The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-30

voice. Constantine ordered the sign to be raised he
first time fnd the Cross and Christianity displayed
with much glory-and the result that e.
invincible courage, which is the effect of conf
ience in the God Of Battles he met the enemy the
the tyran Msxentius falling into that stream
again to rise. Here find, in the very beginning Of
standard the Roman legions and the Christian armies
Here find that the Cross TAKEN the language OF
Of the holy fathers OF the Christian Church, IRON
the hill Of Calvary, and made to gsten in the diadem Of
Princes" Here we find that since that evenful but
glorious day for Christianity the symbol Of The
| and in oommemoration Of the victory obtained un
| der it, and, as it were, by its influence so that
| mish splendor, we find a monument raised by
Constantine the inscription to the effect that under
Senate and people from the tyrant and gave them
restoration Of liberty and glory The custom Of making
modern days. and il am asked why Commence religious
services and all my lectures by making the sgn.of the
Cross answer because was the custom Of the earliest
ages of Christianity and pracsed by all Christians in
the earliest times of the Church, prove But
for the pureos Of convincing all those who
quanted with the customth those who object to making
the sign Of theCos nevercan have examined the records
Of the Church, because St. Augustine St. Jerome. st Am
brose Lactsnus andTertulsn end Others approve and
recommend it, and st Chrysostome Gregory ofNanzen
zen and others the eastern Church SAugnsne
in his sermon, De Sancts has this remark passage
The sign OF the Gross is encouraging friends and
obstruction TO enemies BY i commences the instruc'
secraed and the baptized receive all the benefit Of the
holy spirit by our affairs Fare consecrated, and the
sacrameno administered in word. there is no sacra
81 rue s ., ,ne out "a. ~ n
enforces this observance she does because is
No IN What chnrch is ali Mis- oIioedP nm ht IN ours
And believe in the authority Of the Cross in the
sS"rch ;,h nnarst;ny ' We 0 I USu '""
| practising this observance. doctor Pise continued
| named tn the same saect and A ,vbch annsareS
entirely conclusive that in the earliest and purest times
neration Nav il there anv chr;s,isn nennle axcent
The Catholics Who can rens ~ n.ssass ~
sh,e that ths CathoIics ~ annI;n !, We - a pa
snnsrst;t;ous and nnf for thap yIsht ud sdnca
h~t yeneat The Ianouaoe of a. ~ VIZ Nc hay ary
our crosses in eysrv niscen onr tsmnIe On he snres
sn IN ,ou re our Valleys ana
Of the prmtye Christians and ~ thew we're
and knew what kind Of veneraon to give this Cross so
do we We understand nat there IL 10 ;uha-ent v;rre
no charm or tasman lin maE;ng The J ; oS The Cros
but that we are by the spirit Of true RELIGION thereby re
minded Of the death and nassion Of Leans Christ and
when VIZ make il m orr n. IONS NC orc o,v nsrnnua
The custom Of nrmwe ages az We aH per
70 his & Iyre, o. rus ts
Them what thew mnst o1,ow ana NC
no. De s o. the but make IKE that
Il Is Necessary or ndspensbe bnt when nractiseS With
ont np~ aou II sacred and venerable usege
down to our meals we mike the sien Of he Cross When
we enter the church in knseing down we do Il and in
L nj NM
when he tells his conuarts W y, thy ; e.
the Cross and anv a 70 nso ane sign %
glory in n and imnresa Il n tha;r ttnraaods Ino,u
hors hav. haan so - ~ .neir loteneaus; hnow
suishea men Of the DAVIS ~ M ~ S Sun
inc crucifxes. and one of them No ias than
Reza when asked whv be Ala ~ IA o. mnt M ,h a
ar antnnitv against II hnt said bot he nn
% him Of the read, ~ ,eaI sha tsrrur smu no
innocent one 70 death Rezo shand Sava
that il the cruelty Of the Jews was brought before him
an WINS the mercy NJ the vct;r "a ,Las Gro r;rh
have contemplated upon the inn;ta love ana me, nj
Saviour by which we are excited 10 and con-
triton for our sins And his nhtn Of REQ
TO the ground and seems ~ b j.; ~
nature when conrased with the religious and eloquent
Oh nn" .hc crnc;s % th =, .ne maye ayisn
uauad aa e usage o. ina, sacred emblem
os he most ~ anc;ent s,h IN. Inc Peopse Ugeh ON
~. ..h ic 4. hs " .ne ureek cnuIcn say
on the death ~ The OUT uo
omonst nc arS cs.a, ds; VIII no pls.ai
% as anu oatha aesIes rake hight But Eusepius
Of eccesiasi;cs history has sn =? "a y 20 e
doubt the custom Of his day He tells us that ali ali who
nractised the same t az ; =;
pen with all Christians in swe hacsn Nc s
TO- =. 49, a;J W. 20 ~ WY ase, because VIC pIac
Ala ana ny d h & th ,ne sign Of ne ross ~ .ney
ancesors IL W . Inc same spirit nat anma!ea ou
th; @ IND, pesenl themselves IN vndlcaton o,
must no "nr 20 iraa ana
p;dI h o ohac.aH VINO was Inc nrst inai-
stanns ~. r,yea =, s ,ne .ruG,nA ~ was Ion
raasco sne symDo. OF redemption SO was ~
"Wbv said be 70 SOM" d.i;IS rL;. ssuns ~;
dav2n WIN can yom 81 faEs J.eanerat s - M M
gIorv or waur sathe thos ;s,a r ~. o ~; IA
IN that a. ,hn, M S! " p ,v " 'ue
and he ordered il 10 he Mcn me
hu No lass nsrson Nan n..; DIV ne waS n
~ With ador;n ~ J ~ ~. WY se,u CmaIss
sdorat;o we o;th =, ne ross ana paying rea
Ana ws mai Tho sam dnIs. :. not aese - aaole
in the true accentaon oS the .s We d y. % ~
| Wa hnow that adorSt;on - s MI - u1 s =. ~ p
aona hs - que 70 tne supreme benf
the nronr;stu Of th;s & h. 4; i d
ali Iiturries Of he eastern and u,es, chrrch nc h
er the Christian religion was esabshed this custom wa.
found inst an we practice IL AMI ,ho"a - nov onnsa,
nousr 70 nersops difsranv aiotod h my p poa =
in ali anc;ent mro;as hth ~ ,h . me-. W. S
those were oosnposod by the most eniiubened fathers OF
the christian religion is not 10 be Supposed that they
should promote anyhng sne stitious X the soemn;tie.
Of the church But il il said "the Caholcs go much oo
far in their respect for the Cross we do not ohec
the Cross being dsplayed nor exactly TO making the
sign OF the Cross provided Il be done with nroner nm
defstandng but the alteration Of The Cross we object
If by adoraiion is meant iatyia or supreme alteration il