Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-22
REPORTED FOR THE STAR.
SERMON. BY THE REV MIR McGnIRE

REPORTED FOR THE STAR
SERMON, BY THE REV MR.. MCGUIRE.
On Sunday, very eloquent discourse
was delivered by the Rev Mr.. McGuire.
President of Georgetown College, at st.
Patrlck'S Church. for the benefit of the
Young Catholics Friend Society. The
text was taken from the first part Of the
18th chapter of st. Matthew. concluding
at the 25th verse.
The awful and sublime scene described
in the Gospel Just read to you, is one in
which you and |, and each one here pres
ent, must bear a part. \ scene, of all
the most terrific, that is to terminate
time and to commence eternity-a scene
that Is to sweep from this earth all monu-
mcntS Of man-that is to reduce this
world to pristine chaos, when all things
shall be destroyed, because time shall be
no more, Of all the circumstances at
tending this awful day of retribution,
whether we regard the commissions of the
clements, the terrific appearance of the
stars that appear to fall from the frma-
ment, the sun that withdraws it's light,
earthquakes that shake the earth to its
centre; 1t is that man, the noblest work
of creation, withcrs away before an an
cry God, and calls upon the hills and
mountains to fall upon him and conceal
him. These, my beloved brethren, are
scenes that We shall witness-thev are
facts, and not the work of fiction, upon
which no Christian can entertain a doubt.
But of all the terrors of this terrible day,
the most terrible will be the sentence
pronounced by Christ, our Judge, upon
reprobate sinners. He, the mild. lovely,
amiable Jesus-IIe that came down from
the bosom of his Father, and toiled and
suffered for the love of man, now ap-
pears, in the language of Scripture. as
the Lion of Judah. He comes no longer
III the capacity Of a Saviour, but as a
stern Judge to administer inexorable JUS
tice to the world. Then congregated mil
hons shall assemble before him, who with
a glance that shall dart terror to the soul.
shall pronounce the awful sentence " De-
part from me, We accurSed, into everlasting
lire. What is the cause assigned for
that dreadful sentence! Why is tho Sa-
viour of the world lrritated with man,
whom he died to save? He himself as
signs the reason in the sacred volume
" Because l was hungry, and ye fed me
not; was naked, and We clothed me
not; poor, and We took me not in depart
from me We accursed into everlasting fire" :"
Now, from this declaration ofthe God of
truth, conclude, that the obligation of
charity to the poor and afflicted members
OF Christ, is one of the most important
and imperative duties, incumbent upon
every Christian. The Saviour on the last
day, assigns no other reason for eternal
damnatlon, but want Of charity to the
poor You all hope as | do, to hear
favorable sentence, upon this dreadful
day, from the lips of our beloved Saviour.
You hope on this dreadful day, when con
gregated millions shall be assembled in
the Valley of Jehosaphat. to be placed
on the right hand of the Judge. | come
then, to-day, as the representative of q
charitable association instituted in your
midst, for the purpose of giving you an
opportunity of exhibiting to the world
the solidity Of your faith, the reality of
your hopes, of giving to each one Of you
the consolation of placing his hand on his
heart, and of saying have done my
duty, for have been merciful to the poor
of Christ"
When we look abroad over this beauti-
full world, that has been sketched and
drawn by the hands of Omnipotence.
whether we regard the earth beneath with
it's hidden treasures, or cast our ewes above
OH the spangled heavens, we are struck
with astonishment, and readily exclaim
i'll the language of the Scripture :. How
magnificent are the works of thy hands. -
When we consider the variety of nature,
and behold all creation going on in the
path assigned to it by Omnlpotence, We
cannot fail to be struck with astonishment
and to declare, % The hand that made
them is divine" But turning our atten.
ton, tor a moment, from the material
world, let US look at man, the noblest
work OF creation, the grandest, the only
being upon earth, capable of recognizing
the works of his Creator, and of return.
ing thanks to Him for His love. We see
him, at times, tile outcast of society, we
see him in poverty and wretchedncss, and
struck with astonishment al the sight, we
ask ourselves the question: Why God has
neglected man for whom all creation was
made! God, in His infinite wisdom, has eS.
tabllshed a variety of conditions upon
earth, which arenecessary to human socie.
ty. Thus, some areenjoying atfluence and
wealth, while others are suffering from
the inconveniences of poverty and want.
But why so! That society might exist,
because without these things human so.
clety would be inanimate, like lifeless
carcass. But He, who made one rich
and another. poor, has imposed upon YOU
the necessity Of assisting your andigent
brother. This is duty, imposed upon
us by the law of nature, by the Mosaic
law, and most especially by Christ him.
self, the author of the new law. By the
law of nature, the duty is imposed upon
us of assisting our fellow men tn confro,