The expression of them reniains vague and yet is thongut suimeient because the soul has not seized their dept It bas been \reli said that all error in religion arises from an tuiperfect grasp of the great mystery of tne incarnation. We Bay tras things of it, but We stop at the surface. It is only the heart enlightoncd by faith that can go down Into the depths which God has made accossi- Die and in which les treasures are gathered. if ts im the Eucharist above ail else Uiat tue fulness of the incarnation ts bronglt home to us. In Kneeling before Christ, there truly present, giving us his body and his blood, coming into us to be our food and nourishment, living in us with his bodily life, making Us live in Him. It 1s in adoring lit, thanking Him, communing with Him in that host our fait: iays hold of Him and of His humiliation, [tis strengthened 80 a8 to realize, a8 wan Is abie to realize, the great dogma of fits condesension in assuming truly a na- ture hke our own, Stas and tiquities cover tie Whole surface of the earth. Seeing their vile eha- racter, their accumulated malice, their number be. youd reckoning, We often woader how the insulied Majesty of God yeu bears them. Greater in all pro- babilliy than the crimes which brought down a deluge on the world; more fithy than those of Sodom and Gomorrah, on which God rained down fre from heaven; worse than those of a Dathan and Abiron, whom the earth opened to swallow, car- aie them down into hell; more grievous than i¢ prevarications on account of which he so often reduced his people to bondage. Yet the uations and the individuals that are gutity of them enjoy the ‘Uhings of earth In abundance, On | itis because while their crimes are crying out to heaven for vengeance another voice is going up from the Christian altar, calling with still greater power for mercy and ask- ing the Eternal Father to withhold his chastisement Wares. thatmen may have time to repent and saved.” ‘the reverend gentleman then weat on to speak of the Church as the home of God, in which ail the graces of which It is the minister are Amparted, and said:—“1t is here that the blooming youth and the blushing maiden come to invoke God's blessing on the union they have resolved to form—& union Instituied by God in Para dise, made by Him a type of His noblest Works, the source whence inmates are pro- vided for heaven, and therefore enriched by Him with pecuilar blessings, It is in the Church that tt is perfected most appropriately, where everythin speaks of {ts sunciity, Of 1% stability, its duties an the reward of their faithful performance. In the Church and in the presence of its sacred mysteries the feelings are purified without being decaened; they are exalted by principles far elevated avove the dross of earth, aud theretore acquire a temper which the world could not give them, @ tempor that will enabie them to stand the shock Which they will often be subjected to in this miserable world, where the airest flowers fade, the most ardent hopes are blasted, where every human catcuiation falls, and yet where stability is in this so essential that the mere thought of the possibility of achange is euough to introduce poison tito the happiest of unions.” The reverend father closed his eloquent sermon with an carnest appeal to the congregation to contribute toward the collection to be taken up to deiray the expeuses of the church repairs aud donations, PNR MUSIC On the occasion doserves especial mention. Rergo’s Third faa and ono that many consider bis best, was tho mustoal feature, ‘There has been a marked improvement in the chow of this church since the favorite orgy composer resumed his ja there. ‘The soprano, Mivs Teresa Werneko, on @ clear, well cultivated, aympathetic voice whictt 80 possesses those peculiar qualities requisite ior ba church music, and the alto, Miss Jacobs, 18 fe and reliable in ensemble, and her voice has aWeetness, if nop color, 10 #910 Sig- injw out I # plain ve minor theme, at ued and somewhat choral in character, with full aud ever changlug but expressive alto solo, Cnrisre Soe in fan weening with OY ju ject. The Gloria commences with the usual fanfare and triumphent outburst of theentire chorus, Then comes a pleasant little episode, Laudamus, in the form of a quartet. The bass hasa fine solo, @ratias, with a dashing finale, somewhat in the style of the Per Me Ora Fatale from the “Trovatore”, Then comes the very best and most poetically beautiful number in the entire mass, namely—the ‘Qui Zollis, a lovely trlo for soprano, alto and tenor, It is in six. ngs time and fg full of melodic and harmonic beauty. The little dialogues, in which the tenor gives out the sub- ject and answered by the soprano and alto vege er, produce an indescribable effect, The same effect may be seen in the succeeding chorus, quoriain, in which the harmony 13 in & massive and ramatic spirit of the Meyerbeer order, The finale of the Gloria, cum. Sancto, is prilliant and showy and makes a telling effect, After a short pause ail the voices give forth @ solitary Gloru, ‘Which Is an appropriate close for such a work. ‘The Credo begins with a vigorous, emphatic decla- ration of belief by the bags, with a repetition by ail the voices, 2¢ ex Paure is asestet hy the chorus of rare beauty and expression, Here a departure 13 made from the usual style of sacred music of this kind. The unity of idea Which shouid exist between the Qué Propier and the Et Incarnatus 1a preserved in a dramatic and touching duet between the s0- prano and alto, The sublime mystery of the Re- demption is expressed in atruly religious vein. The chorus comes in at the Cruciizus. Astartiing crome- tic passage on the organ and dramatic vocal phrases represent the resurection and tne triumph over death. The feniale voices alone announce the Sedet ad Dexteram Patris, ‘The second coming 1s also ex- pressed in the most dramatic manner. The best soprano solo in the mass is Et in SReunts A charming trio for tenor and two basses follows and the finuie 1s of the same brililant, joyous character asthat of the Gloria, The Sancius is also very brilliant, especially the Hosann:, The Agnus com- mences with a aoprauo solo dialogued at intervals by the bass, and concludes with a dashing Dona Nolis in triple time, The work throughout tg one of considerable merit and reflects gréat credit on the talented composer, Berge’s Vespers were given Ju the aiternoon by the same artists and chorus. