New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-11
WITH SONGS OF PRAISE.
SILVER JUBILEE OF THE CHURCH OF THE
HOLY CROSS. ARLINGTON.
ONE OF THE GRAypEsr CELEBRATIONS EVER
HELD IN THE DIoCEsE-FATHER Tl"iiss
ELOQUENT SERMON on THE LES
SON OF THE DAY.

HELD IN THE DrocEsE-FArHER TIGHE's
ELOQUENT SERMON on THE LES
SON OF THE DAY.
Bishop James A. McFaul, OF Trenton. and Bshop
". NJ. W,gger. OF Newark. assisted by nearly iV'
d.e,itartes Of the Catholic Church in New-Jersey.
New York PENNSYLVANIA and Marylanl, ohic.ated al
the silver jubilee services In the Church OF the hois
Cross, in Harrison, yesterday
solemn poatlhcal high macs was celebrated at
1890 o'clock the church being packed TO the DOORS
with over 1000 people. Bishop McFau was the cee-
brant Bishop Wggcr presiding. The deacons OF 'he
mass were the Rev. J. J. McKeever. OF st. Rose OF
Lima; the Rev. d. VI. Began. OF Railway Inc
deacons Of honor the Rev. Dr. Synott, OF seton
Hall and Father Pools, of St. Johns, Newark. TIE
master of ceremonies was Father WaIiace' the
Chancellor OF the Newark diocese.
A selected orchestra chorus OF over lW VOICES
and a double quartet supplied the music, which was
the best ever heard in the diocese
The Rev John ]. Tghe. Of st. Lucys Church.
Jersey CITY, delivered the sermon In his most happy
manner. His subject was Every one that Is OF the
| truth heareth my voice" He said In part:
All things temporal are designed for one end-t
conduct US to the knowledge and possession OF ,ne
things that eternal. All exstences In Gods Gre
are STEPPED in the divine intelligence. Every atom
of dust IS revelation Of Gods power; every mower
KENT Of HI Hs Of soodess SHds
terrestrial masnltudes. all solid substanGesrne
tratei by mind though not COMPOUNDED with it, The
Eternal the Absolute the Necessary fills and orders
The same truth holds OF animated nature The
functions Of vitality. the various genera or the AM.
the jellyhsh OF the ocean to the highest human In
telligences. are but premeditatons OF God; VINO VINO
rules in them creatlvely and makes them visible anu
acknowledgements OF human thought and science
as TO make JUS S Eternal r1 Sns
eminent and thus come TO knowledge OF HTlseil;
| - which
ject law and government; the manifold cares and
US in dependence on the soil, the climate the sea.
sons teach us that we cannot build our paradise
to grow !nsensiblc Of divine dependence. In seek;
Son from above to renewal what we have failed to
whom M has 3 to NaSre Goa o
God, for Natures god Is come, He that feeds
the birds OF the air and clothes the lilies OF the field
walks forth among the, haants of men And now
the suns rise and fa the soandn na M 3h
circllng spheres harmonious and exultant shout out
earth IS crammed with heaven and every common
bush afre with God"
The Church prepares her subject for celestial
beattde by teaching them the truth. Every one
that is OF the truth heareth Ny voice. For This was
witness to the truth" says Christ The realities Of
life the realities OF the universe the realities OF God
to these His every act and word bore testimony In
Him alone was the human SO united with toe divine
that the mirrors every star and tint OF blue
aon life ns and 81 OF Cod ne ike
Stimulates what Is consenial The flower assimilates
| The Church grew around Christ-attracted-drawn
by the truth. IF be lifted up win draw y al all
she Is the teacher OF the nations.
Despite the fact that Christ died to and set up
ty so sublime in doctrine SO Beautiful in the har-
mony OF all Its parts that It is attested by cloud OF
it has extended its doninions to the ends Of the
earth it is strange so many OF rank and education
consider denial of Christ's authority the mark OF
great courage and high understanding.
providental control of life and history is discarded
Despondent or aggressive, disbelief Is but the fash
Modern science has made marvellous advances
New agents are discovered everywhere. Men con-
They interpret the constituents OF the remoest
have connected molecular action with the motion OF
b ngh, acern to the ree.ons OF
and proportion A reciprocal relation of material
forces extends through the whole physical universe
an organism composed Of consPring parts, each act,
OF theosophica vibration The sound OF the preach
% y9 Gan m ec yo Int has been anu
duced into all organic relations Natural se lee,
lion, heredity struggle for existence and such like
The outcome is degradation Of the ideas proper to
a are ow Explained BY he and
repulsion of particles of star-dust Platos spiritual
ey0yed rG% Is az n9ee bn he
taneous elevation OF material particles Conscience
moral right. duty; obligation are all cOnjured up by
Authority is resolved into mob rule or violence
The bludgeon Is the basis OF Conscience 1T merely
or partly acquired Atheistic science finds no reg.
at all TO believe In God agnostc science thinks
known. They call themselves philosophers and
| claim the right 10 determine the methods. principles
and laws of every department. Of knowledge
Herein lies the signCance OF this days &c eelebra
can make you free. You are building. not in the
rock and the rock is Christ The foundation OF this
parish twenty-five years ago. was for you the fail
beginning OF time" Then you raised a temple "a
| the God OF truth. This majestic temple Is ded
Gated In honor Of the Holy Cross to remind you ever
that REDEMPTION Is by that cross Perceiying y2u o
Gods house your superors resolved that henceforh
you should have among YOU. your very own, a
doubts OF your dim reason TO preserve you from the
depraved customs of the world. to shield you from
and motives OF conduct. and TO perfect you In every
degree OF goodness and get you a blessed immor-
tally.
| glorious temple is his monument-the testimonial OF
his zeal. his courage; his enterprise The distin
guished company IN which We stand o-day-prelates
| prests-this vast assemblage-al here to do hin
honor and bear testimony to his work. He has
| abored TO make your life like well in the desert
with cool shade about it, give drink TO the thirsty
and refreshment to the faint and weary
BE w9h of yST Of as ana
cples publicly avowed to-day thus Will you give
due counenance and support to that religion which
In all the Affections Of life but opens for you the
path of glory. 1t alone can raise you from the
! and solitude, whose entrance Is sorrow and pain
whose course Is strewn with cares and perplexties
filed with levity and folly till death closes the
scene and extinguishes all our fatterng hopes and
delusve expectations.
SAD END OF A CIGARETTE VICTIM.