The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-29
Father Quinn'S Appeal to the Charitable
for the WeStcheSter ProtectOry.
4 MODEST UNITARIAN PREACHER
The Obligation Of Catholics to Hear Mass
on Sundays Explained at the
Church of St. Alphonsus.
FATHER KANE On PRIDE AND HUMILITY.
ST. PATRICK's CATHEDRAL.

Rrjde VS.. Huniflity-SermOn by the Rev.
Father Kane.
The high mass services at st. Patrick'H Cathedral
were well attended yesterday, although the large
number Of sparsely occupied pews showed quite
plainly that the fashionable portion Of the congre-
cation had not yet got in from the country despite
The refreshing breezes metropolitan stay-at-homes
ore now in the full enjoyment Of. The Rev. Father
xcNamee was the celebrant Of the mass The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Kane, who
took for his text the Gospel Of the day. according to
b. Luke, which treats OF
THE PRIDE OF THE PHARIsEE
In the temple and the humility OF the publican. Ar
ter referring in general way to the contrast be-
tween the conduct OF the Pharlsee and that Of the
publican, the Reverend Father called the attention of
his hearers the sinfuness OF pride. The Pharsee
IN the temple, instead OF praying devOutly to Al
mighty God, he said cOntented himself with sound
ing his own praises. He was pufYed up with the
Flea Of his superatlve excellence that he spoke
"a though God had nothing whatever to do with en-
downing him with whatever good qualities OF heart
or mind he might have been possessed Of He was
TO himself nothing but himself and Gods goodness
In giving him every good that lie had was with him
= secondary consideration. He left the temple
nrrnly convinced In lis own mind that he had made
FINE IMPRESSION UP0N THE ALMIGHTY,
Justified in The sight OF God. His heart was full OF
trust In his own strength, full OF pride, and the
Lord. seeing 1t all, was angry with him. He LETT
she temple pleased with himself but God was not
pleased with him. On the other hand there was
che poor publican He belonged to class that IN
the days Of the Saviour was considered a very
wicked class. lie was OF thCse who collected the
tithcs, aud who were suspected by the people as
being very fond OF helping themselves considerably
cut OF the funds collected which they made good
by putting extra burthons on the people. He en-
tered the temple and retired to dark corner
where nobody could sec him. and so great was his
humility that he did not dare TO raise his eyes
toward heaven. With tears in his eyes and head
bowed down, all the Willie mindful OF his sins, he
asked God TO forgive him,
POOR SINNER.
He spoke not Of his own merits nor OF the good
deeds that he had done, and there never was O
his lifetime, had not done some good, even though
he was publican. The humility OF the man soft
his sight. The Reverend Father Then proceeded to
apply the lesson Of the Gospel to his hearers
(which Of these two he asked, ''did they resent
bic Y" in the hearts OF most men nowadays there
fingers and is hidden that same vice of pride that
impelled the Pharsee to despise the poor publican.
Pride, We all knew, was an fnordinatc appetite for
our own eXaltation. We wish TO be something in
the world We wish to be better than orr neigh
b0rs II may be that with pride takes it's strong
est hold in the matter OF our dress. We may de-
Light to have
FINER CUT COAT
shan anybody else-to have horses that are swifter
than our neighborS. Indeed, II may he that we
take pride In having finer head OF hair than most
other people we know, Or In having larger dia-
mODds than our poorer associates In life. Pride
always showed Itself In every walk OF life, mat
Ter how high or low.
Here the Reverend Father, in cnumerating the
various phases of 'tne vice OF pridc,r advanced a
rather new idea-namely, that one OF the phases OF
Gle "vicen was the ambition manifested by the
schoolbOy to excel in his studies and so
get AHEAD
OF his classmafesau idea which. no doubt, startled
properly, encourage their little ones to get ahead'
n school. Another phase OF pride was exhibited,
he said, by the way a mau boosted Of his ancestors
or Of their wealth or renown. Pride was in the
heart OF him who was jealous or his neighbours good
fortune In the world and We'll in the heart OF the
man wn0 having pr0spcred in life. passed his
friends IN the street without even nod OF recog.
milton. The vice was shown lpy him who stroye TO
win fame for the sake OF being talked about by the
world and winning
THE APPLAUSE OF MEN.
IL even crept into the sacred precincts OF the
church, aud was often exhibited in the giving OF
fns 0stentatousy, or in an apparently eutlal
SDg the gaze OF the lockers II cropt times into
the heart Of the preacher who prided himself on
his eloqucnce and likewise into the hearts OF his
hearers when they listened with more a,ility TO the
way hne periods were tnrned than to the meaning
Oh the words Of God The Reverend Father then
closed in an earnest cXhoTtaton TO his hearers to
20 ACT a. not to fan into habits dictated by pride.
Humlht, IN every thing lie said aud did wls the
great Characteristic OF The saviour, aud pride was
contrary To all the teachings and practices OF the
Church. Tie gifts which some men endowed above
Otners Ol strength or health, OF bright Intelligence
mo orIuian' TALENTS We're not OF their own erca-
tion, anu they VINO were thus exceptionally gifted
ehould therefore not he proud OF the fact for nIl
mans possessions In life OF whatever Kind were
given or rather lent by the Lord and He wonld
exact an account OF their proper usage at the last