The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
ST. STEPHENS (R. c. CHURCH.


FoRaETFULNEss OF THE ETERNAL FUTURE
INSTRUCTION BY THE REV. FATHER M'cAU-
LILY.
At st. Stephens Church yesterday morning tho Rev.
Father Cotton celebrated high mass and the was
preached by the Row. Father McCauley, VINO took his
text from the gospel of tho Sunday. The gospel tho
preacher said, narrated that Lord who was then
at the beginning His missionary career. had around
Him a multitude the Lake of Gcncsareth, to
whom Ho explaining the doctrines He had come to
give them. Among those attending was Peter, to
whom the Redeemer said that he should throw net
into tho deeper waters, and then the filed,
though Peter had labored during night without any
ava-"They had labored all during tho night and had
taken nothing
GOSPEL
The preacher dcduced from this gospel instruc-
tion to the eec, that many people spent all their time
IN pursuing worldly things without ever gain
ing the real reward. We lahored very often,
receiving our reward from men only, and
be one oil prayer, keeping before our minds that God
is the beginning and the end Of ALL In all under
takngs we must have recourse TO Goa. Our Lord
Himself gave us example VI how we should pray,
when He gave call the Lords Prayer. Dur.
ing his life our Lord always prayed thus 70 us
the instruction That all undertaken gs we should
invoke assistance from tne Father. We should take
care not 10 DO discouraged when we found that our
pray ers were not answered; often We did receive
what We asked for because we did not ask the right
spirit We should ask as children asked from u loving
parent We should pray with perseverance. We
learned from the gospel OF the day depcud-
ence on GOD, and IN all troubles TO nim should APP
peal Tor that light anu aid without winch were
necessarily unable 10 accomplish anything Tor our
spiritual advantage. The continuous waicbfuiness
which we bestowed upon our worldly affairs should
be applied 10 the interests oil our eternal salvation.
LABoRNG DRoss
Men labored hard To secure this worlds goods, and
threw aside Nil care vi tho great hereafter, which wab
to be eternity. IL did not require any method Of
reasoning to BRING home TO each Of the there
was oil preparation to meet the Supreme Judge, who
was TO be tho Arbter of our fate In the next world
where there to be death, but future OF endless
bliss endless misery Was not this thought SUM-
Client OF itself 10 make consider well how he was
prepared 10 to have decision rendered the
way his lie earth mad been spent2 Or how liitle
importance comparatively was tho greatest triumph
SUCCESS IN lie when compared with the final judg-
ment deciding SOUPS fate tor cternityf And yet
went on IRON day TO Gay Ignoring the great truth that
there was 10 be reckoning day, when we were ali 10
answer tor every negligence as well MS every OF
commission. We should Withdraw ourselves from an
overcstimatc OF the importance Of this worlds feet
ing enjoy and by prayer 10 God RAISE up
hearts to things divine, that Gods graccs may be
cast aside tor mere empty dross eartnly ongu
supplant those aspirations which lead souls upward
II necessary TO keep constantly III communion
with God that HIS divine help might always be with
IN tho ncvcrcnding struggle for victory
selves.