The New York herald., 1845-11-13
Service at st. Peters Church on Sunday
DIR. Powers Discourse.

Service at st. Peters Church on Sunday
DIR. Powers Discourse.
A numerous and highly fashionable congregation
attended at St. Peters Church on Sunday, where
DIR. Power delivered brief, but eloquent discourse,
which was announced and delivered with view to
take up Observation-Disclosures with the other
Catholic churches in the diocese-to defray the re-
naming portion of the requisite expenses of the
new Catholic University, now in progress of erec-
ton, Tor the education of the Catholic members of
the church, who design to take out holy orders, up
on the same basis as that Of the college of May
nooth, Ireland. The Catholic clergy, who have hitl-
erto been on the mission, having generally received
ordination In Europe, the erection of this new Sc
minary has been deemed expedent, in consequence
of the increased growth OF Cathclicty in the Uni
ted States, where pupils duly qualified will undergo
course of education, in accordance with the pre-
scrlbed rules of the church, until the peroi of ma
circulation, when il is designed to send them on the
mission through the States, and elsewhere, there
being vast field for the exercise of their labors
In the course OF the performance OF the solemn
mony of the mass, this gifted and venerable di-
vine commenced his discourse, taking his text from
18th chap. St, Paul to the Hebrews, v. IA "Follow
peace with all men, and holiness, without which no
man shall see God"
Such, my beloved brethren; are the words OF the
gospel-"Follow peace with all men, and holiness,
without which no man shall see God" The value
OF peace, my brethren, we all know and duly appre
ciate ; but we also know that the world entertains
strange notions concerning holiness Some consider
holiness as beneath their attention.; others look on it
as the love OF human happiness and others incline
to the opinion that It is utterly unattainabe. In COM
batting these mean to show you first that there
is nothing worthy of mans attention than to labor
to holiness second, that nothing is worthy
than to be holy and thirdly that is in the power
of all TO be holy The wise man, after rejecting the
vanity OF all earthly things, concludes in these words
If there were other reason my brethren than this
alone, it would be sufficient to convince any who
is Christian that nothing is more worthy Of mans at
ention than labor senuousy and sedulously for his
sanctfcation Man be considered in three dis
nct relations: he be considered first in relation to
God; he be considered next in relation to society,"
and he be considered next in relation to himself
When consider man in relation to God look upon
him religious being who feels there is nothing like
God ahove whose mind is impressed with the convic
ton OF the deep Importance OF working to attain his sal
yaton and that to acquire the requisite sanctty to at
natural being he knows that God has gifted him with
reason and tells him that he is bound to elevate
him to know that he is bound to his God upon this
earth As being he serves his God and his services
him truly grateful When we look into society and see
how many duties are to be fulfledhow many services
are to be performed in order to carry out its objects
and designs, and the manner in which these duties
performed, may conclude that the who is pune
ual in the discharge Of the duties he to society
that comes from God. The religious man is bound to
perform his duties to society with fidelity and punctua
y-he binds himself to do and performs his duties in
accordance with the principles that guide him. II this
that in Pagan times had such salutary effect and ad
vanced the of religionit the sanctity of
Chrysoston, and Jerome that made emperors them
selves to trembe. Virtue will always elevate and
will make him respected. Virtue will always, my be-
loved brethren receive the homage of the just and good
and the greatest Of men, matter how elevated in the
scale OF society endowed with the highest atanments
yet made vice respected There is light within
the heart of which makes it beat and feel
the object and end for which God has destined him. and
umnates and elevates the soul to its God in the iuness
Of love for its creator Let us next consider in
ation to himself Man great and noble when he acts
and moves ough society according to the dictates Of
right reason Man great when he eevates himself in
society and acts according to the rules Of
raty and discretion; but you may tell me there
ny great men-men endowed with high and brilliant ia.
lents-men Of cultivated minds and high intellect who
are deemed what the world would call great men3ma
ny men who stand eminent rs lawyers-men who are
eminent speakers public statesmen, and endowed
with wealth and riches and the apparent comforts that
this world efordsbut oh my friends If you could on
ly their vanytheir hypocrisy-tha feelings that
their worldly mindednessthe feelings by which their
breasts acerated and corroded-you would be asto
nished to see much dross where you expected to
find nothing but gold The inspired writer truly said
that " no man great but him who served his God"
God and did not the eternal wisdom of God say bless
ed they that hunger aud thirst for justice" There
live some who glad not in peace, but they are ruff
hedbut when IN anger their desires are satisfied But
the other hand the eternal spirit OF God said there
peace for the wicked" What fills the heart Of man
with peace My beloved brethren shall tell you all is
peace when man follows the Commands OF God then all
peace and happinessin this state, my beloved bre
thIen, all peace when mans reason Is subject to the
will and influence OF Almighty God-giited with the
and Inspirations OF the Holy Ghost endowed with
the heavenly gifts of the Almighty Creator Let us not
forget my brethren, the rapturous moments OF the just
man-the lively hope which gives him ioretaste OF
mmoralItylet us not forget the pure Feelings that ami
US nos the me-
contemplate the happiness that awaits hm-when we
reflect upon the joys that surround him, ought we
not TO emulate his virtues and his example There is
peace for the sinner says the Holy Ghost for the
sinner who ebels against the law of the Almighty God
he tossed about upon the tumultuous OF exist
epce buffetng the angry billows, and he knows no
peace" The wicked are like the muddy waves OF the
ocean, tossing up mud and filth angry, agtated always
ruied seeking calm, looking Tor tranquility, for
happiness, which they cannot find There Is no
peuce for the wicked. No, my beloved brethren,
they may tell they have peace, but do not believe them
Though thousand who live In sin and wickedness
ss you IN hs ey nave peics G ss ox
something which there is stifng-the still small
voice OF conscience which will rise up and proclaim
that the sinner has peace The sinner may seem TO
have external peace he may affect to eel peace-the re-
probate only affects order TO try and have virtue and
religion bloed out of the calendar he wishes it was
all blotted out but there is antagonsm-there is
principle of action in the human mind, and you make
false step IT tells you yet terrible thlng TO aoan
don the Lord The just man has not this to encounter
his work may be aTduous, his laDors may be difficult
but he has approving conscience The pleasure and
pety in his worldly richcsthe pleasures of the just
man consist in his honor his probiy his reputation and
his heahand to be convinced of TINS, we nave only to
look and we find that when the bad man turns IRON
the world he ieels with deep keenness and pang the
loss oil those worldly comforts and pleasures he set his
hear upon and cannot know the soothing influence OF
peace and religion, which is to be derived row virtue
alone Let view both under the lash OF adver.
sy and when combating the TRIALS hardships, the
dime 0ties OF Lie lay II down established maxim
that according to the extent OF love OF the world whch
the sinner entertans when leaves this world ms loss
greater and he feels intensely according to the
ratio ana extent oil his love for the world The paDg
caused by separation from earthly pleasures is more deep
y ie more intensely PAINFUL according TO the extent oil
ms love for the world But lei look at the Just man
His place IN heavenbs pleasures consist IN the hopes
OF happy Immortality religion comes 10 hssid-i tells
him, his tears will yet be wiped away-t tells hlm to
be soothed and comforted-h says to him,
and makes him believe " know that my God is my
Father-lle will reward me Tor what suffer; and this Is
my consolation" Every man can be holy and religious
IN this world and attain that happiness which The
religion OF the Lord points out 10 him In order to raise
yourself in this world and obtain the ordinary comforts