The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-17
CHURCH or ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.

Prayer for the Dead victms-Fa!se Pro-
phets-Scicnce Opposed 10 Faith-SermOn
by the Rev. Father Casso.
Yesterday morning this church was fed by an
immense throng, which EXTENDED from the altar &c
the street. Galleries. asles, vestiDues and stoops
were crowded by the multitude. Through the sol
emn services OF the mass the great audience re
manned perfectly quiet but when IN the prayer the
dead were mentioned, and the father added, ''and
THOSE WHO DIED ON WEDNESDAY,
there was a perceptibe play OF emotion sweeping
like wave over the sea Of upturned faces, and a
movement of unconscious sympathy almost like a
tremor passed through the throng. Al high mass
the assembage was not so large. Father DAILY was
cole brant and Father Casso preached the sermon.
The text was taken from the Gospel or the day ST.
Matthew, VIII, referring TO
''THE WAYS OF FALSE PROPHETS
What darkness Is TO light and night to day, such
error is TO truth. Error is negative; truth is aillr
NATIVE. Error Is the weakness OF death; truth Is
the strength OF life. Error does not appear striK.
ing or inviting when it borrows a faint gllmmer
from truth. But like the shadow of an afternoon
sun, 1t deepens and heghtens the darkness thick
ems. Error works under the minds OF men. and
when they are dark and stormy it comes ike fash
OF lightning for an instant, and leaves them in
in the east, darling Its nascent beams on the earth
such is truth when 1t shines In the mind. 1t is the
real lght-the living truth is Jesus Christ.
The Saviour once told his disciple that the gate
was narrow and the way was straight which led
into eternal life. There are men VINO compromise
lead in a way that crooked and to gate that Is
wide. How many enter therein? The Gospel warns
us against false prophets and teachers. Who are
they They are the philosophers who claim en-
tighten the world. They lay down principles by
which they gauge all belief. But principles are not
Geographic manipulation they conclude therefore
that II does not exist. And all their philosophy Is
to prove the falsity OF the written Word OF God.
They base theories on the
FRAGMENTS OF HUMAN BONES
found IN the Mississippi; but they reject any theory
founded upon faith. BY this they undermining
the Bible system. According them science is the
deliverer OF the world.
We read that In Paradise there was tree of know
ledge. which was very fair 10 behold. He related
the temptation and the fall Their eyes were opened
and they saw themselves naked. They were naked
the knowledge OF evil. Such is reason-unwilng TO
submit TO higher power. Reason and faith the
two frst principles but neither can dispense with
the other. But faith Is superior to reason yet al
ways RATIONAL The Unite must accept the infinite as
IL is In the present age there noble desire for
sophy cone for the human mind Its mission has
been 10 make the spiritual element disappear IL
does not reach the height OF Greek philosophy.
Paio's idea OF God was love and charity, MAXIM :
matter coeterna with God. Our philosophy comes
to a conclusion degrading o humanity and makes
GOD THE AUTHOR OF EVIL.
IL can claim for itself the horrors OF the French
Commune which was logical result Of its princi-
pies.
Beware OF false teaching. Judge the tree only by
It's fruits; not by Its leaves blossoms. Beware Of
false prophets who come in the clothing of sheep,
he drew an affecting contrast between the remem.
brance OF well-spent youth and Of I'll spent.
He eXhorted parents TO keep their children In the
straight and narrow way.