The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-24

Sacred Heart. j..
Friday, March 3Oth-The Pass
ion of Our Lord and Its Lessons.
An Able Discourse
At last mass III the Church of the I'm.
maculate Conception on Passion Sun
day, Father Cosgrove assembled the pull
pit and delivered a splendid discourse
which made {. deep impression OF the
minds Of the large congregation present,
and Of winch the following is an ex-
tract
TEXT If any man keep my word he shall not
see death forever
Tue conditional promise contained in
these words WAS made to the Scribes 81
Pharisees who we're ever the most Bit
ter enemies Of our Divine Lord. They
closely followed Him through the vari~
ons stages Of His public ministry in
Galiise, J7,dea and Samaria, with the
only design OF examining His words and
eriticisjng HIS doctrines. Already they
had accused Him Of being q. drunkard
aEd friend Of the Publicans and sim
uers, but ro-day they say 'He has q
devil" as lie proclaims His innocence
OF life and the veracity of His doctrines.
TO such wicked accusation our Lord
gives the mild response, II have not q
devil, bat I honor my Father by m,y
gooo works but you dishonor Him by
yonr SINS. Neither de I usurp HIS
glory, but yearn for your salvation,
and l promise, nay, swear, that it you
keep my word you shall not see death
forever This was the most inducing
promise He made to the Jews. Before.
He mad told them that He was the light of
the world and that he who followed Kim
would never walk in darkness, because
his steps would be guided, not by q
clond OF s. pillar Of fire, as with tho Is
reelites of old, bu: by the light Of grace,
which would conduct him to the true
land OF prornise-hsaven. Bus to-day
He crowns all; He promises them, if
they believe and persevere in obedience
to His word, freedom from death for
ever; shat is, they will rise hereafter, not
SC death and condemnation, but to an
eternal aud glorious life. THIS is g.
promise He continually holds out to us.
IF you obey His divine law, reduced to
the two precepts, Ito love Coo above
all ,.ngs md thy ueighbor rs thYse]f,'
He shall never permit you to SEQ death;
because your passage ou5 of life will be
only 81 transition to brighter land.
But if while here you despise She law OF
God and abuse the gifts and gracss CT
heaven, your Death aust be that Of the
wicked -atern&l.
Misunderstanding the scene OF death bed
repentance the preacher continued: "Bn
ever prepared TO n.eat the appointments
OF Heaven. Live each day as il it wsre
your last. Happy the soul who can say,
lying down at night, il death should
come hope to die in the state OF grace
Let this precious gem be ever the bright
ornament of your soul. SO that You will
be prepared to meet death which soon
shall steal in upon the Youngest OF us
here to-day. What then STALL all our
anxious cares for the things OF the world
benefit us? What all our vain lodgings
after it's fleeing pleasures? We shall
ne borne to our house of clay. Lowing
friends viii let us down gently into the
cold earth: and as the heavy soil falls
upon our cottirs, they perhaps will shed
bitter tears over us, but most people
will soor forget us. Everything will so
on US 1afore. The planets will wheel
in their dizzy course, the signing winds
Will sweep ovey our silent graves, and
al behind us will seem as ii we had not
been. and our own poor souls, where
are they? WLere?-Gone to the great
hereafter-gone into eternity-gouo to
receive their reward. But what is their
lot? They are saved or damned! As
yet they may not be in Heaven. They
lnay be paying dearly in purgatory fox
temporal asonement. But once there
5hey are sure Of enjoying the beatitic
vision. o, happy vision! The Chris
tian's hope, the food Ct angels, the lie
OF blessed souls, vision to which we
all aspire. since we have resolved to keep
the word Of God and not see death fvr-
ever.
Resolutions Of Coincidence.
The following resolutions OF coincidence were
passed at late meeting of Division No. l, A
.. H.. OF st. Paul, in respect to the memory Of
;heir deceased brother. Michael F1aherty:
WHEREAS, It has been the will of A mighty
Iod to take from our midst by sad accident
,ur esteemed brother Michael Flaherty; and
Whereas, 1t is but JUST that = tribute of res