The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
ST. PATRICK's CATHEDRAL.

ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.
TEMPTATIONS AND THE MEANS OF OVERCOMING
THEM-sERMoN BY REV. FATHER KANE.
In ST. Patrck's Cathedral the sermon was preached
by Rev. Father Kane. who, having road from Mat
thew, will, 23-27 said that IN this gospel VIC find
Christ presenting Himself to US in His humanity and
In His divinity ''Haviag entered tho boat with his
disciples he Toll asloop when tempest arose and the
vessel seemed as II 1t was about to DO overwhelmed
by tho waves Tho disciples were alarmed, and, awak-
ing Jesus, said Lord, save us. We perish. Jesus
preached them for their Of faith, and
ing the winds aud sea, there came great calm"
In the sleep OF Jesus that Hc was human and
as subject to fatigue of for the Gospel says
that when entering tho boat He tired preach
ing to the multitude IN HIS calming the tempest and
the waves ho showed His divinity, which made
the disciples WONDER, and ask what manner of man
He was, since the WIND and the waves obeyed Him.
The bark Is hkened 10 the Church Of God, which is
constantly tossed and bulIeted by pcrsccutons but
although the pilot seems TO sleep, yet In HIS own
good time He rises ana commands tho to
cease, and they heard oil no moro
But It is not 10 this, the reverend father said,
wish to draw your attention, but to tho rescm-
blance between the bark and us poor mortas We IN
this Lie resemble the bark by beng cast on troubled
sea, and by beng beset on all sides by trials and
temptations. From these no created being can expect
free The cause OF all this ID, AS we know, the
ia Of our first parents Before their fall they had it
In their power 10 AZ once overcome temptation, but
alter II the case was widely Inherent. We nave II IN
our power to overcome temptation If wo Will
but mako use OF The means which God has
given Christ has shown US that We must
expect TO be tempted, whom He alter His
forty days allowed Himself to be tempted by tne
evil one. There would DO saints II there
temptations, for there would DO victories TO be
won. Coo In allowing US 10 be tempted does It Tor
good. He wishes Us to be purified the gold
In the furnace and to draw our hearts from the things
OF this world and centre them on Him al0no. We
nave Tor our enemies The world, ourselves and the
devil ana against all these have to wage contn-
ual war the world Ircs 10 lure us by its vain and
1eeting vanities its honors pleasures batteries
we have 10 fight against our own passions and the
cravings OF morbid appetite Tor what is forbidden
be not strong enough 10 conquer, Will. as tho
SCRIPTURES tell u.s. 60 about to hnd others stronger
than himself in order " ronow the attack.
Being prince Of fallen angels his intelligence Is
u superior to ours, and therefore II behooves US
to bo constantly our guard. All know how easy It
is to fall under temptation. The Redeemer, who knew
tho torce OF temptations, frequently cautioned His
apostles to DO prepared Tor them He advised them to
watch and pray lest they fell into them. We get the
Same advice in Ecclesasticus. In that beautiful
prayer called after It's divine author we say "Lead
not into emptation, but deliver US from evil"
God IN permitting US to be tempted wishes to place
in our power Inc OF acquiring greater glory in
life; Tor the greater The victory the greater
will DO the reward. He thus does us honor by al
lowing US 10 be tempted. II He permits our being
tempted and that for our own good, He surely must
give tue means TO overcome our enemies These
are, principally proyer ana the irequenting OF the
sacraments. Prayer as He tells US, all powerful
ana tho sacraments give US strength put execu.
ton our good resolutions and to overcome our enc
mics.
SOUTH REFORMED DUTCH) CHURCH.
Is THERE AEAvGN?.-sERMoN BY DIR. G. p.
ROGERS.
