The New York herald., 1877-09-17
which would bs fot In beneficial manner BY all man
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ST. IGNATIUs' CHURCH.

81. lGNAIlUS' CaUECd.
SERMON BY REv. DE-. EVER ON THE FOUR RE-
vEALED STEPS OF THE WAY OF SALVATION
Rev. DR.. kwer preached yesterday morning TO quite
. large congregation ST. lgnatus Church. Fortieth
street, Fifth avenue, the four revealed steps
OF the way OF salvation. The text was taken from
Second Corinthians, w.. Island all things arc OF
God, who hath rcconcii,d US TO himself by Jesus
Christ and hath given 10 US the ministry OF reconc
iaton " Dr. Ever sa,d:-We have much 10 boast OF
In tho present age OF the world-knowledgs liberty
aud rich civilization. But there Is one thing that
gives cause ior boasting, and that Is widely
prevailing scepticsm. We may search tor the Cause
this scepticsm in certain alse principles announced
Ut the Reformation. We may End the cause OF the
Reformation socaed in previous evils that prevailed
IN the Roman Church. which were themselves the
effects Of still prior causes, and We may trace back
cause behind cause till we reach tho author OF evil
himself But however this scepticsA may have
ARISEN here all around thousands and hundreds
OF thousands doubt and knowing not which way to
turn Does sceptcism como from prdo Of intellect
ana from wickedncss OF tho human heart? Ah We all
know that the human heart Is very wicked and the
human inteilec! very proud But the human heart Is
not all bad ''Some noworets Of Eden VIC still do n-
hert though the trail OF the serpent Is over them
ALL" And the whole the human heart, II II consults
Its deepest instinct will md that ever SINKS reluct-
antly into scepticisn To be an innny, as one at
sea without chart compass. is not Joyous cohdi-
who are sceplics. VINO take NO step m religon, be-
they know not which way TO tread. ana yet VINO
at the bottom OF their hearts woud not hat thls we're
30; who say occasionally " themselves, i should be
happier L xnow, II could have iath oi some kind"
II was the Speakers good fortune to listen on a
recent Sunday morning to sermon, otherwise ad-
mirable, but which the good man depicted the
typical young lady fashion, utterly gay tnoughtess
anu given wholly up 10 dress and rivoty. And then
tue worldly young man was described,
and then the merchant utterly abandoned TO money
getting But as no or mSaf sat nays sna INST Listened ,S nd
human nature" He did not believe human nature was
quito as bad Us that
DIR. Ever, but without taking any optimst view let US
justice our fellows. The priest who hears hun
dreds and hundreds OF confessions. ana to whom On
that very account hundreds como who wish to mako
no confession but who urged IN some higher mo-
OF their lie to talk with sono one on The serious
concerns Of the soul Of tho after life, learns that
great deal OF good and carncstness alter all
In poor human nature. The TACT IS, man. and evcry
IL infinite, and there times which tho casual
observer tlie dreams OF when out OF the depths OF
their infinite nature voices do sound 10 the gay girl OF
fashion, TO the young man who seems TO be gwen up
only the earthly pursuits OF youth and 10 The mer
chant who seems W DO absorbed only IN his money
getting, when each and every OF these thinks OF
his soul very seriously ut least Tor time, and puts 10
himself tho seli-saune solemn questions, which somo
would have believe one never thought OF by what
called the worldly man and tue giddy worldly woman
RECONCILIATION.
Every ono admits that all OF US sinners, and
that sn must alienate us IRON the all holy G0d But
the all holy God Is also an all loving God, and He has
taken measures restore man. What He has done IS
the Gospel-I G., The kood news " mAu Win VAST
generalization the text embraces the entire process
adopted by God 10 the world. There are four
steps TINS process. FIRST, all things arc OF God II
ul natural things low from Him fountain all SUPER
natural things how from Him also. We are aenaled;
we nocd reconciliation. All things arc OF God. This
reconciliation Ii OF him. We need pardon; we need
supplies 10 build up our spiritual nature. Those sup
Plies tho infinite reservoir OF God. But may
say God Is omnpresent, indeed; but when ! so out
Into that omuipresence, God Is inaudiDe.
invisible, Intangible. DR.. Ever then proceeded
70 the second stcp-namely, COD is .in
Christ. God has como out irom his invisbiiity
Visibility. Coo has become accessible To man III
Christ But one may say, Happy was The generation
eighteen hundred years ugo among whom Christ
moved; but all subsequent generations remanded
back 10 the invisibilty iuiangiDy oil God2 Nay;
Christ Is in tho Church Catholic Us It's SOUL HOOD
incarnated Himself IN Christ Christ hath inchurcned
Himself that through His body mystical He may prac
ticay apply hts graces, which man needs all
through timo aud ali the world. The preacher
gave tho last step tho phrase IN the text and
hath given to Us the ministry OF reconciliation" II
the min stry was not priesthood It was nothing If
Carist is In tho Catholic Church soul IN body
then the Church u dead body II Christ Is earth
Ia a body, suppose that He through that body
speak the word Of pardon TO sinner IL to suppose
Christ stricken with partial paralysiA Dr. Ever
then closed with practical appeal