The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1873, Page 4

Consecration of the Archdiocese of New York to the Sa- cred Heart of Jesus. ee iereteie Impressive Ceremonies in the Catholic Churches. Q MARIA! SINE LABE CONCEPTA, The Feast of the Immaculate Conception United to the Devotion of Paray-le-Monial. + THE SOLEMN PRAYER OF CONSECRATION. | The late great English pilgrimage to the holy shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ai Puray-le Monial, and the solemn consecration of Catholic Treland to the same fount of Divine love, have pro- duced a heartfelt response from the Catholics of | America. Yesterday, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, was chosen as a fitting time to conse- crate the great archdiocese of New York fo the Sacred Heart, and ip every church high mass was Celebrated, and the solemn prayer ordered by the Archbishop offered up to the throne of the Most Higb. The apostie of the devotions to the Sacred | Heart was a weak, timid, humble little nun, Mar- garet Mary Alacoque, hidden from the world in a | cloister in a small town in the south of France. | She belonged to the Convent of the Visitation in | Paray-le-Monial, in the diocese of Autun and prov- | ince of Burgundy. Her first vision of the Sacred Heart took place in the year 1674, in the 27th year | of her age and the second of her religious | profession. At the command of her confessor, | Father Rolin, 8, J., she said that on the Feast of St. Joun the Evangelist she was ‘favored with “the | vision of the Divine Heart of Jesus as on'a throne | of fire and flames, shedding rays on every side brighter than the sun and transparent as crystal. | Tue wound which He received upon the cross ap- peared there visibly, a crown of thorns encircled His Divine Heart, and it was surmounted bya cross.”’ In the year following the nun had a reve- lation commanding her to establish the Feast of the Sacrea Heart on the first Friday after the octave of Vorpus Christi, in which, after many trials and contradictions, crosses and bumiliations, she suc- ceeded. ‘The present year has brought around an | umexamplea revival of this pious devotion, and | yesterday was the first emphatic and universal | declaration of the Catholics of America of | entire faith and practical worship in it. The divine attribute of love with which this devotion to the Sacred Heart is so intimately con- | nected 1s best expressed in the words of the Rev. | Frederick William Faber:—“It brought down irom heaven the Person of the Eternal Word and united it to human nature, that so it might redeem the world with the marvels, almost incrediole mar- vels, of a truly Divine redemption, Why, then, does God love us? We must answer, because He created us, This would then make mercy the reason of His love. But why did He create us? Because He loved us. We are entangled in this Circle and do not see how to escape fromit. But it isa fair prison, We can rest in it while we are On earth; and if we are never to know anything more, then we will make our home in it for eternity. Who would tire of such captivity ?’’ The celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Con- Ception of the Blessed Mother of God was united yesterday in the hearts of the Catholic congrega- tions with the solemn act of consecration to the Sacred Heart, and rarely has such a fervent Spirit of devotion been manifested in these latter | practical days of worldliness and ungodliness. At St. Patrick’s Cathedral the ceremonies were of the most impressive kind. A solemn pontifical high mass was celeprated, commencing at half-past ten o’clock A. M., and in the afternoon there were solemn vespers. Arch- bishop McCloskey officiated as celebrant, assisted by Rev. Father Kane, Father McNamee, Father Salterand Father Kearney, the last mentioned clergyman being master of ceremonies. The high | altar was in a blaze of light, and above the taber- Dacle were two floral hearts, the representatives of that fountain of love to which all Catholics hast- ened yesterday. From the niches above tne high altar looked down the statues of eight saints, and throug® the stained glass window at the back a few rays of sunshine stole in witha timid, irreso- fate gleam, asif the god of day wished to show Aliegiance to his Creator. Around the altar of Mary were festoons and wreaths of dowers, and lights twinkled around the statue that occu- pied the central position. When the deep tones of the organ were first heard the Cathedral ‘waa filled to its utmost capacity, and hundreds Were obliged to take up their positions in the aisles. The long, glittering procession of acolytes, thurifers, priests and attendants, with the vener- abie Archbishop in bis costly vestments, entered the sanctuary, and the mass began. Atits con- clusion the Rev. Father Quinn, V. G., mounted the pulpit and delivered a sermon appropriate ta the occasion. SERMON BY FATHER QUINN, At the close of the mass the Very Rev. Father Quinn, Vicar General, ascendea the pulpit and Preached an eloquent sermon. He took his text from the Gospel according to St. John, thirteenth chapter, first verse, which reads follows :— low belore the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should de- part out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” These words of the beloved disciple and inspired evangelist, he said, referred immediately and directly to the sufferings of our blessed Lord, to His bitter passion and to His ignominious death on Mount Calvary. But, even beyond this, these words of the inspired Evan- gellst directed the minds of those who were to hear orread his narrative to the love God enter- tained for man; for they referred also to the motive, purpose, object and end for which the suf- ferings of Our Lord had been endured; for the love for those who were created to His image and re- semblance, and who by a greater title were to be His own children by virtue of the precious blood that was to be shed for THE REDEMPTION OF THE WORLD. We knew that it was love that caused the second person of the blessed Trinity, the Word, to take our nature and to be born of a humble virgin; that it was love for as that induced Him to live in a ponte’ SMa be Focers in anaee that verty and wan used and com. pensated, found. that He. W: “er We ‘as born in @ @ manger, addressing us ever from His cribin Bethlehem in the most tender necents of love, reprimanding and eons arf #36 pride and show and j Ue at Ope new aby ui ne’ 4 i ‘one a) te fhinds and hearts of th poor sud ‘e hamble, of the lowly and of the meek. And as 1 Hig birth 80 aiso Was His life for the space of ‘years on earth. During the period of His mor- \.41 pilgrimage here He taught (during @ portion of that time) the most exaited lessons of wisdom and sented ihe most precious code of morals and - (WS for the regulation of the world, and, that 20 subt should be entertained that He haa (PREMB AUTHORITY TO TEACH AND COMMAND OBR- DIENC Performed miracles so numerous, so strixing, icly that none but those blinded by thei wejadice or by their pride or jealousy could call he tacts