The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-19

| pounded from the pulpit, or 60 home and content
WORD or God mus 20 unexplained to them. When
| Christ preached His sermons on earth He did not
sne people op wao sane 20
they were poor ''Subscriber' says there are a
vino ssq mass Ke o tne nae Now
| l ask SUBSCRIBER Is 1t requisite to have your
pockets full OF money. or only half full, when You
| 60 to church. or Is IL q place TO worship Goa 70
thank Him for His kind protection during me past
week and ask his blessing during ane coming ing
on the plate And, n so, the sooner we have reform
free seats the better ISr 81 wi1 lne
Stump Orntory as Di.iin <uished from Chris
tim Presc ling.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Permit me through the medium OF your columns
| TO say a few words in behalf OF the cnurchgoing
Catholic public whose sense Ct fitness ana decorum
was rudely assaled on Sunday last by the very I'M
ecclesiastical utterances OF Father Duccy. OF the
| Church OF the Nativity, Second avenue.
We are aware OF the youthful! exuberance OF
strong feeling and consequently OF equally strong
language incidental TO some natures, aud should be
disposed 10 forgive It's display under circumstances
less Important but the time and place chosen for
virulent philippic on tho not too choice subject OF
our city frauds were such on Sunday last that VIC
cannot help protesting most peremptorily against
the irreverent misuse made or them. Il is rule OF
the Catholic church that the sacrifice OF the mass
shall not be Interrupted for any discourse that ocs
not treat specifically OF the itself por-
Con OF 1.-THE Gospel, espstle, any text belonging
to the numerous extracts OF Holy Writ or which
the liturgy is mainly composed. THIS rule
| at once initiates against the pulpit be-
| coming q sort OF supplementary hust-
inRs where the fanaticism OF party feeling
is rendered all the more revolving. because II mas
the field to itself and can defy contradiction from
behind the rampant OF silence with which reverence
and custom protect the of1clatng minister. lit
tie book, entitled Tho Priest the Mission has
been recently published by London priest Canon
Oakeey in which the undue interruption OF the
mass Is deprecated IN these emphatic terms-..For
sermons at high mass think no subject appro.
pirate those which consist In clear explanations
ana practical enforcement OF the didacr,c portions
of the mass. Such sermons strike me alike as the
most respectful to the Holy Sacrifice ITSELF whereas
BY long discussions on allen subjects seem, as 1t
were, to the In TWO, partly by their undue
length and partly by their tendency to divert the
Thoughts Of the nearer into new channel" Up. ely.
sermons, or topics which have no Immediate con.
necton with the subject Of the day, OF place
In the middle OF mass. Besides prOtracting the
rupt its continuiry.n These words seem to me to
condemn all reference even BY mplica uOn, to indi.
vdual reputation and still more TO the ofcia
acter OF public servants OF the State man may
be 81 full liberty to believe what he pieaSes
about current politics and their wre-pulle-s, but
ne certainly is not ct liberty to ols his opinions
Q congress CATION who have no desire whatever 10 be
initiated into the result OF his private ucubrati0ns.
Your journal Mr.. Editor, the great acknowledged
medium OF reform In all Departments OF our city
life. We. therefore, look to you TO secure US the
much coveted boon OF worshlppinG on the sabbath
without being helped to the unsavory food OF poll
teal harangues. have the pleasure Of knowing |
few priests men, In every instance, worthy OF love
and respect and who wo Id be the nrst to deplore
the III timed zeal vruently evinced last sunday
by their young colleague. believe shat what 1 |
am saying am only interpreting their serious con-
victlons. l also believe that influence could In
duce nineteen-twenueihs OF the Catholic clergy to
even for the benent Of tho people. They know,
better tnan ali Others, that the end does not justify
Father Ducey found comfortable justification in
referring TO the ofttod case Of 81 Ambrose castgat
said that TINS misquotaton suicidal. In the rst
place ST. AMBROSE did not anticipate judy.
cri%uali,y was proved beyond casa. and who
was himself repentant Now. Mr.. oConor
ably begun, and We know not whether at this or
any future stage OF the proceedings, the accused
parties show will show any serious sign OF re.
penance and willingness receive castigaton in the
humble spirit OF the Emperor Theodosus In the sec
Ond place. am not aware that Objectionable cpl
thets Tell from the lips OF the justly Indignant pre-
late. In the third place, Tneodosius was rebuked
pose not In the midst OF divine service. So much
for the MISGUIDED authority OF 81 Ambrose But
interruptions during the mass consideration In
Itself sufficient to restrain unbecoming language
during the hours devoted TO the most solemn duties
OF Christian and a priest we have q word to
say concerning the matter OF this surorlsng address
OF Young and comparatively unknown speaker.
We read In the Acts OF the Apostles that when st.
Paul had been preaching successfully Tor two years
In vEpnesus there q tumult among the silver.
Smiths who. with Demetrus vi their head. clamored
loudly in favor OF the Goddess Dlana against the
love Of Diana and her heaihen mssteries'
or rather was II not for the very busnessk
ruined. since silver temples" and other similar
images for the service OF the goddess were In danger
or attracting more Gus Iomcrs, and OF remaining
rs SO much dead loss on their nands9 But suspect
that II Demetrlus OF Ephcsus had known that molly |
water fonts chalices and other sacred could
be made OF silver and ST. Paul his disciples
could afford pay well for the manufacture OF such
articles, the Indignant silversmtn would have been
quite ready TO transfer his skil service OF the
new religion Had he reflected that 81. Paul's very
own line; that from the altar ratings to the very |
door metal work could not be dispensed with, II Is
ssancner sttcker Tor Saul Of Tarsus than tins liloe
teal son OF vulcan. Millions OF men, young clergy
men mot encePsen are similarly n GeHeyca
Catholic interests were treated and the Difference
with which OLD and venerable n priests ,s were sur
ing, gone TO their last account is so we'll known |
that u has even become one OF the handles used
Perhaps the Incorporate young orator, who's |
zeal last Sunday certainly oyercaped itself might
upon this FACT and the consciousness OF u might have
mahe him slow to strike fallen confederate, or
cast water on drowned ratsL
nave mentioned the lbcrality OF certain promi-
nent parties to Catholic Institutions not because
approve OF such precar0us gifts endorse the
dItions upon which they are mutually given and
ceived but simply because this open has
long been patent fact and we oil know that facts
have value OF their own The value OF this par
ticular fact IS that In order TO have the right To
abuse man your own hands should be empty OF
any gift from him. IL Is nothing better than COW.
ardice to dsavow the favors you have willingly and
thankfully received-2nd even souRht-slmply be- |
cause the unlucKy donor happens tn have got into
trouble. and, partly through this very ndBcrimnate
generosity. has come down In the world. VI course
In a constitution where material help toward
hgious ends Is not a. u should be, regularly DE.
termined by law and perfectly Independent OF any
municipal change OF government 1t unhappiy tails
TO the lot OF religion to be more less Undermined
or excuse sucn proceedings. nor to pronounce
judgment upon the contracting parties, who doubtless
had their own cogent reasons for their every move.
But looking at the position from the OUTSIDE and IN