The New York herald., 1871-01-16
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL THE: APOSTLE.

A brilliant Gathering-Tho Panlists' Scr-
vice-Sermon by the Rev. Father Doshon- -
Christ's spiritual Kingdom.
The soft summer weather OF yesterday morning
enveloped Central PARK IN sunshine that seemed
to rival q June forenoon's lovely favors In that
splendid "common;'' yet, near as was the tempta
ton OF his Satanic majesty to keep away good and
virtuous folk from going to church, religion tri.
umphed, and large congregation attended the
halpast ten O'Clock mass at the Church Of St. Paul
the Apostle, Fifty-nnth street and Ninth avenue.
The church was crowded In every part not sea,
beng vacant, and the array Of
LADIES Respondent
in all the charms OF new spring garments was bril-
liant in the extreme. Even In this unpretending
edifice style reigns supreme and the farer half OF
creation minge admiration OF divine service with
admiration Of divine exterior of person, the result
being that, what with the rosy faces the fresh,
hcalth-inspirin0 air OF the Park imparts and bran
new rig out OF spring dresses cloaSs and feathers,
the fair audience OF this church yesterday was CAL
culated TO disturb
THE MATUrINAL oRIsoNs
Of the most religious young man in the world ana
set him thinking about those ways th at dark and
those tricks that are VAIN. No doubt the fame OF
the Rev. Father Hecker has no small thing
persons to this church, for the edlfce itself
does not amount to much; indeed, IT Is even more
unpretending in the adornment Of the interior than
IL the case generally In houses Of Catholic worsnlp
though not elaoOrately ornamentsd, does not lack
certain elegance OF design. The service is, or
course the same as IN other Catholic churches, but
from the fact that all the reverend fathers Of the
Paulists' Society attend at the mass. and.
ROBED in soUrASE AND sURPLICE,
occupy seats at either side Of the altar there is
Paulist Fathers though, strictly speaking not an
order of the Church, but congregation. modelled
In q great degree after the London oratory.
which has among its members so many able ard dis
tinguisned prlestsadopted the rules In this regard
OF the regular clergy. Yesterday morning Rev.
Father Deshon celebrated mass, the Rev. Fathers
Hecker, Young, Spencer Bodfsh ana Hewitt being
present The music was the mass by Loebmann
which gained the second prize at the great musical
cOnc0urSe at Brussels in 1868. 1t Is composed for
six male voices and Il Of deeply religious charac-
ter, combining at the same time the lighter and
sparkling music with the more solemn and grand.
1t was sung for the first time in America yesterday,
the Organist OF the church, Mr. E. Eberhard, direct
ing The oiertory piece which was the grand aria
from the OratOrio Elijah. was well rendered by
Mr.. Remmertz The communi0 and some other
parts were from the GregOran-the best OF all the
church music. After the first gospel the Rev. Father
Hewitt ascendcd the altar and preached lengthy
discourse from Philippians H., o. The spiritual King
dom OF God, he said, mad
had triumphed IN many battles and would never
know defeat. The Kingdom OF Jesus, the spiritual
kingdom OF God had been beset with troubles from
within and without. Since the beginning Of
Christianity the Church was forced to battle for
her sovereignty Age after age heresy and nadelity
sprung up-now In one form, now IN another-at-
tacking with most subtle argument every
SUPPOSED WEAK POINT
in the law OF God and even boldly defying the holy
voice OF Jesus HIMSELF. Age after age cunning men
BID defiance to the Church, and with sophistry and
quibbe sought to create religions OF their own, and
In the verify OF their hearts TO become sovereign
some new belief, the only merit OF which was It's op-
position to Gods Church. Ecclesiastical history
full OF these stories The record oil all the great
councils OF the Church was a history OF how the
refutations aud condemnatlons had been brought
about. Yet, In The very fuiness OF the power pos
sessed by this spiritual Kingdom. over which the
Saviour presides Will, such mercifui sway, there
was need for an 1ntercessor TO sustain this constant
pouring out OF favors The story OF the marriage
feast at Cana illustrates We'll the position the spirit
ual kingdom was placed In. All the
GOOD RICH, RED WINE,
which was used as the best at that time IN Cana,
had been consumed; even the cheap sour wine,
which was used on ordinary occasions was all gone,
and ten at the request OF Mary, Jesus changed the
water into wine, snus performing miracle. The
spiritual Kingdom was now after receiving from God
the choicest favors; every blessing had been be-
slowed upon 1t; so that now there was needed an
Intercessor to have the water changed into wine and
faitn 10 take the place Of infdety 1t was through
the prayers OF the mother OF God that this be
Effected ana, As she never failed IN her invocations
the safety OF the spiritual kingdom was assured.