into question. None could call them into -uvestion a9 to their reality or their existence, tor mt | were surrounded by such cloud ol they” could not be doubted. did” the second of the Trinit lace leave, in a Sense, the throne of His Heavenly Father ven and come here to take our weak nature as the week ey Say, take our very flesh? Was it, wi He did come, that He was born & destitution and ‘erty which was almost nknowo before—iie wilo was the king of y artt ? Why labor to instruct not euly Ue tne but by the example ly life? The answer was that it was yr its fellow man; that eternal love whic! 1the bosom of God and manifests ue the second person ss the blessed ol ‘Amnighty God, was renuifedt | iby i ' NEW YORK HERALD, TUBSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET, im rtendsntip coheir with sesas Christ im heaven. And what return was re- quired at our hands for this a. so to speak, this superabundance of the love Jesus Christ manifests anc entertains for us? The answer was very simple. It was a@ retusn of love for love, that should be univergal in its character, Poe ail L bee ed i Pp nye! and 7 — carts; gil our Ui t8 and ail the powers of ou tae thes love ehoula be as it were a divine tove—that is to say, & love which was supertu- man—which would control everything ta our actions and thoughts, which would bring every- thing under its rule, every interest we have in the world, every motion of our bodies. This, indeed, was THE RETURN GOD BXPRCTED atour hands, It was, in other words, the goldea chain which unites the soul and heart of man wo the sacred heart of Jesus; tt was that nup- tial robe, that spotless garment with waich we must be clothed before we are admitted to be par- takers of the banquet of the Lord, it was that priceless treasure, that pearl of great price, for which we must be prepared to sacrifice all the treasures of this world not only, but to give up our very lives. We had had thousands of exam- ples of this nature where persons of tender age, situated amid the same difficulties we have to sustain, sarrounded by eve more dangers, sooner than abandon the riglt, had given up their lives, It was in order to strengthen, extend and confirm tuis love of God in their hearts that the Catholics had been called upon by their ecclesiastical superior in the diocese—by the Most Reverend Archbishop, with the full approbation of His Holiness Pope Pius the Ninth, who now happily reigns over the vhureh—to consecrate and dedicate their whole hearts, all the affections of their souls, every power Of their soul and body, and all the interests ot their lie, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was not necessary to explain, much less to define, the propriety of such an act, We all believed that in the person of Jésus Christ are ubited two natures— the human and divine—and that these two natures are so united, a8 theology terms it, by an hypo- static union, as to be indissoluble, and must last and conunue UNITED FOR ALL ETERNITY, so that, from the very time of the incarnation of the Divine Word in the chaste Wom® of the blessed Virgin, whose glorious ummaculate conception we were celebrating that very day, on and on for all eternity would this divine and human nature’con- tinue so united, absolutely inseparable in ics en- tirety or any part thereof. This was, of course, & mystery, which, like all mysteries of religion, are one beyond our comprehension, but at the same time not beyond the comprehension of our reason; for had we not in our own bodies two na- tures entirely distinct one from the other, our ordinary bodies made of the dust of the earth, and susceptible, therefore, of decay; and our soul, which is a spirit which did not originate in dust | and willnever diet It was an article of divine faith that we were at pertect liberty to pay the highest honors to the human nature of Jesus Christ, and in aoing so we worshipped the Godhead, because the human and the divine nature 0! Christ are in- separable, Admitting, a8 we must, this doctrine of Catholic faith, we were also permitted to direct oar pious contemplations to any portion of the per- son of Jesus Christ which we might have a special devotion for, without inte Sg 4 the honors due to the whole person of Unrist. Thus we found St. Augustine saying tous, ‘Ihe side of Jésus Christ was opened for me by a lance, and J entered in and abode in the sacred heart as in a place of safe refuge.” Here we found St. Augustine’s piety—his name carries us back more than twelve hundred years, to the earliest days oi Christ's Church— not satisfied in contemplating the side of our Lord, he entered and made his abode in the sacred heart itsel. What pious emotions ought to arise in the hearts of Christians in contemplating the heart of the blessed Lord! lt may be adored by some who make it @ special devotion to contemplate it crowned witn thorns and bleeding tor the sins of the world; again, by others who contemplate the hands bound to the pillar, or the sacred feet Pierced with nails and fastened to the hard wood of the cross. The act of paying special devotion to any particular portion of the body of Christ was an act of divine adoration and divine worship, and there was no possibility that im thus adoring and worshipping one t of the body we departed in any degree from the Catholic 1aith. While we were at liberty to direct our devotion to any one par- ticular part we chose there should be no doubt at alt in the minds of devout Christians that the de- votion to the sacred heart was not an act of WURSHIP OF CHRIST HIMSELF, and that they could go to it as to an overdowing fountain of divine Lord as the seat of all mercy, or, as St. Augustin calls it, “a sale reiuge." In our day, When every Christian is exposed to the dan- gers that spring from the corrupt maxims of the world, ani oltener from the weakness of our own hearts, the Christian mind turns fondly to the sacred heart of Jesus, for we are accustomed to consider the heart as the seat of our affections and all the emotions of tne human being. We should goto this heart of our blessed Lord, which felt every blow inflicted on His sacred person. It was this heart that was out- raged by the buffets of the rabble; it was this heart which bled for us on the cross, that poured jorth the last drop of blood for the redemption of the World; is was this heart that wept over Jerusalem and in Jerusalem wept over the world lying in misery and sin; it was this heart which, in the garden the night belore the crucifxion, shed drops of blood, infusing over the whole person of Christ, as the Scriptures tell us, a bloody sweat, which ee not irom any suffering He then endured ut which was produced by the load of affliction which bay opr upon Him at the thought that in spite of His sufferings for mankind so many would remain bard of heart in the ranks 01 the evil one, so many : FALL INTO BTERNAL PERDITION. No wonder, then, that the Church and her de- voted children now turn with affection and confi- dence to adore the heart of our sufering Lord, The worsaip of the sacred heart had been the pr: tice