The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-02

Father Hembrechr Recser Of the Order Of Rec EN- pto
rsts
The desccns of honor attending the archbishop were
Rev. Etssrs. McCarIo1 and Quin
The celebration of high then proceeded
with, the Rt. Rev DR.. McCloskey Bishop of Albany,
officiating, attended by the Rev. Mr. Farrell as deacon
and the Rev. Mr.. rownng, sub. deacon. After the
reading of the Gospel Qn ls.in) Archbishop Hughes
having previously been divested of the cope and mrs
and having been attred in lawn srrplice, with the
bretun square cap assembled the pupt and preached
the sermon as follows
TILE ARCHBIsHop's SERMON.
In the of the Father and of the on and of the
Holy Ghost Amen.
resd from the Gospel Of this, and the Seventeenth
Sunday after Pentecos the twenty chapter of
Matthew, beginning with the thirty fifth verse
And sre Of them, doctor Of the Law, asked him,
tempting him. basser which is the great com mandment
Of the law Jesus raid to him. thou shalt love the Lord
thy Goo with thy whole heart. and with thy whole SOUL
and with thy whole mind; this is the greatest and drst
commandment and tie second is like unto this, thou
shalt love thy reighbor tbysef. On these two
.nandrents derendeth the whole law and the prophets
The first provincial council of the eocesiastica
province Of New York is about to be sosmnly opened
under the invocation of the spirit Of God which you
have been all requested to pray for during these weeks
past for unless God guide deliberations they will
not have his blessing 1t will be also opened under the
solemn invocation Of the power Of the prayers and in
ercesson Of the blessed Virgin MARY, the immaculate
mother Of God redesnicr. II is an event 10 the
history the church in this country There are-hee
must be-many within the sound Of my voice who
reccllect tn, time when there was no bishop in all
that is now this province, and scarcely mora than
TWO or three priests. Contrasting the memory o.
that day with the spectacle which you now witness,
these persons must be struck with the wonderful deye
lopement and progress which religion has made within
this interval. There is, indeed, question of
faith or of doctrine. be discussed in assembly.
There rising heresy to be met by the testimony CT
the bishops and pastors Of the Catholic Church But
the new relations which have sprung in consequence
Of the multiplicity Of and Of course the great
of boundaries between docess and another
has rendered it expedent that thee venerable preats
should assemble. and that should take counsel to-
rether under the invocation Of tina. divine spirit Of God
as to the things which lake for the peace of on the
order ef the House of God and the beauty Of Jerusalem
And although there be question of dostrine before
this council there many things which require that
kind regulation which is provided for in the economy
and discipline Of the Cathoc church, boundaries and
the relations between diocess and another to be
settled so hat there may be confusion increased
and growing zeal to be encouraged among the clergy;
the extension every side of the knowle dge Of the
truth and the means by which may come into
closer communion with tn sir God, and by which they
may be enabled to accomplish their own salvation.
These matters which must occupy the attention OF
the assembled fathers during the few days that shall
have the happiness to b. together and wi tn them OF
their learned theologans who bring into this council the
experience of their ministry among the people Tor years
and who enabled to present their views as to tbs
breaches of discipline to be repaired what order touch
ing sacred things is TO be virdcatel au established
as to bring every thing into perfect uniformity with the
general discp of tue Catholic church And such
susplcious occasion how would it be possible for zee to
see .ted words from the Sacred Scriptures
appropriate than those which the very gospel Of the
dsy-as read in the mass--has Furnished, and which
T-1~. .tn
as Consequences the primary ohiec il set before in
the Of Divine Saviour to those who n.crrogted
him, not from sincere assent, but As often bsfcre
der other circumstances, to entrsp him in words.
lawyer inquilea Of him which was the great comm ind
mcnt Is he were prepared to follow the moment he
words in that simple, touching, bu full and complete
style which peculiar TO bim the wire Teacher,
sequence the other and that other Is to love God with
ones whole heart, with ones whole soul, with ones
whole mind This is the irst and greatest And yon
VIII observe that irvine Redeemer speaks only par
tally Of the other as 4 was in its ysry niture con
those who heard him and upon usfor III sse words were
not spoken for the lawyer but for his disciples Of all
sgss, to impress upon him and that the man
who loves God and loves God God alons to
be loved cannot avoid loving his neghbor himself
" them this DO the whole Of the Law and the prophets
aoV would lie possible condense into brieer
the great end for which councils are generally called
which the ministry + appointed for which the sscrs
all the world teachers TO echo and to echo and
continue to echo these eternal truths to the end OF me
And therefore it ID that in the few remarks which
II shall mike, i shall call your attention tc
that particular prccept of our Divine Saviour
It ID the of Christian proprety II IL the perfection
Of the secal law 1t Is the ulness Of the spirit OF
divine Christian love; ii is what ought to be the study
al who profess to be the discples q the Son Of God
to love God And Why Need unfold at any length
-hs motives which should induce the creature to love
and adore the Creators Woud 1t necessary for tc
explain 10 YOU how God in this amabens1s this lowell
moss, IL Infinitely aniiaele How, in short, by Law
peculiar 10 his own bting-infnie in that as in al
other attributeshe has prepared the hearts Of
that Is endowed them vita capacity for that highest
and most sacred Of all proccptsY how he has made oy
essential want Of the human soul, and how he ha
stamped the difference between that love which hal
himself and his infinitely perfect attributes for its OBJ
cct ar all other loves how all other loves
and how they pass away how they eetys how thel
unsussAntial, though sometimes delusiyes how th
love Of honor 10 but tho glitter which tempts th
how wealth is incapable II men love wealth-the basos
species OF loyebeyond the reasonable wants Of humai
nature; hos this disaTponts and corrodes and canno