The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28

Tho Church Not Medical Doctor-supersti.
tiOus Comic ence Not Ts BE Entertained
Sermon by Rev. Aired Young.
Owing probably to the extreme heat there was
but slim attendance at st. Paul's Roman Catholic
church, in West Flfty-nnth street. yesterday morn.
Ing. After the first Gospel Father Young assembled
the altar steps and read the Gospel Of the day &C.
cOrding 10 St Luke xvii, 11-l6, in which the
Apostle relates how Jesus Christ miraculously cured
ten lepers. The reverend gentleman took for his
text the fourteenth verse-"GO show yourselves TO
the prlests And 1t came 10 pass. as they went, they
were made clean"
My dear brethren when our Saviour performed
this miracle He nd IL for two reasOns-one 10 sh Ow
HIS divine authority ana the other to incucate the
obedience we owe to the priests or representatives
Of Him on earth. The doctors OF the church have
agreed that this leprosy typical OF the leprosy
OF sin and the sending OF them TO The priests was
done TO show that they alone possess the power on
earth to cleanse them OF 1t, e mas said 'what.
sOever you shall bind on earth shall be bound In
heaven, aud whatsoever you shall loose on earth
shall be loosed In heaven"
In regard to this matter propose addressing you
this morning. True religion must be OF divine
origin If 1t Is not 1t must be false. The Jewish re-
lgon, which existed when our Lord cane upon
earth, was OF divine origin. The Mosaic law by
which they were governed was received IRON Him.
as any one familiar viii the history OF
THIS WONDERFUL NATION
must know. When lie came on earth He did so to
Improve extend and maze still more divine this re-
EGion. When He spoke tie did so as God, and what
he taught was Of divine origin.
The Catholic religion Il tle only one having the
boldness TO claim mat she is OF divine origin. Moses
and the prophets in The Old Testament and tue
ana taught that 'sucn was their opinions or that
'that was what they thought" No, indeed; they
heaven was but this world on higher scale, why
then, perhaps 1t would be all very wei for you 70
trust to sc ence and your own skill and knowledge
But it Is nothing of the sort; It ts something be-
yond the power OF the Imagination OF to realize
what 1t is. "ESe hath not seen nor hath the ear
heard nor haLh II enerad INTO me heart OF man to
conceive the glory thaI nat, God hath preparoi
time especially 1t beno0ves ali Catholics to
LISTEN 70 THE TEAcHiSGs OF THE CHURCH
preachIngs OF the word, inc nesn the devil pub
llshed every Gay IN Tie goddess newspapers and
VIII oh you eagerly read.
You are asked to assert yo1r Independence, 20
JOIN bands Of men formed INTO secret sOcieties plot
the overthrow OF the State TO nurran for union
and liberty OF the peOpes; give up the sign tie
Cross for the secret grip and the caballstc pass
neighbor. Trus, more TO the science ana advance
Tent OK the age and you may SUI remain a good
Catholic or COCA Protestant, or aood Mohammeian
so they will tell you, II YOU Will joln their secret
societies. and mus berd with attn els indels.
Beware, and stand firm; ''seek irst the kingdom
or God ana His justice, and all these things snail
be aided unto you" II man ~ sick the priest ls
invited 10 call upon him friend and listen TO his
story o. his pains and aches: DuC, though the
hand of death be already laid pom INN, he - re.
queseJ not 10 be too biuIt In speaking Of the things
OF another world.
Come beseecn y0u all, to the foot OF the cross,
ami there You Will Ind peace; come TO the clergy
men your pastors, who are Cnrsts repro sentarives
on earth, and they will cJlsoie You. The Church
can neal your ailments, both spiritual ana bodily,
but yOu must not have
/ suPERsrirIOJs CONFIDENCE,
and while neRIecting all human remedies and sEl,
try to wnng from her cure wnic at the same time
you have been dieobeyIng some OF ner com mantis
You must have frm abiding faith, lest you be ike
the CITY OF Nazareth wDee Jesus Christ brou mt
up, and where We told there was 10 little Iaith
that our Saviour refused to manifest His power
there.
When misfortune comes upon you and injustice is
hard 10 bear, when the right IL hard to discover,
when sickness and tribuaton fan upon you, go TO
your pastog and confide your trouble to him: 90 TO
confession, aud, kneeinG IN the shadow OF MS up
lifted consecraed land, will nnd peace and
camness: sweet peace viii come TO you and NIL
your hearts-a peace such as the world cannot give.