West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-28

oieei Anu the cnurcn the blsnop &C
companied by the priests and the
altar boys proceeded along the aide
aisle on the right-sprinkling the
walls with holy water and repeating
alternately with the Clergy the
verses of the ITO, 100. III Psalms
OF David. Returning by the sisl e
! on the left and reaching the ssuct-
usry he prayed that God would pour
on The new building His holy grace;
that all who would invoke His name
therein would realize the benefits
Of His mercy.
The ceremony OF Dedication being
over-the solemn Mass followed.
Rev. Father Hsimarn, of 81. Glare
Colony, Doddridge Co., w. Va, and
formerly Pastor Of Howesville, wss
the celebrant; Rev. Father O. Con.
ner, Pastor of the Church OF the
Immaculate Conception. Clarksburg,
was Deacon. Rev. Father Boyce
of Rowlesburg. and formerly Pastor
OF the German Settlement, was Dea-
con; Rev. John A. Tracy. Pastor Of
Weston, was Master OF ceremonies;
Rev. E. M. Hickey. Of Nswburg
and Pastor Of the new Church, was
Censor bearer. The ceremonies of
the Mass were mUst imposing. Az
ter the first Gospel Right Rev.
Bishop Kaiu assembled the platform
Of the alter and read the Gospel Of
the Sunday. After paying a high
compliment to the Catholics of
Housewife and to their Pastor,
Tor erecting and paying for 30 hand
some building, he entered on the
consideration Of the reason why the
children Of the Catholic church at
tach 80 much Importance to their
temple Of worship and showed most
clearly that the reason was to be
found in the doctrine OF the Real
Presence in the most holy Sacrifice
OF the alter, an in the Eucharist.
As the subject was a most impor-
tant one the Bishop deemed it his
duty to explain clearly the meaning
Of the doctrine and thu grounds on
which it rests. In opening his re-
marks he wished TO remove all erro-
neous ideas in connection with this
tenet Of Catholic faith.
The children OF the Catholic
church do not hold that material
bread or wine is changed or CONVEX
ted into the Divinity, but that by
the words Of conservation the sub
stance Of the bread is changed di-
rectly INTO the body OF Christ and
the substance OF the wine directly
into the blood Of Christ. Material
bread and wine are finite substances
and cannot be changed into the di-
vine nature which is infinite. As
Christ's body la living body and
His blood is living blood Christ
rising from the dead dieth now no
more-they presuppose the soul-so
much so that we cannot SUPPOSE
Christ's living body or living blood
without the soul-hence wherever
this body is or wherever His blood
is there is His soul. Explaining the
mystery of the Incarnation he point
ed out how our Lord assumed to HIS
Divinity human body, blood and
soul and 10 virtue Of the union the
Divinity has never been separated
from the body or blood or soul and
hence that wherever the body or
soul or blood Of Christ is there Is
found His Divinity.
Having developed this point the
Bishop stated that he knew Of no
doctrine more clearly established in
the holy Bible than that Of the Real
Presence. Calling the attention OF
his hearers to the Sixth Chapter of
tue gospel Of st. John be dwelt in
detail OH the words OF the promise
noting especially the effect produced
by these words on the minds of the
Jewish people whom the Saviour
was addressing.
Passing to the gospel Of st. Matb-
ew, st. Mark, st. Luke and to the
fret Epistle OF st. Paul to the Cor
intbians be made mastery srgu.
ment to prove the ful6lment Of the
promise.
His proof taken from history
showing that the doctriue has always
been the teaching OF the Church
that to-day II is believed by the
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