Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-12
BISHOP KAIN's
SeGneN on THE MnAcUtArE eoa
cEPTi0M.
ny SPIRIT AsJoIces IH'sY sAv,oa!.

NJ SPIRIT asJoIces IHsY sANox.
The-< was large and attentive conHsos-
ton II attendance at the Church q the In
maculats Conception yestsrdAy momine.
all seeming to be mxious 10 svuil thsS.
selves OF the opportunity To- hear Bishop
kain's sermon on the immRulats oonoep-
tion of Mary. The Church, thoegh not
and is beautifully deccsated with pain tines.
statues and symbols of the Casholls faith
The singing was very 6ne. retaindinx one
OF the nuns sweet song" OF which the
poet speaks when he pictures tho preseuta-
tion OF the hammer to fuNsski.
the able and eloquent sermon Of Bixhop
kain. and only regret that Nc arN -upahle
for wan. q 2. Sy sii.2lio1l
+{& HiSM0f otka 6y vmarEiss. ti,st
many persons were under the impression
| that the Catholic church considered that
the blessed virgin had no rsed OF the re-
| demptiOn through Christ. ana that thedoc-
trine of the immaculate cnsepaoa,lm I'm
piled this. But 50 far fro1
this being the case, the church
| taught that Mary was not oray rcdccmsd
| by the merits OF her divine son, but uAsS
| she had larger share than ary other hu-
man being in that redemption and thet
| consequently none could with more propu.
ETY. sing her canticile OF Thanksgiving and
| ioy-"my spirit hath rcjoiced in God my
Saviour" He then entered into IN erros-
ton of the prcrogatives OF unfallen nature
| and their consequent loss by SIN.
| According tu,the Divine idea at tho creation
| of Adam he was created with the gifts of
immortality and felicity end knowledge.
| He was never to die, he was to Know no
suffering Of mind or body, These wcso
/ has
not supernatural But not only did God
bestow these prctsrnatural gifts upon man,
buthc created him In astate of sahctihed
grace and that was a supernatural gin,a Bfft
that raised man above the mere human, aRd
above the angelic, as such considering
merely the natural pericctions OF the angels.
This sanci,iiy'ns grace ,, Sp"" our our
takers OF divinity, children OF God. and
entitled. therefore, % the righ Is Of children
| of God and to an everlasting inhcritanoe.
And this supern atusl gift of sanetitytng
grace bestowed upon Adam entitled him 70
certain qualities, certain capacities. certain
rights. IL bestowed upon him capacity 70
resist temptation, to grow in grace, ann
gave him q right according 10 the measure
and character OF the grace which he had I'm
time, to expect q proportionatc measure o.
glory for eternity
When God accorded man this super
natural state when lie thus bestowed yP-
on Adam this gift Of sanctifying grace, lie
bestowed Il upon him, not as an indi'idul
| hut n, the father and head OF the whols
human family, not for bis own benefit
alone, but for himself and all his Children.
The whole race then existed in him. This
grace was given TO the human rare existing
| in its entirety In one person.
Upon that ons person depended
It's continuance. II depended upon
the union Of his will with tho viii OF the
Divine Creator. Adam was not alone when
he was tempted: he had grace 10 support
him. The will Of Adam stood In The bai
ance between temptation on the one hand
and grace on the other One Of these Was
on each side, and both were enucing and
alluring him. There was not upon his VIII
| the slightest shadow Of any coinpulsion or
restraint. He was absolutely Eee, ana u
he sinncd he was TO suffer tho cIoseq qucnces
| of that sin, ono Of which VI the loss OF
sanctifying grace, with all that loss IN.
J plies. He lost oil tho prctsrnaturnl 6ifts
which God had bestowed upon him.-in-
mortality, impavIbilityS hspptness and pes-
feet knowledge. The continued possession
Of these things by Adam had depended upon
J his continued possession Of grace. Whsn
grace was lost, they werc lost. The loss 81
these things was an evil, but IL was not the
worst Of evils. They would have ceasod
| md must have ceased when time should bs
. | no longer. but with the loss OF grace al
| was lost m far ~ heaven and eternal glory
!, | or the honor OF God were concerned.
An offence against tho majesty of dod
! had been committed, and punishment vas
therefore deserved. From the moment that
Adam sinned you see the necessity Tor .
Redeemer. and M there was necessity Tor
la Redermcr, so also tho more We rehoct
upon sin we see the moro necessity for
God Redeemer-a Divine person 70 become
| mediator between God and man. Sln being
an Outrage against the majesty of God ~
| an infinite 0fensc, deserving IN inhnits
punishment. or. In It's lieu an In.
iinite satisfaction, and none othes
but q Divine Sayior can make su In.
| finite satisfaction. But you may eay thae
this sin was committed by finite being.ta
q moment Of time, and may ask how " O..
be punished a. an infinite sin. You should
consider that by The dignity of tire persoe
l offended the dcgrsc Of the offence 10 meeS-
, | ured. A person Who strikes king sunefs
more severe punishment than hs vhs
strikes n common citizen. We have .
! | illustrntion OF this in our own country. u
: Washington the a2 assin Of our lsAe
3 | President IL ON trinl for his life The svi.
I dence before the court OF his insanity would
! be sufficient 10 acquit him had his yictin
J been simply o citizen or common laborer.
r But be Wilt not be acquitted, because ths
I public opinion IL thst hs II sum.
I GENTLY responsible fa tbs act oi
numbering our President 10 deserve the
extreme penalty Of the Law. Nov the
5 finite sin Of man takes the character OF In.
$ finity from the character Of the God against
D whom II was committed. An inbnite
. offence bad been committed, Divine lgssles.
Y demanded Nat . Divine person should
make the espsrstion.
= Do not make the mistake that many per.
u 1 .x,. IN, Linz and sunnUne that in.
' Justice has been done ~ the human rscs
6y the punishment Of Adams sin. We al
sinned In him. and eli fell-and IL he he'd
' not sinDed, we were liable ~ sin. u u
, presumption for us 70 say that " Adasn
, did mot ovsreons tho tsmpter We would bs
Z more sueceAfnl We should rndefss.nd ths
xSsd. s%sS ., ss ses s1Spi susL .na 3
By ain msn Iost his iffs ef body and oI
soul. The life Of his body is NO iooses I'm
mortal-his body eoatsfss he germs q
|. death, and In tie futuD Nses wss oes
= tainty of death. The liz a. the soul c1a.
Y sisted in the union vith God. and that
!. union being abolished, tho soul bs'
longs insiiensbly 70 God himseaf-
n 10 Him Who IL The living God. sed IN who's
a | hands are the Issues of fifs and death.
|. When We consider the coosequeoees q
, sin We must como 70 the cnociusiou ~
!. the one Who Il 70 b our Rpdscmes must b
God. and that He Who 10 ths keoesosl
!, | must be the Redeemer Of the whole hunaa
. race. He 10 70 Be the Msdist0s betweoa
q God On the one hand end the who'll, hsnsa
family. Who hAd sinnsd thfcash Adam. %
the othsf. Mary vas sinleo. Her In
I mscuists soul vss free from ths s,ightss
spsck Of the original tssaspsssion. rha
peerless soul was always 70 bsss tifui In -
splendor Of 0odHvea gS,cs thst thss
}, words, "Rufi o( ETses, vsss ~, veil appils
10 her st the Aryt moment Of her sxis
8 ence - vhsn she. was siEtss
years old, st The time q
the snnuneiaion. II is y us also thst q
:, was the child a Adan. Va whom su -
I mother q Eve. the nrss sinner sod =