The New York herald., 1871-11-20
RELIGIOUS.
Yesterdays Services and Sermons
in the metropolitan and
Suburban Churches.
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Of the
Church of the Pilgrims.
A Letter from DR.. Storrs on Re-
igion in Europe.
Archbishop MeClcsksy on Immoral Newspapers
and the License Of the Ag.
A Sermon on the Uprising Of
the People.
Beecher on Darwinisn and the
Human Race.
Laying the Foundation Stone Of a Ro-
man Catholic Church.
H1r. HepwOrth ON Founding Ina
stitutiOns.
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What Horace Greeley Knows About
Intemperance.
Mr. HepwOrth ON Founding Ina
stitutiOns.
What Horace Greeley Knows About
Intemperance.
ST. PATRICK,s CATHEDRAL.

ST. PATRICk'S CATHEDRAL.
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Sermon BY Archbishop Mcfleskcy-Cnn the
Catholic Church Triumph Over the Heresies
In Her Midst "a Scathing Dcnnnciation of
bad Newspapers and Sensation Mougcrs-
What Arc We Coming Toe
Archbishop McCioskey delivered the sermon at the
Cathedral yesterday. He took for his text the tnr-
teenh chapter OF st. Matthew from the thirty first
80 the thrty-ffta verse. He said:-
The two parallels spoken py our divine Lord and
Saviour, as related in this days Gospel are not only
APT and beautiful slmilitudes, but also wondrous
and divine prophecy. Our Lord lkens the Kingdom
Of heaven, which Is the Church on earth 70 a
grain or mustard seed. whicn, being the smallest
OF all seeds grows mp and becomes the greatest OF
herbs and even tree, in whose branches the birds
OF the air find refuge. And He again likens 1t TO
heaven which woman took and hid in three mea-
rures OF meal till The wnoe was leavened. How
Just this comparison was his hearers could readily
imagine, at least TO very great degree, from what
was before their eyes; from what was then the be-
ginning OF His Kingdom, Ills Church on earth, as
seen In the persons OF the humble and literatc
apostles whom ac had gathered around Him. 1t
was In reference TO the work they were to accom-
phsh that He spoke and by their preaching in vir-
sue OF the commission gwen them. they were 10 go
l0rtn and gather into His fold one after another
TIE NATIONS or THE EARTH.
so from that Insignificant commencement as ap-
pearlng to the eyes Of men. was to grow up king
aom greater than other men ever saw, which was
70 be restricted by boundaries OF oceans, rivers
Or mountains, and which was embrace in be-
nignant ana paternal sway all the peoples OF every
tongue, tribe and country, and which, becoming
stronger than other kingdoms, should outlive and
survive them, itself enduring even to the end OF
nme. Now, by what human prescience was all this
foreseeni b. what human agency were these re-
salts 10 be produced? The words Of the Saviour
were The words OF a Divine prophecy touching Lis
Church, and though eighteen centuries and more OF
time succeeded the days when He was on earth.
TIE HISTORY OF TUE WORLD
has been continuous history OF the fuiGlmant OF
this HIS divine word OF promise. II has been iul-
iied In the similtude OF the mustard seed continu.
Ing from age TO age and from people 10 people, and
10 win continue until time shall be no more. 1t Is,
then, great mystery, fdh OF grandeur AM wonder
and luminous beauty. IL tells us how that Church
OF Christ, commencing In Jerusalem with the Apos-
lies and few dIsciplca among the Jews, spread out
OF the city INTO other parts OF Judea passed beyonl
The confines OF Juden gathering in others OF the
Jewish people IN the Roman empire how The word
OF Cod spread hut not az heretofore, be confined
u ihem but also 10 be spread among the Geniiles:
S6 going nm Jerusalem 10 EphesQs. CorinIli,
lHw6rGR THE GREAr crnss
OF the Roman empire I'LL IL reached Rome hselS
and there establishing Its scat. From the Roman
empire, going sill oUt beyond, TO Ind!a Cypra, to
the lar on Islands OF The ocean: growing, extend
ing, expanding, little py little, by slow and 10y
powerful degrees, until az length the whole Roman
empire Is gathered INTO inis kingdom Of the CHRIS
tian Church and Christianity Is established through
ont It's length and breadth. This was not q sudden
instantaneous growth oi development: u was The
work OF three hundred years Of tnnc. Three nnn-
.ired wears mad elapsed before thai little grain OF
mustard seed had grown tnto thar great tree sun
the work WAS not accomplished, the prophecy mad
received the filli measure OF 1ulllnlent.
There were other nations that had not received tue
preclous seed. There the nattons Ql the norm
be spread--ihetc Tho Seed be planted to take root
and flourish. So IN the lfth century. we IND Gala
Illus and 81. Patrick IN ireland, and, before the
deaih ol 81. Petrcs, every one there bowing III
IainIlliy, obedicfcS aud faith before
THE CROSS or CHRIST.
In the sixth century we nnd 81. Augustine IN
Great Britain. whe Galladus had been among the
cnurch was begiuning Ia the Neinenands the fol.
lowing century II began la sweden and Denmark,
nnd later yeI y spread in," hungary ana nm an
the far-on East, II has enchalned our own great
od rms me = m s wors rS9 aaer gys
together under ts protesting branches. sllll me
worr Of development and every day the Gospel IS
preached 10 ears that never heard X before ana
OF Christ. And now let us pause TO ask ourselves
how this has been done; how Al was ina, the pco
pies Of various nations tribes and customs have
person Of the Successor OF Him
WHO FIRST PLANTED THH CnrRCH
In the city vi Rome; how u was That they were ali
united IN one body, recognizing The same order OF
bishops and pastors. bonnd together bv one great
harm0nizing principle which preserves their unity
throughout all time. Was there something in tnat
religion which recommended II to the hearts OF men
Had II "a natural charm, that the learned and the
uncarned aiike were drawn towards II ana com.
peied 10 recORniZe us beauty and chcerfuJf 10 en-
brace itf Or was II because II came with such
yincing arguments as TO be irreslstiDci or was n
because The authorities of tne earth Obliged men ~
receive ~ or was 81 because II opened Inc avenues
70 wealih and distinc'iong BY no means, or
the scriptures tell " that II was ITO the
Jews a stanlhlng block and to ine Gcnles
foolishness.n The chief priests rose up
against 1t ana II Was denounced In the svna
gCEnes. The proud Roman people al frst looked
,ai lb WIN contempt. Alter desptsing ii they ncaau
Jear ~ and, hating aud icaring A. they persecu,cl
IL and the blood 0 It's disciples Moved II, torrents
and yet lis progress was not Stayed. With .ne ex-
CeptlOn OF Ireland there was country that was
not watecd with the bood Of iis martyrs and even
when Christianity was recognized see inc Obstacles
ft hal 10 contend with.
uEREsIEs txp scaIsMs
aprang mp; and when you ask yourselves wha,
has become OF The one hundred ard NOR,
hsresles that sDra1g mp in tue hrst niteeI
tho Church, as II we're. promoted by ITS own wicked
children-you hnd mai OF ali only one now remains
a little remnant cacd Vandois, In Europe. Ali ths
rest have disappeared. Bur Others have arisen
among others the great Reformation" as 1t wa
RELIGIOUS sEyoLUrIOs
with It's couRless secls all 10 weaken the Cbnrcl
ara 10 prevent the funimcpt OF Go1's prophecy
And 90 we not believe. ~ the Church has suryivet
one huidrel nerosics Of Diteen centuries. thar
Will
SURVIVE ALL HEREsrEs