The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-01
Rsv. Mr.. rockingham on Municipal Thievc
and Woman's Rights.
THE CORNELL MEMORIAL CHURCH
sermons by Archbishop McClcskey, Rev. Drs.
Armitage and Merrill Richardson, Rev.
Hecrs O. B. rockingham, George
Hepworth and Lgbtbcurn.



AlctIuskey--Tbc P0ntincaI Blessing.
Crowded to Its utmost limits; the Cathedral pre-
sented very imposing appearance, and the cere-
oones were, as usual, grand and Impressive. The
Altar--the new and appropriate surroundings OF
which had a magnificent erect-was brilliantly
lighted and the general aspect OF the scene in the
vicinity OF the sanctuary was at once solemn and
beautiful At hafpast ten mass was commenced,
sAe Rev. Father Kearney officiating as ceeprant.
The Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey, attended by
che Rev. Father STAIRS, Vicar General, and the Rev.
Hasher McNicrney occupied the throne TO the LEFT OF
she altar At the termination Of the rst gospel the
Archbishop assembled the pulpit and preached
THE SERMON,
taking his text from the Gospel according 10 ST. Luke
H., 3s-4l-"And his father and mother were
wondering ~ these things which were spoken con-
csrning him. And Simon blessed them, and said
unto Mary his mother, Behold this child is set for
she fall and for the resurrection Of many in Israel
ADd for Q sign which shall be cOntradicted. And thy
own soul sword shall pierce that out OF many
heaxts thoughts may be revealed" &c. The most
reverend preacher commenced by saying that
another Christmas had come and gone-another
celebration Of that bright ana beauteous festival
IN which the children Of the Church throughout
enc word commemorate with loving and grateful
hearts the birth OF their Saviour and God They
we're al permitted once more 70 welcome the joyful
occasion, and to listen more 10 the glad tdings
which he mad brought
ANOTHER YEAR
bcskies had come and gone. 1t had now reached
the evening OF Its close In few no urs more 1t
would be numbered with the irrevocable past But
should n be allowed TO escape and 60 by forever
without pause that we light recolect ourselves
without thinking seriously or the past and lO0king
forward 10 the utureY And they couid not do 30 az
temple, In the presence OF Gods molly aliar-there
and then. Abiding TO the events OF the past year.
they must be particularly struck by great gen.
era fact, that perhaps IN the memory Of all who
heard him there never had come year moro signal
STRIKING AND STARTLING EVENTS
% the one Just now brought to ls close. Never,
perhaps, has any year been marked by such lament
able disasters OF almost every kind-disasters by
nSoS sns bos
and SOCIAL, had marked the year. And as they stood
DasS s az %
numerous were the Incidents that required to tho
WHEN hey woaia LOOK but this Was not the tine
nor tho place to dwell upon those matters They
were there assembled children OF Christ They were
there members Of HIS own great Catholic family
members OF Ills own mystical oody and as such
LOVING children they must first think OF home.
Their first thoughts were OF our common Father OF
Me divine and invisible Head OF the church: of MS
living and visible representative OF that Church.
They must call to mind all
THE GRACEs AND BLESSINGS
that our saviour had brought and they should at
the same time unite their hearts with His holy
name, with the humiliation OF HIS infancy, and
lie those suerinGs, that history that marked His
holy career but fulfilled the solemn words OF the
he told the Infants mother that her heart sword
wonld pierce. The visible head or the Church was
them now turn their thoughts to that Holy Father.
The New Year opened upon
THE APOSTLE OF THK CHURCH,
and saw him still q prisoner In his own palace of
The Vatican. Tie days OF human darkness seemed
on with ceaseess and greedy ACTIVITY. iadia nv
bad peen added 10 his INJURY insult had been heaped
He had seen not ONLY his liberty restrained, but had
seen WIN his heart bleeding over them the mpie-
seen the religious women, who, Ike Anna men.
nOned III the Gospel, devoted their days and nights
Sner cioisiers despoied OF their rights of bosses
slon and forced 10 seek shelter where they might
surrounded HIM. secondIne the insults OF mcrcenary
and weak men, Aye, even around me windows OF
from the Satanic rebels. Even the otner 5ay thew
had received the intelligence that usurper had set
himself up face to lace against the Vicar OF Christ
PICTURE WHICH MADE TUE HEART SAD
90 Inc picture Amid all this Sa his bears WSn
sorrow That heart was full OF hope, full OF holy
himself worthy to suffer In the cause OF Chrst. He
seloced because he knew that after those humia.
ssdes the For quarter aa Of prs
he had sat In the chair Of ST. Peter amid storms and
revolutions and dangers, still steering the bark
steadily and securely through the waves with Jesus
with him; and although The storm ragged aud danger
though the Master sleepeth, He at the proper mo-
troubled waters The Archbishop then alluded to the
fact that Notwithstanding the surrounding dificul.
tee. conversions had taken place which filed with
wonder not only Protesiants but the unDelicving
world.
CONVERSIONS TO cATHoLrCIrv
had always been numerous, but within fc months
past over twenty thousand pagans from SYRIA
once trodden by the feet Of Jesus presented them.
ee YES for instruction without previous solicitation
from any missionaries ana were baptized IN the
faith Of Christ After adverting TO the bright side
OF the picture, which he did with great eloeuence
fhe reverend preacher dIlated upon
TIRE RECENT STRUGGLES IN FRANCE.
Beautiful, Catholic, chivalrous France now bad IT
Jared with her-thc country OF Chariemasne
Clovis and 50. Louis France, with ali her grand
ana glorious traditions-france that had stool IN
the van OF Christian civilization for so many
hundreds OF years-FraDcc, thar was considered
iBe greatest, the most enightenel, well as the
most powerful nation VI Europe Her glory was
dimmed and she and her children were prostrated
Emperor more powerful had lriumphed. Ills army
had entered Der soil, spreading desolation and ruin
every side had reduced her people 10 poverty
ana want and wrestcd from her her isirest prov.
1Dces But
her FIRST ENEMIES
were The children IN ncr bosom, who rose no
in rebellion against the Holy Father. Tne in1del
up and spread desoiatlon throughout the land.
They mad all heard OF the revou Ion, but who, on
reading OF those days, could have dreamed tDat
such scenes OF bloodsned, Of horroT of Impieiies
and Of sac1leges could have ever been enacted
OF Paris Jay all ID ruins. us Archbishop, because
ne we~ faithful pastor 10 his nOck, Tls Obliged 10
surrendsv his life into the hands OF unDelieyina
mscreants; The jesuit Fathers, the Dominican
fatneIs an1 p.is, rs well as many honorable and
worthy men. nad seen sacrificed. But
had FRANCE IN ALL YER EQUALIZATION TURNED To
Not yet nad Paris become repcntant2 The
statue OF Volfaire stll d. and mol ercctet in
tne midst OF that city. lie then moved he raIsity
or the 80 called UtOpian scheme, a., al,ied maj
any nation inat woald no' serve Cod ,onld never