The New York herald., 1876-11-20
ST. PATRICk'S CATHEDRAL.
TIE BLESSINGS OF cHARITY-sERMoN DY REV
FATHER KEARSLY.

FATHER KEARSEY.
Although tho weather was very uppropitious tho
Cathedral was yesterday crowded to The In
decd, sunshine to have but little effect
upon the attendance at the spacious church in Mu-
berry street, The officiating clergyman was the Rev.
Father Mor, and at the conclusion OF the nrs gospel
tho Rev. Father kcarney ascendcd tue pulpit and
made an and pathetic appeal benalt OF tho
poor Hc took his text from Proverbs, XIX. i7-'ie
that hath mercy the poor endeth 10 tho Lord and
he will repay him.. The reverend gentleman said
that the Lord had taught tho way TO heaven. That
way was by prayer-prayng ourselves and assist
ing others in their needs. The Lord Himself mad set
the example by curing the sick, giving sight to the
blind granting pardon to tho sinner who repeated.
lie gave succor to those who followed Him.
in distributing 10 them ioavcs aud fishes;
ho showed His love Tor little chlircn-ior
tho poor and the lowly and the outcast and
through Him obtained mercy from Almighty God
The Church mad initiated the Divine Lord Ia building
institutions Tor those who had been deprived OF their
parents tho needy and the distressed, Tor unfor
tunates and Tor tho aged and nnrm. The prayers Of
ali these continuously ascending to Almighty
God Tor their bencfactors, asking tor them not only
blessings in this world but perpetual JOY IN tho world
to come Their prayers were not unhcard. Often
times has the rich man become richer by lending
helping hand 10 his needy neighbor-intced the large
h earted donor yet known to suffer from
generous offerings 10 the poor Thus were blessings
brought upon the community and upon the country
and blessings upon the posterty OF the cheerful giver
But apart from any temporal advantages that might
accrue from following the SUGGESTIONS sct iorth in tho
text tho spiritual advantages 10 be derived there
from were OF infinitely greater importance. The
prayers OF those whom we assist ascend 70 Almighty
Goa begging forgiveness Of our sins, and asked that
last hours might be peaceful and happy and be
uuited with HIM forever These were among the ben
e1ts, both temporal and spiritual, to be derived from
assisting the poor. But there certain conditions
which charity must be bestowed IN order 10 bc
fruitful OF results. We must give 10 the poor il
were giving TO God We must not dispense wealth Tor
charitable purposes that we may obtain honor aud
fame or that may DO exalted IN human cstccm;
nor 10 the poor with hope OF
earthly reward; but oil men should give abundantly,
far they able, and, what is moro,
they should give cheerfuliy. gifts accompanied by
harsh words or with grudge had better NOT be given
ALL The Almighty loves The cheerful gver. In the
course OF a brilliant and effective discourse the
erend preacher earnestly called upon the congregation
remember the poor in their midst, and their pray
ers would not prove unavailng IN The hour OF need
Rev. Father kcarney at the conclusion oil his Sermon
announced that ON Thursday evening next the dis
tipguished orator, Rev. Father Damen 5. j., would
deliver lecture IL tho Cathedral, the subject being
'sThc Catholic Church and the Poor"