, 1877-08-27
The Sermon ls Preached bv the
Rt''Rev. Bishop spalding.
OF Peoria,
sunday Services on tho Camp
Meeting Grounds at Des-
PLANES.
Ihs Unusually Large Number Of visit-
ors--sermon by The Rev. MIR.
Atkinson,
Inc Rev. E. ]. Goodspced breaches
Once More to His Old Con.
grcgation.


grcgatlon.
ST. COLUMDKILLE.
THE DEDI0ATonr SERVICES,
very latnc audience assembled yesterday
morning on tho corner Of paulina and West In.
diana streets 10 withcss tho ceremonies con.
nccted with the dedication OF st. Columbkf1Ie,s
Church. About 10 O'clock the procession,
which included very large representation
from tho Ancient Order Of HIbernians, The
Emerald sosicty, the knights Of St. Patrick,
tue Clan-naouaei Guards, aud nearly all the
Irish temperance and bene7olcnt associations,
reached the church, which thoY passed through.
Among tho prominent clcsgymen present were
Bishop Foley, bishop 8pald!ng Of Peoria, Bsl,.
opElder Of Mississippi, the ltnv. John Mca1ulicu,
DID, Vicas.Gcperal OF the Diocese; Father Dan
Rlortlau, Chancellor Of the DIoceso; tho Rev,
Thoinas Csshman, st. Jarlatll's; tho Rev. Pat
rick flordan, st. Jamse'; tho Rev. +, Conway.
st. Patrick's; the Rev. John Waltlon, Ut. Johns;
Tue Rev. Dr.. 1lollcs, Rock Islund; tho Rev.
Father Ycnn, the Rev. Tilomsa Burke, Of s..
Columbnle's; tho Rev. Father Dune, All
salnts' and tho Rev. Father Smith, Of g.. Vim
cents.
The services consisted Of full ponttlcal high
mass, and OF tho dedication services appointed
by the Church. The procession having passed
around tho church, Bishop Foley sprIpkjng tho
walls With holy water, the lev. Bishop spatdlng
read the Gospel for tho day. From this be
scfceted st. Matthew W., 80, "ssck yo
s aud ri ii ese s aes sss 4 sa sads i uato 5
you." On tlils tcxt he spoko In substance ~
follows:
An ulterior end is the charm Of oil human ef-
fort. NJ man lnbors Without hope, or II ho
futNr II Ia in vnif. alt rShnxaa t$r
him looking forward To something which l. to
come afterwards. Tho boy, In bis vaguo appre-
citation Of ntter.lne, studies and e1oIt. himself.
a. be advances. As wo get on IN llfs we ind
men 10 boi1 the lowest and Highest positions
still looking forward to something in tho future.
This spirit Of unrest aud longing fur what wa
ye first tho Kingdom Of uod.'' -
II you would In any way form conception OF
n,au'a life and labots you must bear in mind
this interior hopc: Thu glyes 70 nan ambition
bis lie. IN studying religion ~ bearing on On
man this thought e Of great value to us. We
must not look 1t tho fact In itsclf,-the temple,
the ceremony, or apxht else,-,but N relation to
With is i!alis snointed BY aod. Tbe iis ' chareh'
never looka at these things, except 10 much AZ
through them she labore for higher thlngs. II
il only when Wa behold tho uniYcFso AZ
tho vsstnro Of God god that 4, the thought
tendency to look on creation With tue
cyeof poet, and not Of philosopher, although
poetry comes from philosophy. True relfg.on,
IT, sated ted IL so ss
lIevc In God; and to love Him. is true religion.
attributes Of sclfgidh.
But we aro 80 formed that nc cannot hope,
believe, or love without giving uttcrAnce to
those emotions. lie WHO loves never tlas found
votcc to fully express thai love. II religion Is
love, It must ana somo sort OF EXPRESSION.
The law Of nsture T., that wherever we
impulse to maaIfcat that power. Tic
hidden lIfe in the germ, tho hidden instinct
In the on'mnl, the moral sonsccucc In man.--all
more syu,bolIcai Of Gods power than II s thss
restlesineas which parvados all nature We,
having the religion Of spirit and truth, consist
Ing Of hope, fifth. and love, havu It IN human
but hall animal, half spiritual. No aro forrel
by these laws 10 accept religion In harmony
With our bsing. Therefore, never yet mau pro-
posed greater absurtltty than when he taught
H. M,s fssa saaaht: :'s a3s b. putsy ssyap :pra S
half material, and they take material things
which tbsy splr!taa!lze .nd aublitne. II No a!o
eompslssd 70 to DO To cannot hayes purely
out intelligence. Ths Catholic Church, which
from the beginning has preached a spiritual re-
iiEion, uhlch aims to elevate aud aanctgfy tho
buMan 6oul' neses ~ WIN fahaFT !nnGlnea u
possible to Ri7e the human race rcl'glou With
out body, a temple, ana priesthood.
Thought creates lanEua0o, and language
shot'ghti theJ arc iatclWoycn, atla cannot exist
Independently AND precisely tho same relation
e1ass between religion aud ceremonial. The
Catholic Ch4reh has oeen criticised for its use Of
Gereinoala1, bat AKe tne moat evahEeHcal re-
lg1on thai has eyer fallen Into cant tn this 4ues"
tton and you dgd u full OF ceremonial. Keaa.
lng tho bible, the toiling Ut tants IN prayer,
rt;inE TO sing. and ettii9 to hsas tne pFcaSheri
al arc csssmohials. Evch tho long, tedious
waiting in sitting nl Qaakera pasttkss Of thts
characess'stic. anu tne1s eannos o. teso9 WE
outlt. lno man "ho sa5s TIC Gun WolsA!p ootl ln
his own heart and needs no church or spcclal
DAY On which e geay Will 1850 tne sentiment Of
and love Tor fe!lg,on.
J,eaFs. and tae muscles wlll become p,fnIyzea;
tlis ppWs5 o1 m9ttoh loaL ESc!y iacoAy ls1l must
exert ltssIi, anu tnnst aet ~ u.uer ~ reta19 ~
ttle p1Mef 70 ~: y wv eaaS so!ne laasGs ~
Catno'ses, euaeasu ~ ~ ~! fuoTake " the
tsutn, anu .as ~ cs,9,ti te pass