The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-07
ST. MAaY's STAR OF THE SEA.

True Christian Charity-The Hypocrisy
of sOciety-scrmon by Rev. Father
Mccarthy. l4 --.
1t was apparent from the very full attendance at
all the services held at the Church of S.. Mary,
Star Of .ie Sea- Court street, near Luaueer, South
brooklyn. yesterday, that the ample congregation
in attendance there take but little STOCK If any, in
the fashionable requirements Of the season which
necessitate the exodus OF the bon ton from the
heat dust and turmoi o! the city during the warm
weather. The principal mass was celebrated by
the pastor, Rev. Eugene Cassidy and an excellent
sermon was preached by Rev. Father NC.
Carthy, who took for his text the admirable
Gospel according to Matthew ", 20-24-''At that
time Jesus said to His disciples Amen. tell YOU
unless your justice abound more than that 81 the
Scribes and Pharisees you shall not enter into the
sa 20 them n o DID, 1 TSou
weosoey Rnt shall kin .a be In danger Of the dg
W.. MS BROTHER shall be in danger of the judg.
fnent. IT, therefore, you offer thy gift ut
the altar, and there thou remember thy brother
hath anything against thee leave there tiny GIFT
thy brother and then come and offer tiny gift"
The reverend speaker introduced his discourse
require that our justice must abound more than
that Of The scrbes ana Pnarisees we would hope
! clear, and strongly applies to the
| SOCIETY OF OUR PERIOD.
These Scrbcs and Pharisees, whose justice was
| so insufficient in the sight of God, were men who
walked upright before the world. To oil external
appearance they were people who tasted rigor
be acceptable to God. But this meretricious adj
vancement In life for which they gained credit
among their neighbors was only external. They
were not noble, but were simply Jealous OF worldly
appearance. Their gilt was therefore not accepta-
Of us s is holy and enaurng love- and tins must Be
| evinccd in our actions aud our charity Tor our
neighbor at all times and under every circumstance
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daily, do we not petition God to forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
| against us ~ Is it not m0nifest in this petition
this
| 'OFFERING BEFORE THR AFFAIR."
that II we have thing against our neighbOr that
not alone is our orering not acceptable, but the
| punishment OF the Almighty God is invoked by the
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backbiter, the detractor, the calumnlator, that
they have not been made to feel the weight OF His
offended Judgment even in this life And yet how
prevalent is the sin OF SANDER and the promulga-
ton Of evil against one another daily witnessed
| Of the carly Christians what o beautiful example
Of divine love and charity we perceive! Where
has that Christian charity gone tor In our period
do we not behold, alas how many, who blaianty
profess TO he pious Christians ana members
Of the Church OF Cod VINO are really vile hypoe ties
the Scribes and Pharisees9" without true justice
and charity how can we live in harmony with each
other How can we trust one another in any par
ticuar and what Is to become Of society unsup-
ported by Justice born Of CHRISTIAN lover The rev.
| erend gentleman laid stress upon that most wide
| spread rrellgious custom of
EVIL GOSSIP AND TALE BEARING
Scarcely can group oil three persons assemble ere
| story telling ana grossly exaggerated anu highly
| cOl0red accounts Of what some neighbOr said In
confidence to another engaged in betrayal Of the
same) form the subject OF conversation. Charity,
which should command silence upon the subject
Of the neighbours iauit IN the heart of
the true Christian has no share in the considera-
ton Of the Pharsacal evil news vender OF the day.
To those who have given too much scope to q
venomous tongue In speaking OF their neighbors'
faults the speaker urged that they should exercise
| great surveillance over that uncharitable member
Tor the future, and that they should look back upon
the transgressi0ns OF their own lives against the
law OF God. Then would 1t be made clear to them
that their Offering would not be accepted at the
altar while they were at enmity with any OF
their fellow men, They should remember that
their trespasses will be forgiven only as they for
| give those who trespass against them. Urging his
hearers to pursue truly virtuous and Christian
lives before God and their neighb0rs, the speaker
| concluded his remarks