St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-21
SUNDAY IN CHURCH.
The Brotherhood Of Brake
men Is Marched Into the
Cathedral,
And Listens to a Profitable
Sermon by Rev. Father
Stanley.
a Sermon on Preparation fer
Death by Rev. W. S.
Vail.
He Would Rob the Great
Event Of It's Usual Ter
POriSt1.

About 3OU members OF Jnt' DFOtileI-
hood of Railroad Brakemen gathered at
the cathedral Yesterday afternoon to
listen to an eloquent sermon delivered
by Father John Stanley.
The reyered gentleman took for his
text the following words from the six
teenth chapter of St. Mathew: "Then
Jesus said TO his Disciples. If any man
come after Me. let him Geny himself,
and take uD his cross and follow Me,
for he that will save his life shall lose
it. and he that shall lOoe his life for My
sake shall find it. For what doth it
profit a man if he gain the whole world,
ana suffer the loss of his own soul; or
what exchange doth man give for his
soul? For the Son of Man shall come
in the glory of His Father and His an
gels, and then will be rendered to every
man according to his works.
Proceeding, Father Stanley said that
he ielt happy when delegate from the
railroad brakemen called upon him and
asked Il in to deliver sermon to them.
He assured them that it was pleasure
to him, and that 10y their expressing the
wish to attend divine service in the
cathedral church. they showed him and
their fellow citizens that their society
y
of GOd-fearing men. The doors of the
church were always open to men seek
ing to advance themselves in material
prosperity and in spiritual good, and
the fact that they were present was an
Indication that they were seeking not
merely temporal advancement. but
what was better still, the advancement
of the interests of
THEIR AIMORTAI SOILS
Although not intimately acquainted
with the workings of their OrganiZa-
tiOu. he had learned sufficient to know
that its object was a IuOSt noble one,
and that its methods were eminently fit
10 make il most powerful instrument
for good in the community. In these
days il is necessary for men, if they
would protect their own interests, TO
combine together. Social problems have
arisen in these la eT times that render
it absolutely necessary for operators to
combine for self-protectiOn, and the
church of God has never said one word
ia opposition to such organizations of
men TOR good purpose. 1t was one of
the adases of Catholic theology that
Charity begins with ones self"
and that it was one of the sayings of
holy Writ that The who had no care for
those who belonged to his own house
hold was an iphdel." He praised the
motto Of their organization. "BenevO-
lence and SObriety," and said that it re-
quired no great reader of physiOgnOmy
to see that the delegates of their con
vrntiOn practiced sObriety. He did not
say this TO fiatter God forbid that he
should flatter any human being: but it
TejOiced his heart to see gathered before
INN a body of men that reflected in
every lineament of their c0un1enanceS
the blessed virtue OF sobriety. The two
great virtues which constituted their
motto were working a wonderful amount
of good among the men of the nine
teenth century; they had more
FAR-REACUING INFLUENCES
than the members themselves under
stood, and it was in consequence of this
that he was induced to make those few
preliminary remarks Of commentator.
He did not pr pose to tickle their ears
with any rhetorical flashes. but TO de-
liver some practical. cOmmOn-SenSe talk.
and for that reason had selected very
serious passage from Holy Writ as the
text of the afternoons remarks. He
then deScanted upon the cupidity of the
age, how mems thoughts were wrapt mp
in getting, and how utterly OBJ
liviouS they were of the world beyond
the grave. He asked his audience to
consider that they were not mere
Jumps of clay, that they had souls to
save. that life was uncertain. but dOubly
so in their case. and to bethink them
selves of tie fate which awaited them
should they be suddenly summoned TO
appear before their Maker. He de-
nOunced profanity. rarOuSing. and eX-
travagance as the great vices of the age
The ordinary American young man.
he said, "is very fond of using express
Sive language, emphatic language; IN
fact. call it by its right. name, prOfane
language. \ prOfane word is sin. a
sin is an OffenSe against Gods holy law.
a something which does an.injury to the
soul and prevents it from attaining
eternal happiness. A prOfane man, SO
long as he continues in his profanity,
and does not repent it, shall never en-
ter the kingdom of heaven. Profanity
should he stamped out among Young
men," lie urged prayer as. the great
means of securing eternal salvation, and
closed with an earnest eXhortatIOn to
he faithful to the laws of God. and so
attain that eternal happiness which
should be the aim OF every Christian.