The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-29
ST. ANs,s ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

The Footprints of neutrality-suspicious., Murder
and Devastation, Seen in Paris and
Rome-The Truth Of the Holy Ghost the
Only Guidc-Sermon by Rev. Father
Hewett, Of tho Paulists.
The delicious air of balmy spring, welcoming the
dawn Of summer, cheered the hearts OF the faithful
and unfaithful yesterday. To the former 1t waited
a summons to the house OF prayer, and thther with
light foot and hopeful heart, they wended.
The fine church OF St. AIMS, on Twelfth street,
between Third and Fourth avenues, held o
large and fashionable congregation, who as.
sisted devoutly In the ceremony. A new
French mass by Madame de Grandval, for four
voices was sung. 1t is not very ambitious compost
ton, but abounds in 1ne passages something In
vcrdi's style, ford and highly wrought in parts,
but pleasing IN descriptive effect. The mass was
well sung and was accompanied by M. Duchauer
on the organ and Mss Marie Krebs on the plano.
During the ohersor5 selor sarazate played Kosssnis
exquisite "Charite" on the violin, with organ and
piano accompaniment
The sermon Of tire day was preached by Father
Hewett, Of the order OF st. raul The reverend
gentleman dwelt In opening, on the fnsidious
dangers Of intdelity which is a substitution OF
hope and charity. 1t bases itself on pre-.
ess of ure earthly ana
Towards this alone &c claims we are tending. It Is
the SUBSTITUTION OF raise philanthropy, under the
guise OF
LIBERTY, RQuALrrY AND FRATERNITY,
for the light Of the Holy Ghost. II asserted and
began itself IN the very bosom OF the Church ITSELF
Then came combination OF mOnarchS and the very
powers OF darkness to deprive tho Church OF the
wealth through which she could carry on her
works OF charity. This Is seen In the tyranny OF
the civil power over the Church and It's ministers
ending In the rejection OF Christianity, and the
trlumphal token OF complete
EMANCIPATION FROM RELIGION
has been sgnalized at last In letting loose the most
brutal of the passions. There IL now deadly war
waglng which Is the offspring OF in1delity and those
internal societies which are Internal limitations OF
the Catholic Church. All such movements, whether
from governments, kings, princes. the mob or the
press, are leveed against the head OF the Church,
Its hierarchy its Institutions, ana Its very exist
ence. But the Church h0sltateS not to condemn
these things from the start. They may look fair at
first until the work Of Satan In It ID visible to oil
Now his coven foot has been seen, and oil are aware
that he Is not an angel OF light but
DEMON OF DARKNESS.
Hide as he may he must show himself IN the alb
eurdty and obscenity OF paganism he lay concealed,
but the mask has been long since removed and It's
mOnstrosity would seem to make lCs ever having
existed doubtful. 10 Of heresy is only REQUIRES 70
in France whereat all men stand aghast seeing the
balefui influence 1t has exercised. In Rome II Is
visible also In the revolution against the author
ity of State and Church. We see the
union OF the governing power with inhdety
showing itself In those fearful acts when
seem the commencement Of the desWuct'on OF tne
world. In France shameful, abominable vice and
murder ready to imbrue itself In priests blood are
the signs OF the infleds. They have
HATED BOTH JESUS CHRIST AND NAPOLEON
and we see in the graduation OF the world at the
vengeance-terrtbe % II H-whlch overtakcs them,