The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-14
ST. PATRICKs CATHEDRAL.


THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD LABoRERs-
SERMON BY REV. FATHER KEARNEY.
The Cathedral was crowded yesterday TO the doors,
and the services as usual solemn and impressive.
The officiating clergyman at the last mass was the
Rev. Father Mor At the termination Of the lrst gos
pei the Rev. Father Kearney preached eloquent
mon taking his text from the gospel Of the day accord
ing to ST Matthew wherein is described the parable Of
the vineyard 1t presented the master and those who
aborod for HIM. The master called at different times
those who were idle and them in to his vineyard
and when the day had ended summoned them together
and paid them the hire. The master represented
in the gospel God, and the laborers His
tures-men whom He had created He is the master;
the laborers; and the master called at differ
ent times so has God called at different times during
our lives unto His vineyard, that may labor, and
that when the day Of toll had passed might receive
hire The master who calls us is he who made us,
that we might save souls. In the very beginning
of training the first question that proposed
is why God made usP 1t was that we
might be with Him in heaven, that we
might know Him, love Him and serve Him
in this world, and that when the world passed away
might enjoy the happiness of heaven with Him
forever. When we fell into the sins of our first
parents God came down from heaven humbled Himself
to the very earth, took Himself our nature while
All kinds OF rcproach and insults He bore meekly
that He might satisfy HIS Father for the sins we had
committed against Him. While, during the week of
Passion He was Frustrated in prayer in the garden
His voice piercing the Clouds He exclaimed "Not my
will but thine be done" He accepted this humiliation
and punishment that greater glory might be given TO
God aud that mankind might be redeemed From the
moment in the garden that we follow Him hour by hour
and minute by minute until we Him nailed on the
cross during all His sufierings ask ourselves, Why
has this Goldman so humbled Himsef-whY has He
suffered so much And our conscience tells that He
has done all that He might save the souls OF mankind
ard that might receive the reward promised to the
faithful
WHY THE PARABLE WAS TOLD
The Church presented the parable read at this time
that might that the Master is continually call
ing us to tabor and TO toll that we might save our i'm
mortal souls The reverend gentleman forciby urged
the great necessity of following the precepts laid down
for our guidance The Church and her ministers
continuation of the life of our Lord. His minister's
who were allotted to the people were in their indi-
vidual capacity an example OF the Divine Lord Him
self Unless they followed strictly and truly His
footsteps unless His voice through them We're heard
in utterances of advice and eXhortaton they failed in
their duty and not what the Lord desired them
be. Man must hearken TO the voice of God, unless
man tried TO save his soul he would be cast among
those given up to punishment and destruction. And
the reward came with the toll If disregard the
precepts of Gods Church then our Divine Lord will
turn deaf ear to and we viii be cast aside 1t
woll then we should consider now how we stand
among the laborers in the vineyard Another call had
been given in the Gospel just read 1t might be the
last 1t might be the eleventh hour What
to doY 1t is easy TO keep Gods commandments to
keep His law Nothing was required than 10
keep the law of Cod He tells us we are not to DEPEND
on ourselves IN laboring, but that have Him help
u.s. We do not value souls He val ues them and
surely suffer little for the great object in
view In conclusion the reverend gentleman urged the
congregation to strive to be among the laborers so
that when the word went forth they might be among
those who would receive their hire and their eternal
reward in the Kingdom OF God.
MUSIC.
The mass selected on this occasion by the organst,
Professor Gustavus Schmitz, by General in q
minor, which was splendidy interpreted by the choir
AT the otertory Cherubini's beautiful composition
''Laudtte Domnum, F." soprano solo and chorus was
rendered with excellent effect Nine. Bredeli singing
the passages ntrusted to her with much sweetness aud
artistic finish. The services ended shortly before