New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-29

.. a., ro,oa.s nd relief which tho frat Easter gavo
10 nature, the speaker descrtoou geows Tor
,vhpm mar Ion had heon issued. and 70 whon ,ne
prison doors thrown open All human hn,I had T be-
GOTTEN children before the ra. then we couu ,na
AMMAN nature WINS under simply by ihciynuni
p"ssession of that nature but begoten after the fa
IL would under that coudemnatlon ~. I'LL I'LL TTne
no son nm ii he was outside the gates OF PaiadSe. Ine
preacher then spoke OF tho spread OF anen nu'a"
nature around the earth as tue popnlaipn , CO.
Thus human nature both In the abstract ana In ln9 cor
cre,e was ali under the curse-a In the prison or uel
Thus human nature had snned ana tnat hdnlhn nt
even though standing in Jesus, had 10 snow ,nae ~
could resist Satinnat IL could endure tehptauo"' "
go earn for itself Justification .o,,,, o,so,rt,on
Easter and its resurrection was the solemn aoso.utio
of human nature. In very marked respects christ ca
reer resembled each ono OF inc Two eeL'ea anu ma,ng
lesser sacramens. That career was tne tee ooyt"5
irmt after kind. That career. like baptism was u
death unto sin and rising unto righte1nohesS. o'n
frnaon gave IA the Holy Ghost the Loru ana uTtr ~
L1ght ChrisLs career, ike confirmation, was dcdlh
unto darkness and u rising unto nsh, Lks s tpo
Euchurat, 1t u sacrifice 1t was death unto weak
ness rising unto strength, sacrince accepted Ihtt
career like h0lymatrlmony, was union OF CHRIST WIN
his SPOUSE. But OF all the sacramento Ills career ress
blrd most the holy sacrament Of absOlutIon Inc
preacher spoke of the four OF penance carry
ing the sinner through the depth OF his sorrow ana con
triton aud carrying that to the stage wGen
the soul must have relief In oNledsment IN con
fesscn. He spoke OF the tribunal OF penance, OF the
sacra both Of mercul relief and OF mcrcliul ST.
lence and described toe sad state of sinful SOU that
has rejected Gors Catholic system. The preacher theh
referred TO the third part OF penance tne Jearh-
ing of the soul to accept pun hnent, 10 ina hni
what WIS IL all without the tremendous reiri ahu TUG
glad release OF absolution II Lent without an
Elster: IL WAS fast without feast ChrsGS career
was like this sacrament OF absOutioD He dd no SIN,
but He took upon Him the character of tho sinner,
aud His life, first OF sorrow Tor tAe SINS o eu
world and was not it life Of perpetual CONCESSION
He then described how Christ confessed the ptle 81 INC
word by His humility; how He confessed before EFT"
and Heaven the anger OF human nature by his geutIe
ana patience ITS last by His perfect chislly; us
gutOny ny His poverty It's envy BIZ HIS unsenshhoas,
aud It's sloth by His unwearied activity GOD spoke TO
human nature Him that had earned release, ny us
sorrow, ITS confession, its satisfaction. lie spoke AZ
Easter and by the resurrection, the great words 40
sOirO &c.
Zach sinner must enter into Christs sorrow findng
Its cause accepting all sickness, dlsdppVihtuehts,
bias ambitions losses, and bcreavemcnS ~ Icsscr
punshnents than.hs sins deserved, II he would earn aD
solution from Heaven. DE- Ever then Appealed 10 tbe
homeless ones In the of Easter to look up 10 GOo
mercy There we're :w0 kinds Of mercy, one or Whieh
was human. when we felt sympitny Tor tns suiiI-
ing but the other kind Of mercy was displayed Ill the
forgiveness OF injury. and ms was Divine, 10 Uad
could 50 earnesy to be forgiven - GOd u,son
10 PARDON the DIVINE mercy had It's roots III DIVINE
love Love effcctuai and frittDearing IN pfoporuon
TO lts strength. New loves aud new friendships arc
proyerba.ly weaker than those OF long standing but
ook up hopeless ones for Gods love 10 Us mas existed
from all eternity. 81 have lovei thee" erred lie,
with everlasting love; therefore Win lOhp hndeS'
have / drawn Thee"