National Republican., 1875-08-02
St. Aloysius Church.

St. Aloysius Church.
The feast Of st. lgnatius, the founder OF the So
cIety Of Jesus and Patron Saint Of the arch
diocese Of Baltimore, was yesterday celebrated at
st. Aloysius church In an appropriate manner. At
10 O'Clock Grand High Mass was celebrated by
Father Cleary, assisted BY Father Jameson, as
deacon. and Father Marisllino, as sub-dsaeop.
The venerable and eloquent Father White, OF Sc.
Mathews, delivered the panegyric, The altar
over the sacristry was Suspended q simple basket
Of clustered flowers and truit upon which two
snoy.whlte doves were Just alighting.
ally well rendered. The following well-known
singers participate: Soprani, Miss Eva Mills,
Sherman and Miss NJ. Lucas; tenor, Mr.. John
Pugh and Mr.: selfert; oassi, L. E. Cannon, Mr..
Won Weber's MASS in q: was sung. Mr..
GauDan sang "Veni Creator Spiritus." At
Onertory was sung A. Diabelli's 'Gaudeamus."
by %sTs
and chorus from "Lohengrin."
.-r .r THR SERMON
Father White selected as his text the words
from the o7th Psalm: ''Give ye glory to God for
clouds. God is wonderful 10 his saints; the God
Of Israel lie he who will give power and strength
to his people" On almost every page Of the In
themthe obligation Of giorifying God, OF Offering
to him praise and Thanksgiving for the wonderful
man, rsisnS It { and md afterwards crOWnng It W with
everlasting glory. How Impressivsly did this
truth force itself upon them, upon the observance
Of that day, the celebration Of the feast OF st.
Ignatius. If God was wonderful In his saints, no
where did they observe 1t more strikingly than
~ ,tn me e, ts ne CI a ne
in the conversion and sanctifcation OF lgnatlus,
and in his zeal for the cause Of Christ, subject
not less grand and interesting in It's details than
It was instructive.
Born Of an illustrious family in the north Of
Spain. Ignatius Loyola had been first courtier,
and aFF 0rda h0A mil ola hTFF
God had inspired his soul with different sort Of
ambition. Wounded on the battlefield while per-
forming prodIgies Of valor, Ignatius had been
soon reduced 70 the last extremity. In hourly
EXPECTATION OF DEATH
he had found himself miraculously convslescent.
Sill lis mind had been bound to this earth He
had loved TO dwell upon the valorous deeds OF his
soul, and he had yesrned for a book to tell him
romantic tales Of vslor; but, strange TO say, no
such book could be found in the castle of Ignatius;
he had read Of q chivalry different from what he
had ever known. Soon from Indifference he had
6ecsms deeply interested. The story Of the brave
sacrifices had flied him with admiration, and he
had become ambitious to walk In their way, and
II would pay him Infinitely more TO serve God
than to serve earth. That had been the reason
ing OF his soul, and he had determined to escheW
the world and live in seclusion. This had been
brought about by what would be termed mere
casual circumstance. By the perussl Of that book
Divine prSyidSncs had secS%PIshsd bis sopysr
for the Church and for man at large. How many
SOULS WERE FOREVER LOST
Of men unwilling TO read the Good Book. to hear
q sermon or to listen to friendly advocel These
apparently trivial circumstances were nothing
less than the means Of grace for the conversion Of
souls. lgnatius had suspended his sword at the
shrine Of Mary. In abandoning the profession Of
but everything had been directed into another
channel % yanqulsh the enemies Of salvation and
to promote the glory Of him, the King Of Kings:
To vean himself from all love Of glory he had
assumed the garb OF penance and subjected him.
self to the rudest priyations, and had spent con-
Ss o %
ity had attracted about him the yirtuous, and he
had done all in his power for the conversion OF
sumed new feature. In meditsting upon spirit
ual things he had not only been secluded from
the world, but he had conceived an ardent desire
TO promote
TnB uEon- or crprsr
In the work which had been the fruit OF his nedI-
tations he had left an infallible mode Of leading
the soul to salvation. The work was not mere
collection Of religious truths, but scientific ar
rangement Of these truths, based upon mans
moral nature. Such had been the admirable art
gS ss Of GSS to
letters in the book.
Iguatius had deemed It necessary to bring into
his work the authority Of science. He had gath
cred about him q band OF collaborstors who were
eminently fitted BY learning and piety. Nine In
terranean chapel near Paris and had resolved
that they should after three years, II the way
were open, go to Palestine for the conversion OF
intdels, but God had destined them for q more
glorious work. The Sovereign Pontitf had sp-
proved Of the new order, and ct once its members
had applied themselves TO the great ect OF Their
Institution. Here had opened q new Christian
era, the victory Of the Church over everything.
1t had been but q few years before that Luther,
the arch enemy Of truth, had attempted to
OVERTHROW THE CHURCH.
Through the efforts of that bad man, who had
succeed ed because his doctrines were adapted to
the human heart, whole nations had fallen away
from the Church, and the disqualification that had
little band Of workers. But the greater the evil
the more resolutely they buckled on their armor.
10 assure the Church victory over all enc mics
Christ did not appear himself, but did It BY the
zeal Of those whom he called to his vineyard.
These men had Iabored in different capacities
the Cstechism, preaching, the Bible, the educa-
gramme Of action No sooner had they appeared
on the scene than the torrent Of error had rolled
back. -..r ...4 ..
Although thousands OF souls have been lost to
the true Church by the efforts of the pretended
reioImers yet these losses had been repaid by the
made. But If God had been wonderful In the
Society Of Jesus by his power of grace, he was
equally so in imparting to 1t q characteristic re-
HIS SPOUSE, THE CHURCH.
Truth in this world could not escape persecution,
and the Society Of Jesus, destined to fight with
every form of error and vice, to grapple with the
enemies Of the soul, could not fail TO meet with
hatred and peri ecuti0r.
Despite the services ithad rendered to religion
and to literature; despite the grandeur II had
impaired TO the seventeenth century by the virtue
and learning OF its members, It everywhere had
been met with persecution. This aversion and
persecution had been carried to such length that
at last it had resulted In the suppression Of the
Order.
Vhe disbsndment in l773 had been adopted
merely as q prudential measure, only to assimi
late It more to the divine Saviour. AsUhrist had
died on the cross, 50 the Society had gained new
honors by its sacrifice.
The stones Of the sanctuary had been cast
abroad, and every one had seen that the Church
had lost In the society its rmest support Thrones
had begun to crumble, governments had had no
permanent foundation, and men had stood ap-
palled at the threatened destruction OF morality
They had demanded the company Of Jesus So
ciety had yearned once more for that genial heat
which would