The New York herald., 1869-11-22
ST. ANDREWS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Sermon by Rev. Father Taylor, Convert.
The services at st. Andrews Church. Duane street,
were conducted yesterday with the usual solemni-
ties. So Andrews Church is one OF the Oldest
parishes in New York, and the venerable pastor,
Rev. Father Curran, has been many years In charge
Of it, At High Mass Rev. Father Taylor offlciated,
and he also preached. The lady who presided at
the organ was Mrs. Burns. The mass sung, aided
by volunteer choir, was Haydn's No. l.
Rev. Father Taylor o convert from the English
Established Church. In commencing his discourse
took for his text Colossians l., 9-14-"Givng
thanks to God the Father. who had made us worthy
to be partakers of the lot OF the saints in light;
who hath delivered US from the power Of darkness,
and hath translated us into the Kingdom OF the Son
OF his oven He said that this being the last Sun
day before Advent was more than any other Sunday
IN the year that CHRISTIANS were invited to give
thanks to GOD, VINO made partakers of the
gospel and sharers In the inheritance He provided
for US. The lesson lnculcated was simple one and
should lead us to return thanks for many gifts re-
ceived from Almighty but for none other more
than the gift Of faith The reverend father said he
wished to be brief and practical In his remarks.
up to what the lips professed, and make
Christian doctrine The guide Of life. At
that last dreadful scene, when entering the gates
OF death, imagine what SAINTS must regard as the
fate Of the dying sinner. God is not ike man, and
greatest git God can bestow upon man is that M Of
faith in the Catholic Church. Now Catholics can be
numbered bV millions, and, whether by perverslty,
advieedy or ignorantly, they stray away from the
fold Of our blessed Redeemer, not two
of them can believe in the same doctrine.
again under the influence OF the Gver OF all good.
Some believe that doing justice to your nelgnDor
and abstaining from violating the laws OF the land
constitute all the duties OF man earth; others rely
upon faith IN God and the laws Of what are con-
sldered eternal justice. But let us suppose man
successful in business acquiring large amounts OF
money, cast upon his dying bed. He has no
Catholic faith. What must be the feel
ings OF such o man? He believes In
nothing OF the future except what is dim and un-
certain. His wife and children surround him, but
and IN moment passes from the world. Suppose
one Is brought to the bedside OF a dying Catholic.
Faith and hope illuminate the couch OF the dying.
the Christian passes away happily, recOnciled and
easy, for peace has been made by him with God,
through the 1nstrumentality OF His spouse the holy
Roman Catholic Church. He knows he has hope,
for ne has faith in God, who will take OF his
parentess little ones, without having the morsel OF
food given to sustain life to be the price OF making
fathers-the faith of the Holy Roman Catholic
Church. ! say. continued Father Taylor, one
who follows practically the life Of Catholic,
he may rely that God will take care OF his
widow and little children when he is called
from tli3 world to better one. At some length
the reverend father described the edfyng scenes oil
the deathbed of true Christian, and amented that
in some cases Pr0testants who yearned to enter the
bosom OF the Church were deferred from doing by
which he condemned.
The sermon was able, argumentatve and elO-
quent. IL was listened to with the greatest aten
ton.