The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-19
ST. PATRICK'S R0i7iN CATHOLIC (ATHE.
DRM.
Sermon the Unity of the Church by
Father rJcNaMee.

Father iIcNauee.
The heavy rain storm OF yesterday morning had
something TO do In diminishing the usually large at
tendance at the principal mass OF the day In the
Cathedral However, there were good many pre-.
sentin spite OF the weather, and the devotions SUI
fered nothing In The absence Of q crowd.
The music OF the mass was Mercadante's and It is
hardly necessary 10 say it was well and even brl-
lantly rendered. Mr.. Gustave Smith presided at
the organ, wnch. gEaef nl,,s pructised hand, vas
made eloquent with sweet sounds, and received
most efficient assistance from the choir, comprising
Mme Chome, soprano; Mrs. Unger, alto; MIR. Henry
Scnmitz tenor, and Mr.. Freiling, basso. The aux
ilary force OF the choir not SO large az II gen.
orally Is, but what was on hand did excellent
service After the first gospel the cele-
brant, Father Kearncy, retired TO the right
OF the altar and Father hcNamee assembled
the pulpit, where after giving forth the customary
church notices he selected text from the fifteenth
chapter OF ST. Luke-"What man a.s.o.s Tcc;i hath
hundred sheep, &C., and proceeded to speak on
the unity VI the Catholic Church as recently evi.
denced IN the celebration VI the Popes jubilee all
over the world.
Jesus Christ mad two objects In view In coming on
earlh-to open the way OF salvation, and TO teach
US by word and by example how to i've. The FIRST
he accomplished by his death, ana the second he
practised and pointed out so plainly to his disciples
that
THEIR DUTY AND THEIR WORK
WORK. that OF teaching His people how Ia live. The
doctrine aud the methods were made clear, and the
teaching was 10 continue from generation 10 gene.
ration 10 the end Of time. for this OBJECT he estab
lished Church on earth, Win which lie promised
10 dwell unto the consummation OF Gil things. His
disciples received from Hin the command, "Go,
teach all nations = and In conformity with this d.
vine injunction they went forth TO tue ends OF the
earth spreading the Gospel OF Jesus among men or
ALL NATIONS, RACES AND TONGUES
mus II y mat Today we Ind the Catholic Chnrch
spread all over tue world and It's affairs raised IN
homage 70 Tue living God as wei! amid the wilds vi
Iartary rs III the ancient civilization Of Rome. The
lounder OF TINS church Ioresaw that In the future
numerous lalse Judges OF doctrine would arise
false ltgnts, seeking 10 lead the unwary and the
credu.ouS astray-and He resolved TO leave with
His Churcn such marx OF It's dylne orgin as would
tell TO remotest ages the one He selected as HIS
own, ana when lie planted m me beginning on a
ROCK, against which the gates of hell nor the powers
OF earth should not prevail. lie left II
THE MARX OF UNITY.
the one grand distinguishing Characteristic when
none other than the Catholic Church possesses.
Aud as an illustration OF this unity, which IL as
ndestructDle the heavens, because hat III origin
Is divine, witness the celebration Of the PoLiln's
Jubllee witness its MISUNDERSTANDING around
tue earth, ana celebrated with the same hymns II
thanksgy ng IN Japan and China "a IN Mexico and
the United States. In the conederacy OF lnde-
pendent churches nothing Of TINS Kind can be
shown, because the spirit OF Christ dwelieth
not among tnem, aad their Christianity Is but a
hollow, tinseled shan-a deluson that controls the