The New York herald., 1871-10-30
ST. STEPHENS ROMAN CATHOLIC eagaca.

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. McGlynn-Naturc
and Grncc-The Things That Are C@sar's
and the Things That Arc God's-SaIvntiOn
In the World.
For the first time Banchi's mass IN was sung at
Stephens church yesterday morning, with excellent
accompaniment, by the accomplished organist OF
the church, Mr.. Danforth. The mass was rendered
In most creditable style by the full choir the dlcut
solos Of the sGlora' and the "Credo being nnely
rendered by Miss Emma HowsoR. Miss Benzeger
and Signor Bianci At the odertory Miss Howson
| sung
AN AVE MARIA
| with an exquisite grace, pathos and finish, which
showed that this lady is entitled to hold place
among church singers not often attained even by
leading operate artists Taken altogether the sing
ing yesterday at this church was unexceptionaly
good. The attendance al church was. usual. very
large the customary brilliancy beauty and fash.
ION characterlZtng IL.
High mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father
McCready, and after the first gospel the Rev. DR..
McGlynn read the gospel OF the day, from the
twenty chapter of Matthew, and the eplstle,
from the first chapter of Paul to the Corinthians.
He said that in the epistle Paul still continued to
exh0rt the faithful to continuance in the grace OF
God, and even though they had been conveI ted and
were followers OF Christ still the Apostle was zeal
GUS for the perseverance OF these people, thus show
Ing by mis- counsel how necessary 1t was to persevere
In the grace OF G0d. The preacher tnen associated
the gospel OF the day with his previous remarks,
and proceeded TO explain
THE OFT-QUOTED sCRIPTURAL PHRASE,
"Give unto Caesar the things that belong to Cesar,
and TO God the things that belong to God." 1t was
to be deduced from tnis-nOt that there were GER
tain things which to the world alone belonged, and
certain things which should be offered 10 GOd but
lnat n N the aarS OF e due attention should be
sion however, that God was the Supreme Being
ruling over heaven and earth. Our Lord made the
reply above cited in ans ver to the tempting ques-
ton OF the Phafisees who, having seen His works,
the miracles He had performed and having heard
HIS divine utterances, endeavOred to get Him to
say something which might come IN antagOnism
with the laws OF the State and thus to procure TOR
Him punishment or to test the claims He advanced
Tor his divinity. so lar from our Lord intending to
inculcate that
THE WORLD WAS sEPARABLE FROM THE ETERNAL
FUTURE
or from the omnlpotent sway Of the Father, even
He paid tribute Tor Himself and the Chief apostle
that purpose. Without entering into the vexed and
intricate subject OF the relationship which should
considered in more edifying manner on the present
occasion by renecng little on the duties OF life and
~ e Wor Wos Of w a
that certain philosophers mad a0ored hard to prove
that there was no sucn being as God; that the world
was in itself q complete whole. needing no Infinite
hand either lOr Its creation or for its protection.
These men. in all the flush OF health OF mind and
body, advanced their impi0us doctrines with little
fear and denied all that did not conincide with
what they cal reason. But It is plain thar the
themselves, when bowed down by
THE INFIRMITY OF THEIR NATURES
often been led to fee from the Christian tenderness
shOwa them In their sunerngs that tue kind duties
undertaken by friends must have been prompted by
some more sacred feeling than mundane motives
could supply. Their belief would lead to
the conclusion that SO far as the duties OF society
are concerned the social fabric depended merely
upon kind OF compact. for which, however, there
could be no authority, and as there was no author
Laws would consequently only bind when the
offender was caught offending and should necessa-
rily have no e1ect and be In no way binding in
themselves. Doctrines OF this sort would undermine
the whole natural world and destroy the only one
there we're aunes WINCH n oWse to
themselves and to each other, and these were
o the ey i under Ras tine
written on the hearts OF men as ndelibly as
the commandments written on the tablets on Sinai.
These were the Christian duties which were taught
by religion under the guidance OF God, which had
produced civilization as II is. and without which
barbarsm should take the place Of the great COM
mon charity which
BINDS MANKIND TOGETHER.
The preacher continued to explain how IL was
that many of these duties should be performed ami
how the objection was mere seeming one, which
said that IN order to be religious and endowed with
OF the world aud coisier themselves for prayer 1t
was not necessary to lead the life OF recluse that
assume
DENURE EXTERIOR.
In order TO please God. There was impressed on
the consciences Of men In the past and In the pre-
sent that divine breath which ever worked its soil.
tary healing IN every troubled doubling. In the
weakness OF human nature perfection was 1mpos-
sibie, but the voice that ever called from wayward
paths and pointed 10 the one sure road sanctioned by
the Almighty coudnot be stllled, and its whisper.
lnas were to be heard that unerring guide which
steers men safely to DO Gods Will. The Savours
invitations TO rest In His justice, His love and His
mercy, with the means left by Him to help sinners,
forbade the presumption that the word was place
in which mems souls were certain to be lost Tor
trials are not sins and struggles often only purify
He who loved God and His neighbor. whose heart
expanded with charity fol all and In whose con-
uQn1 no faor
the world