The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-30
ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.

CONFINEMENT WITH OUR LOT IN LIFE-DIS-
COURSE BY REV. FATHER o'NEL.
The usual crowded attendance present at last
services yesterday morning at ST. Patricks Roman
Catholic Cathedral High mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father Kane and the sermon was preached by Rev.
Father o'Neil. Tho gentcmaR delivered an able and
philosophical discourse. He read IRON 81. Matthew,
Xxx commencing s'The kingdom Of heaven is like TO
master of a family who went early in the morning
10 hire laborers his vineyard And having agreed
with the aborcrs for penny day he sent them into
his vineyard This chapter of ST. Matthew rcc,es
the fact OF the payment of the to the laborcr
who work ed but an hour those who worked during
the entire day, and the complaints OF the latter Tor
such treatment "And receiving 1t they muir
INJURED against the master OF the house."
The reverend speaker alluded to the opn-
ions entertained by these laoorers IN mediate
Ing upon the apparent favortism shown to
their co. orKer. They did consider II air to pay
him much us themselves, and complained accord
ingly They turned TO the master anu spoke 10 him.
He answered that they had right TO complain even
IL he had given the man more tnan he had earned.
There we're many persons 10 the world who undertook
like these aborsrs to set themselves up in Judgment
against God and His gifts We often found FAULT with
God without making our complaints TO the world. We
murmured against the better fortune OF those with
whom we were brought into contact every day oil
lives. There were class OF persons opposed 10 thor
simply because these nelgbbors we're pros
porous and did things approved by Goo. Through our
netg bbor we struck at Almighty God. We murmurcd
AGAINST Him became lie Ut TO eBdow brother
TINS spirit OF complaint was widespread; II cliGgs
10 every condition and walk OF hie man may have
hrs own particular set oil acquaintanees but you Will
lna many iealons oil him because they cannot reach
his own STANDARD in this connection. Two young
m rht start In business one would prove exceedingly
PROSPEROUS whiie the other would fail entirely. fns
created jealousy and bad feeling on the part OF tho
latter One individual Is jealous OF another because
he mas a good wife. woman Is jealous OF her female
acauaintance because she has good husband. In
fact lew learn TO be content with what thoy
possesscd In this world spiritually and morally.
Some who had great talents questioned the
talents OF others Some who were rich wanted
10 be richer The suffering sighed Tor rehci,
the poor groaned TO be removed from adversely ana SO
on TO the end Of the chapter. some VINO are poor
think that no one right TO riches while they are
com DC lied 10 their bread by the sweat OF their
Draw Those distinctions have existed almost IRON
the beginning, and will exist until tue emu OF time IL
was wrong for murmur against tue action OF Cod.
our Master who gave 10 Others many things that He
Withheld from Us. An sllwise Providence arranged
everything IL would prove great source OF hoppi-
ness 10 us II we occu ed in enjoying what
se have In preference soaring after what belonged
m others We ought never TO shut our eyes 10 the
fact That we might much worse OF than we really
are II our neighbor happened TO share better
than ourselves that was Coos business He owes US
nothing and He gives US much. Poverty IS not the
most agreeable thing 10 the world. but now much
more dsagreeaDlc would u be 10 go begging IRON house
10 house "a order to get living Wcwere always look.
ing outside OF ourseives-iving ~ state oil moral
blindness II would DO queer world II there were