The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13
ST BENHDIcr AND ms FOLLOWERS.
The Rev. Father Kaeders Interesting Adj
dress In BROOKLYN.

The Church OF ST. Charles Borromeo, In
Sidney place, Brooklyn, IA 10 tho wealthy RomcD
Catholics who live on the Heights of that far
famed City Of Churches what the Church Of st.
Ann, on the Heights. Is to the E2-copalians Of
that quarter. That Is to say, the Church of Sc.
Charles Borromeo comes as near being fashions
able temple Of worship any Rom Catholic
Church can. but Catholic Churches always
have llrge congregations OF the poor at the
early low massrs and the Church of 81. Charles
Dorromco Is like al other Catholic Churches In
this respect. Yesterday morning the early
worshippers at this church wero duly in
formed by little piacards that famous and
iavorlte Dcndictine monk, the Rev. Father
Kueder, from NJ. Vincenrs AbUey, WestmOre-
land county. Pennsylyani1, was to pfeach at
high mass at lO.D a. NJ, and deliver Tree lee
ture at 1880 T. NJ, subject. ST. Benedict and
the Benedctines." The church was well filled
In the morning Father Kas der selected Tor mis-
theme st. Charles burrOmoeo. the patron SAINT
OF the Ueautful church IN which he preached.
lie was I'll quent ana rneet, TUT hriet Hs "A
preacher ALWAYS should TO at high IN ASS. In tho
evening he stood on the steps Of the altar 10 his
brown BeneuiCtine habit, with shAven crown
aud long beard. and to that eager, attentive
congregation delivered his lecture. lie said !:
"St. Beueuict was born IN tue year Of
our Loru 4sO. and 80 years after the Kolnan Em-
peror Cons antIne uId become CHRISTIAN aud
nult Constanlinope. In process Of time tho
Bishops OF COnstdntinOple, WHO had COntented
themselves with being second to the Pope,
claimed to bo MS equal. ano this equality not
beng acknO wledgeu d separate Curistian Church
VS. es aolisDed IN the east. Ot which tue al
herents, IN the course OfaEes, we've overcome by
tho 'iussulinIn a d lost bOtn their capital anu
country. ms would not nave occurred had tue
IOpe's supremacy ueen acknowledged there.
lhe nations under his inhuenc0 WOULD haye re-
pulsed the Mussuimlns.
After tue capture Of Rome and the occupation
OF LAZY at lliRs ~ TIE harparO..s German
tribes. the hpman civilization became. e. "a
great extent. extinct, anu though the incoming
Germans became Chfst rs, tney were simply
~ IA name and in cxterual opseiVauccs Iueir
manners were brutal and their deeds atrOci Ius.
Europe. to the north OF italy. was plunged IN 8
primitive heath. u barb risni, and IL was to the
spread uf moua~terics thfouxu ths land that 1t
OWED It's subsequent Christianity pow r, Ond
pru1ress. PrUuincnt. imong thee monastic.
orders was tnat founded by -. Benedict. In0
benedictnce settled among tue wages, VINO
hau been tAuxht - ha;a tno Pope ana his re-
iigiOn, aud VINO showed their tsuets no silu-
pa-uy. Tuey, however respected the ste dY IN
dustry win which the mOhEs turned w.sies
IL % ields ana swamIs into garden. ami were
mulli ned by tue charity ana kindly words OF tue
StrIue' r.. Many OF tue young among them Of
bOtn 81 xes were tr-cted u join IN the liUors
and Worship OF ths Denedi,tines. ana lin lly
cons ed their lives To cciUacF .ud 10 Chris
tao work. Convent. were formed, IN cOuj jIuc-
ton win mOuustcfies, aud. as these estaultsu-
mOnts became crowded, colonies went fOrth
from them 10 iurn siulilar institutions IN other
lOCHiiiio4"
Ine lecturer then detailed the nelds to which
a number ~ great s-tuts ot the en- tc1
devoted their elOaucnce with great eIect,
aud IN which the nun Der OF tneir
conversions vas extensive. lie spoke OF kus-
STA as haVIng the most uidboliCal Inhabitants al
tue time on the facs Of the eartn. nd whO
showed their bru.hity ON nm citing frequent
torture AM death ulun the saiutly uCVJt. es
WI, sought their spiritual welfare. In the
eleventh century CdthOdclty had become tnc
general religion OF Eur"pean nations. and the
ciyI power enIeAv1 ed to suDvort tho cou-
sdtution Of tue Clutch. In tuis It was
f)ied by tho mighty power Of the lat
ter. About this portud. tho speaker oO-
served. there WAS "A great desire umong
"A portion 81 tho Catholic citfgy for the intro
ductIun oi marriage IltO tne pies MOOD. in
imitation OF tnose OF the Greek Church. and t.
the efforts ~ 81. Benedict the Preservation OF
ceiiDscy was largely due.
Inc speaker todchCd In an interesting way
upon the work Of 1T. Il -nedict AZ large, aud also
upon his power Of working miracles. ~hlcn rem
dcreG hm object OF deem reverence. Tne
eloQusnce and renarkdbls personal beauty of
s. iiiidebr M. VINO afteTwarL became Pope,
were .lso alluded u.
\ Large Collection was taken after tho lecture
for tue poor VI The Confrateruity Oi 81. Vincent
de P-u.