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‘VOL. XX.
$f, MARYS CHURCH, BOSTON. ..
‘We are indebted to our Bostoa Correspondent for the follow-
idg skatch of the discourse delivered on Sunday, the 23rd uit.
in St. Mary's Church, Boston, by the Rev. Mr. O’Retnry,
meationed in‘our last paper, and which was crowded ont for | beavty irs sublime cbaracteristic—"' And on the last dey the ark
want of space:
The Rev'd Preacher took his text from the Gospel of the’
day: Tho 10th Chapter of St. Jobp, 11th verse—commencing,
« Lam the good Shepherd—the good Shepherd giveth his life
for his Sheep," &e. &c. ot .
- That happy time so ofien foretold by the Prophets bas arri-
ved—That event whose coming appeared to many impossible
bas been witnessed—and the ‘words of the holy Propheis bave
been (ulfiiied.- Yes ! in spite of the opposition of Tyrante—the
sasers of Philosophers—the preaching of tbe Infidel and tne
Disbeliever—that. prophecy has been realised. For eighteen
eenturies there has been but one fold and one Church, into
which the faithful have gathered, eccordiog to the words of the
Lloly One—where they have been fed, protected and’ preserved
bya unity of faith, morals and. sacraments. » Let us ecknow-
jedge the sigaal obligations we ewe to tbe mercy of God for be-
* etawing upon xs those invaluable blessings. +» While thousands
aod tena of thousands are separated from the True Church, and
buried in fleresy or tormented in Schism, we repose in safety
within ber bosom. oy mn .
{tie true that Jesus Christ ean no longer \be beard or follow-
* ed as he was during his’ mission, ‘but ehall his word—bis pro-
mise pess away? Shall his~ mission be unfelt, unrealised, a-
mongimen ? « Certainly not, for having given to bis Church the
infailibility necessary to discriminate, to judge and tocondemn, he
bas obligated all men to bear her under pain of eternal dam-
nation. ' Out of this Church there is only confusion aad error.
‘the Church is built upon the word of God, and is agreeable to
reason gad common sense.” Our reason, our common sense di-
rects us to hear the councils of the tribunal which Jesus Christ
sad the Prophets described. I maiotain that the Catholic
Church ia the work of God, because, first, there is a difference
he propositions of
man require anevidence,a demonstration to support them ere we
ean believe, whereas the words of God are to be received with
complete submission, and we are to accord to them our uare-
served confidence. | be wot +
* Secondly—Every rational beiog who believes all that God
bath revealed, through his Son, is bound to obey—for though
God spoke to us no more throug Jesus Cbrist, after bis ascen-
sion into Heaven—he pointed out -and established a tribunal,
while he was on earth, to which be has commited the diapen-
sation of bis mission.’ en el .
Thirdly-——We are bound to believe that Jesus Christ is true-—
is one anil indivisable. We cannot believe two contradictory
things; one true and the otber false; and ee Jesus is one---troe
and indivisable---consequeotly there can be only one body of
meo---ooe Church where this truth can be fouod; and here I
sffirm that the Catholie Church bas this truth---this sight---this
prerogative---this advantege---wbich are peculiar to her consti-
twion, and which ‘no other Society or Church could ever lay
‘glaim to. .~ . an teen
What are those peculiarities 7? Let. Antiquity ; 2d. Univer-
eality ; 3rd. Infallibility, or Locompatibility with other Secis.
Jig antiquity is derived from God. himeelf and his Soo; its
univereality has been established in every age and through all
nations; its decirine has been preached throughout the upi-
verse, from the rising to the setting of the éun ; her infaliibility
is proved by the uniformity with which she caste of Heresy and
Schism; ebe never did and never will tolerate within her bo-
aom individuals qr eects who differ from ber doctrines. .
vf Behold what I call the true Church---what I call the Church
of Christ---whose conncils and whose laws we are bound to
receive under the penalty of damnstion---of everlasting flames,
Our sariquity is, established by, Jeevs Christ himsed, io bis
words to Peter, when he said.toou arta rock. and upon this
rock I will build my Church, and to thee I will give the keys
of the Kingdom of fleaven; go ‘teach all nations, baptising
them ia the name of tbe Father, and of tbe Son and of the Holy
Ghost... Whose sins y8 shall forgive they are forgiven, and
whose sing ye shal) retain they are retained. All the works of
the miaistry—all the exhortations of the fathers—all the mira-
eles of tue eaiats—have but tended to confirm this divine anti-
quily. Has the Protesiaot Church . preached their amiquity ?
