The New York herald., 1878-09-23
ST. PATRICk's CATHEDRAL.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF sIN-skRMoN By REV.
FATHER KEAN.
At St PatPick's Cathedral high mass celebrated
At half after ten O'clock Father MOri being Cciebrant
with Very Rev. Fatner Quinn, Vicar General, and
Father Koarney In the sanctuary Before the sermon,
which was preached by Father Kean. he made feel
ing appeal behalf OF the teverstrcken
sufferers at the South
Tho text was from q clause OF Luke, w., H-"And
he said. young man. say to thee, arse" THIS
u scene OF death, and how sad the spectaclei We
SEQ here poor following grave the bier
OF her only soc. She must have been good woman !;
tor we are told that much people accompanied the
remains Jesus meets the funeral IRAN, and sooing
the tears OF tho mother 10 touched with compassion,
aud pities her dstresA He tells her to weep not,
and lnen laying his hands on tho corpse, He says,
young man, / say TO thee, arisei" He works 4
wonderful miracle; gives back lie TO the dead He
had tue power TO this because He the creator
the laws OF tho universe. How often docs death
visit abodesi But is u death tnau the
physical destruction OF the body; u is the death o
10 inc comes Tm TO- .s,S 30 h n0ss c SOU. aead
"Arisc" This command is often unheeded. Thore
arc venlai sins, whlcn, though displeasing 10 Al.
mighty Goa, are yet sips which Ho will pardon. But
they may be 80 ireQueutly inaulyed that the soul
viii ali into mortal sin, ior which there can be
forgiveness The effect oil this repetition Of the vio
lation oil God's a hardening VI the
SOUL IL begots 4 callOusness whicn viii eventually
graoe-and thus oallousness win deadeu the soul 10
The grace OF God-all OF our efforts will prove IN vain.
A. other times The ssui does heed THIS warning voice.
aud by the mighty power Of Jesus Christ, spoken
by His minister's the fallen Is restored 70 saving
sense oil hrs c0nditon. Some may THINK that alter
they have lost the re Of passion ney Will repent aud
lead a CHRISTIAN liie Bl. now badly arc they de-
ceived. Dcath comes and carries them OF IN the
midst Of their wckcdncss And how shocking II Is
TO think OF giving The best part Of your lie the
devil and the ieavings TO God. Let US be revivaed
arn sr us ohsv as s US
hate that which s evil in the sight Of God and
shat death OF tho soul which will rob US Of our God in
haaU Lat laaR IN fall Hig hA AhaQt N0hn
knows our every need.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER.
FOUR HUNDRED PERSONS CONFIRMED BY CAR
DINAL Observation-Disclosures CEREMo-
NIRs.
The sacrament OF confirmation was administered
yesterday afternoon by Cardinal McCloskey TO 400
persons OF both In the Church OF the Rcdemp-
torsts hird street. avenue A. Al half past
three o'clock vespers were chanted, Rev. Father
Kisneidem officiating. The music was the inurgicai
vespers honor Of Our Lady Of Sorrows. A
large onoir, comprising about forty voices,
in charge Of Professor Fischer. tho organis.,
was engaged for she occasion They belong
to the American Csoilian Society. which has Tor It's
object the OF the old GregoriAn chants The
''Aasn,ncst" was finely rendered by Mr Thaddeus
Troska and The full choir. The lrst antiphon alter
the vsspers taken from tho epis,le the feass
OF fooniess0rs-Behold great priest who his days
pleased God" While This was being sung the process
sion entered the main door Of the church and passed
down tho aisle TO the altar First camc the ncoytes
thon The Cardinal Ia his scarlet robes, Civ
Ing BITS blessing as he passed, and attended by
Fathers Preis and Wvman as deacons; thcu followed
Father Farley, secretary 10 tho Cardnsl and Fathers
Freschbier and Dressman The rector OF tbe church,
Rev. Father Anwander, delivered IA sermon the
German language ON the importance OF the sacra-
ment about TO DO administered. The Cardinal then
assumed the cope and mtrs and wnilc so doing the
choir sang ''Ssnd forth Thy spirit Lord, ana they
earth" The Cardinal seated himself At the ccntro OF
the altar, and the postuants proceeded two and two
and knet as hts ieet while the sacrament was being
adm nistsrcd Tho girls neatly atIired In white
with gsrlands on their heads With singular pro-
prety the choir while the girls were being con-
hrmed anthem 70 Our Lady OF Perpetual Help.
This was followed by ynin In German 10 MARY.
Queen oi Heaven" Among those VINO received the
sacrament was crippled boy. who was carried In
mans arms ana LAID ~ the knees OF the CARDINAL.
custom peculiar 10 she Gernaa Cathol,c cong grcga-
tions. When the ceremonies were concluded Tho
Cardinal addressed tho postu ants ana expOunded
the nature ana efficacy OF The sacrament. Hc
SAID that IN receiving this sacrament they wore
endowed with spiritual strength, whicn would
impaired the apostolic bensdiction, anu the ceremo-
pes wore concluded BY beneaIction Of The Blessed
Sacrament. Not only was the church crowded during
the ceremonies, but large crowd collected In front
OF the building. on Third street, and the waiting
rooms the convent were illed with visitors Ban
ners OF tho different rclgous societies hung on
either side OF tho Asses, and front oi the
hung tho Papal nag As tho Cardinal and clergy
passed OF tho sanctuary the choir sang tho Lau.
date, /" and tho congregation slowly disperssd