In tho South Reformed (Dutch) Church, Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty first street, yesterday afternoon Dr.
q p. Rogers tho pastor preached The question, els
There Heavcn9" taking his text from Revelations,
w., l., ..After this looked, and behold a door
opened IN heaven"
This language OF st. John. said Dr. Rogers. In
substance ands an echo in every human heart, and
especially in tho hearts of those who live Christian
lands and overshadowsd by the light OF the Gospel
To say that there no hereafter absurd for 1t tho
hope OF the human heart, ana this hope is an
eternal one, because without II TINS lilo hope
less whether wo consider the ampzing extent
OF the universe. whether think OF the wonderful
powers which exst In our intellectual natures
not but ask Aave we not relation with another and
higher lief" We cannot but ee that there n0ther
lie, transient fading as this, but perennial
It's glory and beauty anu happiness; free from the
tolls and that beset US horc never darkned by
such and troubles AS poor humanity heir
We long to feel assured that there Is another world
where tho Inequalities Of this lie are unknown. These
tho instructive feelings OF the human heart, aud
prompted by the consideration OF what We are and
OF what ought therefore To be. In entering upon
an investigation OF this all absorbing question we
must do 50 with faith with strong reliance upon tho
evidences furnished ny nature anu upon the truth OF tie
revelations made through the scriptures by the
q future state does in reality await US.
II cannot be that after this life is passed there en-
sues vacuity, an utter, blank VOID; that leave
this sphere OF lille Tor hopeless and unenaing OBJ
lvion. Death cannot be on eternal silence. Every
IN OF wisdom in the present as well as in the past
teaches and maintains The contrary. Even tho
ancents, with their crude and primtve notions pos
sessed sumo enlightened minds which believed firmly
implicitly tho reality OF the hereafter The iu-
hdcs Of the present dry are in the minority. while
the Ovofwhelming mass Of testimony Is on tho other
side II can never object TO u rational being 10
ho nn A. d a ~
HIS very soul revots at the dca THIS general
belief In future nie as well the desire Tor IT,,
springs eternal m the human heart, and they IN
controvertible arguments III support oil its existence.
The universe Itself lends powerlu argument avor
Of IL also, while the very heavens re-ccho with tho
words OF Gods revelation that such Is the case.
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.
BAD BARGAIN-sERMoN DIX REV. MR.. HALL.
The Rev. Mr.. Hall preached last evening In the
Tabernacle Baptist Church sermon entitled "a ad
Bargain" his text being taken from Hebrews, XIII,
16-"Esau, who for ono morsel OF meat sold mis-
birthright." Tho character of Esau that we
would not be likcly to condemn. He appears have
ono Of those impetucus, generous, reckless,
open hearted men, VINO are apt TO be avortcs in gen.
oral society. and who are equally apt to be tyrans
home. lie not mean, tricky man as his brother
Jacob In his young days. There was noble open
ness Of character in him, bcgotten OF the very
tam air which no delighted 10 breathe; but,
with all this he waa cruel, revcngclul, muir
derous He was impatient OF all lawful restraint; he
was selfish 10 The very core But no would DO popu.
lar man to-day. Men who are his exact counterparts
are popular. l am not surprised that he his
fathers avorite son on the whole he would have been
my favorito; he would, probably, have been yours.
But this man lived a helpless lio; he died We kno W
how nor where. Ho went INTO opscurity and
persisted, to DO remembered only as the illustrioua
example Of supreme Jolly. He made a sad bargain
when he sold ms birthrIght. lie sold his birlhright
because he did not appreciate Its high honor we sec
this In the unconccrn with which he makes the bar
GAIN He dad not express single regret He ate Tho
pottage ana went his way though nothing OF impor
lance mad been done. He carelessly threw away tho
high honor Of being ancestor of tho Messiah. He
goes out 10 have history which ends in obscu-
rity, and a reputation Tor stupendous folly.
Young men to-day arc IN danger Of making similar
Mistakes For the mess OF pottago of tho riches OF
this world they bartering the wealth OF eternity.
Not only did Esau fail 10 appreciate his brtnrght but
he did not for u because II was In the distant
future He seemed TO say, cannot live TO enjoy these
things myself This brthrgnt Ia assurance OF