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, Disobedient Catholics—Pere Hyaciuthe Excoin= communivated=Sermon by the Rev. Futher Kearney. High Mass was celebrated in St. Patrick's Cathe- dral yesterday wiih the usual pomp and 1mpressive- ness, The buliding was filled at every point. The well selected choir gave Ceruti’s flae Masa in C wilh glorious effect. Madame Chomé, always brilliant a3 @ soprano, was particularly happy in-rendering a3 a solo the Qui Totlis Pecoata of the Gloria, In the concerted parts she was ably supported by Mrs. Werner as alto, Mr, H. Schmitz tenor and Mr. A. Sonst, bass, The organ accompaniment by Mr. Gus- tavus Schmitz was in excellent style. The Rey, Mr. MeGean oMciated as high priest, and the sermon was preached by the RevsMr. Kearney on the Gospel read on the fifth Sunday after Bpiph- any, St. Matt. xiii, 24-30—“ At that time Jesus spoke this parable to the multitude, saying: The Kingdom of heaven 1a hkened to a man that sowed goad seed in his field But while men weré asleep his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way,” &c, In nis parable of the sower the Re- deemer gave a simple, practical and comprehensive lesson of divinity and wisdom. ‘The sower was God; the seed was the Divine Word, written in the sacred Scriptures, and unwritten in ¢atholic tradition; the flela was the Chureh—God'’s chosen vineyard; tie enemy Was the devil, and the reapers the augeis, The cockie represents the bad members of the church—unruly men wio rise up against the mother Who bore and nursed them to all the benefits and privileges of Christianity, Some such the Church excommunicated in order to check scandal and to preserve the Imestimable advantages of unity and Coucord in doctzine and discipline, Other erring children she did not actually excommunicate. Over these she mourned, and for their return she watched and waited, aud prayed. Like the heavenly hus- bandinan, sho dict not cut them off rignt away, lest ia gathering up the Cockle she should root up the wheat also together = with it But though she reserved the public expression of her seutiment, pee disobedient sons were taciuly excommunicated, d good Catholics should hold no communication With them, They should be treated as withered branches, reserved for the fire and fury of God's wit ‘To associate with and hold converse win men was Wo propagate scandal. Like the lep- Tous Israeittes, thoy shvuld be placed and kept ont- side the camp, lest they should contaminate the flock of Christ, The punishment of Achab, Who was stoned to death by the orders of Joshua, symbolic. ally awatted such. Their fate, like that of the cockle which was alowed to grow till the harvest, was to Wes in wagocn cnet ae 80. the preacher was understood by the congregatiot to allude Pére Hyactuthe as-part of the eroecKie planted by the enemy, which gave a good deal of west to the reverend gentiemau’s paraphrase of the parable, and if Catholics generally accept the preacher's severe morality on this head the toasured Carmelite aud failen angel of Notre Dame wili be leit for the future very much ia the haads of his brethren of he Byangelleal Alliance et hoe genus Oy - PLYAIQUTH CHURCH, The Lord asa Comforter of Mankind=Sermon by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecier. Prior to the usual services yesterday five new’ members were received into the church, two belng baptized, The Rey. Mr. Beecher took his text from the Second Epistle of St. Paui to the Theasalonians, li, 16:—"Now, our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, ana God, even our Father, which hath loved us and hath given ug everlasting consolation and good hope through grace.” The reverend gentleman proceeded to show that God should ever be regarded as the great comforter of mankiad, the great sympathizer with bumauity, rather than a tyrant or asevere Judge. To be @ God was the vindicator of truth, He wonld not spare the gulity, for He was the great conswaing fire. But tf He were severe 1b Was not gratifying to Him to be so, His severity Was intended as & chastisement, not fer destruction, Dat men mast look up to God as He was represented lu the words of the text, the mighty and all powerful source of consolation. If we were left in this world to fight our own battles aloue, if we were placed In the midst of natural laws only, and left to obey them as best we could, the moral standard of life would be considerably lowered, Yao old pagan doctrines of Greece and Kome repre- sented nature a8 @ prison, While mankind was the prisoner and God the jatler, who affectionately de- posited the bread and water at the door tn order that 1b might not perish, Christian life was ordatued to conier couifort in our stroggles through this world, ‘Tho preacher pointed out the mauy troubles to which mau was subjected by his own conscience 1 his passage through life, showing that notwith- standing all the sorrows and annoyances it migat give rise to, God was still the comiorier, even mm the struggle with conscience, In all the dis- tractions which come np in domestic life, in our secular life, the Whole economy of labor, ill health, straitening circumstances, mistnderstandings and misappreneusions, God was the great power to ap- peal to forcomfort. ‘The reverend gentleman dilated at some length upon the great encouragement, hope and cheerfulness to be derived irom regarding God in the proper view—not with fear or misgivings, not with tevvor or despair, but as the great sympathizer with man, as the everlasting source of grace. At the conclusion of the sermon the communion service was ceiobrated, the number of participants being oxceedingly large. CHUASH OF THE PURITANS, Tho Necossity of an Infailible Divine Revela« tiou=Sermon by Rev. Dr. Cheever. Rey. Dr. Cheever opened services tn one of the rooms of Apollo Hall, in Broadway, between Twenty-eiguth and Twenty-ninth streets, yesterday morning, For some tlime past the congregation attached to this church (which was once one of the principal churches tn New York aad known as the Church of the Puritans, tn Union square) have had no place in which to worship, Yesterday, however, the room in Apollo Hall was secured, and Dr. Obeever delivered a discourse on the above subject to a congregation numbering not more than eighty persons. The preacher took his text from the ninth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke—“‘And there came a voice ont of the clouds, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, 1 whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.’” This, Dr. Cheever said, was the law of the Gospel and of God commanding all nature to hear His veloved Son, Jesus Ciirist, both in heaven and on earth, was the fulfiiment of the Old Testament and the clear revealer of the New. All that pertained to onr destiny would be plunged into impenetravie darkness but for Him, He betng the only special and true revelation, No man hath seen God at any time. But the Son was in the bosom of Hts Father, and, therefore, absolute