The New York herald., 1871-12-01
OBsERVAyCES IN TIE CHURCHES.


Sermon by Father Preston-:.rafi;ude 70 the
AImis shty y-Ausagan'sm Between the World
and the Catholic Churc!i-Tbo fmblic ScaOcl
Qaestion.
st. Patrick's Cathedral was densely crowded
Yesterday. large portion OF the congregation
was composed OI the members OF the CATHOLIC
Union OF New York, an assoc ati0a organized for
PRAYER, vigilance and mutual encouragement and
edi1cation. and for the defence OF the Church and
her Institutions. rne interior Of Tho halowcd edit
1ce presented . very Impressive appearance, and
the ceremonies wore, as usaa Iuc.ed with great
s0lemnlty. Al halr-past ten O'CLOCK solemn nigh
mass was commenced, the Very Rev. DR.. Stars
0llcatng rs ceicorant; the Rev. Father Deay, del-
con; the Rev. Father McNamee SUI deacon, ana tho
Rev. Father kearIey master OF ceremonies. .ilInc
following ciergimen occupied seats in the sane
tuary:-The Rev. Father O'Rc,lly, Rev. Father
Mcayoy. Rev. Father Aea y. Rev. Father Donneiiy
AMI Rev. Father Cassan. At the conclusion OF the
>nrs gospc the Rev. Dr. Preston asceaded the pull
PIT und prea hod
LEsOTuENEp SERMON,
taking hrs text from st. Matthew X, Ie-2o-" "Bc-
hod send you forth as sheep In tho midst or
wolves; be ye therefore wise scrpents ana simple
as doves" Toe reverend gentleman went on ~ sa'
that they had ASSEMBLED before tae molly altar OF
God. following the ruies and pIaisewortiy recam-
mendation oil the state Authority, and met with
tncir c,iow couatrymen TO give tnlnis 20 Almighty
COD the Dumetous blessings or Has provi-
dence. The sccuri,y oil the county IN al
tnat made 1t nO0e the security or the,r
own lives and OF the precious privileges which they
mad iunelitea from tne.r fathers dependea upon
that God who was the autE0r Of ali good. They
re,occd therefore, that In the midst oi multiplied
evils and errors widespread throughout The iand,
there WIS TINS I'll acKno SiedgmenC OF God aud hii
wise providence. PraiSe ana thanks to HIN. hen,
VINO hai SEM down upon the land fruitful rain anu
increased the narvests Praise % Hun wn) had Kept
the ,escnce from the border. Peace ana prosperity
were stall theirs, and with Iils own Almighty
hand He rei i.arlns the rava5cs OF devastating
civil war. Anu win tner praise ami thanksgiving
let Their prayers ascend 10 God, who ruled IN
heaven, that while he SIN raised and favored the
and. lie wouad lead their Fellow oountrynen 10 eter
nal salvaion They had Also thanks 10 renaer W ina
God wno mad redeemed tneD. He mad scat Nls
apOstolc misSoa iries to their shores 10 gather
tnoin 10 God lie had through lne.n, oDencd to me
word the treasure Is Coitdinel IN Cnrl,t tue Kc-
aeemer. They nu eve.l IN these days OF tilal mucn
Cause to tnAhK uOd Via wilile
CHuRcl HAD SUFFERED
oulwardly tnat wal, aas1ns ana peo.tes had for.
wan pcroccuAOns, stall, At Lne same tnc she Was
sitOnlef anu cnar.cte.ilel Nv more unity IN ia.tn
tnah Tor many genera Ions past. it was truta ior
| whica they s..9uid rcnaer God thanks. lhey had
also to render thanks 10 Gud tnat they VI tho
Catholic Union were Lerlnilted To meet together IN
| tnat na.lo we'd temple sacred 70 the memories OF
tneT laiin Ii tnis METROPOLITAN city oi me ueW
tru.h and swear their lain IN lsaglc
offensive and detensiye for CHRIST AID
tneir heats and o. Ineir hands Insy might give
support +, nun wno was tue .lclr ol The Eternal
Judge Oi Man. While the holy Father oi the ialLn.
