The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-11-02

consolation JOY. peace. for ever. pro-
Evided ]. do not relapse.
Either to confess or to burn, which is
easier2
/ Suppuse your house is on fre-lf you
could save it, if YOU could not only ex :
.tlnguish the confagration but also re-
pair all damages by pouring on little
water from brook near by would YOU
NOT be glad to 60 and fetch It? Would
you not regard such means as most easy
and desirable? .
Bv confession you quench hell l-fire.
h Again-you owe many millions of
dollars; hut, suppose your creditor
agrees. that the Immediate payment Of
a single gold COIN will satisfy him for
the whole debt. Would you not hasten
with eagerness to embrace his offer?
God is YOUR creditor confession is
thetcoin he accepts for your immense
debt of sin. Hasten to pay it.
\ Id a dense forest, you meet savage
beast; no escape; no weapon for de
fense! The animal is about to rush upon
you.s Suppose yol could put it to flight
by d single Word-how easy and desir-
ablH would you not consider such a
means?
I By confession. you put to flight that
6ercest OF wild beasts Satan
goeth about as rearing lion, seeking
whom he may devour. VI
Yon are deathly sick. A skillful doc
tor SAYS: Wilt thou be made whole?
One little word: eyes, will give you
life and health again. Would you hesl.
tate to say it?
This is the question Jesus asks you.
O sick and long-suffering soul!-''Wilt
thou be made .whole?" And you will
not say: ''Yes''. You will not go to
confession and hear the consoling
words: Arse and walk? You refuse the
opportunity Of recovering your health
agaln?'
III q! how inexcusable, howsunjustitiable
it would be, to reject sos#easy a means.
not to be willing to do even so little for
SO great a reward! -.. .s.,
suppose, that confession were even,
something hard, something very diff
cult,-Yes, in particular cases the most
difficult thing that could be imagined
can YOU expect eficaci ious medicine to
be palatable? Are not the best of RENE
dies sometimes the most bitter?
The remedy must be proportioned to
the malady. Every sin must be repent
ed Of, confessed, If the sinner would
hope for pardon.
y When your neighbor has offended
YOU, do you forgive withouE being asked
to do so?-without being convinced that
the offender desires. as far as in him
lies. to undo his wicked deed, and never
again repeat his offensei
/ The least that can be required for a
reconciliation, is surely a sorrowful
acknowledgement Of having done
wrong.
Yes, confession is a medicine, "a
heavenly medicine, prepared from the
blood of Christ himself.
Medicine -heaYealy in it's UNIVERSAL
ty, suitable for every Imaginable sick
ness OF the soul,-f0r every age, every
state, and everv disposition Of the mind.
Medlcine-heavenlY in its efficacy; it
never loses it's strength, curing even
chronic maladloS.
Medicine heavenly in it's simplicity.
Bring true contrition, accuse Yourself
sincerely; -immedi lately, on the instant,
the leprosY Of the soul is gone. leaving
no trace behind. NJ.
Medicine offered by heavenly gener-
osity. What does it cost you, what
have you to pay for it? Nothing. There
lit is-prepared- ready to be taken. 1t
flows from the cross of Jesus. Take it,
and let it trlckle on your wounds. DO
you plead that you cannot get this re-
medyf How many priests are there
every where, how manv physicians of
the soul to be had for the seeklngl They
will receive you with open arms, if you
20 to them; thsy will come to you
gladly, If you call them; they will do
everything, and must do everything, for
Christ's sake, for heavens reward, with
sell. sacrifice, without self-interest.
And they are equally accessible to all.
to poor and rich, high and lowly, learned
and ignorant. All have claim on
them, all have q right to their help and
assistance.
Where, then, are vour excuses. Young
manp
q Be not deceived. Really. believe me,
there is, or there can be, but one thing
that keeps you from confession, and
makes 1t unpalatable to. you: The fear
OF amendment, the fear Of 9 radical
change Of lifel
Mrs. Gibblega g DOCTOR, there is
something the matter with my tongue.
IL pains ne BADLY at times, and 7 don't
know what to do for il. = Physcian
Place . little cotton pillow under IL
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