The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-26
THE OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS.
Services at he Church es-Lecture Of DR..
cahnl-ssepes At TO Central Park.
Ac.. &C.. &c.
slGNoR Nuzr ,'s CANrIouE DE NOEL.


An Interesting eve mt musical sense came % yester-
ay Grace chur Oh Broadway. Was the performance
Or the fret TINT. Of Christmas cantce, composed oy
bgnor Nj no. IN the seventh Psalm Of David We were
yacted as listeners by the desire to hear how COM
6ser Of the modern Italian school could adapt himself 70
haseevere requirements of Episcopal psalmcdy Al
hcgh tho ideas that formerly prevailed IN respect 10 the
n3ropriety of introducing the music OF this school N
Refoynsd church have relaxed considerably. there IS
at great dculty combining the natural tendency 70
melody, which ~ It's prevailing characteristic, wtnn INC
kmi,s that religious sorurses have imposed upon
h We were pleased 10 ind mai IN hiusns
ntos hrs canc.e all the passion an< tenderness WHICH
u separabie from Italian church music the composer
"a We, invested the uxtance Of IDEAS with 50 mrcn
,snity and elevation q sentiment that the most rgtiy
puri,aural can discover rothng 20 find faux with.
N is refreshing hear composition Of this character
E,cr the cold pzionless strains to which We are SO
condemned 10 lister Protestant churches
n music properc all in such places II SHOULD havea
endencyto infme the Imagination ard to carry upward
with the aspirations Of the hearcr. Suchss not me
eject usually produced me mind ty the duh platudes
which are borrowed frcra the German composers The
directors Of church chors in general 30 tieah
about running counter to the Prejudces Of the sfTt-
aaced that they select those compositions witch havehe
seast strength and calor in theri This is grsc-ons
srror and justified by religious necessity does
not follow that besise mus; Is sacred y sh0ad &c On
sreiy without life.
IN the work az sisnor Muzio there IS not passagc
hh has no. its enade of scy and deicatey
marked and yc+t purely religious and eleSatng as
q cantcle Of Ss adea FeestrnG The second part
" more toachag than the first and N response
% The cpepirg melody by the organ. the voice
svcis into delicious unison With IT, end ends E alencs
ne scientific merit of which, rejects the greatest credit
the composer.
From the evidence which this composition affords Of
gnor Auze capabilities N this line Of writing, We are
he'd to express the hope thathe viii not limit himself to
shs single effort Distinguished as he IS in the other
branches o. his profession he cannot fail 70 attain equal
sniDence &c writer Of sacred music. There nothing
perhaps IN which much require reform this, for
the general complaint that the music Of churches,
Of our parsons has beenweeded o.eyery
ming spiritual and soul inspiring Sgnor Muzo is with
out a rival here as composer, and II he would only
bring his great talents bear the Improvement Of
shors he would be rendering service religion and to
~, tha, woald give him enduring reputation amongst
as.
We cannot in recording the composers success omit
noacing the effective manner in which his work
dered Madame Bodssen, who possesses q pure sympa-
,hetc voice. gave to all the roundness and fulness Of
expression which the peculiar qualities Of the music de-
need scarcely add that instrumental part Of the com
position had the fullest justice done toit
LECTURE OF THE VERY REV. DIR. CAHILL
AT ST. PATRTCK'S CATHEDRAL.
8. Parcks Cathedral Was crowded yesterday morning,
as had been announced ha. this learned and eloquent
divine would preach the Grand High Mass was
seebraied, the Archbishop being present. Very Rev w.
eArrs,V. G., officiating celebrant, Rev. Mr.. Wood,
Deacon, and Rev. F. cNerney, asAaser OF Ceremonies
After the Gospel the reverend preacher delivered toe
mon the subject being the Catholic doctrine Of Tansab
sanitation He began By saying that presented the
whole Of the New Testament ais ext N. then afer
some preliminary rsnaraz realnd % TIE meas BY
which the redemption Of from original En
10 be accomplished, he proceeded speak q the
great mystery Of the Incarnalol--she llrtn af aur
Saviour. He described the circumstances under
which he into the world lie cerE-encef
his career, said the Reverend speaker, 4 a staae
Of desu.nton that thrill tn,eieets az re
words pass through One look only saeIs
establishment but az to expressing it, there language
earth. The highest archangel that God created
incapable Of expressing the whole q that scsne. "He
came 10 his own, and his received him Tot" WIZ
there UGH phrase as that He was in the xord
and the world made BIZ hin, ana the world knew
HIN not OBJ man He 10 ms oFn and his cwn
received him not The world was made by nm, and the
world knew him not VIII you look this picture and
that They both before yoothe character o. God
the character of the character Of Cod 10 the
hDtuoc Of HIS mercy, and the character Of the 10
nnltude Of his obdura;y What s capable OF with
out faith, when read this picture? Put canvass,
and to your minds the Son Of
God appealing 10 the throne OF bis Father assuming flesh
"made feshrput that III c)rnerof the canvass,
Having his imperial throne God-uniting himself to
human nature as to become flesh, born 10 stable, be
sween an OF and an ass-he came into the world and
the world did not knJ HIM The ne came TO would
peral mercy did 1t know him Put that picture, you
can, upon canvass, ana study it. for tell it,
He came TO bis own, and bis owo received him The
world was made by HIM, and the world knew him not;
but, continues the text TO as many received him he
gave them power and only the po to be made the
hem but be gave them power be made by their own
sxernoDs, the sons Of God No longer the OF men,
but the SOUS Of Godno longer the slaves of SATAN bat
she brothers OF Christ They heretofore of the esh
and IS Opg as they children the flesh they could
not be saved; long they children OF fallen
Son Of God has descended and lifted % flesh: the
purity Of the Son of God has Come down and sancti-
red flesh the power Of God has descended from
The skies and gwen power and strength to And 1t
appears according to this new legislation, that he
born Lot Of blood Of the will OF the flesh Of the
wDlof man. bu. OF God" fact not astonished
mat cannot express it, know very we'll there was q
TIME when every thing over heads had existence
sun no moon, no stars know and have read n.
cannot understand how he did it, but by principles
that there must have been time when there was nothing
De wed and be took out his imperial compass and he
word, Let there be light there light, and the SUM-
moon and stars, have since burned dreadful
gull know this because he has written With his i'm
pern right hand, in the blue page above. Iknew him
capable Of any thing but till read this, [audng the
Testament which he held in his handl, kne nothing Of
M making us brothers Of Christ py birth. fancied
ne would leave US were by some plan suited
% our nature he would improve it; but had con-
eepnon w this that he would take us above
eur own blood, and above the will Of the flesh, aud
make us brothers Of Christ and children Of God And
the wondrous acts Of this day 30 much
or I'D tha
NE iDenahle uDspeakabe elevation Of man in the new
geneaiogy conferred upon him The Gospel says born,
mot Of the flesh nor Of the will man hut Of i,oi and
3 as many as received Him BE them power to be
Dade inc sons OF 300, ana 'the Word was made flesh
and dwelt among us, and His glory n, glory as IL
we're Of the only beeotten Of the Father grace and
ruth And this text leads OF the nos, beanfi
full Of the grandest and the sublime ia,s Of the
whole Christian dHpensation. Il y this: "Ha dg.lt
among We" in the tabernacle He renamed among us
personally for thirty three years. ami He left He
A.eis among US sacramentay upon our affairs. can
believe anything When look upon Him man.
ger, believing, as do who He was, exclaim, there Is
HE God OF the skies-manl Astounding Infinite