The New York herald., 1869-01-18
THE CHURCH MILITANT AND TRIUMPHANT.

Sermon at st. Peters Church, Jersey City, by
Rev. DIR. Carl Janssen.
After the first gospel Of the solemn mass in st.
Peters church. Jersey City, yesterday, sermon was
delivered by the newly appointed assistant priest,
Rev. DR.. Carl Janssen Of Germany, and lately o
member Of the Jesuit order in Canada. The preacher
took for his text Acts, chapter four, verse eight
"This is the stone which was rejected by the build
ers, for there is no other name by which can be
saved' 1t might seem strange that in the nineteenth
century the name OF Christ and his venerable spouse
the Church. should be attacked: but when they saw
the tide Of inndelisy sweeping over the world it be-
hoved Christians to grid themselves for the conlct
and stand against the enemies of the Church. At
the present day the venerable Pontin, Plus the
NINTH was the object Of attack from every quarter
where the poisonous seed OF infdety had been
scattered. Italy has been almost entirely submerged
by the tide A band Of revolntionists ~ had leagued
as well as temporal authority. They have
trampled on every commandment Of the deca-
shall shall not have strange gods before me-" and yet
these inen have been worshippng false god, which
aey c r Da. % n o he s aG
In valn," but where in history do we dnd SO many
false oaths, violated treaties national and individual
holy the Sabbath day. is commandment least OF
all respected for they have plundered churches and
orders and denled the sanctuary OF God.
"Honor thy father and thy mother' comes next but
they have dlshonored their mother, the Church. and
spiritual father OF all the faithful. Thou shalt not
kill" says the Lord; but look at the daogers drip
Of warfare Is assassination. Thousands have gone
down to premature graves by the fury OF this horde
s as ncr sss as
and caumny are rife. 1t Is hardly necessary to
mention the tenth commandment, for there
Ii no respect nowadays for the rights OF
property. These continued the preacher, are the
crimes OF Italy. that serpent that raises its head
against the Holy Father. The Lord hath predicted
time when charity shall grow cold because iniquity
shall abound; when false prophets shall arise VINO
sna s, & even cear ene s e'eS; But sns
may weep tomorrow over her downfall on Calvary
Oh, no. We are children Of Calvary, but we also
names Of all the heresies which have risen
IN revolt against the Catholic Church-the
find that they have become words strange to many
OF you. They have all nearly passed away from the
earth; but the Catholic Church remains vndicated
and gorifed. And cannot avoid mentioning In
this connection the heroism shown by bleeding,
SUFFERING lreland-a heroism unsurpassed in the
civilized world whose chords have not been touched
at the recital OF the deeds OF the butcher king who
me- Ss aee S
outlaws In their own country; nay, they might die
the death OF the traitor or be murdered In cold blood
aer eighteen centuries OF persecution, has not been
vanquished yet. She Is that virginia. fortress which
never suHereu an enemy 10 enter Wltnln us walls.
Against her there IL q combination OF s0-caed re-
liplous, political and social enemies which have
little else IN common between them. There Is
kind OF modern Judaism which worships only the
Messiah of money; kind OF paganism which
ships the passions Of men aud tramples under foot
the doctrine OF humility inculcated by the Christian
religion. But take courage, beloved Christians
there never was q time when the bishops OF the
Church stood more firmly In support OF
our Holy Father, and never have the faithful nock
shown more affection. ''0n this rock viii |
build my church, and the gates OF he'll shall not
prevail against ner.n Spread all the nfdelity you
may over the world by means OF false press, but
non prevalent will confront you at every step-you
will be vanqulshed In the end. You may wound the
Church. but her wounds Will be her glory. The name
| OF Him who was sleeping during the storm ana who
awoke ana commanded the tempest to be still will
fortify her against all attacks. The sermon through
out was the most effective piece OF oratory which 1t
has been the privilege OF the congregation OF ~
Peters church TO her for a long time