New-York tribune., 1870-11-29
THE FORTY HOUES' DEFOTIOE Ar 81.
STEPHENS.

This service still continues. The Blessed
Sacrament is exposed three days for the alteration Of
the people, aordng opportunity OF special grace ana
blessing At an early hour Sunday morning upward Of
1900 persons received Holy Communion, among whom
were 900 men embers OF society attached
TO the church, up the altar III solid paanx.
The sermon by the Rev, DR.. McGlynn was a long and
elo0uent discourse the 9Th chapter OF ST. John ATTN
and remaining verses. The preacher argued That orr
Lord Jesus Christ came down from heaven not only to
be expiaory victim for the sins Of mankind, but also
in fulGnent Of ancient prophecy, to be ga priest for
ever after the order Of Melchisedcc"-Nclchsedec,
WHO offered up bread ana wne instead Of the usual
ro OF the blood OF bulls and coatsthus ypfyDg the
uublOody sacrifice offered our own altars-and yet
when he had to his and said to them In Judea
" the bread OF life, any man eat OF this bread he
shall live forever and the bread that will give Is my
flesh which will give for the life Of the world" His
own people offended, because they had expected
some material good, something like the mama winch
God rained down from heaven. Many OF His dis
cipcs also following their rcason instead OF the
higher wisdom which fICIn HIM " went back from
sun lie did not plain away those fOrcihc and myS
terous words the contrary, He repeated them The
prophet Muiachias had announced the pure poess sac
OF the to the going down, my name s great
flee and there is offered my name clean oblatons,
saith the Lord Of Hosts" David also said: :" Ihe lord
forever after the order OF Mecsedcc" Our Lord is the
pcs forever offering the clean obation. He has sworn
Tor mans virtue mans faith mans selffacrifee.
bat in spite OF mans baseness, mans incrcdu-
he ' the ," daily spiritual foad Of suffering human,
ty., Remembering how when Jesus Christ =, asked Red
Peter answered, Lord, to whom SHAH we 60 Thou
hast the words OF eternal life" Let MS not he like The
~ hi. Asr "a ear I" Or like the d,.nes who weaied
and went away, let hA among lie faithful fewlet
Ia s Is onr ord sI and % our G Sd We have in ascaton
tls article Of faith, which is to many hard doc,
rn,p"ut erhteen centnries. We have the testimony
Of those who witnessed His last win and testament ON
human love- He pondcred the best f for men, then
Instituted that mystic banquet, and, after entering
His Father, " He took bread into His holy hands
and blessed and brake and gave Il to His Disciples say
but 10 receive He gave for there was no longer time
for discussion quesuOna that was at an end; they
time after, st. Paul wrote: Let no man eat without
first proving himself, lest he take dlmnation to himself
His apostles the repositories of His doctrine. He
joined them, DO tins in remembrance OF me- VIVA,
He did-take bread into their consecrated hands,
bless it,, aud eat. The Apostolic Church does this
oblafon" is offered up. Do we adore the
bread and wnei DO adore what hold In my hands
this divine food which sinks into our hearts and souls
become with Him. infinitely nearer than the Jew,
of old who pressed round Him, and touched the hem OF
His garment. The Apostolic Church participated In the
first Mass on the night before the sacrnce ot oaHary
may receive the last Holy Communion perhaps In pre-
paration of tine final Judgment. Nations may be over
THROWN thrones laid In the dust shrnes and temples
deoatd and destroyed yet from the ashes phenir
faith will triumphant bearing aloft tins sacra-
men OF love TO and distant lands wherever there
Is aching sinful heart in this world ~ comfort or
to save.
II s stimulate, to faith that the Church
offers the Devotion of the Forty Hours Let as make the
most OF this of Detaching ourselves from
the yain persbing things Of time let draw nearer TO
Him who Himself 10 US that We might live forever
And let the involuntary unbceyer bring here his doubts
let him desire to believe aud he viii believe Ask and
ye shall reoive, seek and yo shall hnd"-for here upon
our atnr Is the Lord waiting TO be entreate desiring 10
DO loved. Aud lie is called Emmanuel-God VITA Us