The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-02

ing BY saying .'all generations He pointed
sacrament o. Holy Orders. and how they could per.
petuate through all iimes-this race that was 10
teach all nations and give the law TO ali men
So He made HIS Church seii-govcrned, self,
sustained power within .iseli ana alrsui.
Glen. tor ITSELF That Is TO say, the Church rulos
what He means when He tells the apos,les-tor IN
telling them He told IL 10 all thai be OF thor
despses You eespses me not as il there Was some
figure OF speech N 1t ny which He would
say mYOa are such .n good Trends q nine
offered TO myself, and Will reward any Kindness or
respect shown 10 you as u we're snowS to me = He
dio not moan this. lilo meant more than this. Io
precisely what He said:-''He that hears
you hears me- Because in their teaching ca
R Se apostles aha are jesus a ch4 capacity
have scruplcs, then. in calling the Church KING
som ,ba viii as a hs Is osl only Sns
Viii know no change But IN order TO under
stand :. rightly we mus. cali to mind
the fundamental doctrine OF Christianity
which lie expressed very perfectly by ST. Paul that
cisIon Is Of any avail, bui "a new Creature See
what this means when applied 10 the Church In the
long line OF Roman Pontfs IN the almost end
less aggregate OF holy bishops and priests and
founders OF religious orders we read the names
and tho doctrines OF men eminent Tor their
learning for their santncss for their ZEAL for their
sincerity Tor every virtue. But II Is not their learn
ing IS not their ZEAL II is not their virtue that have
upheld the cause OF Jesus Christ IN tho world To DO
sure society formed among men must necessarily be
human that Is TO say, II must be composed OF human
elements; but in so far as they are men IN so
far as their natural capacity, their natural talents
their acquired learning or genius are concerned they
do not constitute tho sou Of the Church they are
nothing but the body they arc nothing but the out
ward appearance But that which gives Ito to tho
Church, that which vivhcs the whole frame OF this
vast society, extending It does. In one FORM
or another, from the first that saved down
last when the trumpet shall sound is the presence OF
the Holy Ghost the indwelling OF Him who sent by
jesus Christ to be the soul ana life OF the Church. In
Him nothing IS or any worth that Is OF natural
ton, because the whole Church Is
ton so you see tins illustrated IN all the
ofthe Church. Whom the priest baptizes is when
he regenerates the soul, cleansing it from the in
which u was oorn-he does not pray over tho child,
MAY this soul DO clcanscd as | wash Its body with
water" but he says, II baptze thee in the name
in the confessional the priest, having heard
tho penilcnt accuse himself Of all his sins,
imparts 10 him the remission of those SINS he does
not pray that those sins may be RENTED, but no
Gays 81 absove thco from thy sins" You SEQ IL is
not tho natural man that SPEAKS, but the new
creature II is the creature Of divine grace that
says these words. When the priest stands ut tho
altar and performs that most stupendous Of all
miracles the changing of the bread into
body and blood Of Christ he does not besecch God
that this wine may be changed into HIS blood, but no
says "rbis Is my body and tins Is the chace oil my
blood" which would have meaning unless he
really personated Christ-unlcss In nm spoke
man Is lifted up by the OF holy orders to
sacred priesthood tnat moment, in all the funcons
that he performs about the altar In all that he does
Tor the salvation OF men, he Is no longer man, but
is the minister. the very person OF Jesus Christ
KINGDOM NOT OF THE
So when We call the Church OF Christ n kingdom it
Is only TO those who are grossly msinfor who
are wilfuly blind and prejudccd that there Is any
alarm us II We spoke OF the Church coming into col
lislon with tho Kingdoms OF this world. She is a
kingdom--but not Of this world Her power docs not
originate IN this world II is not as the other King
dcns OF the earth are, power butt up on policy,
that IS built up by war, or tho love OF PLUMBER or tho
seng OF nationality, or by tue astuteness OF those
tho power OF God and upheld by that power OF all
the nbsurdies that have been urged against tho
Euf hn 4. hv lnssS
understand what she is tho most absurd TO
me that Of those who imagine the Church to
rest on the policy. the cunning and the management
OF the hierarchy throuphou, the world; for, In the
nrst place, there is no human power, no human vii
human human shrswdness tina. could create tina!