at all times in the Church, although it had not assumed that formality she now exhibited. We found that societies existed for the express and exclusive object of the worship of the sacred heart existed 200 years ago, in France, in Poiand, in Italy and even in England, although there at that distant date the Church was weighed down with persecu- tion and even in fatthtul Ireland over 200 years ago petitions were addressed to the Holy See asking that special indulgences might be granted to those Who associated themselves together in societies de- voted to the worship of the sacred heart of Je- sus. In 1765 Pepe Ciement XIII. issued a bull not only authorizing this culture, poser ned gence who wrote or spoke against the doctrine, and he established special offices and & special mass in honor of the sacred heart, and which is celebrated on the Friday within the octave of Corpus Christi. In our own day, in this enlight- ened age as it is 7 nineteenth century, when everything that ts holy and sacred is at- tacked; when in the name of liberty, which Is no longer used in ite proper signification, the most sacred rights and institutions of society are not Iree from attack, and are even in danger of destraction—in tals, our own time, when so much 1s being said about the extension of general educa Uon asi! the cultivation of the mind would im- prove the heart of man or correct his morals; in this day when, the rights of the Pope, which in point oi time antedate all other sovereign rights, which were regulated by the free will of his sub- jects, have been taken away—in this day, when intrigue of wily statesmen and injustice in high places had full sw: we should indeed direct our Minds to the worship of the sacred heart of Jesus, We had already heard tell of pilgrimages in differ- parts of Kurope—and made where? To tne shrine of an humbie religious of the Order of the Visitation in France, who in the midst of her re- tirement in the convent was made THE INSTRUMENT OF GOD TO TURN THE HEARTS OF MEN towards his sacred heart—the shrine of the blessed M Ltn cee seen th ryt = the newspapers 0! ie pi prec made to tl shrine, and whence were they made? Even from England itself, When that holy woman lived, 200 years ago, the bishops of the Church were being driven away; the priests banished and threatened with death if they attempted to return; the property of the con- vents was taken from its a owners and the enemies of the Church boldly boasted that the name of Catholicity was extinct. Now we heard of over 700 gentlemen of Engiand of the highest rank, boldly and publicly, BEFORE THE GAZE OF THR SCOPFERS, ing on a pilgrimage, crossing the channel, meet- ing @t an early bour in @ littie chapel in Paris to hear mass, and never wg oe 3 until they had Teached the shrine of Mary Margaret. They were not afraid of the scoffers, amd this of itself was a striking sign of the gradual repurn of the English, as a hation, into the Vathglic Church. The reverend preacher then closed by earnestly exhorting hearers to give their hearts in the act of consecration they were ta make wholly to God; hearts not corrupt with sin, and filled witha pos yh | love for the world, but hearts that we: pure and devoted and ready to accept severity suffering, sickness, even death itself, uf called upon to suffer them for the faith, GOUNOD'S MESSE SOLBNNBLLE (ST. CECILIA), ‘Ws selected by the organist of the cathedral, Pro- lessor Gustavus Schmitz, for the solemn ovcasion. In order that this great work of the greatest liv. ing French composer should ve due justice @ large, well selected chorus and a strong orchestra, consisting of the _ Phithar- monic Society, were the regu- lar choir, and, while Mr. Franke at tended to the organ accompaniment, Professor Schmitz took the conductor's baton, The mass is @ remarkable work in many respects, and some bold and striking effects may be fotnd in ft. Majesty in its most dignified form characterizes the “Kyrie.” ‘The full chords of the strings in the companiment, staccati, lend rich coloring to the solemn chant of the voices, while the ever payee progressions in harmony tint the subject wi 4s Vivid in bifect as gleams the sunlight streaming through the stained glass of mullioned windows in some medieval cathedral. The ‘Gloria’ is quite a novelty in Ordinarily it begins with movement, butGounod inte: phrase “Gloria in excelsi mann opening hyinn of exuitavion is given to the 80) 0, accompanied by the chorus avec les bouches. nd the shimmering fremoto o1 the strings. The effect was that 01 an echo of the an- gelic choirs :— Now heard far off, so far as but to seem Like the faint, exquisite music of @ dream. A change, occurs when we peta aioe es jus te."? Stan aie outburst of Cbristian praise Deity all the voices and tnstruinents, conine, Ful unt nite,” is a deciamatory bass solo with full, rich monies In the accom rest of the Gloria is written in vest contrapuntal style of the arch music Spirited, triumphal. be § the meaning ol the o” ina very different lee Sts Te towards the end of the “Credo” is for ita entire tion in accentuation to voices. The dotted notes of the \trabasses sound strangely yet effectively with the asta’ semt- breves in which the chant of thé chorus is ed. The soprano, tenor and bass as a solo trio recite the mystery of the incarnation in the chord of F majay, followed by the chorus in A major. Then occurs a series of enharmonic changes, very beauti- ful and in kee) with the pay the sub- ject. The insatiate fury of the rabble in demand- ing the crucifixion of the Son of God is well ex- pressed in the succeeding number, and the dis- jointed notes of “Passus et Sepultus Est’? well represent the awe of the Christian in speaking of the redemption, The belief in the general resur- rection, commencing with the basses and culmi- nating with the grand outburst of all the voices, organ aud orchestra, is another remarkable fea- ture in the mass, The finale of the “Oredo! is en- tirely a novelty, having a harp accompaniment and grave, emphatic harmonies by the chorus, The Sanctus is a very lovely melody, equal to anything Grunod has ever written, and the Bene- dictus is a soprano solo, followed by a chorus in Six parts. A peculiarity in the “Agnus Dei” is the introauction of the words, Domine, non sum dignus, at the same time that they are pronounced by the priest on the altar. The chorus and string orchestra interpreted this fine Church work with @ fidelity and intelligence that testified to the care- ful rehearsaia and able direction of Professor Schmitz. At the offertory was sung an “O Salotaris Hostia,” of Panofka, by Miss Sullivan; at the acess a duet, “Benedicta et venerabilis,” by essrs. Bersin and Urchs; immediateiy before the sermon, “Veni Creator’ of Stradella, by Miss Ballard, and alter the elevation, @ very beautiful “Ave verum” of Concone, rendered with devotional expression and exquisite taste by Mme. F, H. Grosz. Lambiilotte’s a “I Deum,” one of the most effective and jubilant of the prolific Abbe’s compositions, was given. by chorus and orchestra with rare eifect. In tine, the