The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-29
ST. TEREsA's CHURCH.

THE DAY or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY Rev.
FATHER coaHLAN on THE LAST JUDGMENT.
Tho Jesuit fathers who have conducted the mission
describe II As being emtnently successful Several
thousand persons avaled themselves OF the
OF the Church
At tho hafpast O'Clock services yesterday Row.
Father Coghlan, S. j.. preached upon the last judg-
mcnL He read the gospel OF tho day from St.
Matthew, 1xv l5 He selected Tor his ), text the
Man in heaven and then shall all the tribes OF the
earth and they shall see the Son Of Man com.
ing In the clouds Of heaven with great power and
majesty"
rho reverend preacher depicted the horrors and
blessings of the last day. when Christ will come In all
His majesty judge the whole OF mankind. Hc eau
toned his hearers TO prepare Tor that evcntu occa.
sion. II was in their own hands whether they should
be ihcrc among The righteous or the wicked The
Church points out hc Eaid tho right path TO be iol.
lowed, 50 the goal SO much desired might be reached
our salvation could have nobody but ourselves
to blame we received the Judgment OF condemnation
ut the last day. Wives would then 10 separated IRON
Their husbands fathers from their sons, mothers from
their daughters and thus all family ties sundcred ior
ever Those who obcyed the Law would be carried in
triumph TO Heaven, wLilc the wicked sinner would de-
scend to everlasting 1re. This was the mandate OF
consequences. Father Coshan concluded with vivid
picture OF tho terrible sunerngs which must be n
dured by tho unconvertcd At the last Judgment
FIFTH Av. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BY REV. DIR. HALL
The Rev. Dr. John Hall preached eoquently from the
lesson found in the Nth chapter OF the book of Kings
which tells the Hebrew Gehaz''s covetousncss was
punished by visiting upon him aud his seed forever the
curse OF leprosy. Dr. Hall commenced by reviewing
that portion OF the chapter which rcces the of
Naaman after he had, by Eisha's direction, washed
himself the river Jordan seven times and had be-
como clcansed oil his lcprosy. Then he appeared to
much better advantage When he began to enjoy the
fresh sensations Of health II was only natural that he
should like TO hasten to his wife and family But he
felt there was duty for him to do nrst-his practical
acknowledgment OF the great boon tho prophet bad
granted him. He wished to give testimonial OF his
apprccation but was refused, for the prophet would
have him know that the gifts of God arc not to be
bought and sold his grace is free to ALL Then when
Naaman wished 10 get two mules burden OF the earth
10 away with him that he might worship The Lord
upon ana sa sS,ure should 20 no
the house of Rimmon and bow down there,
Elisha silent for good reasons He wished Naaman
10 work out his own salvation. To have advised and
counsecd tina. time might rather have checked than
advanced the purposes OF Naamsn He knew that Of
MS in these, there were some men who eager
l,goniss but bad men, whose creed Is narrow sec.
tariansm and this light the prophet did not wish to
appear The servant Gehazi thought to improve the
time for his material advancement, and when Naamuu
LETT he followed, and asked Of hlm one talent ana TWO
changes OF garments for each OF two sons OF tho
prophet, whom, he said, had arrived. He got the
money and the prophet punished him with leprosy.
DOWNWARD STEPS
The character Of ehazi should be studied by all who
are in the employ OF others The faults Of such bogn
in small ways. They commence by appropriatlng what
they find lying about and their second step is to
make things lie about so they can nnd thcm
The preacher knew Of no more rapid and certain
process OF decentralization than that OF making men
cke out incomes by the and OF perquistes He then
went from small to great and came finally 10 the cor
rupton In the halls Of government Men should be
pad an adea uatc com Tor their efforts hon.