The New York herald., 1871-12-04
The First Sunday of Advent at the
Catholic Churches.
Laying the Corner Stone Of a Cath
olic Church in Brooklyn.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

OR. Hepwsrth ON Hereditary Transmissiou-
He Believes In "a Eali of Somc Kind and at
Some Timc."
HE. Hepworth's text was taken from Matthew
XIII. s1-s2: -"wherefore be yc witnesses among
yourselves tnat are the children OF them which
killed the prophets. Fill We up, then, the measure
OF your fathers" These words, said Mr.. Hcpworth,
are partly defiant and partly sad. The Master did
not fear anything which the Hebrew hypocrites
could do he knew the stun they were made or
and was perfectly aware that the bad blood which
they exhibited was moral taint transmitted to
them from their ancestors The Hebrews had never
treated their prophets with any consideration
They we're a stiff necked and rough handed people,
When excited their rage knew no bounds and In
stead OF resorting to the mder measures OF the law
to redress their grievances they took the law into
their own hands. and sent the poor victim OF their
prejudices 10 heaven BY erecting q cross on the
highway and mailing him thereto. But how could
He help being sad that lie should Himself suffer
such fate from people whom He sought 10 bless ?
No wonder that He shrunk within Himself when he
saw the mob STOPPING TO PICK up the very stones
with which they had Killed the prophets In order to
pe Him TO death
tRe story In at care 10 deal this morning, but with
the principle THAI Is suggested. That principle Is
like son.n The TRANSMISSION or certain Qualities or
tendencies OF character Is fact which has very
WVeet bearing on
u Is sumclently evident to every observing mind
that the man OF TO-DAY is not the man VINO cane
from the hands OF God. ! should be very sorry to
believe that TINS selfish, War-loving cruel tempted
and passionate creet1fre was just what God made
him or what the Almighty intended him 10 be-
There has been fall soineume, Of some kind.
This Is acknowledged in the natural theology OF
every people; In the revealed theology Of Christians
story Of crea. temptation and Of actual dis.
%iia rs gable you enas nsua in see ruins nUass Wns
s,,,.S0 rs broken p'Is.s lying IN hsapeaSP
hesitate to say, Tnis building bas suffered damage
from the hands OF It's puilder. say the same of
man. He Is not In normal &C ndltion. lie has had
tumble, and now our basness is TO recover as far
Angels VIII have angelic children and devils will
have children with dcvlllsD impulses. On this fact
the whole of Darwln's theory Is based. Qualities.
be they good or bad, can be inherited from fatner
or mother. TINS Is true OF mans body Have You
q certain point but when at that particular point
began to iali away with some fell disease have
seen
WHOLE FAMILIES SWEET OFF
IN this manner. The iatner mother had the seeds
OF the trouble in them aud their children paid the
penalty. low true II IL that cultivated and refined
parents apt To have children who have naturally
refined tastes So dencaiely bnt truly do the laws
0l nature impress Tie qualities OF the father upon
the boy. and or the mother upon the girl. Some.
times peculiar superstition or hallucnatfon WIN
seems 10 waste away. Well, what is true OF body
and mind is stiil more forclpy true OF soul. Moral
qualities reappear. The man OF the world is apt
~ nave worldly children. moral scnstlvencss or
stohdlty is pretty sure to transmit tsel. The girl
OF drunken mother sips rum as the girl OF good
parenage drinks milk. The debaUched father pays
The penalty OF his guilt In the shriveled ana puny
body or MS boy To te born OF crime Is to insure
career OF crime Five Points fathers and mothers
beget Five Points chIldrcL Aristotle tells Of man
who. being remonstrated wnh for beating mis- father
replied, my father beat bis father and his father
beat his. 1t runs In the iamilyn
Now, was there ever q stronger argument Tor good
living The awful question comes up, Can we insure
and healthy bodies anu sound minds and sensitive
moral natures? Most assuredly we can. PTay what
was
THg SERMON on TIE MOUNT
preached Tor II not 10 teach us exactly thatf What
did God send Christ into the world for II not 10 re-
deem US from JUS. such fatal sins as those have
spoken or WHAT are all these churches build.
ing for except 10 enforce and empha-
size CHRISTIAN oeiigstionsy Is religion sci.
OF all. That Is It's primary object. But its second.
arr object must Dol be lost sight OF. In saving you
II saves all who come from your loins. If you will
DC pure aud true, noble and chiyaiTous, trusting
and aithful II you Will curb your passions and with
yourselves from misery here and hereafter and
by the you VIII do great deal toward saw
ing your chdten. lf II Is true that pointer or q
setter dog VIII surely transmit lis own wonderful
peculiarly 10 It's osprlug, now much more true Is
Il that inc moral qualities Of those who 10 be
born to-day latent In The bodies and hearts OF
our men and women. CoDsecrate young and you
scatter seed which VIII produce plentiful harvest.
Loosencss legcts looseness, aud the prayers ami
the faith and The love which maze
YOUR LIVE BEAUTIFUL
will throw sllnting ray far down into the future
anu bless lhosc whom you Will never see