The New York herald., 1874-09-21
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH
Sermon by the Rev. Father Patterson,
of Dublin, ire1ane-Christ's Legacy to


The spacious church Of the proto-martyr, in
East Twenty-eignth street, was well filed yester-
day morning by respectable and apparently de-
Vout congregation Among those present were
the Lord Mayor or Dublin and lady, the Misses
Kelly, Miss Smlthwick and other friends of the
irish rife team. The music was OF the usual high
ORDER. high mass was celebrated by the Rev.
Father Byron.
After the frat gospel the Rev DR.. McGlynn
ascendea the pulpit, and, having read the Gus
tomary notices, he announced that the Rev.
rather Patterson, OF DuDhn, ireland, an old
friend and classmate OF his, would deliver an
instruction. Father Patterson Is evidently a.
gentleman Of no ordinary ability. and although
his voice is neither powerful nor pleasing he was
listened to throughout with the greatest atten-
ton. His gestures were natural and appropriate
the wording OF his sermon plain and simple and
the texts OF Scripture anu extracts from tie
fathers wei and carefully chosen. He took as his
tex ST. johns account OF the last word OF the
dying Jesus TO hls mOtner:-"Now there stood by
the cross OF Jesus BIS mother ana has mothers
sister, Mary OF Cleaphas aud Mary Magdalene
When Jesus, therefore, saw his mother and the
disciple standing, whom he ioved he said 10 ms
mother: Woman behold thy son. After that he
satin to the disciple: Behold thy mother.n
Many evils SURF ound Us all In this valley Of tears
through which we are passing on the journey TO a
heavenly home beyond the grave. Cur souls are
exposed to dangers from within aud dangers rom
without; so tnat mans lie is truly said to be a
warfare The holy dob gives a brief Out
GRAPHIC SKETCH
OF the whole career OF mau from the cradle 30 the
grave "Man, born Of woman, living Tor short
time, Is filed with many miseries.N There Is no
home without It's cross; no day without it5 alloy
Ul woe. Amidst all the TRIALS and temptations and
dangers what are we 10 dor GIVE up the contesJr
NO God Is able and wiling TO help US; and after
hifl no one IS as powerful as Mary. All the saints
anu fathers or the Churcb are one N attriOu1ng TO
nary an lneXhausttble influence with her son and
all the yearnings OF fond mother 70 eX-
erclse ~ IN our benaL We have been sent into
TINS world 10 know, love ana serve God ana he
nappy with HIM IN the next TO attain
thla ina grace is absolutely necessary: and TO OBJ
lllh thit supernatural hep we cannot 90 better
man .isk hatys lntercesson. The fathers style
Hef "tht IOuhtain 0i grace and cOnsolatiOn.r Sne
Augustine calls bcr
49, THE ONLY HOPE OF SINNERS
wnlle St BetuaEu does not hesitate 20 say that he
paced ail MS hopes Ia Mary alter God. st. James
says 'tue Just man has great power with God.r
NOW 40 one ever walked the eartn so fun Of ius-
tice as Mary, enc surpassed the patrarchs in
laith, tne prophets IN nope, the martyrs Ia con.
stancy aud the virgins In purity. What then must
be Mary's influence with G0dY Does It NOT stand
"a reason that the mother has great fnru-
ence with her son. Even pagan sons have
been known 80 be unable 10 refuse
the requests OF their mothers. Olympias tie
mother OF Alexander tne Great, was able to refute
pll the calumnles OF her enemies by shedding a
sngie tear. Constantine, when asked Tor a lavor,
was accustomed 70 refer the applicant to ms
mother. Helen. Now. ii earthly mothers nave such