Year: 1873

Only One Priesthood Orda ined by Christ
Archbishop McCloskcy on the True
Ministers of the Gospel.


st. Patrick's Cathedral in Mott street, was
crowded to its fullest capacity yesterday on the
occasion OF the annual collection IN support OF the
diocesan semnares established for the education OF
ecclesiastical students destined for the priesthood
At halfpast ten O'Clock the celebrant OF the high
mass, the Rev. Father McNamee, assisted by Father
Salter and other clergymen, entered the sanctu-
airy and commenced the solemn rites for such an oc-
casion. Archbishop McCloskey was present during
the mass aud took part in the ceremonies. About
thirty acolytes, robed in white, attendance,
and these mingled with the officiating clergy,
whose gorgeous vestments in gold and purple gilt.
tered beneath the galaxy OF lighted tapers sur
rounding the high altar, the scene was OF i'm
posing grandeur and soemnity. A full choir was
In attendance on the front gallery, and, in re-
sponse to the celebrant on the high altar, a food
OF richest melody filed the sacred edifce. At the
conclusion OF the first Gospel Archbishop McCloskey
ascended the pulpit and took his text from the
twenty second chapter OF ST. Mathew-"The King
dom OF Heaven is lkened to king who made a
marriage feast for mis- son. and he sent his servants
to call them that were invited to the marriage,
and they would not ceme.n By the Kingdom OF
Heaven spoken OF in the Gospel he said we were
to understand


THE CHURCH OF GOD UPON EARTH.


Our divine Lord was accustomed to calling IL by
that name. He told us that He himself came down
from heaven to establish a Kingdom that would
not be OF this world; and as He and the Father
were one, so also His Kingdom, established upon
earth. was to be one with the kinguom OF His
Father in heaven. Being His, it was His Fathers
also. Being OF heaven, 1t was heavenly. and its
citizens were the saints. Now He likens this king
A1v Tfto rth q yhrs
prepared great wedding Tor his son. and who in
vited many. This wedding was the nuptials en-
tered into and to be celebrated between Himself,
Son OF the eternal Father, and the church, His
divine spouse. And II that church Is the kingdom
spoken Of In the Gospel, in the wedding feast
prepared for his guests, 30 also Christ prepares
for all who win enter into and become members Of
OF His holy body, His mystical body, His Church on
earth. He has spread out for them banquet
aboundng in all good things; not such things as
may be pleasing to the natural taste, but good
things, more exquisite lar, which delight and
crafty all the cravings OF mans soul; which refresh
and pourish and strengthen 1t to eternal life. And
He sends out into the highways and byways to in.
vite all to His wedding. But some might ask
who are those servants whom He has sentp or
where is this house into which they were invited ?
There abounds In the world around us men who
claim to be His servants who invite here and some
there while others say, mo, that is not the place.
here is the wedding banquet How, then, shall


THE TRUE SERVANTS,


or how can you tell whether they have been sent
by God? They only are the servants whom He, the
King, the Pastor of the house has sent. There
only is HIS house there only is the palace where
the least is TO be Kept. Or, in other words and in
palmer language, Christ Jesus, our Lord, has es
tabished church on earth. He came down from
heaven Tor that end, and that church Is visible
church 1t is church intended for man church
to be controlled by man. and In that church He has
established visible ministry He has chosen, and
He has appointed and commissioned men VINO are
to be those that will carry on dis work. and who
are to share His su1erngsi who are faithfully and
tnnfv dpti UlkC N M hn
to be His ambassadors to all. He tells Us that He came
down Himself TO accomplish mission He came
because His Father sent HIM and those who are
chosen TO carry on His work in all ages and In all
natfons were TO receive that same mission, and
did receive II, "As the Father has sent me,n He
said to them II Send you, The same mission Ire
ceved from Him bequeath to ycd, and he that
receives Me receives the Father, and ne that hears
Me hears the Father. so also ne that hears you
hears Me and Him that sent Ne. And If any one
refuses 10 receive you he refuses to receive Me.
Them Ine mission n 5 which give you is not for single
sion which Is TO be perpetuated to the end.r SO
that the body authorized to carry on this mission
Ghost Will be always with them and win
abide with them and teach them AL truth
OF the doctrines taught by the true servants OF
the King because Christ himself and the Holy Ghost
s" wee no eT ee or eaeg 50 a e
OF God himself could teach IL. Saint Clement the
Pope of Rome, one OF the disciples OF the apostles,
IN lew plain, clear words lays down the whole
plan and


CONSTITUTION oF CHRrsr's CHURCH


Christ, he said, received his mission from God !;
the apostles received their mission from Christ,
and after receiving their mission established a
church. This he said, was the rule for all futurty
30 that In age after age as pastor alter pastor
would be taken away by death, others, who had
been duly ordained and appointed, would take
their place, hll the same ofice, teach the same
doctrine as those who went before them. Was
there any two ministries, he would ask. any two
apostolic missions ordained by Christ? Not at all.
Two such churches could not exist


CHRIST Is NOT DIVIDED AGAINST HTMSELF;


tnere cannot be any order OF ministers In authority
10 teacn wno can teach contradictory doc Urine,
gatnerlng round disciples who have divers ways o. (
thinking. fatn cometh from hearing and no one
can near without preacher, and no one can
preach unless ne is sent The true ministry there
lore Is that which has been received from the apos
ties and can be trusted to teach the truth. They
are the priesthood OF the Church and that priest
hood iunls the mission OF Christ But thev were
more than that They are priests In the frill and
genuine sense OF the word Christ was the
great high priest, he was invested with the
dignity OF the priesthood, he is the priest
on earth exercising his perpetual priesthood
through the minister; through the priest-
hood he has appointed to offer sacrince
rs lie offered sacrifice when lie pronounced the
words, This is my body; this is nv blood.n After
He had done this he said 'Do you this a so In com


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