The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-29
ST. PETERS,.
An Excellent Sermon from the Rev. DIR.
Quinn-An Appeal to the Charitable.

An Excellent Sermon from the Rev. DR..
Quinn-An Appeal to the Charitable.
The usual large congregation were present
yesterday morning at the hafpast ten service,
in st. Peters, in Barclay street. The Rev.
DIR. QUINN while making the announce.
ments, took the occasion to call the
attention of the congregation and the charitably
disposed to the distressed condition Of the children
attached to the female department ofthc Pr0tectory
in Westchester, which was recently destroyed by
fire. The children lost their entire wardrObes with
the exception OF the few things laying near them in
the dormi tories, and the Reverend Father begged
the congregation TO send such articles of dress as
were suitable for these children to the care of the
SISTERS or CHARITY
No. 10 Barclay street. who would take measures to
forward them to the Sisters In Westchesfer.
After reading the Gospel of the day, the tenth
Sunday after Pentecost, which Is found in the
eighteenth chapter OF the Gospel Of st. Luke being
the parable OF the Pharisee and publican, the rev.
erend father said that our blessed Lord In giving
this ,'esc ipilon OF pnarsee and pubIcan pre-
types OF two distinct characters. Only Infinite
wisdom could portray In such clear and expressive
terms the character or the one and the other.
One Is the proud man, the other Is
the humble man. One relies entirely upon
thoughtless OF himself and cognizant only OF his
imperfectOns and OF ais sins. These two charac-
ts ins might say the two classes into
seeking and desiring the praise OF man, attributng
to their own exertions whatever gifts they may
ana their sins, thoughtless OF the bounty and prov
dence ofGod ana living crafty their own passions,
fame or tile qualification of their evil propensties
in the applause OF the world; the other class, no
doubt fewer IN number, less observed by the world,
recognizing their total dependence upon God, will
ing to give praise to God for what they may pos
sess, and working out with fear and trepidatOn
their eternal salvation.
ls vice which easily finds Its way to the human
heart; It was the sin OF the angels 1t is, perhaps,
the root and principal source OF the sins OF the whole
world. In reviewing mortal sins, the Church places
this FIRST and certainly not without an evident pur-
pose and meaning, 1t fills thewOrld with ambitious
schemes 1t trampes under foot the rights of the
weak It fills mems minds with hatred and with
!eadloIsy ana renders them 9nsatsfod until the
alone among this class where certainly we are not
surprised to find it, that pride Is met. There are
very few who DO not like the praises of man; there
are very few who are not inclined to selfcOnpIa-
cency and
There ore very few who do not entertain very
high opinion OF themselves, and who do not wish
that Others should have the same Even the virtuOus
must be cautious to guard themselves against this
vice, for Oftentimes good works are deprived OF
their reward by virtue Of pride This is illustrated
by the Gospel. The man that Christ presents Is not
some victorious monarch, not some one who has
risen to the highest
ious man, Pharsee. He makes him declare
his good works rs we know they did; that
he fssts, mOrtifes his flesh aud gives
One-tenth OF all his substance either for
the use of the temple or tile relief OF the distressed,
and yet Christ condemns him and places before him
publican whose occupation, whose profession was
by nature less or more sinful. Why is it that the
one was full OF pride ana that the other was deeply
penetrated with true humility. The reverend gen
tlenlan, after dilating at greater length upon the
text, exhOrted the congregation to study the para
bic OF the Gospel that they may avoid that which
was condemned In the Pharisee and practice what
was praised III the publican.