The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02
AL uaL1ew FESTIVITIES.
The Feast of All Saints in the City Chu


The Feast of All Saints In the City Churches
Sermon of the Rev. MIR. Farrell, OF 81.
Peters Cnarc;,.
The feast OF All Saints was celebrated regiously
throughout the city yesterday. The transition from
the festivities OF All Hallow Eve to solemnities in
honor OF the white roDed army OF martyrs, confessors
aud representative Dessedness generally IS short
sharp and decisive-quaintly human In word.
The loving nuts which 'Haow Ever tell so
many "stories" and stir 80 many hearts, and
whose erratic movements are watched with equal
interest by grandanes as by young blood the ndef-
nite variety Of card cutting tricks the innumerablc
legendary devices in which molten lead opens up
the future, the loves begot and the attachments
cemen,ed, and, above oil, the strange sympathy OF
the human heart with these pretty, petty social SILL
nesses-all these gave place yesterday TO the pomp
OF religious pageant to the imposing rites or ritual
istic and liturgca ceremonial and to eloquent lee
lures on the stern duties OF morality as the Italian
carnival gives place TO the lasts Of Lent
In the various churches the trumphs or the saints
were celebrated IN every variety, OF prose, in
hymns aud psalms aud cantces. Music OF every kind
was Impressed into the service OF heaven. The SOL
emn grandeur OF the Gregorlan chant was little more
impressive ana elective than the sparkling operate
stra ms OF the more modern and moro popular com.
rosers. EpIscoDaiians We'd with Roman Catholics
in the effort to honor the saints and to add to their
numbers.
Tho least was celebrated in St Peters church.
Barclay street, with mu CHI devotion botn by pastors
and people. Hassinglers grand mass for fifty male
notes.-the delight Of German students and tn.
Drimest iavorite In the shape OF sacred music
throughout "Fatherl and"-was given with much
taste and accuracy, but the want OF the fun compile
nent o. voices necessary to the vigorous and efiec
tive rendering OF the Gtoria and Cred0 delracted
much IRON the perfection OF the orchestral perform
ance me atneac,ts, aaey given by two tenor and
composer.
the altar by the Rev. Mr.. Farrell. He explained the
object OF festival OF all the saints The places In
the calendar were so limited that few OF them could
have distinct feast-at most only few hundreds.
But as Their number was countless. representing
Ionored s sssss on this day. Their ' glory ana
happiness were lrrepressIble Even the Apostle
Paul alter having been Wrapped TO the third heaven.
1t; ear hatA not heard IL; 1t had not even entered
into The heart OF man to conceive Everything splen
did and fascinating upon earth was as nothing COM
pared with their secure and happy lot-not even as
dust IN the balance when weighed against the prod-
his faithful children. ms thought had Changed
that great human genius Ignatius OF Loyols
OF the most ardent and devoted followers OF
Christian virtue. The saints were men and women
had to contend with the world, with all the vices
| and with themselves. They did not belong to any
Workshop some from the counting house, others
from the professions. Youth and age and sex-an
had their representative saints TO those who be.
| ieved in an eternity OF happiness the way to
heaven was therefore clearly pointed out We should
walk III the footsteps OF the saints. All were
not called to the pracLlce OF the higher virtues, but
all directed to lay hold an eternal crown by
the serious discharge OF the duties OF their station
III lie and the practice Of virtue; worldng5 might
she + at these principles but they all had their mis-
gvings and felt their Indebtedness. They knew
ana felt what was right-and they knew the saints
had acted wisely and well-but habit and associa-
ton ana the RESERVATIONS 81 worldlness and sin made
them follow another path than that which led to
eternal life.