Music, under the direction of Professor Schmitz, tormed one of the most pleasing Jeatures of the occasion. THE CONSECRATION, When high mass and the sermon of Rey. Father Quinn were concluded and the venerableArchbishop had given the solemn Pontifical blessing to the assembled congregation the prayer of consecration was offered up by Archbishop McCloskey, the con- gregation kneeling, with bowed heads, while the solemn words were uttered. The prayer of conse- cration was as follows :— PRAYRR TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS, O most admirable and adorable Heart of Jesus! O Heart influiiely compassionate and merciful! our refuge iu all dangers, our hope iv ali trials, our comfort and consulation in'all sorrows! Behold us prostrate before ‘Thee to implore Thy mercy, to claim Thy protection and to offer ourselves entirely to Thee, Thou seest the dan- gers that surround us, the storms by which we are _as- sailed. The powers of darkness have risen against Thy holy Church and against Thy anworthy but devoted servants. They have laid waste Thy inheritance; they have overturned Thy altars; they have persecuted those who love and honor Thy sacred name. They glory in the evil which they have done and vainly boast that they have triumphed over Thee ard Thy ‘holy Ohurch, and they have striven to destroy Thy worship from the face of the earth. But Thou art aimighty aod who shall resist Thee? Thou wilt arise in power, and@Thy enemies shall perish trom before Thy face. Thou wilt command the wiuds and the waves, and there shall be agreatcalm, Animated with this confidence in Thy Power and in Thy love, O Divine Heart! we present our supplication on this day of our solemn consecration to Thee. unworthy as it is, and grant our prayer tor the Church and for Thy de- yoted children who now solemnly dedicate themselves to Thy honor. O merciful Jesus! ever ready to admit us into the sacred and secure asylum of Thy Sacred Heart, we, Thy unworthy but loving servants, wi give Thee of our devotion, and to’ re ceive the assistance and protection Which, in these calamitous times, we nee Holy Uhureh, for the Apostolic "See, and selves, do, on this day, publicly and solemnly con- secrates ourselves entirely to Thee; our lives and our labors, our thoughts, words, actions and sufferings. We Pledge ourseives to Thee as Thy devoted servants for- ever. We consecrate to Thee our churches, our mis- sions, our congregations, and all those for whose spiritual good we labor in Thy service ; that Thy spirit may reign over them, Thy love sustain’ them, Thy grace sanctity them and make them at all times pleasing in Thy sight, Oh, sweet and adorable heart of Jesus! accept this holo- caust which we ofler; consume it with the divine love, thatitmay ascend betore Thee in the odor of sweetness, and that, united with Thy infinite merits, it may bring down upon us, upon Thy Holy Church, upon our Holy Father the Pope and upon all the mem- bers of our congregations, missions, schools, religious houses and iustitutions ‘of charity the abundance of Thy blessings, the heavenly shower of Thy graces, the rich treasures which Thou hast promised to those who Jove and honor Thee. Defend us, O Lord! servants, with the shield of Thy protection; guard us against the malice of the wicked, who hate thy Church because it is Thine, and who persecute us because we love and adore ‘Thy sacred heart and detend the honor of Thy most holy naine, Let us find in Thee our retuge, our consolation, our . Be Thou, oh sacred heart ot Jesus, our support in lite, our confidence in death, our perfect and eternal happiness in heaven, Amen. At the conclusion of the prayer, which was offered up by the Archbishop in @ voice full of emo- tion and devotional spirit, the vast congregation dispersed and betook themselves to their various homes to reflect, with spiritual profit, it is to be hoped, on the solemn ceremony in which they had been participators, and on the eloquence of the distinguishea Vicar General. Deign to receive our offering, At St. Stephen’s Church. St. Stephen’s church, as viewed yesterday morn- ing from the organ gallery, revealed a sight sur- passingly grand and sublime. In the spacious nave and aisles beneath was asea of men and women bent in devotion, but tranquil and undis- turbed as were the waves when Christ bid the tem- pest “be still’? (and who can say that the same Saviour dia not calm the storms of passion in the breasts of those worshippers)? The galleries on either side were filled with devout souls, whose placid countenances seemed to reflect that peace of soul which only religion can beget, while in the distance were seen the chaste and classical marble - altars, decked with the choicest flowers and illum- med by countless lights and the altar piece representing the crucifixion, on which the sun shed a subdued light, and the beautiful Painting of the immaculate Mary, with the admirable representation of the Son of God and His sacred heart. The gorgeous vestments of the priests, the large corps oi eassocked and surpliced acolytes, admirably drilled; the clear and solemn tones of the celebrant, Dr. McGlynn, with the music of organ and choir, made the scene the grandest ever witnessed in St, Stephen's. The solemn high mass was celebrated by Rev. Dr. tg igs assisted by Rev. Father Flynn as deacon, . You as sub deacon and Rev. Father Power as master of ceremonies, Weber's mass in “G"’ was given by the choir. The sermon was preached by Rev. Father Shea, 8. J., dent of St. John’s College, Fordham. plained the Catholic doctrine of devotion to the sacred heart, and showed that the adoration of the heart of Jesus is a most rational wors! mate and necessary corollary of the incarnation. Catholics adore the heart of Jesus as the heart of their Redeemer, the man-God, Jesus Christ. He his hearers to join heart and soul in the solemn act of consecration, and plainly told them that, unless they resolved to obey God's law, the act of consecration would be am insult instead of e conclusion of the solemn mass the blessed sacrament was ex! d, and fie Rev. Dr. McGlynn, clad in cope, and assisted by the deacon and sub deacon, kneeled on the firstaltar step and read the act of consecration. When the Doc- tor had finished the reading the organ pealed forth the gladsome and noble strains of Lambillotti’s “Te im,’ which was well sung bythe choir. The services concluded with benediction of the blessed sacrament, and the vast congregation of at least 6,000 persons left the church, apparently much spiritualizea by the Impressive ceremonies at which they had assisted for fully three hours, The act of consecration was read by Rev. Dr. McGlynn at the six public masses and at vespers in the afternoon. Services at St. Lawrence’s Charch, Yorkville. The ceremonies at this church, which is under the care of the fathers of the Jesuit Order, were most interesting yesterday. The grand high mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Goekelen, pas- tor, assisted by two other clergymen, the altar be- ing iuminatea by hundreds of lighted tapers, and the priests robed