truth was only in ‘Him, Hence He was called “the Amen—the faithful and (rae witness, What He hath seen and heard that ile testified to. What He had seen and known of His own knowledge concerning the spiritual world He hath revealed to us, The truth unfolded by Him God made absolutely infallipie. God re- vealed it by sending Him as a witness, and tho natnre of that truth made iallibility @ necessity. That no human being could do this was evident, Then Christ also announced the fact that He had come into the world directly from the bosom and throne of the Father—from the eternal world into this one, bringing the word of God ana the spirit of God with Him, Thus He said:— “{ speak that which I ve seen with My Father.” ‘THis was the perfection and compio- Uou of the Diving reyelation, It fyidiled tho higy- man agencies, such as the inventions of por y of Divine revelation, making what should have been the water of life only & poison, We should not aepend on pro- phets and creeds, Creeds and councils served only 48 artificial sauce to the genuine thinker. Moreover, the truth of God was revealed against all those who heid or tmprisoned the truth iu unrighteousness, and this was the very thing that the supporters of error were doing—challenging the world to receive their unrighteou=ne3s because the truth they had shut up. Revelation would be useless without the infallibtlity of which he had spoken, Qod’s revelation had not je(t any mistake or given room for any imaginary Jaw. The revelation of nature was infatiible as far as it went. _ The preacher, haying further elaborated his sub- ject, closed nis discourse, CHAPEL OF ST. CHAYSOSTOM. The Actions of Professed Christians the Fouue dation of Objections to Christianity—Seruon by Rev. Dr. Dix, The new free chapel of St, Chrysostom, corner of Seventh avenue and Thirty-ninth street, although not yet ready for consecration, was opened for divine services yesterday. The chapel ts constructed of brown sandstone, and, although not of an tmpos- ing style of architecture, forma quite an ornament to that locality. ‘he interior 1s handsomely finished and will seat a large congregation. This edifice 1s dn the parish of Trinity church and is intended for a free chapel, under tie cnarge of Rev. Yhomas H. sin. Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, rector of the parish, preached in the chapel yesterday morning, from Colossians ill, 10—“And have put on the new man “which is renewed in knowledge alter the imago of ba that created him,? ne occasion, hé sald, was one to offer up our hearts with gratitude to our Heavenly Father. Anotier edifice had been opened for the service of the Lord, and another altar set up on which to con- secrate our sacritices to God. for many years the people of that district had waited for tis event, and at last, after pasieot pq earnest eiforts, the doors of @ new cliurch had been dpened to all, where the rich and the poor might assembie together for worship, Like the children of Israel, who wan- dered 80 dong with thelr movable tabernacle and finally came to an abiding place for their temple, this mission had at length set up tts permanent a'tar and could henceforth worship at one common suring, It would always be pleasant to reflect on the tender memories of the mission's history through all its varying circumstanoes, on the awakening of souls through tts influences, the seasons of God's special favor and the trieads whom they hac Known in Christ. This was the appropri ate time to rededicate themselves to God. The world was fuil of objects to distract the thoughts and iead us away from sacred things, and worldly people pointed to much to the church itself as testumouy against Christiantty, With such influences to contend with \t was well to understand our calling, and streagtien ourselves day by day with divine support, Thev were assembled together, not for dreaming, but for the glory of God, the sanctification of feilo creatures, aud the spread of divine knowledge. They were to seek for wisdom aud understanding, not of woridly tliings, but of the awful themes of tia soul, of deat and oternity, aif that sorrowlul mys- tery, the human heart. Compared with this what was the wisdow of the world, when all that can be acquired of if and all that belongs to it must be given up with life? Man hittie thought in moments of temptation what awful results depend upon. his action, not only to himself, but to al, the world. How closely the people of the world watch the conduct of professmg Christians; aud however wrong might be their im- Dresslons, their deductions formed objections to Christianity. There was no better feld than this for preventing the world from finding offence in the Church. Here they had a free Church, in which no individual could own a part or be able to dictate. Here they could be liberal in charitable works, assixt and labor with their pastor, care for tle poor, and be a living centre of Christian zealand love. Whoever the individuals might be, whether in exalted position, ithe sacred calling of the mimstry or in the huimbler waiks of life, ail should rededicate their lives to God and His service, open to Him their hearts, pledge themselves to a better Ife and turn into the way of devout Chris- tans, with thanksgiving to God for His infinite love and merey, Key. Dr. Knight preached in the afternoon and Rey. Dr. Swope in the evening, and at each service large contributions were taken up for home and foreiga missions, FT AVERUE BAPTIST CHURCH. The Kiugly Supremacy of Christ—Sermon by Rev. Dr. Armitage. The Fifth avenue Baptist church, located on West Forty-aixth street, near the corner of Filtn avenue, Was well attended by a fashionabie congregation yesterday morning. After the usual morning ser- vices and announcements fromthe pulpit Rev. Dr, Armitage delivered the sermon, taking for his text one sentence of the twelfth verse of the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Revelations —“And on his head were many crowns.” Desolate, said the rever- end speaker, as was the condition of St. John on the isiand of Patmos, perhaps it was the best place, Human society at the time was hardly brought up to the standard to bear the transcendant vision of God. St, John would rathgr be alone and with his God than with the worl’, He would receive the views to be unfolded before him in quiet, and meditate in deep, island solitude upon them. The chapter of Moly Writ referred to brings to mind vision upon vision, as wave follows wave oa te ocean, and a3 cloud follows cloud in the skies on high, Just before he was admitted to the marriage supper he was overcome, and he saw the God as He appeared in the attitude of a mighty conqueror, iis sword dipped in