The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-11

nothing but sobs and cries could be heard on
side When these had subsidized Father Langcake
You are Catholics and know OF these poor women
hnc gris aud that little boy carried OF evenings
ago, that The laith was burning IN their hearts aud
that they were engaged IN q very pious work when
God called them 10 Himself They were here IN
church Could they make better prepara.ion'
have been informed that all these victims have re-
ceved the last consolation Of religion IN those mo.
ments. Good Father whyte aud Father Ihierry
visited them, and myself visited Eve or SIX and gave
them absouuon One OF the victims was good
pious woman and had received communion the very
morning OF the disaster One Young girl Mary Casey.
whose body Is here before YOU was well known as
good pous erL She came 10 mass every morning.
Ali OF them were well prepared We have every reason
70 feel consoled, because God did not treat them
harshy. Don't consider II. then, as proof OF Gods
ankincness.
GOD loves victims, requires victims KS ms way.
Didn't He make lis divine Son Jesus victimy aud no
His Son; and yet He was the great victim. DE was
nailed to the OF Calvary. and dec between TWO
thieves. After Jesus came another, the pures OF mere
Human beings. Mary. the Virgin Mother OF jesus
What victim she vast How her heart was pierced
with gret The seven-edeed sword OF sorrow pierced
that heart through and through After them came the
SAINTS Victims they were that poured out their
blood tor the faith. all for The love OF God what does
this proves II proves that GOO loves victims; that He
wants victims Ia order TO appease His anger against
guilty and !sllen race. he chose His victims but
cnose them kindly and mercully. He chose them
IN HIS goodness from those that were well pre-
pared In a good moment weep not, then.
they that have 10 hope NY dear friends. you nave
everything 10 hOpcI we nave maze ~ our uuty W
offer the adorable sacrifice o. The mass for those that
have persisted and their relatives and friends who are
much Affected by the disaster. This morning every
sacrince-some twenty five IN number-was offered Tor
the victims. have just offered solemn high mass tor
the dead, especially Tor those whose bodies are now IN
the church.
''Now let you and take lesson from this disaster
God has done merciiuy, not harshly. never VIII
tolerate that any one shall say mat he IS unRind ana
without mercy Only those that obstinately persevere
IN wickecness ever experience Gods narshness. God.
HIS .atherly love and kincness. has visited THIS
parish TO teach lesson Tor our good Let us I'M
prove by H. God wants US to understand that IN the
midst OF life DEATH that we may die when we
least expect ~ Do you remember that on last sunday
Monday evening | SAID from this plat
form that had not tho slightest doubt
would And It their last! OF course, could not Tell,
but seeing such noble and grand attendance before
me ie that all would not live long enough for Sec
Ond mission. How quickly and truly my words were
verified. God tell us that We may die At any
moment; therefore, let us be ready.
ADvicE THE ERRING
Get into state OF grace by good confession II you
happen TO in u state OF sin. Make sincere repen-
lance and perfect conversion OF your heart toward
Lore Jesus. then IN His holy grace by
dong our duty. What Is The good OF being Catholics II
don't practice what we profess! Now, my treth-
rem, when once have male peace with God, II
that be necessary then God says TO us-it Is the teach
ipg OF This catastrophe Keep in the state OF grace
and be ready; Cor like thief In the night Will Visit
you Be ready, for none Of you know the day or the
hour BE always ready, and then death VIII never
Gnd you unprepared
''Once more, have every 10 hope that those
who perished were prepared, that they have found
mercy before God All may you, and may /, and
may all men who hear Of this fearful acccident-may
they profit by the lesson that Coo teaches through
these victims, TO be ready also that when God sum
mons them they may not be iouno cnprepared 10 put
their in order and everything all right
that they may meet from God favorable reception.