The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27
ST. agDa.W'J CHURCH.
Religion i'm Amcrica-Decay OF Protestant-
isEi--Sprs ud OF neutrality-suspicious. by Rev.
DIR. Andcrion, CT D.biin.

Religion in Amcfica-Decay OF PROTESTANT.
isni--Sprs ud Of neutrality-suspicious. by Rev.
DIR. Andcrdon, CT Dnbiin.
One OF the great characteristics OF the Catholic
Church Is that, though It's services are always the
sane they admit Of no material variation; sill IN ~
never fail to attract generally large congregations at
the different places oil worship. There Is poetry
and beauty about them which never fails to impress
the heart elchan the feelings and. by their mystic
elevation and suggestive purity, to prompt the mind
to aim at higher and holier life inside the sacred
circle OF virtue and goodness. THIS 1t was assisted
probably, by that in ut.ye f.eng which the most OF
Catholics possess 10 attend WORSHIP IT least
week, that drew such
LARGE CONGREGATION
to st. Andrews church, Duane street, yester lay
The asies OF the sacred elice were filed almost TO
sun cation AMI q small concourse OF devout wOr
shippers Knelt and prayed outside and around each
door. high mass was celebrated By the Rev. Charles
McCready, the p0us and popular assistant pastor.
DR.. Anderdon knelt on ofie.ditu inside tn, sane
tuary during the celebration OF the mass.
Or. Anderlon mas been in this country these last
two years raising funds for The ere ton Of memo
rial chapel in London TO the late Cardinal Wiseman
Archbishop OF Westminster. II Is said that his
llbors have been crowned with emaent success.
He has collected over $4,000 since ne came TO the
United States. Dr. Anderoons life has been d s.
tinguished one IN The Old World
PROFESSOR IN OXFORD COLLEGE
England, he loiaed the band OF thinkers ana doubt
to tie Catholic Churci caused so much comment
and criticism in the religious world at the time.
After becoming convert DR.. Anderjon was offered
and accented proiessorship In the CathoIc Univer
sity, Dublin, Ireland, DR.. Newman being the pres
dent at the time. Believing he woud be OF more
service in bringing souls To God by becoming mis-
siOnary priest, he went TO London and labored hard
In that difficult aud dscouraging field under his
uncle, Cardinal Manning, successor to Cardinal
Wiseman in the See or Westminster.
After mass DR.. AnderdOn delivered q short but
pregnant discourse on his cxperienc 8 In this coun
try and It's religious prospects for The future. lie
said that alter travelling almost every State in the
Cnion and closely observ ng the strength ana work
inQs of every religious denomination, he came to
the conclusion that the Catholic was destined 10 be
THE RELIGION OF AMERICA.
He observed that whatever rea, practical religion
the pale OF the Catholic Church. Tue religion Of
the innunerabe OTHER denominations which were
included in the general term PrJtestantism was OF
the most impractical kind ana only existed IN the
imagination Nor did they ever attempt TO reduce
TIE WEAKNESS OF PR3TE5TANTIsM
and the cause its ultimate decay. 1t Il noticeable
already, ana has been noticed by those interested
that the days Of Professionalism in America are num-
IL up and stay Its lail Tor some tine longer. The
preacher then referred ID the relative Strength AID
Fraa 81 eeao AMONG mo te f GERMAN ana
disparaging the zeal or detracting from the credit
due the German ana French he would say that the
were attributable to the intense fervor aad InIelll-
gent Zeal Of
THE IRISH CATHOLICS.
No matter where he met an Irshlnan in his travels
through the States, he found good Catholic, ana
one who was ever ready TO ASST and support any
thing intended to advance the cause Of God and fur
ther the interests OF religion.
In conclusion Dr.. Anterior remarked that as II
was III ST. Anlrcw's he first spoke after coming to
America, he wished TO speak there last, he ore his
return home He had one thing Ia particular to say
to them.-he would earnestly advise them " abstain
from all
INTOXICATING DRINKS.
Drunkenness was their greatest social enemy, and
also the greatest enemy OF CathOcity. Alter invok
ftfs OuttNfxA n
aaec.ionate farewell. Much emotion was man tested
b. the congregation.