Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-10
(WHICH IS THE TRUE CHURCH
A Benefit Lecture at the New Catholic Church
North Wichita. by Rev. Father Kelley.

Catholic church in North Wichita last
night to hear Father Kelley, of Hutchin-
son, lecture on the subject (which is the
True Church." expected a treat. In this
they were not mistaken. The eloquent
priest is always listened TO with great sat
isfaction by Wichita audience and his eff
fort On this occasion did not disappoint
his hearers. The little church was well
filled and when the speaker entered he was
accompanied by Father Mckernan, OF
Winfield, Father w. b. Hartman and
Father Casey, of Wichita, and Father kel-
ley, of Mcpherson. The admission fee OF
80 Genus was for the purpose Of lquidating
the debt on the church. The exercises we're
opened by prayer, after which Father
Kelley proceeded to discuss the question,
(Which is the True church," He said
''the question asked this evening is one
that has engaged the noblest minds for the
last 400 years. While 1 claim that the Ro-
man Catholic church is the true church
do not claim there is no truth in some
other churches. The protestant churches
have some of the truth. Whatever OF
truth they have they received from The
Catholic church They have great
deal that is not truth l do not speak
against the members of the Protestant
churches. Many Of them are very good
people; in fact. some of them are much
better than some Catholics. Iaughter.)
When Christ established his church he
told his disciples that it should endure for
ever and that he would be with it always.
Every other church than the Catholic
can tell who was their founder.
and that man established that
one, but no man eyer yet claimed that he
established the Catholic church. 1t is the
true church because it was founded by the
Savior. 1t is sometimes said by the
enemies of the Catholic church that there
is no free thought allowed in it. God
placed a tree in the garden and
said of it, We shall not eat.
The Catholic church says to its children,
you shall not do that which is wrong;
what mother wants her child to read a
wicked book The church does not want
its children to read immoral books. Most
of the novels today are nothing more nor
less than confession of the depravity of
their authors. When Adam fell God
promised that his son should redeem the
race, that he would liberate US from the
bondage Of sin. There is no
freedom in sin. Liberty consists
in having knowledge of the truth.
Jesus said you shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free. Liberty is
not freedom to act, but to know the truth.
The truth is not the mere say SO of the
church. The mathematician tells US that
two and two make four. His saying it
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the science of mathematics says it is true.
Jesus said to Peter, en- this rock l
will build my church and
the gates Of hell shall
not prevail against it. Then he told his
disciples to wait at Jerusalem for the Holy
Ghost. The church is commanded what
TO teach, that is not a matter for
priest or bishop to determine. They must
teach what God has commanded them to
teach. We know that the church will sue
coed and triumph because God has said SO.
We believe this church of God is
the Catholic church. We say Roman
Catholic church because our pope lives at
Rome.
A great many people predicted that
Pope Rio TX would be the last pope. But
Rio is dead and Pope Peter is dead, but
the pope still lives.
1t is sometimes claimed by churches
that they are founded on the bible. II
God had intended us to get the
truth from the bible he would
have written it himself. He intended US
to get the truth from the church, hence
He founded His church. Jesus did not
write book; neither did he command mis-
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churches may reasonably claim that the
Bible is true because they got it from the
Catholic church and that is good author
ity. Oh, yes, but they say that the priest
forgives your sins. Protestants have more
faith in the power of a priest than do the
Catholics. [Laughterl Then they say
you do not allow the priest to marry,
when Pope Peter was married. l
guess he was, but not after
he become priest. 1t IS the duty of
priest to go wherever he is commanded,
wherever suffering humanity calls him on
the battle field or where contagious dis
ease causes suffering and death. Answer
it yourself, would priests and sisters be
better prepared to do this work for
humanity?
A great many people who criticise the
Catholic church claim to interpret
the scriptures when the very
book which they claim to
interpret says the scriptures are not for
private Interpretation. Well, some people
will say, am not going to let the church
or the priest dictate to me. Perhaps some
of you would be better men and women if
YOU did follow the teachings of the church.
Show me man who goes to confession
frequently and l will show you Christian
who will suffer for the truth, aud
patriot who will die for this republic.
This church of God is intended for
you all. No one is created for hell, God
intends for all TO be saved. The way to be
saved is to keep the commandments of
God. Some people will say how can l be-
leve the Catholic church is the
true church when my mother was baptised
and died good christian woman. Re
mamber we do not claim there are no good
people outside the Catholic church. There
are thousands Of Protestants
who belong TO the body
of the Catholic church but
not 20 the soul. They do not know it"
The speaker explained the confessional
and said every priest and bishop and even
the pope went to confessional. He made
an argument to show that it was natural,
that man was bound TO go TO some one
with his trouble, and to whom could he go
that was better than the mother church,
He also made the assertion that 10 con-
Tossing Catholic had ever committed sui
eide.
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