blood, His eyes as a flame of fire and on His head were many crowns, Gateh the thought. Clirist crowned in heaven wate eruciied on carta. Cirist’s crowns are typical of universal sovereignty. He waa calied the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, Ail other kings are sub- ject to Him. Before Him they hide tnetr heads as the star Of midnight pales before the noonday sun, We have aking on earth whose dominion extends from world’s end to world’s end. It 18 Death, the king many pay homage to, this king of ter- rors to many. But Christ 13 kiag over this monarch, and through faith im Christ we may set this king of death at defiance and find that there ts nothing poigonoas in his sting—that he 1s rather a Welcome herald to iyite ug to Immortality. Cliist was made to taste of deatil, but He was also mad rch over htin, and He saved all who were s: 3 and under the bondage of the King of deat Christ wears no second-hand crowns, He received His crowns not from the hand of death. He is the native king, the righitul king. He himself said, am the dirst and last, the Alpha and Oinega,” nifying the uatversal empire, monarch over all, the born and unbora—of all that is heavenly, of al! that {s hellisi—there is no other king but Christ. He is the only potentate—all other kings are 80 by convention or legislation, but ile is orig in dominion, over all dominion—the sove of all beings, of all space, of ail tin “wears many crowns.” it is to be taken as setting forth hia everlasting priesthood, In the Taberuacie of old thore were two crowus—one of pure gold attached to the altar, and ona of pure fold, adorned with precious stones, on the mitre of the high priest, with the inscription, “Holiness unto the Lord,’’ Ohrist’s crown is tue on of the regal and sacerdotal offices, setfortl im the propliecy of dachariah, The sacerdotal service consisted of two parts—the ovation and the oifering or presentation. These were but patterns of heavenly things; neither was perfect, neither the priest nor the piace. The law made nothing perfect, but only typical; onl Christ made it periect, as He alone was clothed with eiernal majesty, and the service of Curis) became heavenly, Hence the Apostles undertook only te intercessory work of Ohrist. The gloquent gentleman then spoke with great fervenc: qi the = majestic climax in the eight chapter of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romahs— “Who ts he that condemneth? it is Christ that died, Yea, even that has'risen again.” ‘The death of Christ only transition, the turning pare the crownin; arch, since scripture speaks of the living Chris much more than of the dead Christ, ‘the reverend gentleman spoke at length of the combined powers of Christ as king and priest, that the “many crowns’ were only typical of the number of those Who were redeemed to the true faith and for the souls con- Feried, ag trophies of victory, that many are yet to be saved; that these “many crowns” show forih the rewards the Redeemer has to bestow on his faitprai followers who are to share in His heavenly royalty, Who promised, “Be thou faithful uuto deata; I will give thee thecrown of life.’ There is no safety but in his sight, no comfort but in his bosom, no strength but ia his aria. CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. The Doctrine of a Future fiellSermon by the Rev. George P. Mepworth, The large and beautiful Unitarian church corner of Park piace and Thirty-fourth street, known as tho Chureh of the Messiah, was filled yesterday morning with an overflowing congregation, Rev, Mr, Hepworth preached a sermon on the subject of a future hell and was listened to with closet attention, He took for his text St. Mark ix., 44—"Where their Worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched." For many hundred years this text was considered a Iteral description of the world of woo in the future, In these latter days, when they came to understand God better and give more liberal interpretation to the words of the Bible, the text was not 80 regarded. in this latter day they had learned more of God by the experience of datly life And by the aspirations of their souls, Hey did hot relish political discussjons. He did not wish to Split hairs ip argument or devate. Life hag more the staple of ' understood at the outset. He bey vs net oo church whose doctrines were little unders' It ‘was for this reason that he came to discuss the oe embodied in his text—a dogm: ven many to athelsm; adogma that had been in force for centuries; he er that had wrought in- calculable mischief. fe insisted that the great object and punishment by God, here and he was remedial. One partakes of poison a) Cees wastes away—was it God's fault? atall, Not A punishment mast follow the violation of any physical law. It was the same with the violation of @ moral law. Tle result 1s one dare not look his neighbor in the face, He feels his mean- ness and baseness, and acts the sneak. Was it God's fant? For himself ne trusted in the love of God under all circumstances, and he did not believe that He was wrath(ul. ‘This was his God. This was the only God to believe in if one would be happy. He meant to be plain spoken. He could not speak upon this subjecc with pleasant phrases. He tele deeply on the subject because he Knew that Incatcu- Jable mischief was being wrought in the community by the lessons sought to be taught in this text. Lie proceeded to speak of the future world as pletured in the theology of many of the Evangelical churches. This theology gave heaven and bliss to a minority and hell and burning and writhing to the great majority, It represented God as looking on these writhing agonies with delight. This doctrine, he insisted, did not come trom the Bible, It came from ignorance. There could be no truth in this doctrine. It was ablorent to every sentiment of the human heart, It could not be said that Gol is just or generous or good If d there is any truth tn this frightiully horrible dogma. According to tals dogs three-quarters of the pop: Watton of the earth are doomed to an everlasting hell. Most of the earth's (inhabitants are outside She reach of the teachings of the Bible; they never hear of Christ. Was it the fault of these people? Notatall, Itcouid only be God's fault. Now, any such doctrine was opposed to any Idea of justice. He could not but belleve tiat one believing in this octrine was either 4 great scholar or Insane. few days since he asked a mother if she thought her child would go to hell if it was not baptized, She answered that she thought it would, Such a God would chill every aspiration of his nature—would chill his blood with horror and fear. The great mis- sion of the Church, he urged, was to help to elevate