Are we, like our diesenting brethren, claiming a community
with @ conjectural centre? No, my brethrea, we stand upoa
an immateble ba-is, holding by a real Church, whose founda-
tion bas been laid by God, whose superstructure has been rais-
ed by Sajats; inspired by God himself according to his holy
“ promise—"* ald L am with you all days, and the gates of
bell shall oot prevail against you.” ,
> Que sepatated brethren feel the necessity of such a body asour
Charch for their government, and they own this necessit
pesorting to, an imaginary body to which they say they are al-
tached; but we can say with Tertollian to the Schismites of
his time—** When you unite yourselves to schism and heresy
and then complain that we cut you off you wrong us—itis you
ou commune to form, eepa-
te eociety you leave the svurce and centre of unity. ecan-
: bot follow you into novelty and error—we are bound to adhere
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NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1844,
to the true Church, under pain of eternal damnation.
my motive for adhering tothe Catholic Church.
Ihave a second motive which I take from her’ cniversali-
ty—one other of ber distinguishing atiributes. The Holy Pro-
phet, speaking of the Church of Christ, expresses in prophetic
‘This is
of salvation shail be exalted on the hills, aod al! nations sball
know of it." The Sectarians cannot elaim any one of ‘these
attributes of a Church, :
Again, the ; visibility of the Church is. prophecied equally
clear by the Prophet—** And, the mountain of the house of the
Lord shail be raised on the top of mountains, and it shall be
exalied above all.” . é
Does God, when speaking by his prophets, allude to hia Son
Jesus? Ee does. Does he epeak of his prophets ?,. Yes, he
says their voice has gone forth through the whole earth.-. Does
he speak of our Church? Yes, he says that alls nations sball
hearken to her voice—princes and porentates stiall bow to ber
authoriny.. Bebold then the true Church, built up by God with
the marks of bis own baads on all ber parts. I will tell, my
Protestant brethren that the Church whicb Jesug Christ speaks
of, which waa to envelope the whole universe—which was ,to
illumine the heavens—which was to eradiate the light of the
Gospel of a benighted world—which was to gather the illimita-
ble millions of maa before the Thrune of God—that Church ie
ours. 1 say toour Protestant, brethren, our Church hes bishops,
priests. confessors, martyrs, Brovghout ‘all natiors—where are
yours?) Yes! throughout all nations, and through all ages,
our confessors freely gave their lives as attestation of their zeal
and sincerity. .They did this under the ioepiration of God.
Where Protestants are your confessors, where are your mar-
tyrs? The tree Church is united, uniform, incapable of change
io matters of faith and doctrine. On the ober baod, beresy is
changeable, uosteady, uncertain, pliable—unsiab'e as the sand
hills of the desert which are moved by tbe winds. Out of the
true Church there connot be salvation. Grant, said St. Augus-
tine to Arius, the Schismatic of Constaatinople—grant that you
have our creed—grant that you have ovr sacraments—grant
that you have our discipline~-yet seperate yourselves from us,
and we shall be obliged to condemn you to everlasting death.
Our sepsrated bretbree oever can be sure of what their own
belief is—at one time they assert they believe one thing, in the
ebange of yearsor Gootors they proclainy adiffereot faith,—~
jow they believe one thing, Sod again another ; , but our doc!
tine ig ever the same, unchangeable aol immutable—alweys
the enemy of novelty and innovation. |; nyt
; ft is by adbering to ber, that we secure that repose ond con-
tent of our miade, which it is our happiness ae Catholics to ev-
joy 3 for we cannot suppose that God who founded shis* Church,
and who promised to abide with her confessors fur all days,
would autfer ber to fall into error. . By regarding her as ovr
only guide, we secure our ealvation—by believing with the
Catbolie Church, we concur with our reason and our common
sense ; for to rise in opposition to ber authority, is to war with
religion and law ; for ibe boly Apostle tetls ue, that he who will
not bear the Church, must be accounted a beathen and a pud-
ican, ar .
