The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
DOMINICAN MISSION.
FATHERS SPLINTER AND M'rEELEy
ARousINa UNUSUAL INTEREST.
st. Peters Church Crowded Last Night
and Many Stood Patiently For
An Hour or More-A
Superb Discourse.

Splinter and McFeeley, two OF the most
eloquent pulpit orators in the Catholic
Church, are conducting the mission and
are doing a grand work in strengthening
those Christians who may have wandered |
far from their church home.
Not vacant seat could be found in 81. |
Peters Church last evening The vast
auditorium was filed, and in the rear oil
the church vast crowd were compelled to
stand during most interesting service,
the main feature Of which was listening to
one of the most eloquent and powerful
sermons that was ever delivered within its
sacred precincts, by the Rev. Father Nc
Feeley, OF st. Roses Convent, Springfield,
Ky, the mother house OF the Dominican
Order of ST. Joseph's division. II was
upon the theme, taken from Ecclesiaslics'
Gle that loveth danger shall perish in Il"
eve are joint heirs with Christ In
eternal glory" said the speaker. "Your
sponsors at baptism renowned for you
the world with all its pomp and glory; do
YOU now, when you have grown older
grown to the age OF reason, ever think oil
that? II is, indeed, hard TO believe. your
sponsors spoke falsely, and ] won't be-
lieve that any Catholic will dsclaim the
savings OF his or her sponsors. God would
rather that none OF us should perish, but
tbat all should turn 10 Him and live. st.
Paul tells OF Gods grace. You have tho
same grace that upheld that apostle. God
has the same love for you. lie died Tor
You, Just rs lie did for st. Paul. lie has
given you the same armor to ward oil the
sinful thrusts OF the enemy which the
martyred disciple wore. Then bear Ills
cross and win the crown. But men and
women, calling themselves Christians,
rendering the oalhs OF their sponsors and
those Of their own ialser than hell itself,
fall continually in life's battles because
they love danger because they court the
occasions Of sin.
''There are various occasions Of sin, which
we shall divide into two classes proXimate
and accidental approximate occasions aud
remote occasions. OF the first, that In
which men generally fall, by the aid Of
immoral literature, hauns OF iniquty,
drinking, olc., aIhl by them fall they will,
though they be ~ strong ~ u Samson or
rs wise as Solomon" To illustrate this
thought the reverend lecturer drew n most
convincing picture OF the pefils Of inicm.
porancc, though the man was proof against
all other temptations, and then TO Illus
.rate the remote occasions OF sin spoke OF
the various forms which satan assumed IN
order to give to each his bcseiiing sin.
There are evil companions. God only
knows how many have been ruined by
bad company. "lcll me, said q sanity
writer, ''your company and I'll tell you
who YOU are, aud one Of our modern
payWnghis puts these words in the mouth
OF his east: EVIL companions ruined mel
Evil company lsainn) under the guisc oil
an angel OF light told that young man ,c
take one drop, then two and then glass
iul and then threw him In drunkardI
grave. Evil companions told him III
nlald Joke taught him the unsecml
Joke: put language into actions, led him
The hauuis ui iuiqulty; those living hell
Ne find in every town; those hell hole
where God is hourly outraged ~ much u
man aud woman eau Outrage Him. oh
Jesus. Thou most mcrclu Savior, IA u bo
cause Of Thy grcat love for M poor mlscr
able creatures that 4 hou dosl not send Tia
lire Of Thy wrath down upon them un'
destroy them ~ Thou dilst Sodom an'
Gomnruh OF old. aud reduce their bodic
90 asiics aud send their souls TO hclli Tha
man IN the stripes OF the pcniieniiar,
honoicd aud respected once, who mo-
would not aucmpt 10 lift his head In th
community, heard that ribald Joke an
went from impuity 10 prison.
Noltaircf. the great blnsphcmer. II
was graphically told and his misomb
death iorcibly pictured, aud the pcrncio
work done by his works aud that OF
immoral literature was given. You mu
have religion. Show me man witho
religion and III snow you the inipu
man-the man who will bo false 10 his vii
false to his friends aud false 10 every sen
mont Of honor, truth aud purity. Go
science makes coWardsol us all. Men
10 down conscience and frame false cons
enccs. but tell you that your conscicn
will maniics, its rights. Nollairc laugho
but la his last moments called for a prit
aud died Disappearing God. Yes. cali
ior one Of the priests lac few days bcio
wanted 10 see sentenced TO the guilloiin
Ungodly man, you'll show the Viii
feather The knock Of death will maj
your coward lips trcmblo. You'll call
priest 10 raise his hands In absolute
over your quaking form. but rmemb'
Gle that l0ycih danger will perish In Il
Every young woman IN the land cot
have been edited had she heard the wol
picture drawn Of the rouc In society. al
how he contamuatos with his iillhy, da
nahlc, blasting touch. oh, woman,
tain thy purity. Il Is Gods uosl prcci,
Jewel. Guam II ~ you would your u
LIT " be ~ dear 10 YOU a. your heat
dearest drop Of blood. Tic closed I
par, OF his address by giving the hes
rcnding experience witnessed at the dca
bed Of n seduCers victim, dyinguf dice.
IL was u picture one can never forget
experience that carried the weight OF III
with II.
Fathers aud mothers, guard y
daughters. terrible responsibility u
on YOU. lot them be- your Jewels I
loves them, and lie viii hold you 3,
strict accountability. Coucc, them II 4
do wrong, don't give them kisses
boubons. When you retire 10 bed Il,
leave the little innocent ones dow INST
with that unknown young man, sad
bitter may bo the consequences Be
the sptnisa mothers-lot YOUR daugh
be- your companions. II this woru be
observed lever girls would today be a
from home Ia strange cities and In dcr
iniquity.
The temptation that lies In the Pat
one " ho reads immoral or trashy IN
tur. or attends thc thcaier where ~
icnor play u given OF the variety VI
were most apuy portrayed, ~ were
the dangers Of Waiting lie closed /
saying he represented q church that
not one drop Of ianalical blood IN
veins II believed some dances coul
INDUCED in, aud tile ihcater coul,
visited when the works oi the m
plnyNTighis were presented. Look at