The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-12

RELIGIOUS INTELLlGENcE.
May 12---Sunday Within the Oc-
taye of Ascension.
ANNlVER SARY WEEK
The Religious Programme
for To-Day.
Herald Religious COrre-
spondcnce.
FATHER GAVAZZI DISCUSSED.
The Society for the CONVEX
sion of Jews.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.
Herald Religious COrre-
spOndcnce.
FATHER GAVAZZI DISCUSSED.
The Society for the CONVEX
sion of Jews.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.
Services To-day.


Ward, Rev. w. Iiadden and Rev. j. Hyatt Smith,
Rev. Isaac Riley breaches on 'Jephtha" this even
ing at the Thirty-fourth street Reformed church.
Rev. Dr.. kendrcR will preach at both services at
the Tabernacle Baptist church.
Rev. W. II. Booe discourscs morning and evening
at the Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal
church.
Rev. DR.. Ryance speaks for the Chldrcn's Fold
this evening at Calvary church.
Rev. o. b. Bidwcll breaches at both services at
the Fiftieth street Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Osgood will speak "Thc Noble
Sorrow and an External Life" at st. Johns Memo
rial church.
DR.. A. d. Mayo, OF Cincinnati, will lecture this
evening at Association Hall.
Rev. DR.. Flagg will speak before the Church OF
the Resurrection this morning.
Rev. @. s. Narrower breaches morning and even
ing at st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. A. B. Temple, of Princeton, viii preach at
both services ut the New England Congregational
church.
Rev. George IL. Hepworth breaches in Steinway
Hall In the morning and again In the evening
Rev. DR.. Brann will re-deliver his lecture on the
Catholic Church in Lyric Hall, Sixth avenue In the
evening.
Thomas Gales, the trance speaker will lecture,
corner OF Broadway and Twenty sixth street. morn
ing and evening.
Rev. DR.. Eddy, OF Fail River, Mass, will preach,
morning and evening, In the South Baptist church.
Revs. George Sergeant ana DIR. X. =. Jervis will
preachone In the forenoon, the other in the even
ing-in the Central Methodist Episcopal church.
Seventh avenue.
Rcvs. Hugh Miller Thompson, D. D., and A.
Towner Porter-the latter OF Charleston, s. Civil
conduct the services and administer Holy Commu-
mon In Christ Protestant Episcopal church, Fifth
avenue and Thirty street.
Rev. q. M. Briggs, d. D., win preach In the Church
OF the Messiah twice during the day.
Rev. Dr. Laws win preach In the chapel Of the
New York University In the forenoon
Rev. Charles f. Lee win deliver discourse in
Chickerng Hall, Universalist church, In the fore.
noon.
The pastors OF the Free Church OF st. Mary the
Virgin, West Fortynfth street. viii oflciate three
times during the day. the first ceremony being at
seven O'Clock in the morning.
Rev. N. w. Fisher, OF Kansas, will preach In the
new Seamans Exchange, In Cherry street.
Rev. DIR. +. G. Ever Will conduct special services
In St. Ignatus church. Fortieth street. at intervals
during the day, from early morning. Rev. Walter
McB. Noyes win preach In the evening.
Rev. DIR. G. ii. Fowler OF Chicago, and Rev. DR.. j.
NJ Maiden, OF Cincinnati, viii preach I'm st. Luke's
Methodist Episcopal church morning and evening"
The New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission
SOclcty VIII nOlu ltS LWenty-SeC0nu anniversary In
Christ church In the evening
Father CavazZi breaches in the morning ut the
Brooklyn Tabernacle church and In the evening at
the Fourth avenue Presbyterian church.
Rev. DIR. Cheever breaches In the evening before
the Church OF the Puritans
Bishop Snow will explain "The Word Behind Us'
this afternoon at the University.
Rev. $. Merritt, Jr will lecture on temperance
this evening ut the Bedford street Methodist Epsco
pal church.
Rev. r. l.. Davies speaks at both services at the
Berean Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. Thompson breaches at Rutgers College
chapel at both services.
Tomorrow evening the Very Reverend Thomas
Burke, o. p, will deliver a lecture the Lberator
OF Ireland, "O'C0nncll," at the Academy OF Music
He will, in the course Of his lecture, explain the
state OF Ireland at the close OF the last century,
ana he will try to explain the "Union" The genius
OF the Irish people, the last days Of the Liberator
his genius and character, will form the maximum
OF the eloquent divne's discourse.
"Father Gavazzrs Experience In the
CONVENTIONAL as n Catholic Priest.o
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Allow me to make few remarks on the sermon
preached by Father Gavazzi last Sunday, az re-
ported In the columns Of Mondays HERALD. The
reverend gentleman asserts that Justification can
not be attained by good works. as Catholics con-
tend, and, second that the faith Of Catholics them
selves, as to the necessity OF good works, is faint
and doubtful as he knew by his experience In the
confessional.
Now, after all, what is the Catholic doctrine on
this pontS The Council Of Trent says, ''That faith
alone does not justify man, In such manner as
nothing else were required to cooperate and as
II, In no sense whatever, act OF the viii were
necessary 10 prepare and dispose the sinner unto
justiicatlonn C. Trent sess. W.. can. iyD Ac.
cording to this doctrine good works are reauired
merely as IA disposition our part to prepare dis
alone is the efficient cause OF our sanctifcation
Catholics then, do not hold, as their opponents
Giyuge, that Justification comes BY good works
sound reason supports this view. Man is possessed
OF free VIII and even God Himself cannot force It,
morally speaking. Hence II follows that man must
show OF his own accord his desire and Willingness
TO accept this grace, must prepare and make him
ing is given to one who deserves and appreciates
1t. Now, good works are necessary because man
The contrary opinion is based upon the false idea
that man substantially lost his free will by original
sin. Father Gavszzi am afraid falls into the same
mistake. This he shows only too plainly com
pairing Justification or regeneration to the natural
generation and nierring that, as in natural gener
must be wholly attributed so also In regeneration,
all comes nom God and nothing Is contributed by
In natural generation the child does not exist has
no faculties, and therefore, IL Is not wonderful
when 1t cannot concur and Is entirely passive. But
In regeneration have to deal with a being
already existing, whose intellect and VIII are de-
Veloped ana who must therefore act as such freev;
even In matters or the spiritual order 1t must,
therefore, concur by Its own good works. Such Is
the Catholic doctrine. such, Also Is the teaching
'hdlcated by sound reason and common sense.
Catholics maintain that God In Christ Is the
Rather IN regeneration or Justification, but also
,,akes INTO account mans free viii. In fact, here
nes tue Difficulty with Protestants Luther and his
"om , maintained that mans free win had be-
ia sse1n Initiated by original sin; merely
as sheuow Is lett hence IL can no longer co.oper-
and ~ tms s0nsonant with the dignity OF reason
Snu "ee willf BY indicating mans free wili