New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16
CHARTTYS CHANCE IN LENT.
Tia Rev Fofh,r Farley al So Patrieks Cathedral

st. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral in
Mulberry-st was well attended In the morning during
the High Mass which celebrated by the Rev.
Father Men The Rev Father Farley, the private
secretary TO Archbishop McCloskey, preached selecting
for his text the passage from the Gospel OF st. Mark
chapter H. referring TO Bartimeuss receiving sight at
the hands OF the Savior.
The preacher said that although Jesus performing
His last journey Jerusalem, and going up meet
His passion, yet He was mindful OF the blind mans
suerings His foreknowledge told Him OF His approach
ing passion the agony OF Gethsemane the degradation
before Plate the stripes He was TO bear, and the
sunerinss of Calvary and yet He could stop to relieve
human suffering He full well that those who for
bade the blind from crying out or touching His
person would desert Him in the halls Of PLATE aud
perhaps Join In the cry Of His enemies TO down
from the cross but this knowledge OF the hollowness Of
their PROPOSED affection did not prevent Him re-
levng the suerings OF the blind applicant When John
sent for evidences that Christ the Messiah Jesus
sent word to tell John that the blind the deaf
near epers ceansed and the Gospel 10 preached
to the poor.
At this approaching OF Lent 10 Is the duty Of
the Church to call the attention of ts flock TO this sub
joct The Church prescrbes certain conductthe NOR
caton OF the body, living less uxuriousy, abstaIning
from amusements and even retrenchment in those
things that supposed to be necessities The Church
also requires that what is saved by this OF
objects OF Chrisrs mission on earth was TO help the
poor He might have done away with human misery
had He so chosen; butt being Divine ordinance, t
not His mission 10 change IT, God had ordained that
poverty aud plenty should exist on the EARTH
and 10 was left so in order that man might
exercise sympathy toward ono another, there
by merting eternal glory Outside Of man
there Is no such inequality. The beasts of the field
fowls OF the air and fishes IN the sea are AL provided
for and none fail to mud sustenance. Thou shalt not
steap not a command for them. Among men there
are some who weighed down with wealth, which
sometimes proves TO be consolation but more often
curse while the OF mank nd wreched and des
olate II the latter attempt To help themselves the
wealth OF the former, the command Thou shalt
sea rises and confronts the and they are checked
by the strong arm OF the law 1t ia also divine ord
nance that tho wealthy should assist the poor That
which Is divided equally animals divided
among men. To some God gave abundance, with the
right TO dispose OF according 10 their own will but he
also gave them feelings that they might exercise sympa-
thy, pity philanthropy, and benevolence. But even
when these Qualities are exercised they nothing
without they are bound together with the beauties OF
charity. They may be carried out Ia part but not
q saving whole Christ left his mission TO tho Church.
aud the Church exercises sympathy. piety, philan-
thropy and beaevolenco combined with charity. The
poor are not beggars they claiming only their own
which had poem placed IN tho hands OF the rio that
they might help their fell0w-man. Among tho poor
Christ stil remains "WhasOoyor do 10 tho least VI