New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-06
MANS DESTINY.
Th> Rev. Father Douo,t a, 81 PairtR' ca,hedr'

Th> Rev. Father D0uo,t at 81 PdtTtEs Cdihedra
The sermon at st. Patrick's Cathedral in the
morning was delivered by the Rev Father Doucet OF
St. Johns Desuiu College. FOrdham. His text was
Rev w. g. And one OF the elders saith unto me Weep
not behold the Lion Of the tribe of Judea the Root Of
David hath prevailed TO open the book aud to loose the
seven seals thereof he said that it was sad thing to
see the incapacty Of the human intellect to soyethe
aIimportan problem OF the latter end OF man. IL was
in the of man as an intellectual being inquire
as 10 bsdostiny. What are here fori WHAT is the
endl We needed a clear answer 10 these questions.
Upon the solution depended the course when our Ves
would take. Men felt the imperative necessity or
"A truthful answer and many had Decn the
attempts TO solve the mystery Some would have US
consder ourselves as Innumerable parts OF whole;
that we are like bubbles noatng on the bosom
swallowed up In the next in its vast immensity. Men
have tried to open the mysterious book OF which 81
John speaks, but without success. Ihe Lamp Oh oVa
which had been slain the true solution OF tho
great mystery of life. The great my stery
on the question know that my Redecmer Iveth, and
that snail arise again in my flesh and contemplate my
God, craven the heart OF the true Chrstan christ
in way trumphed over the grave anu taxes posses
sion Of the reward Of immortal ne shetchns the
career Of tine Savior the speaker said that He had Deen
beheld i'm the time OF His weakness ana His humlatOn
lie had been seen His cradle in exile. and He was
found in Judea, in the workshop earning HIS pread oy
slon BETRAYED. He is abandoned by HIS friends and
mock gwen and over abuse Sc Him. He has suffered
materially aud morally and particularly IN that ieeng
of the Incompetence OF His works.
Ills mortal life, Ike ours lacked success He had great
plans. but what did His material plans result In for
three wears had been instructng his disciples ana
what did they know at the end of that time Nothing
All His plans are buried beneath Mount Calvary. Sucn
was view the fate of Savior. The Christian
there is "a vast chasm between Himself ana
the ultimate chasm which must be passed By per-
sonal penance. Christ tho head OF humanity,
ana when lie suffered and died. it was not single man,
bur the whole humanity who affected by IT, It
was necessary that humanity shOud suffer in order TO
enter into eternal glory Christ lived NE OF detaGl-
the world, and they must live like life He
died but has arisen for ourjusuh-
cation They had Just heard that Chrsts mortal career
was successful Success not OF this EARTH but
now the time has come and He Will be seen in all His
glory by those who wish TO him. The mis-
sion Of the Church was to represent the
life and passion OF the beloved Savior. IL
had OF the church to DO hated and per
secuted because OF too faithful observance OF her
duty. One Of the most noted scientific men OF the
present day said that the only enemy liberal thought
was the Church The Church, however, repealed the ac-
and in the event OF contest could readily
abide by the result Concluding the preacher exhored
his model themselves after Christ, for the
more they were like Him on earth the more glorious
would be their resurrection.
the conclusion of the services the Archbishop gayo
the Papa Denodlctlon.