The New York herald., 1879-02-10
ST. TERESA'S CHURCH.

PRIEST AND PEopLE-sERMoN Bx THE REV. N.
A. HUNT.
In st. Teresas Church. corner Of Rutgers and
Henry streets. Very Rev. NJ A. Hunt. o. NJ. l., Of
London, delivered = lecture in the evening before
immense congregation. the subject being "Priest
and People," The reverend gentleman said that the
history of nations is great. but how much
more fruitful and vast is the history Of
souls. have to speak to you tonight
of creation whose origin in eternity thought
of eternal love. whose manifestation In time was
marked by love. and whose life. still vigorous and
Aourishing is known everywhere by no less noble
character than that Of most unsefsh love. That
creation is tho Catholic priesthood. To love there
for the purest and holiest. consecrate the words
come to UTTER and do So as it seems to me- with
to do, to my Irish fellow countrymen,
between whom and their priest in veal
aud still subsists that love. 'strong DEATH. which
Is the wonder and admiration Of the world. While
touching the types of the Irish priesthood and tho
love between priests and people OF that country the
lecturer said they OF the stock, spoke the
tongue. had one love, one fear. eifort-to
love God and Ireland and be true to both. There
he continued. no institution more attacked
than the priesthood. yet there is none more
ancient or necessary. inflated wherever DESTROYED.
it. part Of mankind has lost it perhaps forever.
The Catholic Church alone understands aud saves it.
she olOuc Indlutuius III purify luQobu8 upon
It the sacrifice Of celibncy.
THREE QUESTIONS ANSWERED..
Three questions propose to answer tonight: Why
What Is the true priest doing? To the frst reply,
he is necessary for the spiritual society
cause he has become part Of social and political
order and wc cannot do without him. TO the
second 1 answer. in the Catholic Church
which alone possesses the grace vocation,
ordination and ministry. To the third question
respond He continues for the world and the ind-
vidal tho work of Jesus Christ. He Is the way, tho
truth and the fe the father and tho friend 0f tho
people Tho model OF the priest Ia Jesus Christ, who
lives In Him and acts In Him. and he dies.
bccause tho duties OF his Office bind him inseparably
TO the Church in her triple fe glorious. suffering,
militant and her foundations rest 'the eternal
hills, like Jesus, her author the priest IL yester-
day, to-day and the same forever"
Go the Streets into tho crowded alleys into
the lonely attic, into the dungeon ask the poor, tho
sick. the imprisoned. Who is your fricndY and tho
answer will ''The priest" Let the sick call
By day or by night tits oil the samo TO him.
Let the plague bo raging. what docs 1t matter:
1.-The good shepherd gives Ms life for
his sheep" Witness st. Charles Borromco |;
the priests at homo during tho famine;
your priests lately In the southern states when
the plague was raging. In the words of an eloquent
apoogist, III you would know what the Catholic
priest has done ask the winds that heard his sighs,
his prayers; ask tho earth that las drunk his blood.
the ocean that has Witnessed his death struggle ON
his mission OF mercy Go to the shores Of the frozen
North. where my brother oblas are to tho burning
sands of tho torrd zone and tho blcached bones OF
the Catholic priest will toll you."