The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-19
CHURCH OF TIE HOLY NAME.

Opening OF the Mission Yesterday
Touching Sermon by Father Elliott, OF
the Paulist Fathers-The Mission Reg
ulatiOn.
In the temporary chapel OF the Church Of the
Holy Name OF Jesus, situate on Broadway, neal
Ninety-seventh street, mission was opened yes
terday morning by the Paust Fathers. Before the
elevation of the Host, Father Elliott, one Of the
Pausts, assembled the pulpit, and after reading the
regulations for the week, proceeded to deliver
THR OPENING SERMON.
His sermon was most effective one, rich In
grand ideas, which he clothed IN the simplest Ian
guage, 80 as to make himself comprehensive to the
humblest among his auditors. After stating that
there were two penary indulgences and several
partial indulgences for those who performed the
mission, he began his appodixis of the mission. He
spoke In substance as folows:-
go forth to all the world and preach to all crea-
lures" Those words from holy writ are our cre-
dentials for coming among you. We are here to
preach to you
THE WORD OF GOD,
and to exhort you to leave your sinful ways and
return to the ioid Of the faithful.
suppose many OF you would like to know the
significance OF the black which is here on the
altar, and the meaning of the white scarf that Is
thrown across 1t. The black cross means penance
and the white scarf represents God and mercy.
The first mission that we know OF Is the one which
God gave to the world in the person O the second
OF the holy Trinity He looked from HIS throne
high and viewed with SAD heart the
DEPRAvED AND SINFUL STATE OF MAN.
To remove this sin and corruption He sent mis-
sioner in the person OF His only and most beloved
Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to preach
truth to mankind ana Wean them from their evil
The mission to His Son was not only for all the
His blessed mission with His sacred blood upon the
cross, 1t was not closed, for He had SAID unto His
disciples. "As the Father sent Me also send YOU"
and In these words are contained the
ORDINATION OF OUR WORK.
which is q divine one, having come from Gods
own hand. This mission OF ours is the same one
that ST. Patrick took to the lrish that ST. Boniface
took to the Germans and that st. Augustine OF
Canterbury took to the English. You are not in
Overshadowed these unfortunate people, who did
not know OF the existence Of q God. But in one
sense you are more at FAULT than they 9r you nave
not avaed yourselves OF those opportunities, or
you have iallen from the Church through indifer-
ence, superinduced by evil communication or
friends who, having no religion, tried to make you
sceptica OF the truth Of the Churchs divine
teachings and the Apocalypses or the inspired men,
II Ii our desire that every man, woman and child
In the parish attend the mission, and II they do
this we viii feel happy at knowing that We have
The following are the regulations for the mis-
sion-
SUNDAY, May lsMasses at seven, eight and halfpast
the last mass vespers a halpast three with ser
bssed
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDnEsDAY.-First mass at five
A. M followed by instruction. second at six A..
NJ and third mass at eight A. M with instruction to the
children Evening service same as Sunday evening.
ASCENSION THURSDAY, May 22.-Holy Day of Obligation.
First Mass at 5A M with instruction second
A. M, and High Mass, with sermon and communion Of
FRIDAY AND sAruRpAY.-Masses at 8 8 and A. M.
Evening service usual.
SUNDAY, May 25-Masses at 8 and half-past 10 A. NJ.
vespers ut haifpast3P Evening service at halEpast
T. At this service the Papa Benedclion will be given
and the renewal OF the baptismal promises will be SOL
EMMY made.
CONFESSIONS will be heard, and after Tuesday, from
5to7 NJ; 10A NJ TO u NJ, and from to SOP NJ and
on Saturday night
Two PLEsARY INpuLcENcEs and several Partial Indul-
genccs be gained by those who make this mission.