The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-11

rE hundedS aud thousands and tens ~ thousand. To
each year saw more than the preoedns yaaE
But With three haadred years God wiei
the sword OF persecution should h. sheafhed. VIII the
oonhioi ceaser WIN Salan ABANDON tho struggle VIII
the gates Of hell longer strive prevail Tho con
seen first, In freedom " customs In ambition In loss
Of virtue and Of pristine ervor Then Witnessed on
every side when the empire lad become Christian and
when II longer cost liberty and perhaps lilo 10 be
Chrstian--iaxity Of morals and gross corruption. The
church had TO struggle against this and corruption
Then was also resisting them all sides preaching
the stern precepts OF divine morality reprovng
and Out OF season. dong everything 10 lead mon back 10
purity and innocence before SOD And thst the world
might behold the heIcem Of vrtlc then raised up
orders OF holy anchoritosths monks and ascetics OF
early times, devoted TO lives of continual laborthen
might men learn how 10 bc In the world and not OF H.
Then again hereses sprun up Satan sove TO lead the
children Of men into the by paths Of error. How did
the Church tins different form Of attack She
called together her bshoss in council appeared
At Jerusalem, and - sha has done where error had
to BIO opposed and NJ at Nice when the heresy OF Arus
denying the divinity OF Christ had 10 be encoun-
tered. There did the Pope call together the
bishops oil the CHRISTIAN world to the number Of hroc
hundred and egh6sen and imposing a. yon may think
the assembly here to-day, how infinitely glorious
was that rsere was old venerable prelsto led
Of smother with his limb amputated others
ocarn on thor bodIos the marks OF tho chains OF long
yea Of suffering others younger, trained in tho minis
wy VINO wno sanity envy regretted that they, TOO, haa
OF met the fate Of Martyrs Thus at Ephcsns
Al Consantnoplc, NJ Cha cedon thus did she go on as
Ing lhn aars :, teasninS na
stugsla AGAINST dep avy error and persecution When
norae OF Northe barbarians, IS deiuse swoepns
kingdoms, Empires, laws subjected everything
e n 70 tne.r will and power the Church won
enisllanF, need follow the history OF the Church
iuI,ner she stands In tho world over the s3me-the
same ministry same duly, same form o. struggle inc
saN.s world her as then marked WITH To
a.most childish love even or hcr flock she T. recognized
now shc one hundred two hundred Ave hundred,
eight hundred thousand years ago, yea, from the
church. teaches tho lessons aud y stu the same
means employed BY God 10 receive the souls Of
into her bosom. She counts her millions Of blessed
martyrs, ana as these are the SEED OF tue ahurrh,
every form Of oppression has bronrh, additional
numbers within her fold, each century bebods her
st increasing the number OF her dock. she stands
ever. with the doctrine, the salne mssion,
the difficulties to concnd WITH ready for pcrecy
ton as % the days OF old We arc spared nero IN hs
land Of ours, but how many. even In this nineteenth
century, have suffered matyrdom Tor the faith Bu, a
few days ago two BISHOPS seven priests fcTy native
converts In the Corca, were cast INTO prison. e;d sealed
their faith in a testimony ol blood. Tho Church in
every century has hor Iafyrs-her chosen ones-who
give up the world to live 10 Christ She Is constantly
the same, she stands not in virtue of her power
but In virtue of tho power Of Him who said,
the end Of Tho "'sa tho saes Of hell
shall not prevail against you She stands tho only NJ
thing Ia the civilized world that reaches back 10 the las
Of Cows OF Constantine. Kingdom 2lteJ kingdom has
passcd away thrones have Wondered Into dust armies
anu war have desoiated tho earth AGAIN and again Ian
guages have been changed lays nave ilcn into d.suse
tue customs 0. men ye0 as far ~ possible even their
: very manner OF ihoh,,shaye been alte.ca, but tho
Church Is not changed no matter how long attacked,
how ercey opposed, she has stood aud will stand until
the end She viii preaching the glorious Of
Christ the gh Of Heaven upon her brow. Clouds may
from the north from the south, from the east aud
| from the west in turn, the thunder may roll and
the Rhtnng's fash bat the breath OF God win blow
over thy fair face and shall behold thee IN serene
majesty brighter, grand'f, more glorious than ever.
she sands because Christ has said H. He hath placed
her on tho earth that all might nor glory. Ia the
last place. dear brethren lot pray that here
bied IN council may Dc one a the church . one ono
tatl Lord. baptism. Christ has established
HIS Church unto the work OF the ministry for the
| edidca,ion OF the sa'nls fis building M OF
| tho body OF Christ, that men may be no more like
children tossed about by every wind OF doctrine bat
may ABIDE In her IN bonds Of faith and true charity.
God las given His church 10 the world 4 miracle 10
continue forever 10 be the dispenser OF His grnre hss
We may know whit TO believe and 70 do that hearing
her We may believe, and guided by her be- ssved May
Almighty God grant tia; you MAY fshf,i
members OF that church. and may He send His Holy
\ Spirit and CONFIRM you In al. holiness.