in the most gorgeous vestments. The music, under the direction of the Misses O'Donnell, was selected with good taste and exe- cuted in hg aghast style. At the conclusion of the mass “Te Deum” in Knglish verse was Sung by the entire congregation, THE “TE DRUM.” Mighty Lord, we praise Thy Name! God of all, we bow betore Thee! Thy sceptre claim, All in heaven above adore Theeg Infinite Thy vast domain, Ever! is Thy reign. Hark! fe Le ay colesti Angel choirs above Cherubim and seraphim, in unceasing chorus praising, Fill the heavens with sweet accord, Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord! Le! the apostolic train Join, thy sacred name to hallow. Prophets swell the loud refraia And the white-robed martyrs follow, And from morn till set of san ‘through the church the song goes on. Holy Father, Holy Son, Wo Spirit, Three ‘we name Thee, While in essence only Undivided God, m Thee, And adoring bend the knee, While we own the mystery. ‘Thou art King of Glory, Obris Moa at aod vet bore oF Mary, For ug sinners ¢acrificed, And to death a tributsry: Firat to break the bars of deat Thou bast open'd heaven to pal From Thy high pomertal home, thal come, Judge of al wai dread shal Mad tne veartlod come Sogre Thy. tinronmurrouaae hyma rawing! pe uw ver let us Wierip Never’ boriavandon mes” ‘ At the Other Churches, At all the other Catnotic churches in celebrated. Ww lame of Thy ‘ ceptions solemn high mass was sung and sermons explaining the significance of the dedication preached. At St, Peter's, in Barclay street, Rev. Father Corley officiated and Father M, J. O'Farrell reached the sermon. In the course of his sermon he said that the celebration was an evidence of faith in the humanity and divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It was aiso a supplication for merey for our sins and for the peace of the Church throughout the world, At the Immaculate Conception, in Bast Fourteenth street, Dr, Morroug celebrated mass, assisted by Father Edwards as deacon and Father Malone as sub deacon. Father Edwards preached the sermon, At no season of the year have so many people received holy com- munion as yesterday, the churches wearing the appearance of Eastertide. Consecration of the Diocese of Brooklyn. In accordance with the recommendation of the Archbishop and bishops of the province, which embraces New York, the New England States and New Jersey, the diocese of Brooklyn was yesterday solemnly consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Services—the same as on Sunday—were held in each of the 36 churches and chapels, and the at- tendance was very numerous, The pastors ex- horted their congregations a8 to the beauty and sublimity of the devotion in which so many hun- dreds of thousands are now engaged, and ‘urged them to consecrate themselves and their families without reserve to the heart of Him who died tor love of allmen, The act of consecration was re- cited after the pastor by the Kneeling congrega- tions at the termination of the mass, and the cere- mony was of a most impressive character. Many thousands of the faithiul (ortified themselves in spiritual grace by attending the tribunal of pen- ance and receiving the Holy Eucharist, Impressive Religious Services in Newark. In accordance with the order arranged by the Roman Catholic prelates of the archdiocese of New York, to which belongs the diocese of Newark, there were held yesterday in all the cnurches of Newark and New Jersey under the pastorate of Bishop Corrigan the pon ce services connected with the ceremony of consecrating the sacred heart of Jesus. In the torenoon, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in Newark, solemn high mass was celebrated by the Bishop and assistant clergy in presence of an overflowing congrega- tion. The altar was profusely decorated with flow- ers, aS Was algo the statue of the sacred heart. Pendant from the latter was a large heart com- posed of white and red roses. Bishop Corrigan preacnes the sermon and subsequently blessed the statue. Catholic Ceremonies on Staten Island. Yesterday was a day long to be remembered by the Roman Catholics of Staten Island, the occasion being the consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, The streets in the different villages were thronged with men, women and children, dressed in their holiday garbs, wending their way to the various churches, The special prayer was read from the altars, and the grand “Te Deum” was sung in an excellent manner, At Rossville Father Barry officiated, and delivered an impressive ser- mon, which was listened to with marked atten- tidn by his congregation. At Clifton Fatner Lewis was the celebrant, and at New Brighton the Rev. Mr. Couron. In the afternoon the children of the Catholic schools marched in procession to the churches, accompanied by the good Sisters, where they received instructions, THE METHODIST MINISTERS. Dr. Curry on Methods of Preaching and Church Work—A Return to First Prin- ciples Recommended. According to previous appointment, Dr, Curry yesterday entertained and instructed the pastors of New York, Brooklyn and vicinity with his views on the causes of Methodist decline, and the methods whereby progress may bé attained. He pleasantly assured his brethren that having him- selt been an unsuccessful pastor, he was well qualified now to tell them why, and to point out to them the mistakes of his ministry. His address was confined mainly to preaching and pastoral work. Oratorical preaching he considered ineffec- tive, if not, absolutely bad. He commended, indi- rectly however, the English style of exhorting or expository preaching, which is so entirely dif- ferent from our American style. MINISTERS ARE NOT DIRECT ENOUGH in their preaching and in their appeals, apd he be- leved the reason is that they don’t fully believe that their fellow men are really in danger. Their Preaching, too, falls ineffectual upon men until the latter feel tnemselves in need of grace, Without this feeling the atonement Is the most unnecessary thing that can be recommended to them. But to the awakened soul it is instinct with life. The Doctor regretted the lack of ba veld among min- isters, and advised them to go into their studies, and on their knees read the disciplinary rules on preaching. The Doctor summarized those rules which come under the head of diligence. He read also irom Wesley’s a@vice to his helpers, He laid out also a PLAN FOR MINISTERIAL AND PASTORAL WORK. In this pian he would give the minister a holiday on Monday, Saturdays should be spent in refrest- ing the mind for Sunday's work. e forenoons of the other four days he would have devoted to pre- paration and study for the Sabbath services and the afternoons given to pastoral visitation, during which, in three months, the circuit of the entire membership of the church might be made even at ‘the rate of only six a day. The Doctor believed that ministers might do a great deal o1 good in this way and be able also to keep themselves abreast of the thought of the age and of their ple. Everything beyond their own proper working he thought