The New York herald., 1870-06-06
ST. ALBiA's CHURCH.

Kissing the BOOk-InfnIlibility ana the
Real Presence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by
Rev. Father Noyes.
The threatening weather OF the early morning
having cleared OF by half.past ten A. NJ. yesterday
the faithful turned out in goody numbers to attend
high mass In 50. Adams. There was an early
eucharisttc service he'd at seven A. NJ, SO that the
number who were present later did not crowd the
church as they sometimes do on festival occasions
Whatever may BIC said against ritualism is yoiares
at least manifest degree Of outward devotion that
those VINO claim more truth and less form, more
iact and less fiction might well initiate. The bow
ihgs' ana crossings and genuhexions Of the priests
and altar servitors were all that the most
rigid Roman Catholic might desire and
the eminent success OF Father Morrill IN
this effort should entite him TO q car dinai's
me musical programme not very remarkable as it
mas been SO often presented, was as Iol0ws-"Kyrie
Int Mozart's Twelfth Mass; "Credo," Merbeck;
'Sanctus and Benedlctus," GOunod; "Agnus y
Gray; ''Gloria In Exceisis" Caikin; "0nertOry An.
them' t"I win Lift Up Nine Eyes'' The epistie and
gospel for the day were taken nom Acts H. and John
propfiateiy refer to the mission OF the Holy Ghost
among men. Father Noyes, after reading the gos-
Kissed IT, The Rev. Father Noyes preached the ser.
mon from John XIV, part OF verse l8-.IIe shall
give you another comforter, that He may abide with
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS,
sad sad he anu God VIII Judge us by our acts. The
luea expressed lit the text is necessity FOR COM
FORT and, God knows, every on OF us needs IL bad
enough. Jesus Christ needed it when He SAID to
men, 'Will ye also go awayY', and to God
"Why hast Thou forsaken me p, Because we have
souls we have sorrow which cannot be relieved
oy any earthly conorters. Cares and sorrows press
upon us from childhood to gray hairs; we cannot
keep them down however much and hard we may
Try. They weary us until we think each one that
our case is exceptional But IL Is not. the capacity
for suffering Is latent in every soul, and some day
each heart Will nave TO bear its own burden. Neither
philosophy nor human sympathy can comfort us
when those we love are laid away In the grave We
need another Comforter then, and Jesus sends the
Holy Ghost to our assistance. AS the one sun illu-
mines all the earth SO hs Holy Comforter meals the
sorrows ana lunllnes the souls OF injured hearts,
That little room IN Jerusalem where the Disciples
were gathered together on the day of Pentecost
broadened out into the Catholic Church, and
THOSE MEN AND THEIR SUCCESSORS BECAME IN
FALLIBLE,
because that Comforter has never departed, but has
continued since the soul OF the Church. And as
the body without the spirit is dead, SO the Church
cannot 1--we without The Holy Ghost. He Is the fire
OF love tnat consumes our sins the light that illu-
mines the dark places in our hearts. The indwelling
OF the Holy Ghost In the heart Of child s not more
marvellous than the existence OF Christ in the wOmb
OF Our Lady 1t Is He. the SPIRIT that regenerates us
Dy the water OF baptism and makes the bread and
the wine In the Eucharist the real cody and blood Of
CHRIST He viyifes the sacraments, that they may
WHY souls. He Is the spirit OF love that taking HIS
abode In our hearts, should make us look upon
our brother whom we see, how can we love God
whom We cannot see2 The mouth of the priest
from him.
The above sketch contains thoughts as orthodox as
the most conservative Roman Catholic could DESIRE
and that they are daily drawing believers TO them Is
evident from announcements made yesterday by
Father Morrill,. subscriptions amounting to $4,000
have been made to q building fund for the enlarge
ment OF st. Adams, and they expect to break
ground for 1t a week from this day. Donations OF
flowers or money wherewith to purchase them were
also asked. few Of the ladies were noticed with
WhltSuntde stars and crosses on their dresses, but
they did not attract much attention. The Lords
supper was administered after the sermon, and a
Euchafistfc service viii be held at seven A. M.
throughout the week. Next Sunday being Trinity
an interesting and solemn high mass will be per-.
formed,