The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-12

Father Gavaxz delivered the eighth lecture Of his se
Ties in the Tabernacle last evening The subject Of the
discourse was "Aarcuar Confession" and this com
bned with the object for which the lecture was given
tended to attract most crowded audience Tho pro-
ceeds appropriated in aid of the Italian BenevosaA
Society and for the relief Of the recently cinees
Every seat occupied long before the appointed hour
When tho reverend gentleman appeared he was rsosvs&
with rounds of applause He Immediately proceeded to
address the Italians in their language and after
wards continued in English, thus The subject Of my dis
this evening will be Aurcular Confession and
WILL with Gods help, prove rst that confession Ia i'm
moral in its nature, and secondly, that it immoral In
its effects Before enter upon my subject will staaA
that have been requested give my last two lectures
Wednesday and Friday at Metropolitan Hail. and that
will accordingly address my friends there upon those
evenings at eight O'Clock My next lecture will be upon
the Ancient and Modern lnquisiton" "And give
unto thee the Keys ofthe Kingdom Heaven and whoe
sins thou shalt loo.e upon earh they also shall
be loosed in Heaven; ana whosesoever sins thou
in Heaven Therefore, au.icular confession Is
scriptura, say tho Roman Catholics; but have
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Christ gave to his apostles. In America, well in
England We read he scriatures BY parallel and when
fnd Vcry, say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind
earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever 70
shall loose earth shall be loosed in heaven
apt compare II with what Immediately precedes and
read "Morcover thy brother shall trespass against
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone It
he shall hear thee thou hast gained thy brother But h
will not hear thee then take with thee Two more.
that in the mouth two or three witnesses every word
may be established And If he shall neglect to hear them
tet unto the church but to hear the churcS
let him be unto thee heathcn man and publicann
which means an expulsion from the visbls church but
aurcuar confession has reference merely eccesiasOa
tribunal acknowledged by Peter the Lombard and
St Beneventura themselves No find In the
Bible text to prove the institution by God of confession
in the Gomh unless he take the altered hashed
up, emacated. and transubstanated versions of the
Gospel read in that church No. no will find "Go and preach
the remission Of SINS not sacrament but by the ac&
Of preaching The Council of Trent say that contrton ID
necessary before absouon but this is only little pre-
text the Council Of Trent In order to arrange he
confesson exist in Protestant country it is Popsry;
when 1t exists in Poph country 1t is slavery Conf~s
Christ alone He healed the lcper he pardoned the
aduress he forgave Magdalen but he only asked for
faith in him. not for q confession Of their sins 1t was
the charity Of Magdalcn not her confession for which
he pardoned her The pentcnt thief the cross
fesed to Christ My for he said this is innocent and
then no asked for his interceson with his Father Ia
said that tho priests holy fathers and Gods repre-
sentatiyes. speak generally when say that more OBJ
scene gross immoral icontous, beasty set do not exst
than many Of them and surely God would not lead
for morality and freedom to immoral In tho
prayer God has taught us, We ask him to forgive
trcspasses and not to human being. If my father
fessor can forgive me, and ! can deceive him BY my
hypocrisy to give the absoluon, then he Ii above God
for God knows am guilty but man pardons mo. But,
on the other hand II the priest do not believe really
sincere, but Ged knows am So then he cannot sup
pose forgive because Papist priest said It. The
moral theology Of the church is made supcrsede God
- teacihng Vi pystem Whca Iunou9
to the soul 1t measures sins BY inches vcnia SIM half
venial, mortal and more than mortal II teaches that
the Justify the ends il for the glory Of the church
and my friends II it would advance popcry in America It
would not be reckoncd sin to blow up your President
ard Senate in the gunpowder plot Of England Oh 10
this so called gospel sacrament Dominican frar sends
you TO hell for eating your roast beef Friday .
Franciscan hears, but won't absolve you a Carmehts
hears absolves but won't give communion to you bue
gentl, manly Jesuit viii take you and your roast beeE
pardon and give you communion The reverend gentle
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tai seal Of sienoo broken, he said often by DRUNKEN
raying dreaming priests the espionage of Jcsuits in
families States and councils the reports Of tho bishop
10 Rome the endeavor 10 subiugate America aud Eng
land to the Pope the estortng of money by the priests
from sinners terrified by DEATH and threatened with
holding Of the absoluon of the church and concluded
by cxhortng all TO unite for the preservation e the re
eiou Of Jesus Christ the only guarantee Of republican
existence.
Father Gavazri concluded amidst great applause.