: The sectarian of deep research, will see, that the troeinter-
pretation of the Scriptures is to obey this Chorch. Whence it
comes that we say we believe in the Eloly Catholic Church.
The Church most be boly in her sanctity, else we could nat be
certain of salvation, Were she one, and universal, still with-
out being boly, she would be an wavafe guide. : If universal
aod holy, without being one and indivisable, she would not be
safe—for these means of salvation would be extendei to every
denomination of christians. ‘The possession of all those merks
aad attributes are necessary to save our souls. | Oatof the Holy
Catholic Church, therefore, there is no salvation. She is that
one sheep-fold described in the Gospel of thie day, into which
if they do not gather, they will be devoured by ravenous wolves
and roaring licos. “There.is, I say. no means of salvation out
of this Choreh, a6 St. Poul will tell you, that in order to be
saved, il is neceseary to have one true faih, and to belong to
the True Church, out of which there is no salvation, and St.
Cyprian tells wa, that be that is not with Jesus Christ, is
against bim. , 3 :
is Having now, my brethren, epcken to you: by many tex's of
Scripture, by the voice of the fathers. by the’ precepis of sound
reagon, aud the words of common senge—having proved that
the Catbolic Courch is tbe Church ef Christ, I say to my dis-
eentiog brethern, enter into that faith, without which, S:. Paul
says, itis impossible to please God. That Church has taught
ead practiced ia all ages a boundless charity. It is part of her
epecial precepts, and ber children, complying with ber role io
‘this reepect, have ever opened their hearis to the sppeols of the
weak and the unfortunate. “A happy opportunity tor the exer-
cise of thie godlike virtue, presents itself 10 vs to-day.» Avi
stivution has lately been established in your eity, an asylom,
which supports the orphao, which feeds the hungry—which io-
structs the ignorant, and which preserves them from the eur-
tholic parents ioto the one-fold of the Holy Cctholie Courch.
forth on tbe highway aod gather orphani—ihe offspring of Ca- | fe
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NO, 49.
purgatory for their sins; I appeal to you in the name of the
Holy Catholic Churets; I appeel to you in the name of religion,
humanity, and your country; and may the blessiog of the
Father, the Son, and tbe Holy Ghost descend on you this day.
bless your souls with peace and consolation, and receive you
among the blessed fold in Heaven. .
* -
REVIEW.
An Historical Sketch of the Irish State Prosecution. . By P. Bf E
Gartian, Esq.—Dublin, J. Duffy, 23, Anglesea strect ; London,
C. Dolman, 51, New Bond-street. , yom
Thovgh this brochure is little. more than a pamphlet io size.
and eppearance, itis toit the bistorian will turn fora minvte /
and graphic account of the greattrial, wheo the official reports
are buried under the superincumbent rubbish of a lawyer's
library.
‘As we have noticed ia their passage through the Dublin Re-
view the articles beve collected, we need now only borrow a few
more sketches from them. : t '
Ascur former extracts dealt chiefly with the gentlereen of the
silk gown, we will cow, fora variety, borrow a pair of portraita .
from the Junior Bar :— :
. ‘) "THOMAS O'HAGAR’S i :
solid ond masterly argumenP was wortby of the cecusions it was ‘
the speech ofthe lawyer, the orator, and the scholar. Well
may the orth be proud—and the. north: is proud—of baving
eradied such a mao, Unlike many: of bia brethren, who ere ©
only grealon great occasions, Mr. O'Hagan is one of the res: '
diest and quickest advoeates at the Irish bar, and is rapidly ad-
vancing tothe leadership of his circuit, » Limited os we are for
space, we cannot refrain from making a sbort extract from the
learned geoileman's argument:— -: ' as
‘ Conspiracy is an agreement to commit crime, sad because
aman uniies with’ othersio the advancement “of a ceyse not.
