, 1874-05-25

Services Mt st. nInry'a Church YcstcrtinY.
Yesterday being pontccost or Whitsunday. =
zeast commemorative Of tho descont OF tho Holy
HhoBt on the heads Of the Apostles in tho form
Of clovon tongues Of fro, as related in tho sco.
ondohapter Of tho Acts Of tho Apostles, was oele-
brascd with due solomnity In the forenoon at st
Mary's Catholic Church, corner Of Wabash ayo-
nue and Eldridso court. A grand Pontiileal
High Masa was said by tho nt.-Roy. Bishop
Foley, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Virdiu, s. j..
TORY, Noouan, Dunno, sclafor, andD. nordan,
md ut tho nloso OF tho ceremony tho Pnpa!
Bencdiction waa pronounced BY tho Bishop,
Rnd, by authority Of His Holiness the Pope, tho
customary pleuary indulgence Of the Heason was
granted to those Of the faithful whose strict
performance Of Catholic duty entitled thenl to
tho privilege, Not tho leaat interesting foature
OF tito coro1nonioB WAS the music, consisting Of
Hayln's "Foutth MasH' and four.part otfertory
piece, which were oxeollently Bung by HRS. 1lc-
Guire, Mias Farrell. G1r. schultze, and Mr.
aoodwiio, The congregation was worry large
one, aud, in accordance with previous announce
ment, collection waa tRkon for the benefit Of
tho myriad sufferers by the Southern floods.
Collections wero also taScn for the same CHAR
itablo object ut tho other Services Of the day.
There WAS generous response on eaoh occasion.
the aggregate collections being handsome aum.
Tho preacher Of the day waa tho Rev. Father
Lnwlor, OF tho Jesuit Church. His sormon had
Eoforenco entirely to the foaat Which Was OBJ
served. The toxt was taken from tho second
plauation Of tho attributes Of tue Holy Ghost,
and of tho influence which Ho has exerted aud
still continues to exert in bringing tho world to
the true faith. The descent OF tue Holy Qlost,
to mon, even az tho Resurrection Ind opened
tho gates Of Heavcn aud naado plain tho way to
that abode Of bliss. The ain OF Adams foil
neccshisated tic raising up in diaeront ngos OF
mon who weEo In communion with God. aud who
Lad FllH oxpresB commands to show tue people
the way to Him. aud toll them OF His goodness,
power, aud glory. Such mon wore tile ,patri-
archB aud prophets OF old. but their exhorta-
tations and 1nonrningB were ineffectuhl to keep
thor people III tho inish Of God, ~ they cot
Thon tho Son OF God came to earth, aud, in
mortal guise, worked for tho redemption Of nun.
But oven He loft tho great work unfinished, anl
tn His humility aent tho Holy Gl.oss to infuse
men's sous aud load them into tho path Of sal
walton. He descended on tho Apostles, filed
tlom with hoayoply inspiration, aud sont them
out-theywl lhhu been band Of poor, ,untutor-
ed fibhormcn-to prceeh to tic world in
tongues which llad previously boon unknown to
aud 70 sincerity Of thoir purpose. That
1 truth GY Y&cS n04i ed '' tho ''' see splfs witt Ct
= true knowledge Of tho glory Of God, was
ilIitorate aud doubling men to firm bo!soyora
aud eloquent oxpountlora Of tho Worl. That
10 WAS tho spirit Of love Which kinulcd tho
heart with devotion for God Was ayidoncpa by
tho change which He wrought in tho Apostlos,
who, from tho moment OF His descent, lost ali
night Of ourtlly things, aud suffered priyations
and even death, for the filth that vas III thom.
In conclusion, the reverend Hpeaker cxhortod
hia hearers to allow the Holy Ghost to onter
their hearts, chango tholr livos.. and
bring them nearer to their uoayonly Father.
Ho asked them to ooznparo tlen-
selves With tho Apostles, and emulate those
holy men 10 far ~ 1t was practicable for them
good Christian oxa1nplo to I'LL tile world.