The New York herald., 1876-09-11
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
THE NAME OF MARY-HER NATIvIrY-sERMoS

By THE REV DR. N'GLYNN.
At 81 Stephens church yesterday morning the high
celebrated by Rev. Father Cos,igan The
church crowded TO its utmost capacity During
the summer months brief exhortatons delivered
every Sunday subjects deduccd from the gospel OF
the day but yesterday the regular OF the year
initiated by Rev. Dr. NcGynp, who delivered an
eloquent and instructive discourse the Nativity OF
the Blessed Virgin"
on Friday We commemorated the nativity OF the
Blessed Virgin, aud this Sunday within tho octave
Of her festival, the Church invites honor with
special solemnity the holy name OF Mary. We have
just heard In the Gospel how angel sent by God
into lowly city OF Gaiilee with tho most important
message over delivered to mortal Tho messenger him.
self was only An ango. bu, one OF the choicest
spirits Of Gods k:ngdom-the angel Gabriel
the significance OF whose very would
Indicate that he comes with ordinary
message, TO no ordinary person, 10 announce
no ordinary manifestation OF the power Of God.
The ammo uncemcnt, wonderful rs was, and startling
20 the humility OF her 10 whom IL was made, was yet
NOT an entire surprise TO the world The prophecies of
the sacred books and the more less distinct tradi
among the nations had held out tho hope OF the
better day that should be ushcred by the appearance
cated with the new Adam in the work Of rcparation,
even as the elder Eve had been associated with the
first Adam IN the work Of our ruin The world then
had long yearned Tor the appearance OF
THE BEST AND GREATEST OF wohEx
and here length Sh0 Is pointed out ~ the world by
q message from God, whose message we may we'll read
us-Thou art the who hast found favor with
GOD thou art the blessed among all women. Tho
name OF this blessed had been concealed from tho
ages but at last is revealed And the OF
the virgin Mary. The fathers remark tho touch
Ing simitude and sntithesis between tho manner Of
tall and the manner VI us reparation. A. the sug
gcstion Of angel-but fallen one, typihod by the
serpent-the hrst Eve disoboyed God, and began the
work OF ruin Al tho message OF another angel and
faithful minister OF the power Of GOd Mary tho
Eve, rendered cheerful obedience TO the divine
bohest, and thus began the order OF ages.
The Church takes to her heart whatever reminds her
of Christ Sns honors the vestiGcs OF His footsteps in
the land that His presence made holy. She honors
Him In tho saints BECAUSE and In proportion they
have como TO him and therefore, specially would
do honor to Him by honoring the blessed woman
whom lie Himself has honored by making hcr HIS
mother. He grants to Us the unspeakablo honor OF
calling her our mother. She IS
MOTHER OF OUR SOULS,
for she 10 the mother OF Him who 10 their salvation,
and she has rsconrmed her right to the title OF mother
OF all the redeemed. when IN more than mortal agony
tho OF the Cross she refused not her consent
TO tho sacrifice OF our redemption. Az the
sun was obscurod, and the rocks rent
and the graves gavo up their dead amid the pangs
the travail Of nature, and the ransfxiDg OF the
mothers heart the now birth effected. We wore
unworthy children OF such mother II VIC could iail
aud her. and TO cherish for her bound
less gratitude