The New York herald., 1845-02-11

70 nave tne contrary suhstantiated For d.
the FEAST and he when he had tasted H. declared thou
has Kept the good wine until nowv Here we observe
tna ns governor OF the feast expressed his appreciation
Of the superior excellence of the wine But ali this il
the Interpretation Of the gentleman were correct must
have been deception and Jesus Christ must have acted
the part Of an impostehe have led them to ina
gne hat they were drinking wine when it only water
present my Catholic brethren wish to address
you on subject dear to ALL and intimately connect
with the practice Of our holy religion and uniortu
To the patronage then othe virgin Mary wish to ca
which have read does So and shows the character the
living love, the patronage. the powerful influence of
and il it be necessary that omnipotence should be again
exerted in behalf that will cost him nothing; beev
avail much" Here he says Christ Is asked by his
mother the Virgin Mary to do for mankind that which
says the argument addressed to Christ in order to in
duce him to convert the water into wine, and that
now addressed % to him BY her in order to induce him
nothing" What7 Was the shedding Of Christ's blood
nothing We're all his sufsrings nothing Was the
him. he endured the cross and despsed the shsmsand
this gentleman says It cost him nothing Il Is
farther stated -: as our Saviour common social oc.
should net reposa n IN tse
efficacy Of her advocacy for those divine blessings and
spiritual git which our blessed Lord to accomplish
Here he acknowledge The refusal and vet he n
sst: on intercesson being made through her. Even al
ton or mere suggestion that they wanted wine that
Jesus Christ did perform this miracle does that oford
ssts ais Z aons o
earth proof that the is done in heaven The
sDs III: . IN %GI that nSsss not Tbs sS d
urs. do not soId any ground for believing that those p
ary they lead to believe the very opposite But the
lecturer proceeded And thns see the power and 10
auence Of the patronage Of the Virgin Mary. and the
water is transubstantiaed into the element Of vine for
the use OF the guests the marriage when our blessed
frsnds ask you, dispasaonatey both Catholics and
dissenting BRETHREN if there any present-do you
not see the power and influence of Mary efficacy
Of her inercesson with her son. blessed Saviour
There the Catholic doctrine miracles and Mary's
herself do we ask her we do not think that is
power OF her own We only say that the character Of
Nary and & that OF her divine son are 50 simar-tha
power and advocacy snch that when she ntercedes
and suppicates for our spiritual wants she obtains the
deemer and the redeemed, wi for own interest
and advantage in charity for ourselves invoke the aid
those blessings which, account Of our own wicked
ness and depravity, could not otherwise obtain.
is not Catholic docrne-we renounce and despise II
Here then have from their lips the nterces
sion Mary has such . an influence on the Son Of God
and that therefore she to be prayed as an
between us and Christ few more extracts" We con.
slider that Mary is in connexon with her divine Son. the
only source Of blessing for usand SUCH beyond all
other creatures and then consider that Mary has as
authority and influence We know, for instance that
Mary the most perfect that ever was creaedn
ture awe know that Mary was the most perfect cras
ture ever created" We know such thipg-where is
the evidence Of it Her father and mother were Of the
not syllable in the scriptures justify us in believing
that Mary was in respect different from any other be-
n oavkh ~hn kAI k1rx
rest Of humanity, the saviour % could not sA have s
she was the chosen vessel from eternty the incsr.
be the temple OF His own alteration and selected her
be the ground the instrument the very materials
that holy tabernacle 10 he honor Of God and the sslya
ton OF mankind Mary then. was prepared by the A.
ncuncsment we receive Of her in holy scripture the
address OF the angelic messenger to her. in these words.
Hail Mary, full of grace She is represented with
vine uness into her sacred heart The right to be the
oroptator for the sins Of humanity beopgso the Of
Mary the of all that earthly of God and
said be fem all eternity the substance and
As the link which connects him with humanity what
hen must be the perfection Of her character How pare
respect pay her. must she be- who ismade the dwell
ing Of the divinity temple Of the humanity of the
Of Ged the source Of the existence Of medatoral
nature She must friends be perfect creature she
must such be in intimate connection with God and
the Goldman is pleased to gather all her friends and bre
thren here upon earth into his favor felicity what
must be the intimate union of those two hesrshat Of
Mary and Of Jesus Christ I" Such is the light 10
Catholics and such Is the Character IN IL which she
is addressed by them in prayer. And here let me
Sacred Virgin Mother Of aoS Smfn er a'GS,
this prayer to the throne of peace through your hands,
in honor Of thy immaculats purity and unbounded cha
tongue to thy protection this day and for ever
nestiy beseechng thee to look upon your child,
Son. to obtain for me the grace Of his holy spirit &c sc
Then say the Hail Mary" three times in honor Of her
immscuate purity" Here, then, prayer offered to
creature; and perhaps more frequently than to
esus Christ himself Do we And any warrant for that in
the scriptures Of truth Where there any declaration
Of the need ofany other intercessor than Jesus Christ
not declared expressly that there il but God and
one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ
no other name given under heaven by which can be
saved but Jesus Christ Are then quite justified in
ofthe Virgin Mary, contrary to the word OF truth
The doctrine OF praying to the Virgin in order tbsshe
plies that Jesus il unwilling to ntercede for US and that
We must therefore seek other intercourse
prayer and tea ofpenitence not sucienttat Jesus
Christ IL Wiling to hear that get
to induce him to hear But this the Scripture view
o. his chsracterl No. no He ever ready to hear the
are heavy laden, aud will give you rest" He expressly
warns US against seeking any other ntercessor. I'VE
hmseto come TO him directly He alone is represent
ed as the means Of the Father. When he was
about to leave his disciples, he told them that they
were hereafter to ask in his namen Of his Hea-
venly Father. He points out to them the way Of &C.
cess to the Father He calls himself the "wayn He an.
nounces 10 them that he ia going to heaven there to be
continually employed in making niercesson for them
NO man says he, "cometh to the Father hut by me-"
am the way the truth and the life And again, No
man man can come to me except the Father draw him ~
What's the use then of the n'eroesson Of Mary This
men, my brethren, the doctrine Of the Holy Scriptures
care not what the belief Of the Fathers Iappea
20 the scriptures and to alone appeal that full
perfect revelation Of the will of God and which contains
dity and folly OF addressing prayers to uc creatures
evident rom the fact that those thus addressed are nca
pabe OF knowing the hearts of those who pray them
God the only hearer Of prayer The Virgin Mary is
not omnpresent and omnscient il is therefore impos
sbe for her to hear the prayers addressed 10 her
suppong that those in heaven cognzant Of what is
said and done earth But granting that she did hear
the prayers addressed to her. she could only be local
deffvaha conld hear &c