The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-12
RELIGIOUS.
The ElOquence Of the Pulpit and Yester-
days Church Services.
THE WOMAN QUESTION In BROOKLYN
Beecher and Talmage on the Side
Of Miss Smiley.
FATHER FARRELL ON THE EUCHARIST.
rockingham on the Atonement and
the Religion Of Humanity.
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Another Crowd at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music.
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Inaugural Discourse of the Rev.
Charles N. BabcOck.
rockingham on the Atonement and
the Religion Of Humanity.
Another Crowd at the BROOKLYN
Academy of Music.
Inaugural Discourse of the Rev.
Charles N. BabcOck.
ST. PATRICK,s CATHEDRAL.

Observanccs During Lent-Necessity of Faith
and Good Works-Sermon by the Rev. DIR.
Stnrrs, v. q.
The Cathedral was yesterday crowded to the
doors. the last mass commenced as usual at half
past ten O'CLOCK, the Rev. Father MvNamee oficlat.
Ing celebrant At the conclusion OF the first Cos
pei the Very Rev. Father STAIRS, Vicar General
cended the pulpit and having read the Archbishop's
circular setting forth the regulations to be
during the holy season of Lent, selected mis- text
from St. Luke. xviii. 42-"Receve thy sight; thy
faith had MADE thee WHOLE" Those words said
the reverend gentleman, were addressed by the
divine Saviour to a poor blind man sitting on the
waysde the road to jericho, and when the
Saviour passing by he cried aloud "Jesus
son OF David have mercy on me-" HIS confidence
in the power Of the divine Saviour and the ardent
desire o. receiving his sight urged him to cry out
again, understanding the opposition that he met
with In the crowd. AT length his perseverance was
crowned with success, and the divine Saviour, stop
ping on the way, ordered the blind man to be
brought to Him, and asked him what he desired
'What wilt tnou that do for thee 7" and he said,
then a Raeeve .ny s@ ne o
made thee whole" The blind man Immediately re-
ceiyed his sigit and began TO follow the divine
Saviour,
GLcRIFYING AND GIVING THANKS
In conjunction with the crowd that had witnessed
TINS lustr0us miracle. There was here presented
remarkable instance OF the efficacy Of strong
and lively faith. 1t was to that the divine Saviour
attributed the cry OF the blind man. ana the Scrip
lures assured US that by iah this man received his
sight, and that without faith 1t impossible to
please God It was the principle or all Christian
perfection and the root from which all fruits sprung.
II was the first step to our salvation Tne Scrip.
lures told us that there was but one true falth
there was only one God one sheep fold, one mouse;
and as
THE DIFFERENT sECrs
throughout the world were at present divided and
subdvided into various forms OF belief, 1t was ne.
cessary from time to time to remind men OF the
N md hat of
faith could be found only in the Catholic Church.
Faith was the free gift OF Cod and, as St, Paul
not OF ourselves, but by the gift or Cod that men
TeSeivea grace he wisn me all 70 receive
proper dispositions The condition OF the poor man
mentioned in the Gospel might be in a spiritual
in the world. There were those who be-
leved not even In the existence OF God,
Those persons would not submit to revelations
because they did not comprehend the mysteries,
Old. there were many persons VINO remained In the
same condition to-day. In the second place, there
~ PRKJuDIoED BY EDUCATION
and early training and although they believed in
certain Sna OF revelation stu they would not sub.
haps 1t would interfere with their selfrespeet and
esteem before IT., the world, as wen as with they
hui o wso Sl.uaee s their d pss.1ens
Conorm to the q n IL IT
was blindness or the heart rather than blind
ness OF the mind. The fourth class composed
OF those who believed In all the doctrines, but the
same time practlced certain forms for themselves
Church, but rather preferred to follow their own
WILL aud had so much selfrespect that they did not
practice the faith IN union with the spirit or the
Church. The doctrines submitted by Christ
had always been the same. Christ commits
stoned His apostles and authorized them
60 go forth and preach the Gospel all nations,
with the promise that he who believed and was
been preached and taught during the last eighteen
centuries. No change had taken place. The same
delivered by the apostles now delivered by the
pastors OF the Church, and hence there was the
rule to go bv-the rule Oh faith, which Is the Holy
Catholic Church, and
GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD
and by the light or the Holy Ghost nothing could 60
fages, still Ialth alone sufficient. ST. Paul
SAID that II man had faith so strong as
TO move a mountain 1t prohted nothing
without charity. Faith must be accompanied
by good works. because faith without
5000 works was dead in the same manner as tue
body without the spirit was dead. The reverend
gentleman concluded by exhorting the congrega-
Initiating the example OF the blind man following
IN the footsteps OF Christ, they would finally reach
lie road that led to the heavenly Jerusalem
The mass sung was by BUTLER, IN ID MINOR and
the '.Sanctus' and "Agnus Del" bylHaydn. At the
Onert0ry Rossnis beautiful ave Mariar was sung
by NINE. Chome with great taste and artistic finish.
1ne Forty Days Alteration commences next sun
take place, while the occasion Will be rendered al
ditionalIy interesting ~ grand and impressive
musical selections, under the direction OF Professor
Schmitz.