iul was o captive around the tOnlD ol tue molly
Apostles, whie ,le 5licryd an act o INJUSTICE sucn
a. tlis word nad hardly before s.en .ney were not
Oh injustice; lhcy col,d not sand IN thelr pa 1cs
| qaieily. Witlolt viOlilas any law o. the iani,
\ n VITA their SttOlp ncdCts
evcn witn tner ha1us IN defence ol Cnrlst anu ais
manifestation oil iils worth mat ho nignt place
before tnem the necessity OF true and many action
and tnat lie might possible. ilcite tneh 70 more
divine Lord in the Gospel. Fiat wnicn they be-
Judge Himseli had loretod. tie had predicted that
aIta.0nlsm wnich had existed, now existed and
"'''N ''>'I HIS APOSTLES AND THE WORLD,
and never at any pcrioi OF time wa. ine church OF
God tree rom Inc attacks o. ner adversares: said
as sheep in the mdt Of wolves To be the victims OF
rapacous generations. BE prepared or great sac:
rInces. Remember tnat was hated and the world
sila / hate you BE therefore prepared ior the ia.
tired OF mankind" Inc reverend gentleman then
elOqucntiy reviewed the history O the church from
the oil Peter detailing the continued perse
cutions II mad success uiy wltnstooa: That the
knew, tnat for the last nineteen centuries 1t
was upon the record that there had been constant
prosecutions which marked the progress 0i the
Chulcn hundreds OF years ago were continued TO
the Man OF SIN. should come. In TINS niue-
!eenth century thsre was not q nation on
tue defender Of the Church OF God. For
their own country he ieared there was not much TO
in the waks OF those OF other nations. WHAT was
religion without Christ? Where was the Gospel
without the iiedeemert And II the marks OF Cal Is.
tanlty could not rccognl- ed there reason to
lear that tnis natIon great and glorious aS II was,
han taken It's stand III iav0r Of nbdety ana pagan
ism. Having thoroughly discussed the question OF
governments III connection with relglon me rever.
end gentleman proceeaed to show lnat nations were
bounu ny the law OF God and the principles OF mo-
rality. Ii an Individual couid not s,eat MS neig1-
bors goods no more could patton. IL nation
appropriated what did not rlgntlnlly belong to it
that nation was tnle:. lie called attention tv
THE POSITION OF TIE HOLY IAThEa.
the faith III head and spiritual sovereign OF Two hun
dred millions Of Christians Goa mad given nun a
prnclpaIty more sacred than any on eartn; so
small that 1t wou.d not excite the envy OF his
neishbors, yet large enough assert MS inde-
pendence as pastor oil christi nock. But III tnls
that principallty wilnout Christian nation rising
TO protest against the outrage. Why was that not
ts 1t was nothing more than the sign o. tile age
and Its degcneracy. The reverend gentleman subse
I quently alluded at some length TO the que ton Of
| public schools coDtendlng that the state had no
right to take The cld from It's parents anI educate
nm woma a INC "ect - oi dn0r ,o
from educailon and 80 TO bring up race Of infide
children without knowing any GOO. Another sign
| OF the antagonism between the world and the
church was the public press. He would be The last
10 restrict the liberty OF the press, but u was con-
stdutiy Set'lHk OiGi uDoug tneiI uOV
glon. Even the OF history could not be written
without a certain cOortng, and subjects were con-
unuaiiy syS@-en eef concernlng when the writers
knew nothing. They 0iscusseu questions cf theQlo
gy aud facts OF history, and spread OUT their dis
cussons before the public without having even
freely But why was the Churcn thus perseculedY
lie could only say again. as ever that 1t was repe.
tllon OF the cross
THE INCARNATE SAVIOUR
nailed 10 the lgn0nlnlous by the world. II was
the fallen angel against God and His Christ the
reverend xcnucman nAVlny AuVerted
methods adopted TO rdcule the Church and invelgie
It's children into indelty concluded MS sermon Dy
addressing o few words 10 the members OF the
Catholic Cnion, urging them TO make no compro.
mise with the spirit OF their faith There must be
answering lcalty. Let them train up their children
In honor OF Coz and In obedience TO the govern
ment. Let the principles OF truth be disseminated,