The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
NEW JERSEY CHURCH Es.
ST. PETERS CHURCH, JERSEY CITY.

Sermon by Father McQuadc, =. The Two
CIusses who Can Obtain salvation.
In St. Peter e church. Jersey City, o solemn mass
was celebrated at haIfpast ten O'clock by Father
Beaudevin. The sermon was preached by Father
McQuade, who took for his text the gospel OF the
day, which treated OF the parable Of the marriage
FEAST The verse
MANY ARE CALLED nUr FEW ARE CHosENu
emnodes the Lesson Of the whole gospel. After
some remarks on the Holy Communion, which
may be hkened TO the marriage FEAST
and the countless blessings derived there
from by the children OF God, the preacher
summed up thus-God Almighty expressly says that
He wishes for the salvation OF all, and that oil
should arrive a, knowledge OF the truth. He be-
slows upon all the graces which, if correspondent
with, viii lead them to that happy end for which
they were created.
There are two classes only who can obtain eternal
salvation. First, those who have always preserved
their innocence: and second, those who
REGAIN THEIR LOST INNOCENCE
by true repentance. How few there are who can
say that Their souls are not stained with the guilt
oil sin-that they have not employed any
UNJUST MEANS FOR ACQUIRING wRALTH-
that they have tried TO avoid the contagon or bad
example-tnat they have not preferred the maxins
OF the world to the commandments OF Jesus Chr,st2
When you come 70 examine yourselves In confession
what guilt do You not lind In yeur own hearts DO
You not find that instead OF deuying yourselves you
crafty yourselves ID all worldly desires-that you
have pandeled to every affection which contributes
to your gradiicationy Take the case Of the drunk.
arl who deprivcs himself OF tho OF reason by
orinking to excess. have known many drunkards,
but very lew have | ever known to be truly and
thoroughly reformed. How lew there are who hav-
ing fallen into SIN, make every EFFORT 10 extricate
themselves from 1t How lew there are who make
every elcrt TO resist temptation Hence 1t Is tnat
when our Saviour saw such
GREAT NULrITUDES RUSHING INTO THE ABYSS
that He eXclamed:-"Oh, how broad Is the way and
WIDE is tue gate That leads 10 peIdltlOn ana how
many there are who travel thereto ~ The number
OF persons who are truly converted from their evil
ways Is very small indeed. When we consider this,
aud Mt the same time how few there are who have
preserved their baptismal innocence and what q
vast multitude H engaged In tho commission OF
crime every day without any effort at repentance
We need not be surprised at
THE TERRIBLE WICKEDNESS OF THE WORLD.
II We desire 10 DC numbered among those who
are TO be saved let US do penance for our sins, an
do II without delay, for II we postpone " we
MAY NOT HAVE TINE TO REPENT
Many person who went 10 bed IN the enjoy
ment Of health was found dead IN the morning
And you may rest assured that before you can be
accounted w rtny to be numbered among those who
obtain salvation II Is absolutely necessary that
you do penance That you deny your selves, IN Short
that you lead pentental lives, SO that when you
come to appear before God on the great day of nc
count lie may have mercy on you, and may receive
you into the marriage least which He has prepared
for His elect