was damaging to ministerial success. He advocated special seasons for revival work and showed that such work could not be successtully carried on at all times of the year. He believed this is God's method and economy. We can’t jump to this work, be sald, we must go up an inclined plane, He deemed the Csipuarid agencies of the Church, if pro- perly worked, suficient for ail the legitimate pur- of the Church. In short, he would have his marl back to frst principles and be and act as Me| iste, Dr. J. H. Vincent, who was also expected to speak, was appointed to address the meeting two weeks hence. Next Monday the Rey, Joun M. Buckley, of Brooklyn, is to read an essay on PLAGIARISM IN THE PULPIT, which, no doubt, will be full of wit ana wisdom. The Rev. Dr. Webb, of Lincoin University, Ox- ford, Pa., presented the claims of that institution tothe support of Methodists in New York. It is maistained under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church, but out of 200 colored young men there preparing for the ministry about one-half are lethodists. $10 a month will give them board, education and everything, but the panic has. cut off their supplies. Dr. Webb wants access to the pulpits of the city to present the matter to the congregations who may be interested in the education of colored young men forthe ministry. Ten Rev. George Lansing Taylor presented tor the signature of his brethren & memorial to Con- asking for the appointment of a commission inquire into all the facts and statistics of the liquor trafic in the United States. Adjourned, A meeting of pastors and others was held in the afternoon to talk over the best methods of advanc- ing revivals in the churches. THE OOLORED NATIONAL CONVENTION. The State Committee Gone to Wash- ington. Last night a committee of 18 of the most promi- nent colored men of this city and State left for Washington, where the National Convention wil meet to-day. The committee was appointed at the State Convention of colored men heid in October last, They carry with them @ memorial signed by | over 6,000 colored citizens and taxpayers, asking for , the passage of Mr. Sumner’s Civil Rights bill, which will extend to the colored people of the United States those rights and privileges which our State Legislature granted by enactment last winter. Such names as the sonwing are the committe Revs. 3 iy Fates Fi iat eee Bb vas J. Young, Jaco! ork in Porter, try, Provessor Charles L. Reason, Messrs. John J. Free- man, Lewis Williams, 4. W. Jones and others, Senator Conkling, it 1s said, will undertake to pre- sent the memorial and to engineer the bili through | the Senate. The committee left this city in high | spirits and full of hope of success, SINGULAR ACOIDENT TO AN INPANT. The case of Chafles Storandt, an infant nine months old, who died at the residence of his pa- rents, No, 21 Kast Fifty-tourth street, in conse- quence of a piece of caustic having been accident- ally swallowed while his throat was being caa- terized by Dr. F, Petzold, who had been called to attend him for diphtheria, was iterday com- menced before Coroner Kesslei jaring the cau- ocess the caustic fell from the hands of 1 ait aheped that Dr, Petaola lamediately lowed it, at e eee Lis ascrdent aid not administer the roper | fall extent of the law, antidote, but he strenuously insists that he did the very bent it was me wsareg to do under the circum- stances, Dr. Petzold ts edical i fing. The case will be ears at re ‘this city of many 7 OOTOBER THAPFIO EARNINGS OF THE UNION PAOIFIO. P inaveninpeanan: a Dec. 8, 1873, ‘The oMicial statement of jc on the Union Pa- cific Railroad during the month of October last Wey — A Despateh Received at the Navy De. partment from Commander Reed— Compelied to Keep Away Before Heavy eWeather, a to Stop at Bermuda. ‘Wasutnaron, Dec. 8, 1873. A despatch received at the Navy Department from Commander Allen V, Reed, commander of the United States steamer Kansas, dated Bermuda Island, November 24, announces the arrival of that vessel there on the evening of November 3% She encountered 4 heavy sea and violent squalls when about 150 miles to the southward and eastward of Hatteras, and was forced as a matter of safety to keep away before it. He stopped at the Bermudas to get coal, and intended to leave Bermuda on the evening of the 24th. e Gratification at Rece: ig the Despatch from Commander Reed. WasHineTon, Dec, 8, 1873, ‘The news of the safety of the Kansas was a great relief to the Navy Department, for the daily inquiry concerning her had become painful to the oMcials, Communder Reed, in his despatch, says she drifted about 300 miles. northeast by north of Bermuda Island, Four out of five of her boats were damaged, one of them being rendered worthless. She was Strained so much that she leaked in her sides «nd through her decks. He also says that through the courtesy of Vice Admiral Fanshaw, of the Royal Alfred, British navy, she coaled at the Navy Yard there and would leaye on the evening of the 24th of November for Santiago. Letter from the Commander of the Kansas to His Father—How the Weather Drove the Ship from Her Course—The Com- mander’s Anxiety as to Official Opinion—Compliment to the Crew. Locxroxr, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1373. The Lockport Daily Journal of this evening pub- lishes a letter from Commander Allen V. Reed, of the Kansas, to his father, in this city, The follow- ing 18 an extract:. lexpected to be at Santiago de Cuba before this, but a week to-night, in the Gulf Stream, we took a gale, which lasted us four days, and at most we nothing todo butcutand run, The sea was running so high that we couid not keep near our course and had to let the ship run before it until the storm had expended its force This took four days, At the end of it, when we ‘ould with saiety haul the south, we were up- wards of 350 miles to the northws:) and eastward of this place, and this being in a direct line, and asI did not have coai enotgh to reach Cuba, 1 took the responsibility of stopping here to fill pp 1 do not know how the pare ment will look at it; but undoubtedly they will be much disappointed, The Kansas has not fulfilled her mission, but itdoes not seem that it could have been avoided. I ran off only to secure the salet: of the ship, and [ believe all the officers here thin! it was the only thing to be done under the cir- cumstances. ~ We had a pretty tough and disagreeable time, and the ship was ona at strained, though not injured that Uknow of, We had a good many small accidents, and all our boats except one were injured, ig, which [ thought so much of, was wrenched and strained so that it was put out of shape permanently. One sea broke over the poop of the vessel, unshipping the cabin skylight and let in a@ couple of barrels of sait water down on my new and elegant carpet. The officers of the wardroom had it worse than I did, having had all their clothing and bedding wet. ‘The crew have behaved splendidly ever since we have been at sea, and have never seen a new crew get along so well. Eighty-five of the 120 are entirely new, and