National Republican., 1873-06-30
ST. PETERS CHURCH.
sermsn sf Father Beyie--A Giswins Eu.
iaay on the faraey.

Yesterday the patronai feast Of Saints Peter
and Paul was commemorated with becoming
splendor In b. Peters church, Capitol Hlll, Of
which Rev. y. y. Boyle IA pastor. The mas was
celebrated by Rev. Father Rtbbla, assistant
pastor, and the choir sang with accustomed ex-
ceilenss. Tue sermon was preached BY Rev.
Father Boyle, who commenced by saying that
Papa, the blessed Father, called "the Pope IL
ami In n III. III our aay tas mos. notable among al
facts.
eighth poutin In that Roman chair OF feter, and
wecan glance over the catalogue and ind twenty
three purpled martyrs chiefly among the pOpes
during the ten peraccutions. There, too, IA the
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councils, the conquerors Of barbarian, the
founders OF civilization, the men OF God, Wears
King, Greek ENarchs, Lombards and Franks,
and all hetcslea, schlsms aud tyranny OF all
kinds. This catalogue has no parallel IN all the
Catholics see In all this the fulnnment Of
ChnstS promise 10 Peter, "Upon this rock" and
"Being converted, confirm thy brethren" and
Feed my lambs, my sheep Thoy know that
Soiised by ne fsys: II viii give 20 thee, &c.
We had the priinacy OF house and jurisdiction
from the very beginning.
without stopping TO argue upon these PROPOSE
tlons, we eau sec whether these promises have
any results that we can touch even In our own
day. One hundred and sixty millions Of Catho-
lics, by the confession Of an adversary, acknowl-
edge the spiritual power Of the Pope; they rec
ognize him as "the rockH placed by Christ for
the building Of His Church. In his hands they
see the keys OF the spiritual kingdom, and for
them, TO the ends Of the earth, he can loose and
bind. THIS Ia the intellectual submission Of hun
dreds and thousands OF tho most Intelligent, cub
uvated and gifted among men, who obey the
direction OF divine faith and grace.
Although a prisoner Plus TX. commands the
ends Of the earth, exeris his spiritual power
among all nations, aud Is obeyed by two thirds
OF ChristendOm In all things that pertain to the
spiritual order. What Ia this but the accompl
ment OF Chfists promscf Nations widest
apart, the most opposed In politics, Manners
&e., unite IN their obedience ans love towards
the present successor In the lmperishAble line OF
POpes, and anOng these mynNis, now a. In the
past, are found the noblcst OF inen In genius
culture, science aud experience. Never was
this spiritual ruler as strong As now; never did
such unity characterize the whole Episcopate,
clergy and people a. at present. In proportion
with the prosecutions ot Bismarck, Victor En-
manuel aud the Governments OF the earth gen.
orally, the faithful have drawn nearer TO the
throne Of the fisherman, built by the carpenters
son. They are aroused TO pray and work aud
combine TO sustain the common unity by pro-
tccting the common father. Nothing hurts the
glory OF the Church and Its chief, but the con-
slstent behavior and sinful lives Of protesting
Catholics.
These are merely the points OF very able
discourse, which occupied more than half an
hour In delivery, and made deep impression
upon the large congregation.