The New York herald., 1876-11-06
ST. PETERS CHURCH. JERSEY CITY
pRorEsrANTIsM AND CATHOLICISM COMPARED


SERMON BY FATHER ARCHAMBAULT.
sermon was delivered at the last mass In ST.
Peters church, Jersey CITY, yesterday, by Father
Archambnut S. J. Ho is OF the great pioneers Of
tho Jesuit Fathers and has teen intrusied with tho
important mission OF erecting Catholic college be
conducted by the Jesuit Fathers Jersey City. Acr
the first gospel he read the gospel Of the day, closing
with the text "Render, therefore, to Caesar the things
that Casars, and 10 God tho things that belong
God" The preacher then sald:-As wi, hin
the of the Feast OF All Saints shall sol aside
the text Just quoted aud consider tho question
that the Catholic Church is tho only true church on
EARTH One Of the articles OF the Apostles Greed de-
cares, IL believe in the holy Catholic Church, Our
blessed Lord, in establishing HIS church, gave II all
the necessary to carry out its divine mission
"As the Father sent Ne so send YOU My work. as
far as personally concerned, is completed but as
far the world is concerned Ny work is yet COM
pleted.' When the Church teaches it Is Christ
that teaches. s'Bchold, am with you all
days, evcu TO me consummaton OF the
world The Pope, the bishops the priests.
the visible members OF that Church, but Cnrst is
the Invisible Head The Catholic Church has produced
great many SAINTS, therefore II is the Church OF
Christ II IS tho only Church that produce saints
The Church presents Tor our admiration her millions
oil martyrs who lald down ther lives Tor the faith she
also holds TO US the example OF her ponts and her
bishops who have been eminent or their picty, holt
ness, learning and zeal Evcn In modern times The
Church has produced many saints We h-d Francis
Xavcr the greatest Of his l,tnc, who spcn years
In converting the Indians. We had Dominick
who founded tho Order OF Preachers, Ianatius who
established tho Order Of Jesuts, and many others.
And yet told that the Church has degencratcd
in modern times and that IL necessary reform
IL requires years Tor tho canonization Of SAINT
Every miracle performed before or attcr The death Of
the SAINT has 10 be fully and fairly discussed Only
tho Catholic Church produce SAINTS In the
Protestant Church men may bo worry honest ana pous
but they have only human virtues. II they have
Christian virtues they rise above the level Of
ordinary mortnls Who thor saints
Luther CALVIN and Henry the VIII. Calvin, VINO
preached the doctrine OF prcdcstlnaton, that the Al
mighty preordained that certain people should be
damned. Henry VIII was divorced iron his vile.
He Catholic, but because thc Pope would not
yield 10 him his iustfuI desires no broke on from the
Church see how tifey propagate thor doctrines.
They ask Tor new supply OF bibles 10 carry with
them what they term the unbelicvcrs The Catholic
issionary the other hand, brings with him abso-
lutcy nothing. The Protestant Church produce
saints because they have rejected the practices OF
the saints They have rejected the sacraments.
Hall the Protostants In our Gays not
Proicstants but inndes Thcy do not believe celIb
acy in modification or fasting. Good works OF no
account with them. Christ said, III am the vine aud