the masses and make thein better aud purer, It is not (en daye since a Catholic priest represented ac- tual fire In hell and pect to inflict pain on the body, Slx weeks ago, [na village town, he heard a hymn given out to @ Sabbath school, beginning with the folloWiug verse:— ‘Tuere is an awful hell OF earthly fears and pains, Where sinucrs with devils dwell In tears aud smoke and chains, After giving other instances of the enforcement of the same dogma as shown in Calvinistic churches, he followed a man through a career of crime, ‘This man’s hell, he showed, was in his torture and remorse, His suiferings were those of the devil, who finds hell wherever he goes—who is heil himself, Vuere was a heli, He did not deny this, But there was no such hell ag pictured in Calvinistie doctrines, ‘Tao hell was of the mind— the hell of wrong-doing, the hell of crime. in the right alone was happiness and joy. The heil of smoke and chains was tmaginary. In couclusion he urged it upon allo to live that they might escape the fangs o( the hell of wrong-dotng—a hell where their worm dieti not and the fre 18 not quenched. At the conclusion of the sermon the congregation, irrespective ot © no matter whether beloug- ing to a church or @ luvited to remain and partake of the commuaion. OF ST. ViNGENT DE PAUL, WILLIAMSBUNS. “Wheat? and “'Pares? in the Comu niiySermon by Father Mullane. The new and beautiful church of St. Vincent de Paul, corner of North Sixth street, Williamsburg, was crowded yesterday to its fullest capacity by a congregation 1 which the elements of weaith and respectability were largely representer ‘This edifice was cousecrated a few weeks ago and 13 witnout ex- ception the most beautiful ecclesiastical structure In the entire Eastern district, Its magnificent tower, over 200 feet high, seems to plerce the clouds with its gilded cross. glittering far above surround. ing buildiugs) and becoming, as it were, the pathway to eternal salvation. When finished and the presbytery erected the cost will embra sum of over $100,000. The general congregation ia not of the very wealthy class, bat rather of the poor and lowly; and it furnishes another instance of tae marvelous faith and sef- abnegation that characterizes tio undertakings in which Roman Catholics take a part. This church ts a striking evidence of tie vitality of the Roman Catholic faith, Nothing in the shape of human tomples erected to the Almighty’s worship adorning the grandest avenues of this city can show any more Imposing exterior, any more exquisitely decorated luterior than this church of St. Vincent de Paul, built up among the abodes of humble poverty, but lifting to Heaven the grand symbol of man’s re- deuiption in clear view of a thousand habitations. The Rey, Matinas J. Farrelly, the distinguished curate of the parish celebrated the mass, the music of which comprised tue Gloria and Credo of Mozart and the Kyrie of Rossiul, in which Miss Guilett go the soprano solos tn superb style. The performance of the choir was faultless and the register of voice was seldom so evenly arranged. After the firat gos- pel, the pastor, Rev. Fathor Muliane, ascended the pulpit and taking his text:—The kingdom of teaven is likened unto & man which sowed good seed in dis field; bat wile men slept his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way, bat when the biade sprung up and brought forta‘frait there appeared the tares also,” preached a very eloqueat and Instructive sermon. He explaiued the meaning of lis text and tes appli cation; the simplicity of the parable boing strikingly intelligible, The husbandman ailuded to in the scriptural text waa the great Omnipotence, and in His own good time He sitvuuid perforu: that harves ing work of separaling the tares Jrom the wheat. Human society ia strangely diversiticd. Good ant bad are mixed up tn an inextricable confusion, and CHURCH The as a general proposition the good form the poorest and humbiest portion of every com- manly. The wicked fou grow pi. in worldly guerdon, hold the high places of a: and influence, and to tae dadisceraing and sceptical mind seein to be the favored of Provitence; agin it happens that the high minded and virtuons, the pure and simple of heart eat out life's portion with- out any distinguishing token of Fortune’s partial Thus, in tooking over the framework of society, we observe very worthy men holding the ob- secure and leagt remiunerative pe tons, While the brazen and wicked, ordinarily termed the smart and enterprising, secure the honors and emoluments of place and power. Since the time of the tnspired prophets it has been exactly the same, aud the good ana bad have ever been so commingled with tue prominence invariably given to the latter, But the day of reckoniug—the groat universal day whea the valley of Jehosophuat will resound with the echoes of eternal Judgment—s also bo the occasion whereon the great husband. will dg tho work of separating the wheat fr tares—tho vicious from the virtuous—and of accord- ing to each that sphere m never-ending life to waich lus merits ealitied hin. SPRING STREET PAESBYTE Husbands and a Mutual Dutles—“ermon by Dr. Aikman. A large congregation assembied yesterday morn- ing in the Spring Street Presbyterian church, After the usual service Dr. Aikman delivered the second Of the serlos of discow on “Family Life.’ Tao subject was ‘Tusbands aud Wives; Mutual De ” and the text selected was the first clanse In the sixth verse of tue nineteenth chapter in the Gospel of St, Matthew—‘ Wherefore, they are no more twain, but one flesh.” The tutroduction of the discourse was on the marriage relation, which Dr. Aikman said was as holy aua sacred as it was intimate. The Bible spoke of it inthe most exalied terms; and the union of believers with their Lord was typified by the marriage union. The married state was also the proper and natural state of man and woman, and celibacy was against vature. It was true that Paul bad incidental passages in his Epistles which seom to {ndicate that marriaga was at the best but a pain- ful necessity, That Was, however, a misq) bension of Paui’s meaning, and it was clear that the observations of Paul had only a limited meaning, inasmuch as the Apostie very frequently ia his fpisties beautivully uses the mar: ried iife agillustrative of Christian life. Paul was a widower, and in the storms and struggles of early Christiqnity tn which the ce tle took 80 proniiiuent & part the Apoatie preferred to rematn so, believing that that condition of life was more favorable w the work in which he wasengaged. Dr. Aikman then considered the character of those who were not married, and said that the character of those who Were not married, however exalted it might be, was always impertect while they remained anmerried, Marriage did not make a perfect character. There were some men who when marriea were not much better than brutes, and the only wonder was what they would lave been withouta wile, There were men and en, however, who were lke some lowers, They bioomed in exquisite beauty on a deserted wild. 