Sermon Preached in the Catholic Church of St. Peter, Baltimore, November 1st, 1810: On the Occasion of the Consecration of the Rt. Rd. Dr. John Cheverus, Bishop of Boston

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Bernard Dornin, and sold at his Roman Catholic library, 30, Baltimore-street, 1810 - Bishops - 20 pages
 

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Page 2 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 11 - Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 13 - can reckon up those -whom the Apostles ordained to be Bishops in the several churches, and who they were that succeeded them down to our own times. And had the Apostles known any hidden mysteries which they imparted to none but the perfect (as the...
Page 10 - Going, therefore, teach ye all nations : baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days even to the consummation of the world.
Page 11 - So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone...
Page 2 - Nov. ist, 1810; on Occasion of the Consecration of the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Cheverus, Bishop of Boston. By the Rev. WV Harold, one of the Pastors of St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia, and Printed at the Request of the Rt. Rev. Bishops Attending on this Solemn Occasion.
Page 14 - Forgive us our debts,' observes, ' Besides these general debts, there is a debt due to widows who are maintained by the Church ;.another to deacons ; another to presbyters; and another to bishops ; which is the greatest of all, and exacted by the Saviour of the whole Church, who will severely punish the non-payment of it.
Page 3 - Feed the flock of God, which is among you, taking care of it not by constraint, but willingly according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake, but voluntarily: neither as lording it over the clergy, but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. And when the Prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory.
Page 1 - Baltimore : Printed for Bernard Dornin, and sold at his Roman Catholic Library, 30, Baltimore Street.
Page 19 - ... hardens the obduracy of the impenitent. Instead of evincing a shepherd's tenderness, in rescuing his hapless flock from danger, his example encourages their disastrous wanderings, and strengthens the chain of moral death by which they are bound. Heaven will shield the Church of America from such a misfortune as this.

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