The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-10
ST. JAMES, CATHEDRAL.

81. JAMES CATHEDRAL
The Parable OF the Laborcrs I'm the
vineyard-St. Paul an Eleventh-Hour
Apostle-Scrmon by the Rev. Father
John KieIy.
The Cathedral of st. James Is the Oldest Roman
Catholic edilce in Brooklyn, and consequently II
has charms for the devout that far transcend those
Of newer and finer temples Of worship Lately II
has been renovated throughout and Is now as com
Portable as 1t Is possible to make 1t. The choir has
also been strengthened by the infusion Of fresh
voices, SO that the singing is not so harmonious
and notwithstanding as 1t used to be. But better
than the polish on the ornaments of the church. OF
the harmony in the singing Is marked improve
ment In the matter and style OF preaching by the
priests which Is observable. This was very mani.
fest yesterday. The Rev. Father John Klely, tai.
entcd and hard working clergyman, preached from
the gospel OF the day, which happened to be the
parable OF the laborers in the vineyard In Matthew,
Xxx, a thoughtful and in every way excellent SER
mon which was listened to with devOut attention
BY his large congregation. se
The reverend gentleman said that 1t was impossi-
BILE to read the parallels in the Gospel without being
struck by the fact that Divine Lord inCulCated
TITS
LESSONS OF PROFOCNDRsT WISDOM
IN the simplest though the most beautiful, form Of
tention OF His disciples upon some particular point
He invariably clothed His divine ideas In the rich
imagery OF the orient; He presented His lessons in
captivating parable; This Ee sld ngt because Re
" his utteranccs; but, on the contrary, that the
poor and the ignorant as well as the rich and the
@ as wen as Dyes-mght clearly
ent day IN the East the preacher explained, oil
classes were accustomed 70
ThE USE OF VARIABLE AND ALLEGORY
IN the communication Of ideas. The parable OF the
iaborers in the vineyard beautifully conveys to the
awakened mind world oil thought, and no doubt
had more effect on those to whom 1t was addressed
than would heightened discourse, couched in
language more forclble and suggestive-arrestn
ts eye OF sn a an he a s
and dwelt on the significance Of its concluding
part-"Many are called, but few arc chosen" It
would seem to many, he said, that these were
words Of awe-nspiring import; but there is nothing
in the text calculated to dishearten the Christian
lie which is the reward Of the just ana there IS IN
II that which should stimulate all TO nobler re-
solves, greater devotion and larger efforts.
THE KINGDOM or HEAVEN.
BY the Kingdom of heaven, the preacher ex-
planned, is clearly meant the Church OF God; the
ab0rers in the field the children OF the Church. In
the jcaiOusles o! the labOrers, their conflicting
claims for precedence aud high rewards, Jesus saw
q type Of the contentious and the troubles which
were to characterize the future OF His Church. And
hence, what was seemingly addressed to His imm,-
date and personal followers has an application and
ing vision Of the Divine Redeener included even u.s.
What, then, is the application OF the Gospel,
and what sx,n are the ne lessons 1t teacnesf
earn the reward promised alter our
iabors on earth. We have been called to labor in
and at other periods OF the day Of our life Christ
calls us to Him without ceasing We should not,
to e cali is ay
that those who may come after us shall not be
preferred before u.s. Who shall say that the laborer
who is
CALLED AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
shall not also receive his penny in from the
time Jesus uttered this parable there wore among
the people OF Judea chronic, habltual grumblers,
who were not content with what they received
from their employers when others they deemed
less worthy were as fortunate in life as themselves.
That class has its Representatives. the world still,
and hence we see that the lesson OF the text is
brought home to with the lull force Of its Orgt
nal utterance.
must not be questioned by worms Of earth, and 1t
Is not for us to say that he who comes to labor with
us at the eleventh hour shall not have the same
as w1 eSe the heat Of the d The
doubt indifferent; may have worked YEARLY, with
out spirit and unwillingly. They may not have
destructive worm, or nourshed the hungry root
with water, with an eye single to their Masters
interest. On the other hand the man who went 10
work at the eieventh hour, and received also his
penny, may have attracted his Masters attention
~ ms wngness his assan9us zeal In his work
merit, and II they did 1t would have been but
fresh incentive to the expression of dissatisfaction
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