The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-12

those noticed IN the churcn were senior AguIlera.
the venerable Vice President OF tue Cuban RepuD-
lie; Miguel de Albania, Cuban agent; Messrs
Echeverria, Mestre, II. Cisneros Leandro Rod
riguez, General viegas, President OF the Society
Amigos de Cuba; Garcia Angarica, Mora, Bombar-
her. Raco ana many others or note, the church
being entirely filed. After the conclusion OF the
Paima formerly of Havana. entered the pulpit and
spoke in Spanish as iollows:.
The text was taken from st. Luke XIX, ~,
describing the triumphal entry OF our saviour
into Jerusalem and conciuding:-"If thou hadst
things v Inch belong unto thy peace but now they
are hid ON thine eyes" The love or country,
saia the eloquent pfeaener Is ssnS.nsu avs
Tor his native land, and read OF ms poignant grleI
when weeping over Jerusalem. Every nation mas
'1ts day. alluded 10 in our text, and we must take
advantage OF IL to secure our everlasting happi-
ness, ere 1t be too late and the night come upon
Us. Brother Cubans, ye VINO are here as exiles In
foreign land, isupphcate you not to delay In attend
ing to the things which belong to "thy peace" Let
rc, ana wnen we have our hearts fixed upon Him
we Can go through Ire as brave soldiers OF our
Lord, spreading HIS glory and lame and working
out our own salvation. Earthly happiness mas an
end but not that OF heaven.
WHILE OUR BRETHREN ARE FIGHTING IN CUBA,
doing wonders Of heroism In behalf OF the liberty
OF our native land, let us pray for their ultimate
success, and, dear brethren, hope, from the bot
tom OF my heart that The day Is not far distant
when we shall be able to return to our Canaan, TO
the land OF our fathers. have read with sorrow
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fair which recently happened In the Cath
ole Cathedral or Kingston, Jam. One or
our Cuban brethren, Roman Catholic was
receiving the burial rites OF the Church said
cathedral. The Cuban nag we all so dearly love
had been thrown over ms comm by some OF his
patriotic friends. A priest tore 1t from on the
comm and said that they wanted no politics there.
Naturally, all the friends of the dead man were
greatly hurt. to say the least, by this priests con-
duct. maintain that the Catholic priest IN ques-
ton mas
FORGOTTEN THE TRADITIONS AND RITUAL
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prove The Catholic Church centuries ago blessed
the crusaders nags. likewise those engaged in
the Albigenses strife. Then, again, IN the thirty
years. war Ferdinand OF Austria appointed the
Virgin OF ST. Loretto commander OF the Austrian
army and decorated her image with o marsnals
baton sash. In 1910 Nceroy NinegaS oil Mexico APP
pointed the Virgin OF Los Remedies. IN the Cathe-
dral Of the City OF Mexico, TO similar warike post,
and decorated her statue IN the Austrian fashion.
priest would do wei to consider before again COM
hitting a similar indignity upon the Oouy OF o
| dead CUBAN patriot.
| The rest or the sermon was OF a strictly evan
gellcal nature. Al the close OF the service a COL
| lection OF over 500 was taken up on behalf of
| poor Cubans suffering from smallpox and other
| wise afhlcted III jamaica.
The singing was excellent, the following per-
| sons having volunteered their services In the
| or:-Senora Simoni Amala de Agramonte,
| widow OF the celebrated cuban general OF that
| name, sopranos; MISS A. r. Buckley, contralto; ;
| Senor Martinez, bass; MI. IL. A. Bischor,
| SignOr J. Godoy and DR.. Baralt, tenors, and
Emilio Agramonte, oIganist. The following is the
| programme OF the music observation-disclosures"
| No. 2, Gunther; "Te Deum,r KOtschmal; .Innam-
matusn from Rossns .Stabat Mater" solo So
| prano concluding with Gounod's ave Maria"