The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-04


dragging the little boy with him. His efforts catch
her were unavailing-the audience, convulsed with
laughter fairly the boy broke s i1 n with
his arms and started in pursuit Of the little
girl After datng from side to side half stunned by the
shreks of the children and the ungovcrnable uproar Of
the audience, both children secured. The next
difficulty to get them into the cottage He kicked
liberty, and tried to pass in but the boy. now more ter
ried than struggled violently to free himself from
me in ee guard house ee guard house don't put me in
guard house :" thus at once bctraying his origin to
the audience who at this could
amusement, and stamped and capped and shouted until
the house fairly shook OF course the play was concluded
without the children and the last taDleau 10 winch hoy
| are so necessary was altered
house.
Administration OF the Sacrament OF Confir-
nation by Bishop Hughes, I'm ~. Peters
| Church.
The ceremony of confirmation, which is at al
times interesting to Catholics, was administered
by Bishop Hughes to a large number of young fe-
males, yesterday, in ST. Peters Church, before
a very crowded congregation. The recipients
scnied very imposing appearances, being ranged
round the altar. In the course ofthe performance
| of the ceremony of the mass,
Bishop HUGHES assembled the pulpit and preach
| ed brief sermon to the crowded congregation,
taking his text from the gospel of the day, the 10th
chapter OF ST. John, verses IL, &C. &c.
"A little while. and you shall not see me and
again little while, and you shall see because 60
| TO the Father.
Then some of his disciples said, one to another,
What is this that he saith to u.s. little while and you
shall not see and again little while and you shall
They said therefore What is this that he saith A
little while and we know not what he speakcth
And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him ;
and he said to them or this do you inquire among your
and again little while, and you shall see me-
Amen amen. say to you that you shall lament and
sorropwfui but your sorrow shall be turned into JOY
"A woman when she is in labor hath sorrow, because
her hour is come but when she hath brought forth the
child she remembereth the anguish for JOY that
man is born into the world
So also you indeed have sorrow, but will see
you again. and your heart shall rejoice and your JOY no
man shall take from YOU
II was natural my beloved brethren that the Redeemer
Of man earth, after Withdrawing from the visible
struc them with lessons Of what was to come, such
have just heard read in the gospel Of this day and
the church preserves them in the order of her liturgy,
selected between Easter and Epiphany showing us
that the nature, and extent and consequences Of such
e eIea e a aa not s % ana
enlightened tho world and were arraigned before
human tribunals and had to endure all the tortures that
human ingenuity could devise; still they the
men, who had rampcd down all personal considerations
under suffering and manifested the true fidelity Of the
heart There i no interval between the time Of his
teaching them that through punishment man should be
compelled to make aonement for his up
to the time Of our first parents when Gods form was
made out of the GARTH with all its members and features
and capactics-wth soul and life and fortudc in this
consulting their own thoughts in communion with them
selves because this the parecletes had not desccn
dcd from heaven This doctrine did not declare any;
thing that startling Ills true he had already told
them it was expcdient 'they should CO." and in due
season, they communicated amongst themselves; but
1t earth-from that moment, his few disciples
abshcd in peace in their new belief From the moment
he began unfold to them the future sacrifices the
future trials the future punishmens by which man was to
Re he Gd nem anS w
example and oh such an example, he told them that
like himself they should rcnouncc all the things OF this
life father mother property every relation in life and
husband and wife, and even their soulshat unless
they did this the relations between them; could not be
accomplished II you look my beloved brethren through
the pages Of the inspired volume through every page
and you will in the form Of the inspiration Of pro-
phetic language how the Saviour cmphaically dwelt
upon the necessity of renouncng the things of this fe
and you will observe that language like this was never
q mo- & %ss % so ,ha e nj
guilty. and woe to the world- In language such as
this towards ard this world which is called the world he
reference to the two phases in which livc-livng in
the wordand also as members Of the Church Of Christ
came inol this world What it in ancient times
In the absence Of Christianity philosophy called
feeling in his nature and Capacity that he was living for
something grcatcrhan what he had yet reached What
which the word (" I,"-personality-m They
thought it could be possible to seek the element
ness was what they sought And even before the Son
God brought his light into the world, those who were in
the world knew what was joy and had no idea OF crm
naty, as such-for they were Pagan But apart from
any consideration scruplcs Of conscience in that
age, do not find that man had formed simple rule
for studying on those principles which he might
But after enjoy ment, there is reaction which returns
with the scourgc Of punishment and was discovered
that man. after he had conceived those desires,
should indulge them and in indulgng them, that they
were Of his being and his nature But how soon was 1t
not established afterwards doctrine BY which every
control our hearts and desires There those who
hold this tyrannical We have it appears, this ycarn
which man enjoy without sinful indulgence Now,
suppose that capable Of tracing the nature Of
IS described to US book II Christian teaching
should We not find that the true spirit the doctrine the
our he world
manifest that there is something which the heart Of man
should desire for is ccntentment We may take for in
that according to our very naturc-according to the
natural instinct and prompngs within all desire
that we should have friend to communicate oul
thoughts to- There is but has a friend to whom
he sometimes will communicate his thoughts-and ye
the nearest and dearest friend Of would not be
trusted with secrets II is in nature TO look fol
happiness according to our being and God has made II
part our religion 10 communicate those secrets YOU
frcnd-that is the God-fricnd-o whom communicate
and tell our sorrow and if II is certain that feel the
tura dictate to communicate secrets in the ordnar,
course OF life, SO should be in religion 10 communicate
them. Now, II ], from the moment ! committed some
deadly snthe consciousness Of which stands lurking IL
my bosom and dwclls there like scorpon-should no
tell It. because If didtha is supposng me to have al
enlightened conscience-I apprchcnd would fall in thu
estimation Of my fellow man-would II not be miscra
BILE condition to live in Imagine human being wh'
carried some dreadful secret in his bosom which h
would not revcal-no matter how grcat-no matter how
adorcd by the multitudc-no matter how rch-how clio
qucntI care not but should he be possessed Of such
dreadful secret that he dare not tell IT. you could figure
yourselves no man completely wrctchcd We al
naturally reveal our secrets to those from whom
VIC receive advice and encouragement, and who viii
| not despisc us and illustration shall say
In conformity with tho text, and you shall be sor
But beloved brethren leaving this aside what thu
Joys Of this world five were only living creatures
we belonged to the animal race-if oil dcs
tiny nothing moro than that Of having 10 grow vi
for this life ony-ifit merely to eat to drink
even them the joys Of this world worth
But il Is not so. We have received higher and
nober destiny from our Creator II il not 30, ther
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