The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-10
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

Sermon by tho Rev. DIR. McGlynn-The
Parable or the Shepherd and the Lost
shecp-Advice to People who Think
They Know Too Much-The Shepherd
Jcsus.
At st. Stephens Church, Twenty street.
the services yesterday were, usual, the grand
est scale. At all the masses the church crowded.
but notably so at the high mass-worshippers from
all parts Of the city having come to this the most
aristocratic Catholic congregation In the city,
doubt to pray, some to hear the splendid singing
and not few perhaps to admire the brilliant scene
as 1t appears during the service.
The music at the mass was excellent, though II
there were more Of change of programme in the
short pieces constant hearers might be better
pleased and more Of a devotional erect created
The soprano yesterday was Miss Fay, who took the
place Of Miss Emma Howson, who was unable to
attend, owing to her EFFORTS Of the previous week
IN English opera. Madame Bowler, the contrato
sang with her accustomed grace and artistic excel
lence. Colletti and Bernhard were about up to
High mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father
McCready. The sermon was preached by the Rev.
the day. which was taken from the seventeenth
chapter OF st. Luke.
The Gospel narrates the parable Of the shepherd
and his lost sheep the parable of the lost COIN and
SON. There could scarcely have been a subject in
home in celebrating than that suggested In the
Gospel Of the day, and rarely does pulpit orator
more e1ectually illustrate the beauties OF the
saviour's teaching than did Dr. McGlynn yesterday.
His statement OF the meaning Of the parallels was
In itself most eloquent description OF the time in
which the scrfbes and pharsees the learned and
the potent while the publican and the sinner were
outcasts, and were believed to be consigned alto
gether to the devil 1t true that the scribes and
phartsees went to hear the Master, but they
went there to grumble and not to believe,
whereas the poor sinner, with humble faith, ap-
preached the Saviour God and with the true spirit
mercy. The preacher said that It ought to seem
Ike the hearing OF q familiar PSALM often sung, to
hear him again and again teaching the people the
truth from the same stand points, intoxicating the
Savior's teaching from His own words, and urging
those In sin to approach nearer to God that they
might be saved. Il would seem as II 1t were throw
Ing the seed upon rocks ana barren places, from
which no fruit could come. But II was not so the
seed OF truth was never cast In vain. Those
who thought themselves refined, enlightened,
accomplished learned, might feel disposed
love and mercy but the preachers words were
certain to touch the heart Of some one-perhaps
some strangers heart, who, struck by the spirit OF
God which the truth contained, might enter into
himself and draw nearer to Christ. It was to the
poor that God gave His greatest graces the lowiy
were His chosen friends, and 1t was these He called
"bessed.o There was terrible lesson In the davis
Gospel for those who believed themselves to be all
suf1cent and who, In the possession OF the treas
ures OF this world, considered themselves safe for
the next The Scribes and Pharisees were
allsumcfent; they were the rich and learned
Of their time, and yet " was to the