Year: 1872

Sermon by Father Ia ylor. OF Dover, Dell


The Methods OF ofSsnctification.


The Brooklyn Heights may with much truth be
called congerie of churches There almost every
Christian denomination has place of meeting for
worship, and thither as the Sabbath morning bells
are pealing thousands Of people, moved by the
beauty OF the sentiment which their notes weekly
reawaken, tend, and for while make the usually
quiet streets the scene OF fashion toned down
by demure devotion. Every congregation
but one partakes of the characteristics Of the
neighborhood. There seems formed about the
door OF each temple, with the solitary exception
above noted, halo Of fashion and grandeur that
chokes on every poverty-stricken thing that may
attempt to pass its portals. The single variation
from this rule is found in the Roman Catholic
Church OF st. Charles Borr0meO. Here Is found
that happy mingling OF the different grades among
the people that are established by the possession
or lack Of money. However, even here money as
serts ITSELF and there are to be seen fewer Of the
most any other Catholic church in Brook
yn. Yesterday the bad weather did not
services at st. Charles church. as indeed, the repu
taton OF its choir apart from the call OF religious
duty, usually draws . good congregation In the
choir yesterday, although the greater part OF the
mass was sung by youths and girls from the sun
day school, was excellent. The discourse was
ware. His text was from the Episte Of st. Paul to


IN ne es 81 Al sans wSc
was celebrated on Friday last, suggested
the need Of contemplating the lives Of
far they may now be initiated. It Is not needed
that the austere practices OF the holy persons
should be copied. All persons are not capable OF
these practices. God has not endowed US with the
powers needed, and therefore 1t should be our mo-


tive to do that which We know lis is right T and ind
case. It Is only thus that we can become sanctf-
fed. The Catholic Church, and she alone, benig-
nantly provides methods to reach that sanctt1ca-
We know the efficacy OF an act OF contriti0n, ana
the sacrament OF communion. When the priest
absolyes you are sure that that absoution Will be
these that the contemplation Of the lives will lead
you, and then will follow the practice by you OF
gentleman referred to the dearth OF men who APP
proach the altar to receive the sacrament OF PEN
ance as compared with the number Of women who
Of the world says ''ncn are made for
business" but does not Christ call on
a 70 up Of Let s' Us e
those opportunities Of salvation that have
been given us. We need not initiate the saints.
Christ when he healed the blind man with the
mon clay and spitte, and the result viii be to
as "a peace that passstn al r rnnaerstanding ,,e


to the congregation for aid to enable him to built
church for his parIshioners in Dover Del. To en-
list the sympathy OF his hearers he told OF state Of
aairs such as lew previously believed to exist In the
United States He said that until lately there was
not place OF worship for Catholics in Dover, and
when 1t was first endeav0red to procure such .
place for the few poverty people there who
professed the Catholic faith much Indignation was
excited among the freedouLloying members o.
other secrs An humble sanctuary was got, how
ever and the bigotry Of the Protestants was grad
ually overcome, so that now many OF them are sub
ificc, which Father Taylors parlshioners are To-
poor 70 pay for unatded.