St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-15
SAINT PAUL.
A SUNDAY IN ST. PAUL
Archbishop Ireland breaches
on the Theme of Festival
Of the Nativity.
His Sermon an Exhortation
to Honor the Name Of Vip-
gin Mary.
Rev. Sam Smith breaches Two
Instructive Sermons at
the Peoples.
At the Grand Opera House
Rev. w. Fl. Vail breaches
on Obligation.

Archbishop Ireland occupied the pull
nit at the yesterday. He spoke
from the gospel of the day, his text
being, And the name OF the virgin
was Mary"
He said: The church on the Sunday
within the octave of the festival of the
Nativity bids us to recall to mind and
honor the name of Mary. land the
name of the virgin was Mary" A name,
inasmuch as 1t is mere physical sound,
is int the vibration of the air, a nothing
so to 'ay; but name is much when it
sy.nvoliZes and gathers i'll under one
word the perfections and virtues OF
being. II name of God puts at
once before our minds the infinite
for that being. Hence be His name
praised from the rising of the sun TO the
setting thereof. The name of Jesus
brings before us the great Savior of
mankind. divine mercy made man. The
name ! sets before US the incom-
parable irgin of Nazareth by the angel
saluted: Hail, full of grace! The
Lord is with thee! Blessed are thou
amongst women!" The name of all
names sacred to Christendom and per-
meating its whole life is that of Christ,
the Savior, and so closely united with
Christ is this name and the inspirations
of it that Christianity derives its APP
pellations from Christ. But next to
That Adorable Name
in the life of Christendom. and in the
pages of history, the name of Mary ap-
pears living and luminous. The writer's
of the holy gospel put it side by side
with the name of Jesus whenever the
leading facts in historical life are men-
toned. He became incarnate in the
womb of Mary; He was born of MARVIN
the stable of Bethlehem; He was obedi-
ent to Mary in the days of His infancy,
and when suspended on the cross Mary
stood beneath it showing forth. in spite
of Jewish hatred. her love for Him cruel
fed. And so onward in every age,
after the name of Jesus the name of
Mary was loved and honored in Christ
endOm. The name of Mary was for
ristians the source of nobleSt inspira-
lions; a power amidst their temptations;
consolation in their sorrows; a joy in
life, and a hope at the hour of
death, The pages written in
honor of that name in ancient,
medieval and modern literature are
counted by the hundreds of thousands.
Mary inspired the martyr iii the Cata-
combs, the virgin in her convent cell,
the knight Oh the battlefield in ages of
fame, and in those ages the brave war
rior went forth to battle with Mary's
banner before him, and her name drew
forth from Christianity its grandeSt
conquesrs. And to-day, when the I'M
believer even is brought by instructive
love of the human heart to seek out
beauty in art, he pauses reverently be-
fore the face of Mary, as depicted in the
Madonna. and throughout the universe
grand cathedralS and chapels are con-
stantly being erected in her name, and
statues and memories of her are in
every temple and in every Christian
home.
What does the name symbolic for the
Christian; for every name is tell-tale?
The name symb0liZes to US the chief
and nObIest and
Best Graces of Woman.
Behold the best and sublimest of
women. Hail, full of grace!" said
heavens messenger, 1.-THE Lord is with
thee;" BLESSED art thou among
womenw And she, herself, speaking
under the impulse of the holy spirit,
said: MY soul doth magnify the Lord,
and behold henceforth all nations shall
call me blessed" How inspiring it is
10 behold one of ourselves, Mary, hui
man, like ourselves, so exalted,
brought" as theologian says, within
the very confines of the divinity" And
daughters OF Eve, how you should re-
ioice that when God did resolve to take
put of the mass of humanity one to be
specially exalted, this being was a
woman, Mary! She symbolizes all
the virtues of womankind, and
first and chiefly that great virtue
which in its life and power is so near to
the divinity, the best ornament of WON
an-holy purity. The gospel presents
her to the world as the virgin. land
the name of the virgin was Mary"
Consequently the mention of this name
of Mary brings before our minds heav-
emily purity, and as we study Mary in
traditions of the church, in the living
teachings of that church which admits
pure, so eminently virtuous, that not
for second did single cloud Of sin
darken her soul. A glance at hel
statue, at her countenance in a picture,
fills the soul with love of purity. Pur.
ity of the soul is the triumph of the
spirit over matter, over the body. Man
without the triumph of the spirit in
him is the fOur-fOoted beast that walks
the EARTH
lne eloquent dlVlno at this pOln
made strong plea on behalf OF holy
purity, which, he said, was the corner
stone of Christianity, the life of thu
whole social fabric. He said in Pagan
times Venus was the ideal of woman
hood, but in Christianity Mary is tn,
model OF purity in woman. Womel
should be jealous that they do not eX
pose this diadem to the chilling blast
of the world, with its numberless temp
tations. He condemned, incidentally
indecency in dress, lewd and vulga
conversation, and the current Literature
of the day, which was teeming with i'm
purity.
INSTRUCTIVE SERMONS