Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-02
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81 J0Sepn'S CAlneuEdl WAS llteIalIJ
crowded OF all the services yesterday. At
the 6:3O communion service Rev. Mgr.
Sullivan oficiated and between 500 and
COO members of the church partook Of
communion. The 8 o'clock mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father Schlipp, and the
late mass at 1890 was, as usual on such
festivals, celebrated by Ri Rev. Bishop
Kahn. He also Off lated at Nespers in the
afternoon, on which occasion he delivered
an eloquent and instructive address. The
music at the services was especially fine.
At the communion service Mgr Sulli-
van delivered the Ester sermon, and it
was an able effort:
In introduction he spoke Of the grand
panoramic views of the churchts which
passed before us Ior the past eCclesiastic
wear; the scenes are vivid ones and they
are not merely things Of the past but act
ually Transporting. He went back to the
scenes of Christmas, Epiphany and spike
of the public and private life OF Christ. II
was hut yesterday that we followed the
Savior from the synagogue TO the garden,
to Pilates Hall, to Herod's palace and to
Calvary.
Casters mysteries are SO fail of the
glory Of Gods triumph, the Son OF God so
bounding with consolation, Joy and blessed
hope for those redeemed on Calvary. 1t
was SO from the b%PginuiDg, Gods glory
and mans interest went haad in hand.
Glory 10 God and peace 10 men was the
burden of the angels songs on BeIhlehem's
hills. Cory to God and peace to men was
echoed and realized in Calvary D mysteries.
Glory to God and peace to men IS the fruit
Of the Savior = resurrection. Glory to God
by the signal triumph OF the Savior over all
his enemies and holy peace and sweetest
Joys aud blessed hopes to all mankind.
Glory to God, first, 10 the fact that the
resurrection ID most firm foundation OF
that faith WithOut which it is impossible
to please God. fs20o aud consolation to
men in the fact that the resurrection also
furnishes the strongest reason for our
hope.
Ia Chr;5t's resurrection a proven fact? III
a.. does it follow thcttGe resurrection IL the
foundation OF our faith ana The grounds Of
our hope? | answer both IN the affirmative
IL was fsretold of Old, it was promised
by the Savior Himself. Nay, more, 1t was
assigned ~ the piGOi Of all lie claimed to
be and the warranty Of all lie taught. He
said, First destroy the temple and ! will
raiae it up in three days"
Second, il is meet that the Son OF Man
should suuer shG after three days rise
aOsin.
Til, +he Jews understood the I'M
ort,no. ~ ,bas. Uses and the sense
of them, as we see by tSc::
with Plate when they said: I'VE remem-
Der that this impostsr said he would
rise again. We fear his body
will be stolen away. Give us guards
to watch it," The guards are placed at
the tomb, the seal is put upon it. the the
third day it is found empty, the guards
rush into the city with the news, aud are
offered hush money. The enemies Of the
Savior stultify themsel yes SO far as to Dribe
the soldiers ~ tell that the Disciples stole
the body while thsy were asleep. The
resurrection of the Savior is proved by
the testimony Of His enemies, by the
conduct of the Roman soldiers, by his
friends the Apostles; by the acceptance OF
the fact by the whole Christian world.
What follows? First, Christ is truly
God, Us He claims to be; secondly, all His
teachings are confirmed. The church
which He established is a divine institu-
ton. As such, her teachings must be
accepted sS His. lie says "He that be-
heareth you, heaGeth me" s.. Paul says,
If Christ is no risen our preaching is vain,
and your faith is also vain.
What glory for the Son of God!
In this matter of 80 thoroughly u ground
ed faith, what Joy and what consolation
for the Christian people there is. His
resurrection is the pledge Of nj resurrec-
ton. He is ths hesd of the mystical
body, we are the members, and where the
head il the members follow. We, too,
shall one day rise again, and if numbered
among the Just, rise with glorifed and
spiritualized bodies, like our God. We are
bat waiting the blessed hope which rests
securely ON the resurrection ofour chief, on
His promises aud the power To fulfill them.
may most truthfully at all times, but
with most emphasis on Easter day, put
forth our souls and voice our faith, rs did
Job, 81 know that my R.deemer liveth and
that in my flesh l shall see my God" That
though 1.-The Saviour died and rose again
for our sins for our Justification,
still neither the one nor the other
will secure for Us \ glorious and blessful
resurrection without our cooperation;
without our Masking use or employing the
e ordained by the Saviour and made
known to us by His church. st, Augustine
remarks sptly that though God created us
without any cooperation of ours, he will
not gave us withou. that cooperation.
Rev. Sullivan closed with some moral
reflections on the day. His sermon was
listened to with the closest interest by the
vast congregation.