The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-23
9 ZURICH OF ST. CHARLES BoaRonEo.

Mission Of tho Redemptionist Fathers-Ser.
mon by the Rev, Father Henning ON the
True Church-CrfiicisM Upon tie secss,
During the past fortnight mission BY the Re-
demptionist Fathers has been in progress at the
Church OF st. Charles Borromeo The reverend gen.
tlemen conducting this mission are Fathers Grimm,
Hennlng, Rathke, Gross, Spur and Wayrck. Each
morning during the mission there has been mass at
hafpast five halpast eight O'Clock; in the even
ing, halfpast seven, spiritual Instruction; and
LESSONS been heard long there any one
In the church to approach the tribunal of penance
ThA attendance at these religious exercises has been
very large, the numbers seeking admission to the
church being far In OF the ordinary extent Of
the accommodation 1t affords. Ia the ensuing week
the MISSION which ia to close on Sunday next will
be exclusively for the benefit OF men.
Yesterday morning the chur Oh as filled to over.
flowing, the passage leading from the principal en-
trance to the altar being crowded by persons who
coulo not md seats. High mass was celebrated by
the Rev. Fa Their McGovern, and after the Gospel the
Rev. Father Hennlng proceeded to give the dis
course OF the day, taking his text from the well
known words OF The Holy Scrptures-.tSeek first
the kingdom Of God and all things else will be given
THE FIRST DUTY OF MAN.
according to these words OF their dear Saviour was
That end was supernatural-that was to say, the
knowledge Of II did not lie within ones reason. To
i necessary
supernatural strength to natural weakness and
THE LAST END OF NAN
could not be gained without the agency OF God on
the one hand and the agency OF man on the other.
Religion was nothing else but the united efforts OF
God on the one hand and man on the other for the
attainment Of mans last end. Every man to gain
his last end was bound to have religion. He must
accept from the hands of God Inc truths revealed by
God and he must cooperate with the grace given to
FALSE SYSTEM OF RELIGION
could not furnish man with that supernatural
afra nofh- MT urf m
When we speak Of religion we meantr religion
not religion conceived by man, but given to us by
God. There was but one true rellgion-that was the
religion Of Jesus ChTist-because IN Jesus Christ
alone was found the two agencies necessary for the
God and perfect man, ana he united the two agencies
Of God and man In one and the same person. There
THE DIVINE AGENCY AND THE HUMAN AGENCY
which necessary for the attainment OF our last
end were most perfectly united in Jesus Christ
was the true religion, and every other religion was
false religion. But where did they find the Chris
saI DIS OF Christian denominations each calling itself
the Christian religion. They said, .Come, embrace
eper II @ o% w me
dark as regarded that question: MOI at al They
h he means Of deciding what was the religion OF
J, IS Christ. Among those many thousands who
direred from the Catholic Church there was DIM.
Guilty In discovering where the Church Of Christ
ter. He knew very well that the religion to which
he belonged was the true religion. He was con-
VlDCeQ OF tnlS Dy
NO IMAGINARY ARGUMENT,
but he full well knew that the Catholic Church Of
the nineteenth century could trace Its history the
days Of the Apostles through an unbroken success
sion. The Protestant could not say the same thing.
He might 20 back to the sixteenth century; there
everything became dark, and further than that he
could not 90. What was the consequences Doubts
sprang up In his mind; these doubts became posi-
tiv" and he became an unbeliever, because his
RET IN would not allow nm the true course.
re reverend gentleman then PROCEEDED to show
Cha II was
IMPOSSIBLE roB TRUTH TO CHANGE.
1t was true everywhere and at all times that two
ana two made four. BY no process OF reasoning
could 1t be proved that two and two made only
three and half. SO 1t with truth
Is never !. changed aud could never be
changed. Men were constantly changing their
politics. To-day they were whios, tomorrow they
would be tories next week they would be demo-
Drats; the week alter republicans. France few
months ago was an empire; to-day to all appear
anoa aha u a ropuplc. Prussia q short tune since