The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-27
LENTEN LEcrUREs.
The Fourth OF the Course HeIng Deliy,
cred by lIsh0p Kahn.


The Cathedral was filled to Overlooking
yesterday by an audience that listened atten.
lively to bishop Kain's remarks, which oecu.
pied an hour and half In delivery. Last
Sunday when closing his discourse on the
nature and qualities OF faith the Bishop
alluded to the sweet peace Of soul which re.
suited from the possession Of true faith.
Yesterday his text was taken from II Tim. ].
~ and he dwell on the iiimoyable Armnes,
the absolute certainty which characterised
the faith OF the apostles.
A brief synopsis Of his remarks Is given
sach too, be remarked, must iaiti ever be- II
admits Of no hesitation II Is incompatible
with every form oil doubt. He only las faith
who knows for certain that God has made
known every doctrine which he believes, and
who believes II solely because God has spoken,
or he docs not know It. In the latter case,
he has not, and cannot have faith; In the
former case, that Is, II he knows that Cod has
spoken, how Is II possible for him to question
or dOubt2 No sane man can call into cues.
ton the truth OF any doctrine revealed by
God but Us long as man Is not absolutely
certain that God has revealed II, he may have
an opinion more or less probable, but he has
not faith.
But II doctrine is true now, 1t is absurd
to imagine the possibility OF It's ever being
shown to be not true. Hence Catholics can.
not understand the wonder expressed by
those who reprOach the church for tyraaizlng
over the reason, restraining liberty OF thought,
&c Would they not upbratded Our Loard In
like manner and accused him oi bridling
freedom Of human reason? Might they not
have made the very same charge against the
apostles for maintaining: ave are Of God.
He that knoweth God, heareth us; he that
Is not Of God, heareth US not; by this we
know the spirit OF truth and the spirit Of
error" II JnO. Nv. O)
II God must be believed, SO mustthe Amos.
tlse, SO must their successors whom God hath
commissioned to teach In His name. As lit
is God who teaches through them, how Is II
possible to entertain the shadow OF doubt as
to the truth OF their teaching? Were man
passing through strange, uninhabited and
dangerous country, he would use his iudg.
mep in tue selection Of q competent guide
but when lie had secured such u guide rea.
son would dictate 10 him the necessity Of fol-
lowing his guidance. So, too must man
use his reason in enQuiring' into the creden-
ttatS OF tho Apostles and their succeSsorSSin
the Church OF Christ; but once sure Of the
divine mission ofthe Church, he acts against
the dictates Of sound judgment when h. calls
into question the truths which she teaches.
Now the Catholic Church alone can impart
certainty in matters OF faith; for she alone
teaches as having authority; she alone claims
TO be guided in her teaching by the eyer.abid.
ing presence OF Christ and his Holy Spirit Of
truth. The countless interpretations nut
upon the Bible by those who profess 10 be.
lievc 1t, prove the need Of some living au.
ihority, 10 declare It's true meaning. The
Revised Edition is q new evidence Of hi,
need, which is supplied only in the Catholic
Church. Those who feel the force Of the
arguments in favor OF that church, should
not close their hearts to the inspirations OF
Gods grace, leading them to the home Of
peace, the pillar and ground of the truth"
-lTimO. iiil3.