men so devoted TO interest tho hierarchy OF
tho Church And in tho next place. there Is
no human policy that could maintain her power
and her influence throughout the world has
no human arms by which to Protect herself Her
doctrine now, to-day, Is hard to the natural heart
Is dnicult to the natural reaso ., II was when Il
was hrst proclaimed by the apostles. and then It
folly TO the Gcntilcs and u stumbling block to tho
Jews Her doctrine is hard now and as repulsve
to natural feelings rs IT was III the days when
our Lord first sald:-"Les man deny himself
widespread now throughout tho world and including
tho majority OF men calling themselves Christians
concerned, she is the weakest OF ali bodies OF
arms by which the sects propagate themselves until
| the tmc comes when they perish.
ryDYiNG CHURCH.
But this new creation OF God the Church,
decay. There Is no power the Church. thurc Is no
authority in the Church. there nothing venerable Ia
the Church which does not belong this creation
or course our Lord accepts the talents OF
men when they devote themselves 10 Him;
but He does not need them. Ito accepts the
influence OF nations when shat Influence is offered,
but he does not need IT, lie has accepted both OK.
tremcsthat ~, the extreme OF the prejudice oil tho
people and OF the power Of govcrnments-I mean he
has IN his Church and he has accepted aso-cxpcri-
enced, also-days when II was n shame not 10 DO
called Catholic But IN either case the
OF men are changing and shifting quickly passing
away, but the Church remains the same now as when
the apostles werc constituted the body OF preachers
and lawgyers Tor the entire word and SO the Church
will remain the Church Will never DO Wedge
the head o. the at, temporal power OF tho ear h,
Of It. She will always DO prosecuted aud
always triumphant The world and ITS changing
opinions and prejudiccs and governments seem like
tho ocean IN Restless moving 10 and iro here and
now there and The Church is like the rock that
It's head above tho pillows aud remains irm orevcr
whilo the chatting at It's base But the na-
OF the order established by Lord that ST. Peter
The head OF the Church. should govern all and his
successor has the same power that he had. He has
the control OF everything, and he unites all things
hlmself Those who were his co-laborers throughout
| men when they were perplcxcd, have governed
| them when they lacked tho power OF enforcing the
the Church a kingdom and government Lot US not
be afraid Of those who say must be dsloya to
government u We are loyal to another We can bc
loyal TO both, and tho best and most loyal OF citizens
Is the true Catholic
TOUCHING Personal "REMINISCENCES.
In conclusion. let me say TO the young chosen one
who to-day has received the episcopal consecration,
who goes forth on the same mission and with about
the same resources as that underakon by the apos-
Ties that henceiorth he must be alone In the world
HIS duties, his position viii necessarily make him
without any ono TO lean upon bur all will expect To
lean upon him. congratulate both the Church and
him his accession to the cpiscopacy, but IN how
different a scnsel The Cburch-that Is, our brethren
OF The cplscopacy aud OF the clergy have hun,
coming as he does, from gems sdcerdotlSa family oi
pncsss-who have supported the iabric of
our religion In this country and Will main
tam It's honor not only among Catholics,
but Will defend II also among those who
are not Catholics. We look, therefore, upon him
GERM literally, IN the crown oil the Church America
Our Lord invites HIM by this conversation 10 a closer
relationship in His holy family Tor truly, when the
gold cross is hung around bis neck. then the heavy
cross OF sorrow, disappointment and responsibility VIII
also be hung his ncart lie Is TO tho OF
thorns, and II Will press sharply around
hts brows than II he had never been promoted 10 THIS
Hlnh .ln Lurn IL.