there has not been a case of drunkenness yet. I think we will have a smart ship if we can get a little time to train the crew. e shall leave Bermuda at three P, M., Novem- Rees This letter will go by @ British gunboat to ax. The above letter is dated on board the United States steamship Kansas, Bermuda Islands, No- vember 23, Letter from the Master of the Kansas to His Father—Santiago de Cuba the Vea- sel’s Destination—Rough Weather, but Admirable Working of the Steamer. Boston, Mass., Dec. 8, 1873. Mr. Jesse Briggs, of Chelsea, has received a letter, via Halifax, from his son, John P. Briggs, master of the United States steamer Kansas, dated at Ber- muda, November 24, The letter states that after the New York pilot left the Kanaas (November 14) the sealed orders under ,; with she sailed were opened, and her destination was found to be Santiago de Cuba. After the Kan- 8i had been a few days at sea she experienced a heavy gale or cyclone, which lasted for some time, causing the vessel to run some 300 miles out of the regular course. Notwithstanding the heavy weather the steamer worked admirably and arrived at Bermuda on the 23d of November. The officers and crew were all well. The Kansas was to drop down to the government wharf, take in a supply of coal and then leave for her destination. She, no doubt, remained there for a few days and left; but it is not yet time to hear of her arrival at San- tiago de Cuba. The letter from Master Briggs was brought to Halitax by a mail vessel plying between that port and Bermuda, Letter from the Engineer of Kansas—All on Board Well. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1873, The Troy Times to-day publishes a letter received from Engineer Gowing, of the United States steam- ship Kansas, dated Bermuda, November 23, an- nouncing the safe arrival of the vessel at that port after having been driven to sea in asevere gale off Cape Hatteras, on November 16, All on board are well, the THE RING INDICTMENTS. What Will the District Attorney Do About the Lesser Criminals 1—Is Judge Davis to Try Those Under Indictment and Those Who Are To Be Indicted ? Inquiries were yesterday made at the District Attorney’s office in regard to indictments pending against John Walsh, ‘Tom’? Coman, ‘Mike’ Nor- ton, “Harry” Genet, Charles E, Wiibur and Corneil” Corson for complicity in the Ring frauds and other murficipal peculaiions which have created so much indignation in the community during the past two years, Genet was yesterday ready in the Oyer and Terminer Gourt with his two lawyers, Messrs, Fullerton and the ex-Recorder, but the prose- cution were as yet unprepared to on with the case, Judge Ingraham was on the bench. It isim- ossible to ascertain any positive iniormation at the istrict Attorney’s ofice as to what proceedings ere being taken Against the Ring criminals who have been indicted but not yet tried, But agentie- man, who is intimately acquainted with the inner workings of the office governed by Mr. Phelps, stated positively to a HERALD reporter yesterday that not one of the accused will be allowed to es- cape, and that they will be punished—as were their leading accomplices, Tweed and Ingersoll—to the The HERALD reporter en- deavored to ascertain if Justice McGuire, who hag lately been ejected trom his oMce of Civil Justice, after a four years’ occupation, was to be indicted peg charge of having tilegally obtained $40,000, or | years’ salary, from vie city while Jerri | an ofMice to which he had been fraudulently elected. The reporter was refused iniormation on this as well as other points, on the grounds that to pub. lish any facts in anticipation would deteat the en: of justice, At Any} rate a few days will tell the story, when Judge Davis occupies the bench, The rumor that a well known politician from a downtown ward, who had recetved over $2,000,000 from the city during the Ring administration jor plumbing work, had been indicted, could not be substantiated yesterday, although it ts believed Vhat the people in the Distriet Attorney's office are seeking to conceal all information from the public On this and kindred points, MOVEMENT OF OOAL, [From the Pottsville Miner's Journal, Dec, 6.) ‘The quantity of coal sent to market for the week was, by ratl, 113,362 toans; by canal, 22,495 tons; for the week, 135,867 tons against $2,776 for the corresponding week last year; increase for the week, 53,081 tons, The quantity sent tor the week from all the re- gions was 388,972 tons anthracite and 70,826 tons bituminous; for the week, 469,799 tons against 445,648 tons for the corresponding Week last year; increase, 116,261 tons. ‘The whole su ‘om. Hons so far this year 20,476,000 tona ior Lhe cor- 176,00 tons ‘aro ane foes. week an inerease of week last ANOTHER DEFALCATION, ————_e——— H. EB. Hosford, Former President of the Croton Bank, Accused of Embeszie- ment by His Employer—The A: of Low Unknown—Rumors of the Street—Disappearance of the Alleged Criminal, Shortly’ before the closing of business hours it Was rumored in Wall street that another large de- falcation had taken place. All kinds of reports were rife a8 to the extent of the loss, and rumor, with its thousand tongues, had already stated that the thief nad started for Havana, Europe ands dozen other places, A HERALD reporter was 00m on the track, endeavoring to find out the man and the matter, At hali-past four o’clook he had located the place so far as that he had learned that the robbery had taken place nearly opposite the Sub-Treasury, in Pine street, and while patrolling the block he met Mr. James Sampson, Sub-Treasury detective, and Detective Edward Malloy, who told.the re- porter to go to the office of Mr, Augustus W. King, stock broker and banker, where full particulars could be obtained. Entering the spacious offices of the firm, knots of three and four business mem were seen engaged in converse. The HERALD re Porter was invited into the private oMce, and from air, King, who is a member of the Stock Exchange, and his partner gained the tollowing statement 6s to the detalcatior “H, E, Hosford," said Mr. King, “formerly Prest- dent of the defunct Croton Bank, was cashier and bookkeeper tn our ofice till noon this morni wh'n he disappeared. He was busily at work Doon, when he said he was going out to lunch and would be absent for about ten minutes ora quarter of an hour, We have not yet nad time to examine our securities and see what may be missing.’’ At this moment a telegraph messenger broughs ina despatch from Detectives Thomas Sampsom and T, Golden, who are enyaned in working up the affair, relative to the cashier, but Mr. King did not inform the reporter what its contents were. Mr. King continued—“Hosford, as nearly as I can judge, is a man of about 36 to 38 years of and 1s @ Dative of this State. 