The New York herald., 1872-07-22
ST. FATRIoK's CATHEDRAL.

The Destruction OF Jerusalem n WARMING
to Modern sfnncrs-.Ser1n0n by the Rev
Father NIeNamce.
The services at the Cathedral yesterday were OF
the usual imposing character. The mass was cee.
brated by the Rev. Father Kearney and the sermon
was preached by the Rev. Father lfcNamee who
took his text from the gospel Of the day. the nine.
teenth chapter OF st. Luke, from the fortyfrst to
forty-seventh verses-"When Jesus drew near Jcru.
salem, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying If
thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day,
the things that are to thy peace; but now
they are hidden from thy eyes. For the
days shall come upon thee, and thy enemies
shall cast trench about thee and compass thee
round, and stratghten thee every side, and beat
thee nat to the ground, and thy children who in
thee ana they shall not leave In thee stone upon
q stone, because thou hast not known the time Of
thy visitation" In this gospel the reverend gen.
tleman said, was placed before us the affecting
narrative Of
THE SON or GOD WEEPING . -.
over the sins Of His people. The time Of His mis-.
sion on earth was drawing to close; the period Of
three years, during which He had performed SO
many miracles, raised the dead to life, restored
sight to the blind, and given comfort
and consolation to the afflicted, was
near Its termination and the Lord
was soon to return to His Father When He looked
ferings he was few days afterwards to undergo
for the same object-man's redemption-IIis heart
to themselves the fruits Of that life He behed the
the blindness and ingra!tude OF its inhabitants,
who had not only refused to
RECEIVE THE MESSIAH,
their Redeemer but were actually at that moment
preparing to innict upon Him suirerings and tor.
ture Him even to death. With His heart full Of sOr-
row for the people, He depored the blindness OF
the Inhabitants. They were portion OF the
special forms OF His divine grace, and angels had
administered to their wants He had promised
He had given His only Son, who was born among
them. TO them He had given every opportunity
even God OF mercy could suggest.
FROM VILLAGE TO VILLAGE,
on the mountain top and in the valley in the streets
truths of eternal lie and Himself reduced them to
practice. He had shown them that in Him all that
ta had ,hs been e0 by the in regard
vet at the very time when the hand of Divine
his death The day Of mercy had passed and S'' the
day OF vengeance was come last. The destruction
or the city was prophesied and what God says he
He is not like man, vino deceves and deceived
And the city was destroyed. Between the Jews Of
THE SINNERS OF MODERN TINES
1t was easy to trace parallel. As they had re-
singled out from among all other nations TO be the
chosen peop'e, Of God; as they had been given
been granted to Christians, but in much more
exalted and nObler degree. To us was given
the holy law Of the Gospel OF Jesus
Christ himself and the reward for its
fnithfnl observance was not mere temporary
one, but enjoyment OF happiness for eternity. The
Jews were left to themselves TO fulfil their laws,
but We were aided In the observance Of ours by
God himself by means OF the sacramcnts. In hap
tlsm we were clcansed from the stain Of original
sin, and when
WE FELL. INTO TEMPTATION
and yielded to evil, II truly repentant we were re-
stored to Gods favor by the sacrament OF penance.
But supposIng that We, too, like the Jews, reject
Christ and refuse to observe His law. God pun
ishcd the violation OF His laws in proportion to the
extent OF the sinners guilt, and, that being So how
much greater must be the punishment OF u
is considered how much greater the bOons con-
fcITed upon him than were conferred upon the
Jewsi
The reverend gentleman then concluded by ex-
hortng all those who had rejected Gods word TO
return TO sense OF their duty, TO hasten back to
God while He yet extended the hand OF mercy, and
not to wait until
THE DAY OF VENGEANCE,
when II would be too late for repentance, and their
destruction would he inevitable.
The musical part Of the service, as II always is at
the Cathedral was all that could be desired by the
most cxactng lover OF true sacred music. The
singing by the choir, IL Ia safe to say, Is unsur
passed, not to say unequalled by any Catholic
church choir In the city. The voices are all good
the whole choir 10 be under the most perfect
training and the Organlst shows by his excellent
playing and the character OF the music he selects
that good church music, which makes the devout
worshipper feel during the services that he really
Is I'm q church and not at the opera s by no means
dependent upOn OfYeubach's airs for sucCeSs.