The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-23

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Tho Rev. DR.. Cahil delivered Interesting and in
structiye lecture "rhe Word Of Gods at st. Marys
Roman Catholic chapel In Grand street, nj half past seven
O'Clock last evening The building was filed to repeton,
and the greatest interest manifested TO obtain seats
In the vicinity OF the altar The church was very beaut
fully Illuminated tho altar blazing with the radiance OF
numerous tapers. Within tho altar rails seated
number Of priests, among whom was the Rev. Father
McCarron, pastor Of the church.
Dr. CAInI took his place the altar at nearly eight
O'Clock He was clothed in his sacerdoa robes-supice
and stois-and the buzzpg sound which went up from
every part O. the congregation he appeared,
showed that he warmly welcome. He selected his
text from the fourth chapter Of the Gospel according to
Mark" And again he began TO teach them by the
sde and great multitude gathered together unto
him, 30 that he went up into a ship" &C., to the
passage where 1t is stated that some seed pro-
duoe twenty, some thirty, some hundred fold. Tho
discourse was founded the whole OF the parable
OF the sower who went forth to SOW and some OF his seed
fell into good ground some by the waysde some hrove
WE'LL and produced fruit while others withered and
destroyed by various means. This, said the reverend
Doctor is Of the beautiful and exquisite para
bles in the New Testament Nothing possibly be
more beautiful The three specimens Of soil there au led
70 most perfectly represent the minds Of remark
able fact connected with this metaphor that Ia drawn
by the pencil of Lord-spoken by his own lips. He
he preacher) always felt additional pleasure in read
ing the words OF Christ himself He dwelt with Increased
happiness the lessons of his brother Christ OF
course the works OF Paul and the other sacred writer's
are ali inspired by the Holy Ghost the third person Of
the blessed Trinity, therefore the author
ty; but somehow the words which Christ had spoken
himself seemed to please him most--his words are 30
ucidy discoursed on the parable He began by treating
Of the seed which fell by the wayside and in
stony places and explained how this 10 DO taken to
mean those who hearing the word OF do not under
stand It, The comparison was perfectly beautiful Every
knew that nothing grow the highway; and in
the way Christianity could not be expected grow
in the heart Of q man without grace one would think
that Of these seed would grow, but they could not
for the birds Of the airthe emissares Of SAtan-come
and devour them. He showed how there who,
although they hear the gospel and continually have before
their eyes the evidences OF Gods mercifu providence,
yet neglect TO bless themselves at morning and
ing and to return thanks to the Gver of all Good for his
manifold merces. The encements Of the world and the
lust Of the flesh war against and seduce them from
the paths Of righteousness and peace To become
n Christian, then, man must cultivate and i'm
prove the soil OF his heart, that the seed of the
goepel might produce fruit o hundred fold Christ
has held up this parable in the very front of Christianity
to be sign for unborn generations, that they might
not only hear but understand the word There was a
great penay--the penalty of Gods wrath-against all
those who 90 not heed it, There were men who look at
the beautiful blue vault Of heaven 80 wonderfully called
into existence by the word Of God and which remains q
constant ateeaon Of his power and might and yet they
forget H. They do not recognise that every shower Of
evidence
whence and power The text contained great lesson tor
the people, No doubt 1t shows them that unless they
have the good soil no crop can be produced out OF them
There also great lesson 10 It for the priest who
should learn that sometimes all his labor must be
lost in scattering seed that produce
fruit The four kinds of soil alluded to in the
parable arc to be found in every city and every
town in the world When man hears the word and
does not understand he does not know the value Of the
word He therefore does not take of it, and Satan
comes aud carries it away. Such q man may well
have heard the word at ALL for HIM it just
come The only thing that equals this heariug and
not understanding the words Of st. john "The light
shlneth and the darkness comprehendeth not" The
Jews had been reading the writings Of Noses for 1000
years. and yet they unprepared for the coming Of
the Aessiah. The whole of Judea asleep when at
midnight host OF angels raised their Christ had
come. But the Jews knew nothing about it, They read
and heard the word, but they did not understand it,
ship Him, but the high priest was blind. Factl And
when His Divine lips uttered the last words on tho Cross
were split graves opened and EVEN the deaa heard and
arose-at time when all creation seemed 70 be feeling
the last pusaSon Of exstcncethe Jews did not know
anything Of 1t. They wagged their heads and called him
maletlctor This was because they did understand
the word and the most awful crime that can
commit is 10 hear the word and 10 understand it,
The reverend gentleman then went on TO show the
way IN which God deals with perverse men who
refuse to serve and obey Him. Where will
not come TO God be Is sometimes struck with power
ty, and God sometimes sends death TO sharpen
his shaIpest spear and a.. 70 plunge il into the
shakes the black and white pumes Of the funeral
in his mouth and in his teeth he still continues re-
lentless, Christ upon aim like thief In the night
enters his chamber, and laying His hand upon heart
stops It's pulsaton q ciockmakcr does the pendulum Of
clock. Tho rest Of the discourse exhoratory, and
the Doctor created sensation among the great crowd
present by saying that he stood upon the
there was come standing in the church looking
him full 10 the face, who would lay under the earth
fore week was over. Even now his shroud was being
cut and the Plate OF his coffin was being polished He
could not say who but he felt quite that his
words will be verified. He then returned thanks the
kindness shown to him. and after hymn from the choir,
the services were closed
DISASTROUS FLOOD AT FRExosT, Omo.-The January