The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-10
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Second National Convention Of the Catholic
Church Of the United States.
ARCHBISHOP HUoHEs' SERMON.
SPLENDID PROCESSION OF BISHOPS, CLER-
GYMEN AND LAYMEN, IN BALTIMORE.
&c. SC. &C.

BALTIMonr, May 8, 1852
The Second National Annual Catholic Church in the
United States commenced its sessions in the Metropol.
tan Cathedral in this city, this morning
The preliminary meeting the prela,es was held at an
early hour in the archiepiscopal mansion in Charles
street at the of the Cathedral when the officers OF
the council chosen by the Most Alustrous and Most
Reverend Archbishop of Baltimore follows
Promoters Right Rev. Johannes, D. d, Bishop OF
NatcheS and Very Rev. Francis l.. Iomme, Supern-
tendtnt of Suipiccans.
Promoters SecYe 'pies Very Rev p N Lynch and
Noiarp-Rev Edward Damrhoux
Chd,nters.Nery Rev. l.. de Goesbrarand ana Mr. John
Dougherty.
Master Of Cercmer;als ls-Rev Francis Burando.
About 10 o'clock this morning the preates formed in
procession wearing full pontfca walked from the
archcpiscopa residence to the Cathedral passing round
the square to the front of the edce and thence into the
nave of the church passing up the broad aisle to the
grand altar cbaunng appropriate services for the
sion.
The procession was headed by magnificent gilt cru
cx followed by Acolytes bearing lighted candles tn.
master Of ceremonies and assistants chAunters theo
logians-one for each bishop-followed by the arch.
bishops and bishops, taking precedence according to
priority Ct conservation all arrayed in the most magn
cent robes.
The following the names Of those in attendance
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After all the preates had taken their places council
was opened in solemn manner by Archbishop KEssIcx,
of Baltimore, who addressed the bishops present in the
following words
Most reverend fathers and venerable brothers. is it
IN fort In u1n and tnnNr Cad E,v
the ampicaton Of the Catholic Church that the Coun
Gil of Baltmere lawfully and here assembled
to. day. shall be opened?
To this question. each bishop replied :-It peases
me let it be opened"
After other appointed ceremonies and the reading of
the DEGREES of the Council Of Trent touching tho profess
sion Of faith and residence grand high per-
formed with solemnty and grandeur perhaps
equallcd in this country
The choir was composed Of upwards of one hundred
male and female vocalists accompanied by the entire
Germania Musical Society and the powerful organ Tho
singing of the Te Dem and Gloria Ercec was executed
in manner grand beyond description, and excited
intense degree of evor and devotion in the congregation
At the conclusion Of mass which together with other
ceremonals occupied upwards Of two hours the most
Reverend Archbishop HUcHEs of New York entered the
pulpit and commenced his sermon at half past twelve
o'clock as follows
and took for the theme of his discourse -
"Christ is the door and the Shepherd"
lie then said
The words which have just read Christian Brethren,
are true not because they written in the Gospel of
St John they arc written in the GOSPEL Of st John
because they true and before any Evangelist put
pen paper by inspiration Of the Holy Spirit they
true The Evangclists had not pretended at any time
give full developcment Of all the acts and all the
teachings Of their Divine Master but after his ascension
and after the descent of the Holy Ghost and after the
liable of the New Testament God moved certain of them
either Apostles immediate Disciples to put record
had heard and those who witnesses had
heard from others who were and they made record of
these things.
In the passage which have just read divine Saviour
as his habit in addressing the multitude mingled
things future with things present. and also not unre
quently with things past for you must remember
divine Saviour did not appear in the world az teacher
simply to the generation which lived when he taught,
but to that which to succeed The Son of God when
he appeared in the flesh appeared consumnator Of
the religion begun with Adam and which had neverac
cording to prophesy and the economy of
cd its appointed purpose but he the
tor of this towards him all tended in him
all centred The sraning Of the expecting prophets
looked at him-thcir gaze was constantly bent toward
the horizon Of the future to know and II possible
such indications in the clouds of heaven that would
the earth to call forth tho Saviour Their religion
the religion of anticipation contemplated in the form of
types and having reference to the FUTURE to is past
Christ therefore. appeared consummaor of dis
pensation and the founder of another not different in
not he true the second had not and the second
would not have been founded in truth, II 1t had not
been preceded by the former.
The Son of God the living connection Of those two
dispensatons; whether living preacher to the multi
tude to disciples. ready to believe the words which
dropped from his lips to the increduous and proud
who refused to hcarken whatever he said
applicable to the present and perfectly ntelligble
But find that till after his resurrection the disc-
pies conceived higher object Of his coming than to
restore the kingdom TO Israe forgetting, when Israel
lost the kingdom the sign of prophecy fulfilled and
they should then look out for the promise of the
nation. Another tbinghc showed the promise of the
future when he said Abraham had loDged his day
had IT, and glad They said by the comparison
of time thou art not yet fifty years old and hast thcu
seen Abraham 2? His answer discharged his mission in
this respect. Before Abraham WAS am and so little
did they understand this openly denied and from
their conceptions Of the Abahanic faith and tbs de-
claratoDs of the prophets, they considered tais
blasphemy. SO now he Is speaking In this chap
ter 20 the people, and his language of AL other
teachers, Is simple and intelligble NJ strain
cd far fetched metaphor but words understood in ae
simple pastoral lay eTmsin the familiar language of the