New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
FOES OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH.


In The r. c. Church of st. Francis Xavier,
IN West Sixtcenh-st the Rev Father Dcaiy celebrated
the Mass at lU:30 o. M. yesterday. Father Wbi.e
eseed the Sermon taking his text from the I'D clap
ter vi st. Matthew.
THIS chapter said the preacher, gives interesting
colnt of well devised plan Iade h the mics OF oar
Savior 70 bring Hin AID Lie doctrines into disrepute
among the people. The eyeuts narrated tooA pisee a
short ;ne before LORDS death. Having filed Sldea
with IN, fame Of His miracles and doctrines Savior
had Just entered Jcrusal'm in triumph But While lie
was object Of the love and reverence of the nrlt-
tude it far otherwise with the Herodans the Fad,
duccee aud the Phafe'es, who lUihiS" toe me- sra
s4cs o the Jews. Tic Pharsces Lad long looked with
e1e, e s SSd " tbS greatness OF His lie Sycrshadowc
item They hated His doctrine because II co;deDihei
away with L.n. only waited opportunity 10 carry
0ut their purpose. Hitherto they had oegl CplosSG VI
them, But they feared tiInnt OF the people should
they openly attempt hrst's LIE go they rs.lyed TO
the ssctiucees and H,rodans. They called soie con
venG,e, foregoing thor vasisnce. and o1Ii1i'H On a
hated The people and al the same time hrin His doc
TIE Hcsotiass tho first 10 enter upon inc plan:
These the followers % Herod the politicians oi
sdyaSeed tfoir purposes Tcy follcwed iierod tAey
wee equally ready 10 follow The'tu. they woa.d have
proated item hey forve.d with question wei
revisel destroy our Savior, ehtr with the pcopie'
who we're jealous OF Rome, " wn tns G'sii m @ =,
"MasteT" they sked Him, is II awful To pay LAX 10
Cesar Owing 30 the eaons natonalty OF tnc 1--WE,
they know that II Jesus answered IA lie ahrleau'e,
these Vi the Jews "so weic Mt suoserslSht 10 hOe
would Immediately rise up and wie3x tsei. vei'geanco
upon Vim whereas n he answered IN sie oeI't'o !.
Noula be tieas0n tho civil au; Sr.iss iod @ lao"
s"swer on which he Catholic Church has ever rtst.i
"Ciy. " Caesar e tnSs tlaI aic Cetars and " 1od
The .rod ans having failed the sadducces then came
They we're OF tee thinkers t:e 'n'h "i ths %ori1'
,I wis tie niitC,s Of Their nniS. Mh!e C1tNaTG3 4c
suotng te doctrines OF the Jews, tLey nOt4ed 1 AZ
real rcg .OD, they moehsd at ieVeGuo ahd etei u
,aon wiieh tlev facicd themselves would reduce e
Scrtrin@ OF rc rc.uiIoctCu to All absuIG.ty and de-
s,roy Chnst's teaching And lhcy m tarn "eF' fe-
Sal 6een foed aud perhaps tic rhri: es were B.
ercily glad II Il. They thought mat TO tein was
reserved tic glory OF bearing a" the p OF Hle'1i9
Lut tAey ooIsi4esd the .nat.er ~ sach IMPORTANCE tt
they went again into ."cret c2nvenS To nnc ~ ~, 4 a..
question which toey should ask Ibey iosoised 10 pu.
fO,th question w!icb should tax ChiiH k"oWleuge o.
re law ~ Mcecs, and perhaps d3sF1y h. ID iy .! cs & n
the people. "Mesttr, wiich is the sie'..sSt 90 o I'm
L.. lIaIeAis!" Io.e was na1 Al at tiIs 'Le oVnol'
na1y OF hG q G 5s~i ars aas Of mo S Tncrc
Were so Iuany OF them thai 1t was dihcut eseh ~ re-
fes OF the rrIncipal ones amt obs rye theo Some
tought that y obserye No sahb~h "as s4nc'ss % -
psrg Of the Law which II most convenient AMI easiest
ior hlln 10 observe, and stouty I.'i'iIhS A. to
TIE ouali,y of tAs Ies,iab lie woud introduce new
l,v, 4ad Le stamped DaspneInef W the lsoio. no
tnu which reduced them 10 the ALTERNATIVE OF ach'
ed ng Him as tLo Messiah OF vi AootlhS s'ieh@ Anu
sich Is tie opitone Of the o2d chapter o, ~ ha'hew
1t 40 interesting for this rcson iLe iIe o. cur ." 'I - 80 %
eoautcr.,lt 0i tLc Ike ~ the C!1ch On eit tuo
-ations brought egainst 1icl al I,is u'i. inI,
saAaowed those the Chnch bshr9 me M c'ohts 1 nu
rated Ia tlis chapter counterpart OF tIo
tons which te Church has mderp one fof tie isf' lV'
le&ra, AID tho lhTce sccls ,'io',s v % ~ % 81 no Ia
par lJ,O OF tie scets ~lch for inc Iaat 'c'o
have ceased from accufibY a'd fris.cnt,H,
te CLaIeb Tue Heroa,.ns we're "a at or upr neii iea
poItci.tns VINO would take any FeHSoh uIt seI,
tsir par VSc and wo end ayore1 u e1fOd toe oaFV
win Tho ii sd goVe1meIt 90 tiic po .a4s v no Sa.an
After tAem nave eDdchyuged Ia al AsSs " "a All" to