'T wore like trees that grew in maguificont s.rengt right over the crevice oi a rock where there Was not soil enough to support a shrad, There was no dearer people ta the world than old maids and bachelors. Tho old matd had her momo. rieg of an early love, and a over the grave of that departed affection she had grown old too soon, ‘to some she had veen all that a mother could have been, and to those there was no doarer name than aunt, and the afternoon of her life was Giled with geasleness, Dr. Aikman sald it was almost a daily wonder to him how some women came to be marriod, and tt was equally a dally won - dor that some Women were not married. Many home woaid lose (43 greatest charm were a mal annt or a maiden sister removed. The bachelor conld also tell of early disappointment and of an early sorrow, the particulars of which no stranger had ever intermoddied with, Iv he had no children of hia own, thero were ciilidron who ran gladly to take his hand and to clamber on his kneo, and who wore giad to see lim coming, and tiere were many heartein which the bachelor found his place, aud they Were & claas of men whom he (Dr. Atgman) Joved and honored, The marriage day was an entrance tipon & new World; the Nusbaud and wife stepped Upon a sore, like bappy voyagers stopping uence « Epee 4 Sew Ont whic’ tney ware about to maxe Juture home. The boats that had them over the sea of courtship were burned, and they could not return. One of the duties incumbent upon husband and wife in this new relationship Was the cultivation of @ unity of feeling. Between husband and wife there could be no separate Interests. The circle that bound the place on which they stood had no room for cloud or sun- shine to overshadow or to gleam upon the one and not apon the other, ‘There should, therefore, be no se- crets between husband and wife. There was another duty—that of seeking to understand one another, The want of understanding was the occasion of more tian half the quarrels that afflicted humanity, It was pitiful to seo how utteriy Ig ot some mar- ried people were of each other’s characiers. On this part of the subject Dr. Aikman dweit very elo- quentiy upon the nataral instinct in woman, of the quickness of perception in adapting herself to the coaracter of man. The appreciative husband would 60 order his movements that the quick sensibiiities of the wife would vibrate to the unspoken wants of the husband, and that they would thug live in beauti- ful unison. The next duty was matual forbearan: which was well illustrated by the description of con- duct towards each other both before and after mar- riage. The next duty was that they should pray for each other, Dr. Aikman gave several iilustrations of the temporal and eternal peneilt of the opservance of this duty; and closed a very eloquent discourse py urging ali ‘who he: lim to an increased and sanctiiled love for each other, ChURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, on avd Rituclisom—Sermou by the Rev. Charles E. Cheney, of Chicago. The Church of the Holy Trinity, at the corner of Madison avenue and Forty-second street, was filled by @ very numerous congregation yesterday after noon, despite the rather disagreeable weathor, Tue announcement that the Rev, Charies KE. Cheney, the clergyman who recenuy detied the ritual of the Episcopal Church by declining to repeat the word “regenerate” during the ministration of the bap- tism, would preach drew many of the curious as auditors. The stand which the reverend gentie- man took in refusing to inculcate the doctrine that baptism regenerates the snbject and parifies him from sin, has given him a wide celebrity tu relt- gious circles, and the large congregation was mostly composed of persons concerned in the busi- ness of opening their ears to all the Pere Hyacinthes ofthe day, After the usual services conducted by the rector the reverend martyr selectea hia text from Genesis xix, 4—“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel’—and proceeded to deliver a “ery florid and extremely melodramatic discourse, These words. he said, were the last injunctions of Jacob to Reubea, whose lofty ambition aspired to lead the chos people of God, But he tound only disappointment and chagrin, Such Amb! may be the lot of all who seek to achieve mighty ends; but it 13 not cle proven that ambition ig wrong. On the contrary, Qmbition may lead to noble results. It is true tit this seducing tendency of man has given us Alexanders and C.esirs, put it has algo given mankind a St. Paul. Hence it 1s nou so much 13 ambition itself ag the way tu which its possessor applies It, It may bring disgrace, crime and depravity; it may also bring goodness, ya and Christianity. All should have an aspiration to extend the kingdom of Christianity, They should multiply the examples of un pi- ety, and stand up boldly Justice, He who begins to be m to sorve his Maker is like the N who, not long since, a e acres was buried a rich vetn of native treasure. He liad an engine constracted, and everything waa tn realiness for excavation, but the lands were barren and the hungry furnace coald not be supplied with fael, Ground was struck—tit an afverthought— and underneath @ rich deposit of coal. Thus the very means by which an end was to be accom- iy shed the Creator put by side of the tr . So it is with the longing Christian, 11s anxiety to be with Christ is the engine working in the rich soil of his own soul, and the Holy Scriptures feed it with the fuel which it craves. The speaker deplo the evidences of insincerity exis ing in the Chy and disclaimed against holiday Christianity—a sort of minimum religion, that is measared by the caprices of popular morals. It is not this kind of religion which is demanded tn the Bible, but a pure, whole- some and sincere following of the Word ‘of God. Some denounce ritnalisia because they believe it to be undermining the faith, Itis notritnalism. This ts only the im: ity of the surface which rises from the disease within, It is a following of out stitution ana of the Grand Lodge, foe 1869, the two first di received by York Lodge, the New York HERALD and other papers aad some ball tickeys. The singing of the “Ola Hundred” by the assem- bled brethren, followed by the benediction, broughs the imposing ceremonies to a close, and all present were speedily conveyed back to the city in the spe- cial tram which