The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-07
NEW JERSEY CHURCHES.
ST. PETERS CHURCH, JERSEY CITY.

Sermon by Father Glackmeyer, =. j., ON the
Life Of st. Ianntius-The Life nrd Mission
of a Jesuit.
A solemn high mass was celebrated In St. Peters
church. jersey City, at harpast ten O'Clock, Father
Beaudevin being ceebrant, with Father Renaud,
deacon, ana Mr.. Jerge, sub.deacon The sermon
was preached by Father Glackmeyer, who an
nounced that the festival Of st. gnatus OF Loyola,
founder OF the Society OF Jesus, was celebrated on
that day. The festival proper fell on last Monday,
but to add greater soemnity to the celebration the
Fathers had liked on the sunday following. The
text of the sermon was from the First Episle TO
Timothy, sixth chapter and twelfth verse
'.FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
of faith, lay hold OF eternal life, whereuntO thou art
called" Tne preacher then proceeded to give an
epItome OF the life Of Ignatlus. When he resolved
to abandon the world and devote himself to the
vice OF MS Great Master he remained for days in
communion with the Holy Ghost. and he
WROTE THAT MEMORABLE BOOK
known as the spiritual Exercises OF ST. Ignatus,-
which book, as ST. Francis de Sales says. converted
more souls than there are letters in it.. He saw
EUROPE OyERRUN WITH HEREsY.
He went forth from village to village. His words
cooling breeze and the welcome shower to those
whose hearts are parched with thirst and heat. He
had not received a classical education, which would
enable him to receive the order OF priesthood, but
no obstacle viii stop him.
he PERsEVERES AND PUSHES ON
In his determination to found the order Of the
Society OF Jesus In carrying out this purpose he
was not ONLY saint but a genius. He threw his
eagle eye around him even while studying his the
ology. DO You not see III the career OF this great
man how God prepares His children for the great
work which he designs to accomplish? In the
deavors OF Ignatlus to establish the order there
were many obstacles, but he pushed along and over
came them all. 1t about the middle or The SIX
teenth century. About eight years before was born
Martin Luther. Europe was nvused;
AFFAIRS WERE TORN DOWN;
n n a liz sto 90
was the mission winch Ignatus charged upon him.
and perslstently carried out. GU will find the
Fathers everywhere-ln England, In America, In
Germany in Japan, in China EVERYWHERE YOU ind
them giving battle to the enemy ana staying the
pillows OF heresy. The whole lie OF the Jesuts is
comprised III the medltati0ns Of their Father Igna-
thus. he Keeps them for years in meditation. He
does not allow them 10 perform many exterior acts,
but he prepares them III the
CRuoBLE OF MEDITATION,
that they may be strolg and healthy. He has his
object III view meanwhile ana 1t Is only alter sew
enteen years oil obscure aborS That they clothed
with the full prerogatlves OF priesthood. Then and
then only they Gold that they to go abroad
PREACH AND WORK AND Toll,
and In fine, TO live for nothing else than Christ
cited. While Others are travelling the world over
these men are leaving their homes surrender
ing their own viii and going abroad in
fulhlment OF their mission to the utter
every Cline Travel from Canada TO the most
sOutnerlv point or Soutn America and you Will find
them pursuing their work with unnagging energy.
You viii find them perhaps
PERIsHING IN THE ARID FORESTS
OF Brazil. And now what is the lesson we are to
learn from the life OF ST. lgnatiusY Remember that
you VINO are entrusted to our care have duty III
perform. You must correspond TO the instructions
impaired to YOU from this altar you must pursue
steadily the path marked ont Tor you; you must, IN
fine, practise good works while adhering to your
faith that M last you may arrive al the goal OF
eternal happiness. t.-t