New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-26
RIRTI AND PROGRESS or THE CHURCH.
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BIRTII AND PROGRESS or THE CHURCH.
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st. Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic was
trongod with wor,hipors yesterday morning the middle
aisle being reserved Tor the members OF the Catholic
Union Solemn Mass logan at 1880 a. IN, wit the R-y
Fth.r Keau as celebran. FatnCr Rcaflon as deacon,
Father Martin ~ subdeacOu. and Father Kearnoy
as,er ~ ceremonies. Father Gil Of Manh1ttanyiile
preached the seiIno iah,ng oi l, bxt thal p0;loh d
inc Gospel of ~. Matthew wherein the Kingdom Of
Heaven Is likened 20 n gram oi ristari seed.
Tbe rarnblc said the pr,acner vi be better under
stood ii we take short survey OK lao religious word
existed before the coming oi our L9rd Bt0Fe Cbr's
every people had us nt'"n iob5uh uFiucl ana
drGned, IL were, by geographical lines. These
divisions obtained in al tlosbi but especially :" ia Ie
lou, ought Aud curious study tO inquire into
aud find tine influence OF ciinnie upon thln6ng Ma
fions ded by merely imaginary ues have different
habit OF thought from those wi0 dwe a'aoent 10 Them
Gong back the cradle Of the human race We Ind
Christianity th.,n any .otler. The people who
follow this system clam centuries of exist
euce before the existence uf history lHelL Thu
-V~lem they still preserve and adhere to, while nations
near them ignore H. as they Ignore t"ose Of other III
which prevails India They ooLed ON the sun the
source Of lite and heat and a things good, and wor-
oyil which they recognized. But INSTEAD of the beautiful
conceptions of comparatively modern times, they made
temples the purpose O proptatng the spirits OF evil
II was this world, thus steeed m iniGnity, that tho
son of God came, the mustard seed OF che Gospel,
mako religion which should embrace all tue peoples OF
the world religion that should econfned ITSELF to all
peoples aKe; that should know no distinction of
tongue that snuid reach the poor and tie rich, tine lit
ere aud lllitcrate THIS II the mustard seed which
from 50 small a beginning To and spread its
branches abroad INTO ali lans that all people should
Kniher under their shade. This was the leayen
Which was leaven the whole mass. This
was the vine nom which no branch tnat
/, separated i've Chlist In the fisherman
who was catch al in His net the teacher who
forth HIS Apostles 10 preach His Gospel Ia all tribes and
oil tongues Hc WHO came Ia make all men brothers.
And lie did He planted HIS Church which i!e ln-
tended to be not national, but universal TLcu
down to the teaching Of the Apostles, which tne
sfne IA that him ell -. Paul -ad that If
angel heaven came down and taught other doc
than thai of Christ lac would not believe him. Our
Id intended that there should ne religion To unite all
nai,,na into one know that IIc planted HIS
Church Tor mat party. 90 He planted, and almost I'M
Tie name OF Eutycbes or DOiatus mentioned he -
al branded hereto. In the fourth century though
the hsresy OF Anus seemed 10 oVHibhanOw the
tnurrh, never was mistake ~ 10 the
time Church. And II was all the way
down in her history. sbe always lad ~
peared ~ the sixteenth century Tho nations then took
II up and the system of national Cons prevailed
that existed before christ cane int1 the world. The
principle Of authority denied. and immediately
fiunllity took place OF uniycr6liity. And
A OF the NOrld with national ehurchrs.
tionnl rel gions. and natural result ur overthrow
the principle ol neutrality-suspicious. disintrHatiun Ia
the religions % the peoples thrrr ~ per onallty,
individually In the Church. He behcd them taking
up irinc to-day and casting II aside for one
tomorrow. How long this IA Ia contaur God only
knows. LIT pray the Iioiy -prit Ia enghtcn tho
niinds OF the peoples and bIng them asrun.
Thanking God fUr Iii. goodness Ia va In placing ~ with
~ OF His Church. let pray that lie my
tend the privilege t. those who now separated
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