brought them out. The day was bitterly cold and a snow storm stood hesitating in sthe heavens, all day threatening to fall. Had the day been fine @ much larger attendance of the Masonic fraternity would have assisted tn the ceres monies, A GORG OUS SHRIVE, The New Altar in St. Stephen’s Rom Catholic Church—A Masterpiece of Eccles stastical Architecture. St. Stephen's church, on Twenty-elghth etrect, near Third avenue, lias long enjoyed the reputation of being to a groat extent the chief home of art in church matters in this city. This has been more Particularly so as far ag church music was con- cerned, and here, under the kind care of the lamented Dr. Cummings, the songs of love and praise and thanks to the Most High were given in a style of artistic excellence and religious fervor which ate tracted the attention and commanded the admira- tion of thousands, Each recurring Sabbath and holiday saw the crowds which frequented St. Stephen’s augmented umtil ic was abgointely neces Sary toenlarge the already commodious edifice and make it the most spacious and most elegant church 1n the metropolis. The work of enlargement was commenced and was fast approaching completion when he under whose fostering care the parish had grown up was called from che ne of his labor and his usefulness, The profvind and une versal sorrow occasioned by the death of Dr. Cum- mings is yet fresh in the memory of the residents of this city. The hundreds of thousands who flocked to gaze upon his kind and comely features when Stilled in the repose of death; the numbers of leading citizens, of all erceds and nationalities, who acted as voluntary watches by day and night beside his cof- fin; the immense crowd which assembled at the church on the day of the funeral and stood jammed together from early morn till afternoon of that day— the coldest day recorded in nearly two score years; the tones of unfetgned sorrow from the multitude mingling with the solemn requiem and the songs of praise to God and prayers of hope which came in masterly splendor from hundreds of the most accom. plished gongsters all formed a picture which time Tt was the intention of Dr, Cammings to make the church a home of ecclesiastical art and to so adorn the editice as to have it in keeping with his exaited ideas of what the “House of God” should be As he did not live to carry out his ideas his youn; assistant and successor, Dr. E. McGlynn, appit himself to the work, and, by his energy and perse- verance, has succ: i in forwarding the work and carrying out the designs and desires of his illustrl- ous predecessor almost to the letter, The extension lias been entirely completed, the ceiling of ultramarine blue, studded with golden stars, and the windows of almost matchiess stained glass have all been finished, and now the artificers in marbie are busily engaged In hastening the comple+ tion of THE GRAND ALTAR, Which will undoubtedly oe the handsomest and most expensive in this country, tf not In tue world, ‘Two years ago the contract was given to Mess Fisher & Bird to build the altar, from designs fur- nished by the arcuitect, Mr. P. Kielly, and since that time thé best talent at the command of the con- tractors has been engaged on the work, and under thetr hands the shapeless marble has assumed beau- tiful and artistic fo: ‘The entire altar, so to speak, 1s some forty-five feet hign and som irty feet in width. If is coustructed entirely of V ont statu- ary marble, as pure as any that ever Italia could boast of. The general appearance of the entire structure above the alrar taple may properiy be compared to a cathedral front, with @ high tower in the centre and a somewhat lower one at eltherend. ‘The ascent tothe altar ts by three steps of highly finished mar! ‘The altar ward forms and not a devout _ attachment to sacred truths which is freezing us into the ice of infidelity and causing religton to vanish in the vapors of superstition, Men who espouse ritual- ism may be learned in ecclesiastical history, they may be familar with canons, and as sacramentariaus be profound, but this ts not’ teaching aud preachtag the Word of God, This 1s not spreading abroad in the community the seeds ofa fruitiu!l growth. Rather does it foster woridliness, and its fullest culmination ia found in the corrnpt Church of Rome, The preacher concluded by exhorting his hearers to a oer and more independent holiness, exampied by Christ. CHAND fAASOWG CEREMONIAL. Consecration a Burlal Ground and ention of a Mow ont. Pursiant to the invitation of York Lodge, F. aud addressed to all the brethren of the mystic te, to be present at the consecration of the new burying ground ana the unvelling and dedication of the monument raised by York Lodge to its departed members, at Greenville, N. J., an imposing array of oiflcers and brethren assembled at the lodge rooms, Dodie corner of Greene and Fy streets, yest at half-past one o’clo: Members arrived by and on foot in rapid succession, until 400 had been mar- shalled In column, The order to march was given immediately after the formation had been effected, and the procession of brethren, arm in arm, two by two, headed by the proper officers, bearing insignia, marched into Broadway, dowa to Cortlandt strect, and from thence across the ferry to the Jersey side, Where a special train was in waiting. Seyoral hun- dred ladies and gentlemen received the procession and followed it on board the boat. ‘Ihe ten care forming the train were speedily filled and a run of & few minutes brought the party to York Bay Ceme- tery, at Greenville, where a large crowd, mostly composed of membors of the Masonic Order, were in waiting for the commencement of the services, A very few minutes suificed to make arrangements, und the assembled body of Masons and their wives and daughters formed around the velled monument, which stood in the centre of the plot of ground purchased and enclosed by Yi Lodge, Around the monument and facing th square formed by the craft od the fol- lowing named distin, i ors of the nd Lodge of York: Worsbipful P. 20ns, Rk. W. ind Secretary Dr. a ard R, W. William John Boyd, Past Timpson; also R. Mountfort and W, named lodges Van Winkle, Mas Master; reclior Walworth, Master; Keystone, W. tia, W. Bro. Grove ro. © reptesented Syr V. Br in Master; Neptune, Obser i Howard, Ma Bevare, Mas! Lodge, had fui geme of thd lod e mained were largely rapre- sented by 1, and at the opening of the ceremonies cold not have been fewer than 1,500 iders present on the ground, The service: <i with prayer by the chiap- laia of the lode h the entire assem ith uncovered heads, responded with mucn f The scone at tuts time, under the bowing willows, in sight of the raffled sea, and amid the notsy biests of