The New York herald., 1876-11-27
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
TRATEINAL CHARITY AS TAUGHT BY THE
CATHOLIC cHURcH-AN ABLE EXPOSITION
DY THE REV. FATHER .DINAHAN, Q. p.
The services at st. Stephens church yesterday
morning began the fourth and week OF the mission
by the Dominican Fathers. An immense congregation
attended the high mass OF which the Rev. Father Cotton
was the ceebranL The mission preached
by the Rev. Father Dinahan, who made the subject
OF his discourse "Fracrnal Charity" taxing his text
from the twcnty-second chapter OF Matthew. Upon
the two mandates OF charity he said, dependeth the
whole law and the prophets. There ten precepts
The moral CODE the Decaogue, aud these precepts
flow from the two great mandates OF charity as de-
ductioLs from principles. They contained In and
fulfilled fulfilling the two grcat mandates OF
charity-lovo God and love your noighbor They are
involved in one another. You cannot fulfil tho
without fulfilling the other. For instance, you cannot
love God unless you keep HIS commandments,
and His principal commandment is, "Love thy
neghbor myself" And again, you cannot love tho
neghbor in charity unless you love him account Of
God and thus love GOO. There multiplicity aud
unity in the Godhead There three distinct per-
sors-this Is the multiplicity These three distinct
persons constitute one grand whoe-nere is unity
the unity OF the Godhesd. The Trinity is society
three distinct, social beings, united by an essential
social bond IN unity Causes produce effects similar
TO themselves, and God in creating man only SAID
"Let US make In our image aud likeness :"
Now tho Trinity producing effect similar to ITSELF
God creating man in His image and likeness must
have constituted man with his distinct indl-
vduany, yet a constituent, member OF some grand
whole. And such was the case. For Nan was created
with his distinct Individuality similar 20 the persons
OF the Godhead, yet u constituent OF u grand whole
like TO the society of the Trny-namely the society
OF mankind Ana hence man was created social being
and hence tor him society Is necessary But no society
can oxist without unity. Look again at the Trinity
there three distinct persons united by essential
social bond in UNITY; now what is that bondy 1t Is
mutual love; II IS the Hoy Ghost, the spirit Of
love, proceeding from tho mutual loves of the Father
and the Son. so the love III human society Is tho
mutual charity perpetually flowing between the
bcrs oi wlich ii composed. Let man suppress this
inclination TO charity aud he sins against nature he
conspres against the legitimate workings OF his
peing; while he suppresses mutual charity his
relations from social being who loves hs be-
comes misanthrope, who hascs his fellow man.
Suppress this mutual charity IN your social
realions and tna moment tho seeds of dsniegration
sowp, dissension strife and enmty will reign, dis
viii spread with the rapdty oi contagon; Tor
then charity, the principle which sustains society,
being ignored, the lie which animatcs being
the bond which uaites IL being severed
sarly the social ciiice must toppic TO the dust But
society is necessary, ana therefore mutual charity
necessary. II is generally moro easy to say wnat
thing not than what u Is, and therefore let US see
what IS not charity Tho love manifested
among rclalives rs not charity; 1t ) natural
love. man is beneiccnt he lavlshes
tile Of his wealth upon his destitute
eiiows, simply because he notices the eye OF The world
gazing upon him; he is generous, because he knows
that his aci ION win published TO the world on the
wings OF he press, ana forth, and thus that
Will be associated with the generous, The noble
and the good. THIS is not charity. THIS is our much
boasted Of highly .audCd modern philanthropy, the
grand fruits OF our refined modern civilization. IL
bears affinity 10 char y. II IS Interested, merely
human IN It's motive, and hence totally excla-
svc in its exercise Then wnat is charity |
Ii is that which is natural in its motive
end IL is that which makes distinction in its
choice, knows no cxcusveness in It's exercise II Is
love purely account OF God II IS to love |
the image, the representative, purely on account OF
the God whom he represents This is true Christian |
charity, upon which dependeh the Whole law which
is the foundation OF tho Christian Church and |
tho essence OF the Christian religion. God SAID. |
"Love one another as have loved you"
The criterion Of our charity must be the |
love whct God Lus manifested toward us |
our charity shoniJ extend all without distinction;
those VITO lot OF Tie household of fntn we'll
as TO those who ere, to those who arc not conner,cd
with by relationship oy friendship rs well ~ 10 I
those who are 10 tho cuemy well as to Me friend.
The neignhor whom so are c.mniandcd u love must
be icred not IRON the pcarncss OF relationship
friendship, but from tie common origin and common |
destiny by which we arr All "rcshers members OF the
great family Peter .,norts US 10 this charity
by saying AL thur IS have universal charity
Lave your ncieibos is itc mandate; bit we told !
that the neiphbor Is mankind OF uvcry description,
condition and nation. Here we behold The character
istic that dsiingu truo charity from modern phi
anthrory. Charity knows no disnctou, and hence no
cxclusiyones But philanthropy, interested IN It's
motive. Is exclusive IN its exercise. II has
worked itself out into s.s.emat zed orranzaons,s
fratcrnitics rings outside u hcD II acknowledges no
noble, Christian charity unconstrancd, upconnned-
IL universal IN It's action m ITS exercise II is vide
the earth, and It's sympathy Is deep and un
vcrsal as the weaknesses aud the woes oil mankind.
Tho Pnarisces old read the law of Moses-love
trends hate your cncnos. Modern society seems
have assumed tho eycgass OF the Pharsec, ior Is
read the law oi the s;ayiour--lovc your
friends AMI hac your enemies and revenge every ,
insult ini,csca. Love your cnemics forgive
your eaemles TO have place In the
moral code which rules our modern society, Revenge
seems to be totally eiiaccd iroia the catalogue of
crimes. A who resents an injury and rcpays II
with dire revenge IS acknowledged rs the cunsccn-
tious Observer OF the noEcr una his bravery
merits Tor him the praise and homage OF the world.
but he who, in imitation oil The Great Teacher OF
returns good Tor evil received extends the hand OF
forgiveness to the enemy. ssmalized as dastardy
and his action excludes him IRON tho
society well the sympathy Of the honorable the
brave and The noble o, til world.
ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.
THE DAY OF JUpGMENT-sERMoN BY THE REV.
FATHER TARRELIY.