The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-18

The Celebration Yesterday.
The anniversary Of St. Patrick the titular Saint OF
ireland celebrated yesterday with great festivy by
the sons the Emerald Isle. Notwithstanding the in
elenency Of the weatber-the constant rain hail and
snow-he Irish companies and societies Of this CITY and
several from Brooklyn and Williamsburg, turned out in
their military costumes and insignia of their order and
formed the largest procession that has ever marched
through city on this occasion Several companies
also celebrated the day by giving spendd dinner
some by spending the evening in the ball room. Upon
the whole, it was grand affair.
THE PANEGYMc OF ARCHBISHOP HUGHES on ST.
PATRICK.
The following discourse the results Of Saint Patrick.
apostolic mission was pronounced yesterday by Arch
bishop Hughes in the Cathedral In this city,
We are assembled here this morning to implorc the
blessing Of God and to invoke the benedietion Of Saint
Patrick to whom this Cathedral Churches
and oratories always God generally
under the invocation Of distinguished servant Of
HIS Who during this life walked in the perfection Of
divine law and whose labors aided by Gods cares not
only illustrated the religion that he professed and
preached and consecrated but also bequeathsd
ample wort Of oil imitation to those who come after
him Among these servants, the Apostle Of Ireland is
peculiarly distinguished, net that, comparing him with
other saints there to any great difference found
in fidelity bat because circumstances resulting from
labors have distinguished his sptleshp more than per-
haps any other of those who peragated the teachings
Christianity after the days Of the chosen twelve 1
need not enlarge before you the circumstances,
time, place Of his nativity 1 need not dwell
on the incidents Of his life, with which, for the
most part, you familiar 1 need nst speak
Of his study under the guidance Of Saint Martin a Tsurs
his uncle Of his voyage to Rome in order to obtain
divine bone dietion OF Christ
work which he had been mracuously called, by the
invitation Of the people through the medium Of the Bishop
need dwell the subsequent portion Of his long
and laborious life Enough it is to say-and this for the
most part you know areadytha during the period Of his
labors in Ireland he changed pagan into Christian
ton and Christian nation not in the cold Of fee
bic doubtful Christianity, but Christian nation pro-
nounced in its title, decided devout, 10 firm,
Jealous for the propagation Of those doe
trnss which they had just received from Heaven that
places almost alone in all that has resulted from the
preachinss and teachings Of the blessed Saint Patrick
Other nations shed the blood of their aposss-Irend
hearkened to his teachings weighed his evidence, and
bowed themselves down at the foot Of the which he
presented the symbol Of his mission Other nations In
time gave out adversares who after having lit their
dies at the lamp ilumined by Saint Patrick rurned
their light against the very from which it
derived and became preachers Of heresy raising altar
against altar in the very Land in which they had first
drank at the fountain Of truth. Not however among
the disciples Of St. Patrick in Ireland hcrcsiarch
born the soil consecrated by his abor is unknown
history has not discovered him because he appear
ed before men. But. tho other hand, may
slider the results Of this first apostolcal mission with
profit and advantage ourselves In the first place
sometimes tempted to imagine that from the time the
Son of God preached the doctrines OF eternal life the
earth everything should be re-esabshed in innocence
that his followers should be able to make wide range of
unainted atmosphere around them, that n should be
that the order of the world should be much improved
that wickeness should longer be able to triumph
% and ma no nc, and truth ~, to bear trials
yidual virtucf it be the test by which God proves
the fidelity Of soul which he, in hi. Providence leans
upon with, might almost say heavy and crushing
hand and if such a soul still adhcres to GodOh that
is the fine gold coming through and from the crucibc Of
its trial And if be thus in individual life it is the
when extend the comparison to whatever nation
or different ages and people Of the world There is no
doubt that Of the greatest temptations in the Of
sustaining not nfdelty precisely but Of throwing dark
clouds the brightness Of Gods countenance. in the
government Of the world is history like that OF indiy
nshe the denses clouds through which the atmosphere
Of faith has to pass in acknowledging and adoring the
divine supremacy Of the power Of God Alas even then
how imperfect our visisn--how little we compre-
henc. that I" the ways Of God arc not the ways Of
and that as ' heaven is exalted above the earth,
so the wisdom and goodness of God is exalted above
men. or above what conceive. Otherwise, how
would it be possible If st. Patrick brought the faththe
true fho Ireland and if his spiritual charge has not
ceased since that time from generation to gcneratonf
the faith which he taught is TO this day. cherished with
tenacity strong heand if it be true that in
quence Of this devotion this tenacty this consancy
this rmnees. all nearly all the temporal caamites
which have crushed down that nation to the earth have
resuteddoes not hard at least that God should
not nterposctha he should not sometimes yndicate If
not the unworthy creatures who him. at least the
majesty. and dignity and holiness of the truth which
reason and wisdom Of man that God should not nerpoe
that even. in our own day, he should fatigue our
patience that when famine has multiplied sepulchres
over that land, we should ray this Is the end No;
next year plague and pestencethen Oh certainly
this is the end" No; year fury and fanacism
in on the ruins Of PROSTATE people to prove their pa
ence and with honor and riches to tempt the soul Of
the poor and Of his children in his desolate cabin
on the mountain And we dare not say that this is yet
the end 1t is in this respect say that the subject pre-
sonts theme for contemplation far important than
any repetition Of the life and glorious deeds Of that
saint under whose patronage this cathedral IL consccraed
oh how admirable is the providence of God In all things
Those tired spirits who scandazed ut such things
have alluded TO- wish oil lght-wish to see everything
in absolute light and they do not reflect that for just
vision portion Of darkness is just as necessary to US
portion Of light Were 1t all light men would become
blind. Just the ii all darkness But God
abiding in the happiness of his eternal and infinite
existence. and at the time thinking Of and dis
posing If things physical moral and temporal in a way
Of wsdom Of which we have conception. allows
the scene TO shift and we behold now the sunshine Of
Providence, and what may call its showers and
shadows the earth. But Of all things that would be
unreasonable the most unreasonable would be for be-
Eeying Christian Catholic man. man
who reads and knows the holy crptures TO look for
human prosperity in the world, whether regards
tons individuals, the sgu Of Gods appreciation
Gods love. Far from It, There is TO fear that
when God permits nations to prosper to the
tent Of their desires 1t is mark Of his dfavor it Is not
that he puts in their way but because they have
set their hearts upon prosperity their God and he
wihdraws everything that hinder them from rcalz-
ing all their called happiness. Then, it is known
that prosperity cngenders pride and that pride kills
the soul Of him who harbors it; that prosperity
furnishes the way Of gratifying passions and the
who places bis heart such things il the enemy of his
spiritual existence Time passes and after the day
when first St Patrick landed the Irish coast to this
period how many generations have passed this life And
where have they gone? Have they gone to the condition
in which the inequality shall preyau which the
patience Of God shall BE- sti withheld, permitting evil to
trumphor have they gone to an inheritance ofhappness
misery according 10 the made Of the accord
cd to them? Oh LET say there is future life
Let say there is not future state, in which the
eternal justice Of God shall prevail and regulate and
pair and correct and judge all these horrors and nqui
tics which prevail in this world Of strife where
crushed hY quilt weakness hY sirenpth md fnsc