the keen November wind, which swept along the c » Was very imposing and sive. ‘Che prayee being concluded a choir sang tie appro- priate hymn, ending:— Nn the Master of York Ladge, Worshipful Brott lace Dickson, advar and delivered a beautl- ful and touching addr fa which he said that onry did not sito ng place of its dead with gloomy liorrors or invest the departure of the soul fo the reains of the unseen with un- seomly terror. Masons were taught to livein sweet union with aad contidence in the Sapreme Ruler of the universe, so that when the hand of death closed thelr eyes they de: fatth and hope to meet the Great “Mu and reno earthly w ale chamber of the celestial temple. Having delig the assembled brethren with a most excell ston of the nature of the Masonio 1 conelnded by nt appeal to all present to continue wor d, 80 that when their tura came to be deposited ia the earth from whouce they sprang their souls might speed on the wings of love to the laud of tteraal inght. A prayer was then offered by the chaplain, eloquentiy and with feellpg, aiter which the ground was consecrated amid tae chauting of the choir, Most Worthy Past Grand Master J, W. Simons was then introduced, and de- livered a yory bappy address, The veil which cov- ered the monument was then removed by of York Lo m and Right Worshipiul embled brethren bad an tw et high, opportunity of vie five feet square base, in isk form and of Plymouth granite. On the is ta- scribed the name and number @ lodge io raised letters cat in the stone and the ngwes of five decease’ members buried in the lot, and above these the Holy bible, square and compass, beqntiiully cut, On the loft is @ seythe, on the right 0 hour glass, but the roar of the ot 1s devoid of ornament. A number of documents were put Undemmouth it on saturday jas, tucladiag the con. table is composed of a single stab of the purest mar- ble, some eigiteen feet iong and four fet wide, and is supported by stx groups of clustered engaged columns, four lect high. In the ceutre of the front of the table 18 a beautitul alto reticvo picture of the carrying of the Saviour’s body to the tomb, while at either side, between the groups of s"pporting columns, set in niches, are two figures of angels, each one bearing @ small medallion, on which 1s carved some of the implements of the passion, At the left or gospel aide, on a level with the figures on the iront of the altar table, is an al‘o velievo of the two Marys bringing Me spices to embalm the body of Christ, while tn a correspond. jug tablet on the other, or epistie side, 1s a repre- sentation of the two apostles on their way to seek the tomb. The towers or spires above aliuded to are formed of a scries of buttresses and ending in finials, or cinsters of flowers. Tue centre tower rises above the tabernacie, and ts some forty fees io height. Immediately over the tabernacle 1s an alcove, in whic will stand @ handsome crucifix of bron e, anu during the ceremonies Of the benedic- tion the astensorfun, contaming the sacred species, Wili be placed in the alcove instead of the crucifix. Above this alcove js 4 pinnacled tower, and above tits again splre proper, flanked with pinnacled butivesses, and the edges relieved with crockets, or clusters, something lis pl church, At either side of the tabernac! and stretching to t structure are handsomely sculptured screens, the one at the gospel side ha sentation in a'to retievo of the est at th istie side, an at Surmouating each of these tablets or two figures of angels, each holding a delabrum. In the towers at each end are 1 of these aleoves stauds a hand- el, At the base of the end vel of the table is the word ‘o relievo of the Resurrec- nm”? under that of tha tower, ise ends of the nsion are t ross the € table the wor Purvis, ct Fil siicly chisel! grand altar that 1t was found neces sry to batld Jation as deep as the foundation of the a heavy fo clureti Itself. THE SIDE ALTARS 0! Tho tables of y polisued. ‘The iuto three pan- lonogram of ph, and on ¢ IL sized st y, alto vel fact, the en handsomely r avd when it some $60,000, The closest att paid to a every part a repay the closest c uy door and ud” appropria preciate the beauty o exquisite nish of th sture one must visit tely tu every part. 0 studies In themselves, VAR PIECE art aid an admirer ‘ful study and refi of the cructfixte LoMeNe cl 1s forty- ty-elrht in width, and di—the artist by whom the ¢ Washington were painted. necessary to ay more tan that the Br bess style, to give assurance ler srumidt, born and reared ortal City, tinbibing from his the teachings and traditions of art was enabled to give to such a work plece ai St. Stephen's a character and few, if any, other art’sts could The figures in the picture > size, and the perspective dd. In the foreground are the ‘8, In their greed and thought for our Saviour's garments, ng Upon the fast expiring ch marked With a distinctive charac. he management of the light t: wonder It seems to be a sort of holy light, 80 to speak, cted from around the cross, while above the jouds app 1 allegorical representation of “God the Fatser,’’ attended by the cherubim and serapbiin. The light thro’ foree that begin to supply. it are of 1g beautifuiiy prese callous Loman soldic lessness e Man- n upon the picture comes throngh @ skylight of ground glass, which cannot be seen Oxcept Within a Fhort distance of the altar. By this means the ilinsion of the picture 1s height. eued and the effect, of course, imitensi. | ted. Over the side r at the leit—St, Joseph's—hangs Ure painting representing the death i. Stephen which was formerly altar > Blessed Virgin's altar is a pletare e Conception. Both these paint. ings are also by |i ul, In addition to these, the same artist is er d om paintings of representa. tive sainis on ie Wall at the end of the transeps, aud inmedia uader the tuique and ornamental vose windows, At the left Land side are pictures of St. ‘Agnes in the costuine of a Roman lady, with the representative lamb; St. Moatea, the mother of St. piece, and ove of the Immacula ; St. Bridget in the coscume of a Bene- dictine abbess, rest in the costume of a Car. melite, and Rose of Lima as a Dominican sister. On Wall at the other side will be St. Augustine, St. Patrick, St. Francis de sales, Vio - cent de Paul and St. Francis Assia, With all the <3 of art completed an? others that are now in contemp! ried » hoped, 01 Cummings a young and Mevlynn. The altars will be flaished within two w Will be formally opened und dedicated accompanying services and ceremonies fon inst, When, BO doubs, the Immense edifc taxed to its utmost to accommodate the crowde BUXions to Witness thls marvel of skI!l aud+Of des vouons 1 the perseversi euergeuc pastor, the fev.