1am not certain that he was born in tuis city. He entered a stock- broker’s office a¢ an early age, when he showed himself remarkably bright and apt, He subse- quently went into business on his own account, and, while’a member of the Board of the Stock Ex- change, was considered one of the keenest and most intelligent fellows who was ever interested in stocks and shares. His memory and retention of figures was something marvellous, and he was looked upon as @ periect walking encyclopedia. He carried the accounts of our customers at bis finger ends and could tell their balances in a few mo- ments without looking at the ledger. So success- ful was he in nis business when be estab- Ushed himself that he amassed a large amount of money, and, at the yes of several friends, consented, on account his reputation as an excellent business man to be- come president of the Croton Bank. As far as memory serves me this was abeut the year Li To cut a long story short, the bank failed after a short existence, and Hosford was a very large ens he being in Kurope when the doors were closet HOSFORD’S FAMILY AND RESIDENCE. Hosford has been married for 11 years to a most estimable wife, and they have a daughter of 10 years of age. Hosford has hitherto enjoyed the respect of all who knew him, and wa3 muok thought of on the “street.” He is considera! above the average height, has a keen pair of ¢: eyes and wo a heavy black mustache. He dressed well and had agreeable manners, and I cannot tell you how hurt | am, not oy in pocket bat in mind, at his turning out in this strange manner. THE LOSS UNKNOWN. REPORTER—You cannot tell me, then, what your loss is by this detalcation ? Mr. KInG—No, sir. We are going to work late to- night at our books, and to-morrow we shall out what checks have been cashed. We shall also go carefully through our securities. 1 sigued sev- eral checks in a bogild to-day at the request of Hos- ford, who told me that some scrip had to be paid for, but I hardly looked at their amounts, such per- fect confidence did I repose in him, I cannot think that he would be guilty of forgery; but from taete to Jorgery the step is not great. I have already stopped payment for a check of $10,900 on the Union National Bank. WHAT A HERALD REPORTER FOUND OUT. At the office of the wellknown bankers, L. 3. Lawrence & Co., at the Bennett Buiidi a HERALD reporter ascertained that Hosford called there shortly aiter he had left the office of King. He was about changing a $1,000 gold cer- tilicate, for nalf gold and haif greenbacks, whea an acquaintance recognizea him and said in the hearing of the tetler:—“What are you doing here, Hosiord; you are out of your latitude here, are you not?’ To this Hosford replied :—‘:Well, some- times I get up as far as this.’ But ne appeared un- comiortable and put back the gold ceruficave im his pocket and leit the banking house without changing it. .,_ it is reported that Hosford has appropriated the eg of @ check for $4,900, drawa in favor of Mr, '. Beers, THE NEWARK FRAUTS. — Another “Discrepancy” Discovered of $84,000—Determined Action of the Oiti- zens Committee to Compel the Throw- ing Open of the Books—A Mandamus To Be Procared Forthwith. ‘The refusal of the suspected city officials of New- ark to allow the city records to be examined by the Committee of Experts of the Citizens’ Committee of One Hundred, has had the very opposite eifect irom that expected. Instead of killing the movement for a thorough overhauling of the books, as the officials and their defenders foolunty anticipated and hoped for, it has tended only to give the movement new life and make thou- sands of citizens heretofore disposed to look lentent!y on the officials declare openly that this action cenvinces them that there Tmust be something to such @ baretaced and defant never be adopted by the city officers, headed 0} “Boss” Dawes. Hence there was a ly atten: ance of citizens at the meeting of the Committee ot One Hundred iast night. ir. James Courter presided. As soon as order was called there came AN UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL BOMBSHELL in the shape of a brief rears from tne Committee on Auditor’s Accounts which was as follows :— To tax Citizens’ Commirtes or Oxe Huxprep:— GextLemen—In tract ng. up the school bond business We have found differences between the eon reports of the Board of Kdacation and of the City Treasurer re- garding the Schoo Building und and its disbursements. e shall only call attention, at present. to the most serious of these “differences.” . jast sentence, on page 9, of the report of the Beard of Education for the year eh thus reads: The $200,000 bonds authorized last winter were sold at 96% per cent, ylelding $197,500."" an unqualified, positive statement, that $20,000 ‘ere soid at a discount of 1% percent. But how lo uurer Stout’s accounts tally therewith? It must be understood that Mr. Auditor Dawes’ books are on this point exactly the same as the Treasurer's, On pay of the Treasurer's report for 1872 we tind only 6116, bonds credited as having been sold, thas re SHOWING 4 DISCREPANCY OF $54.00 mt at stronger evidence of “irregularity” ts rei Irrespective of the many iri ties already re} ered open Here ii BS: % by us, to warrant @ prompt and determined effor Made to Nave the city. records forthwith throw for a thorough and Impartial exami oa eor AACHER, N SOHNELL WILLIAM DILLON, Sub-Committee on Auditor's account. Newanx, N. J., Deo. 8, 1873, THE LEGAL COMMITTEE reported that they had consulted counsel a1 the ablest in the city, and had been assured there was no question whatever but that their committee or any applicant from among. the pub- lic had a perfect legal right to examine the recorda. It would e but a few days to obtain the neces- sary order of the Court, The Legal Committee, which consists of Mr, W. iter J James Henson and Hon. W. 8. ie con- tinued, given full ers and ordered to proceed in the’ Court forthwith. Chairman Courter re- ported the experience he, in connection with the expert committee, met on their last visit to the city, and which was sobstantially the same as re- Ported in the HBRALD on re 4 In the contse of some Vigorous remarks he id the city oficialsa were doing all in their power to thwart inves tion, and if anything wrong happened to credit of the city it was these men who were bringing it on, not the honest investigators, who were doing, not their own but the citizens’ work. SACRILEGIOUS ROBBERIES IN BROOKLYN, Several sacrilegious robberies have been re- cently reported in Brooklyn, and all efforts to secure the vandal rogues have proved futile ap to the present writing, A few weeks ago the chalice and other altar plate were stolen from the Church of St, Boniface, Dumela street. Then ai attem was Mude to rob the Cathedral of St. James, Ji street. Last week St. Stephen's ghurety Cal street, was broken into and the door of the tab- ernacie wrenched open. The chalice and other consecrated plate were stolen, tite sacrilegious robber leaving the Host, which it eontained, on a chair in the chancel, A SUIOIDE IDENTIFIED. On or about the last of October @ stranger called at a hotel in Fourth avenue, near Twenty- seventh street, and registered his name George Harris, pretending to halt from Chi While int 1 the man shot himself was found Cn a Na In fis pos: sessio! found ter ressed to ke r “Vermont, whick tact throug!