The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-07
ST. PATR1CK's CATHEDRAL.



Vice Of Anger.
The high mass services at the Cathedral in Mott
street yesterday were, as usual, OF an imposing
character. There was large congregation pres
ent The mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father
Kearney, and the sermon was preached by the
Rev. Father Kane. The reverend gentleman took
for his text the fifth chapter Of the Gospel accord
ing to st. Matthew. from the twentieth to the
twenty-fourth verse. He remarked that Christianity
was eminently practical In Its teachings; and, as
the Gospel OF the day showed, God, while giving US
truths for the good OF our souls, also often re-
minded US OF our faults, that we might avoid evil
and follow in the footsteps OF virtue
THE PASSION OF ANGER, rts3
to which the Gospel referred, was one OF the most
dangerous of vices. There were many men who
did not give themselves to drunkenness or to dis
honesty. and who believed that they were leading
to become the victims Of anger They apparently
never gave thought to the fact tlat they were
c,"umtIt.=Ss" gE!evous sin when they gave way to
s ss the sCt s9 81 their
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old, vino obayed the law aud considered ~. '.ts
against heaven to cut sticks on sunday. And w.
saved tkey should be more just in the sight Of God
than they. The Saviour, in giving the lesson He
related in the Gospel, taught them that even
though they might obey the mandate, Thou shalt
not KILL" yet that they had 10 keep their passions
under CONTROL and not allow anger to make them
HURTFUL TO THEIR NEIGHBORs.
When this vice Of anger, said the reverend gentle
man. was looked at as 1t should be looked at be.
came certain that it was most dangerous 0ne-in
fact the greatest enemy Of domestic happiness 1t
get under its control but it was hurtlul to others
to those upon wnom the anger was spent, or against
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ssueaer sSs most es and often
npf1 foo nf1I mr. m
nan %s i IN The SIood S their fellow creatures Il
was told he said, Of an Old philosopher, that IN
to violent nts Of anger, he had a friend hold a
mirror to his face every time he allowed S himself to
anf ns face h ths
H. Aa'al Il Scai1 isAasn he wen, the reverend Dsa
sSdS an1s 9aGs 4 men way
would certainly curb their tepSers. for the vice.
was so hideOus that 1t made f'''' AVA 'A' 'A0e
II Ma r naas UGLY AND REpuLsIvB.
careful eye uron him lest in an Gnguarded mo-
bodily ." light spring upon us and do us serious
=. violent passion was to be avoided as much as the
crazy man. There was but little difference between
| the two-the one laoored under permanent IN.
| sanity. the other was insane temporarily. We
blamed the drunkard for voluntarily allowing his
reason to be dethroned and thus putting himself
not his anger was equally to be blamed. His sin
| was Just as great. We only had to look into the
papers every DAY 10 see the terrlDlc fruits OF the
| vice. How often do we read that in a fit OF
| anger a man actually Kills some dear relative.
| How many men through It commit some CRIME
which takes them to the gallows? And, again, how
many
DIVORCES AND FAMILY BREAKINGs UP
| does 1t cause every day 1t should be borne In
| mind, added the reverend preacher, that Christ
| never gave even His prosecutors an angry look:
He was ever meek aud humble, mo Iet for us all
to copy. To Him. then, 1t was that we should pray
for aid and succor that we might not become
victims to the vice-that instead We might always
be gentle. he had taught us to return good iOl
evil, to forgive those who injured US, and unless
| we acted as He taught us to act there would be
! no reward for US hereafter. The reverend gentle
| man then closed by earnestly exhortng his hear
| ers to curb their passions. to stand up firmly
| against every temptation to anger, and when the
harsh word was on the lip to change 1t before il
could be uttered to prayer: and thus conquer the
soul.
The musical part Of the services was. as usual
magnificent