criminal at all, is the conduct of those others, in bis absence, ”
and. exhibited without bis approval or adoption, to furnish evi-
dence against him? My lords, this would be a formidable doc-
trine—copservative of all political abuses—obstruciive of every
political reform. It would paralyse the‘moral power of the
community, and wrest from their bends the engine of social
amelioration, which, in later times, bas been found of the great,
est efficiency and force. The masterly of individual minds bes .
given place to tbe action of minds ia- combination... Whatever
is contemplated of common vsefulness, in industris! progress,”
in art, in science, in religion itself, is sought by the organisation
of those who desire its achievernest. The principle which sue-
tained the old Ach@ans through their triumphant strife against
the foes of their beautiful lend, and made for the burghers of
the German free towne a name which men will not willingly ,
let perish—that game priociple seis, with free and wholesome
influence, in every nation of the modern world. The ertist see:
multitudes banded togerber, to drew him fiom the obscurity in *
which true genius, self-sbuced before its own lofty idesl of the,
beautiful, would hold bim in shrinking humblenes ¥ Ox
Jector, who can devise the meons of increasiog bumen comfort, :
or extending man’s domivion over matters, ia eure of being sue. |
tained and rewarded by sesociations formed to realise his views,
The missionary, who devotes his heroic life tothe wedicgof the’
bounds of Christianity and civilisation, knowey end rejoices in
the knowledge, while he sioks inthe desert or perishes in the ©
hut of the savage, that teng of thusands of pure aud pious besrig
have: voited themselvs to perfect bis holy work, and will not
leave it unaccomplichrd.» And the ame principle is applied”:
universally to politics. * On everyside of every question men
comdine—for aggression or fur defence, fur the maintenenge or,
the change of existing institutions,” ‘_
SIR CCLMAN O'LOGHLEN, ey
: cries
the junior counsel of the traversers, sustained the heaviest part
of the labour of the case on hia shoulders from the commence-
ment, and who in his excees of zesl-for his clients nearly
sacrificed hisown life., We need not remicd aur Irish: readers
of the penerel regret expressed aod fel at the illnese, and the ”
universal joy experienced at the recovery of thie highly: gifted
and able young mao.- To him iedve much of the credit at-
tachable to the succesful termination of the case. > He bee ine,
herited from bis father a name dear to Lelend ; and bis atrogs ©
gles with the serpent of ti state prosecution, while yet in the
infancy of hie professional career, foreshedow s fame ‘not infe~'
rior to his fathers, when years shall’ have imparted to bim in>
creased confidence and experience. We qeesticn whether. soy
ren of his sianding, attbe Irish or. English bar,’ could hava
made such on argument as he made bpan this motion.”
s-Wedo not recotlect observing in the [evict this, notice of tha
very mecly and exceedingly well-timed statement of. Jobg
rye dt
n-| O'Connell, the moroing sfier Mr. Sheii's speech t— +
» My Lord Chief Justice, somthiog dropped from my counsel,
in bis’ admirable epeech io wy bdebalf on Saturday, which }
is calculated to create a serions apprehension in the minds
| MR. JORN O'CONNELL'S OBSERVATIONS,. »
Can we perform any holier work of charity ? any more eccepts
able dury to our God ? ves ey ee
I appeal to you then, on their bebalf, this day ; 1 sppeal to
you ia their behalf, in the name of piety and charity; I appeal
,to you in the name of your relations and ‘friende eufering ig ‘
of ibe jury with regard to me, aod | therefore beg you will els
low me to offer a few words in explenation., ] wish 10 say gens
tlemen of the ju@y, that I have always been the advocaie, ang
always will be the advocsie, of a full, ectire, and perfect res-
loration of the legislative liberties of my country; therefore J \ , *
am not one of those of whom my ¢ounsel spoke as persons Wha
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