The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-06

len al the people to come and enroll themselves
under his standarl-to tell them that the worsa n
an exile and heaven their true home and sheS II
they to Him. when the nal conflict Is oven hear
ven is to be their portion forever The Devil on the
other hand, sends forth emissaries who allure men
by Inducing them to commit sin-none Of his delu-
slons is too great for who commits sn-and thus
he achieves the ruin OF many. In our days some OF
his ministers s0-called scientists, who pretend TO
know more than men have ever known before.
Such is the fact, athoag there ~ nothing stranger
than the doctrines Of them. Some OF them have
gone 80 far ~ to degrade humanity and outrage
common and belle history, by pretending that
in our primitive condition we were apes when
through the lapse OF ages gradually developed into
our present form There Is \ historian, who hav-
ing succeeded in making name for himself solely
from the beauty OF his style, dared recently TO put
iorth the declaration that one of the greatest mise
rlcs that labor under rs their expectation OF
future state, and that II men would only set about
improving their condition in this world they would
be far better on, and everything would go right.
These and all other similar teachings come IN
reality
and by such means he succeeds In dragging multi
tudes beneath his standard. Such are the TWO so
cieties of which he had spoken. And II he were 70
ask them where dill they belong, under which
standard did they fight, most OF them would say
al profess to be under the standard OF Christ, but
In reality am trying TO do what our Lord said IL
was impossible to do, to serve two masters" "He
who IL not with me is against me-" How terrible
are the words which Christ will make use oil TO
al such persons 81 know you not" IL f0rciby re-
called to his mind what he once saw In an engrav-
ing--our Lord seated on the throne OF Judgment,
the graves having given up their dead. multitude
0fsants ascend to Heaven above; on another slde
were the damned descending into hell. Very many,
after having been cast forth from their graves,
were endeavorng to join the heavenly most,
but were restrained by demons rom SO
doing These are the people who, when in the
world professed to be Christians, but conformed to
the maxms and principles OF the world. lie said
again IL was strange that o bishop or priest
should have need to tell those things for any one OF
common sense ought not to need being told them;
yet they all know nom experience how
THE DUST OF THIS WORLD
apft
from acting in the right way. II men loved God,
then they should keep His commandments. That Is
the test of our love for Him. II they love Him, let
them learn OF Him who Is meek and humble OF
heart. Humility must be the foundation OF all our
virtues. And here is the great mistake which
ways OF truth by their own pride. II we love God,
let us live peaceably with all men, speak charitaby
OF all men. III we love Him, in word, let US take
up our cross and follow Him. "If any one love
Me, let him take up his cross and follow
me- This does not mean that we must
breasts, or that we must have cross of beautiful
flowers on our coffin after death, as was the case
with wicked man who uied recently What a
mockery was this But we should show our love In
all things, in the modesty Of our dress, in our
versaton, In onr actions-every day we should do
members of the true society. We are bound to
settle this the greatest OF all questions under the
heaviest responsibilities. We are bound to choose
the true society in order that we may be on the
right side at the hour OF death, and In order that
when we have fought the good fight under the
rise with those myriads Of saints to that blest
abode where there awaits for us an eternal crown.
The Bishop gave his benedictiOn at the close or
the mass