The New York herald., 1874-09-28
ST. IGNATIUS' CHURCH.

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. Ewer-Christ's
Gift to Mankind-The Blessed Eucha-
rfst.
The Rev. DR.. Ever delivered the sermon In this
cosey little church yesterday at the morning SER
vices. He took his text from the twenty second
chapter OF st. Luke. nineteenth verse And he
took bread and gave thanks and brake 1t and gave
unto them saying, This Is my body which Is given
Tor you. This do In remembrance OF me-" The
preacher said that the gifts OF friends were always
precious, but gifts given oy friends at the hour OF
parting were always gifts so to speak, OF lasting
character. Memories cluster about such gifts.
They were evidence OF o spontaneous yearntng to
PBRPETUATE SWEET AEMORIEs
In others hearts. GIFTS, like flowers. were so
neetlng that they required continual renewal.
Yet all gifts were sort Of monument to perpet-
uate thoughts oil love and affection. Monuments
Of marble were raised to perpetuate the memory
OF the dead. The window IN the little village
church to the memory Of some good man gone 10 q
better world did not appeal to the sympathy OF
the universal world more than did the monu-
ments In the cemetery erected to the memory Of
great men. The marble slab erected TO the men,
ory oil the patriot perpetuated in q certain way,
the glory OF his deeds OF herolsm, his acts OF SELL
denial and devotion to his country; but appealed
TO only certain class, just as the memorial win
DOW IN the Vulage churCu Appeared 10 the hearts
oil the villagers where the man to whose memory
1t was erected had Oeen known aud loved.
The reverend gentleman then went on to speak
OF gift, monument that appealed to the hearts
of all mankind, single interest, the gnt Christ
gave man IN
THE BLESSED EUCHARIST.
By 1t mankind was made one family. It was q
gilt OF Divine love. 1t created an age OF grace,
took possession Of our hearts and turned our
sous toward God. 1t was perfect glft-a monu.
ment left on earth to perpetuate the love the
Saviour mad borne Tor Us. That love was so great
that He had laid down His very life to give Us q
strong proof OF 1t. When man sacrificed his life
willingly Tor friend the act was one
of sublime devotion. But Christ had
done more than sacrifice HIS life iOr
his friends He had died lvr His enemies rs
well as His friends, and His love Tor man was so
great that even when He was about to leave the
earth and take HIS place in heaven beside HIS
heavenly Father, God Almighty, He :onged to leave
behind Him git monument OF that ioI e tnat
would be everlasting. This He had done IN the
establishment OF the blessed Eucharist. In 1t He
was always present Win us. 1t was gift that
nothing could destroy. The cOnvuslons OF the
earth, the elements, the power OF empires might
rise against IT, but they could not shake the
foundation on which 1t was based. 1t was
divine monument, aud about Its base all men
might
GATHER TOGETHER AS BROTHERS.
No ivy would climb about 1t and hide 1t from
sight; the hand OF time could never cause 1t to
crumDle. 1t was ancient, but ever fresh. The
Holy Eucharist was, III Iact, the very body and
blood OF Christ 1t was monument not built OF
blocks OF granite; It's foundation was SUNK deep
and solid in the nature OF God himself. 1t was
ever growing, never decaylng, aud would ever
continue 10 rise In beauty and grandeur without
the sound OF the hammer or the axe. The Eu-
charist was indeed, the link that bound tbs
world with the next