Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-14
FIFTH EDITION,
CARDINAL GIBBONS LEcruur
He Delivered . Sensible Lecture ON ,n.
Growth Of Christianity In tn, ens,,
House 70 an Interested Audience.

Growth OF Christianity In Tn, e,s,,
House 10 an Interested Audieuce.
Through q published error Nm, c,.
dinal 0ibboue, Of Baltimore. womb ".
liver an address 10 the Opera IIou,e on
the growth Of g ,istiauity At 8 o,'ioon
P. M, yesterday, instead Of 4 O'clock.
large number Of people hung around lin
Vicinity OF the Opera House Tor an lo',
before the exercises com meuced. I'M
distinguished visitor, with ArcLb,.hnn
Ryan, also OF Baltimore, were the II AZ.
OF Bishop Curtis, and at 3.45 O'Clock ,bs
party filling coach aud two trspsfrr
carrisges were Escorted from Tho
parochial residence Of 81 hop Cur,is.
Sixth and West streets, to The Op.r,
House, By . delegation of the KnIphs al
81. Lawrence in uniform, the s.. Pauls
Beneficial Association, Bronson L,br.rv
Ancient Order OF Hibcrnans and 81.
Mary's 7. A. B. Association.
Tie Knights OF ST. L,wrcnce ser.
detailed az guard Of honor occnu gS'e
tho right OF the limo, aud the carrnce,
containing the CARDINAL and clergy were
followed 10 order BY the org ,uizl,ior,
named.
When all In tho parade entered ns
0p IA House II WA well filled,
The ttagc WAS occupied ~ the Kuiyh,s
OF st. Lawrence, q number Of the clergy
and other gentlemen .nvl'el 10 meet he
distinguished speaker OF the day
Among those present were: Cardinal
Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan OF Baltimore.
B'shop Cur,is Of the Diocese o. Whining
ton, the Revs. N. X. Fallon, William i
fermi,Rham. Doilnrd, Kelly. Bad 0 d
Farley, pausghe, Timmoas aud Brady
Levi q. Bird. ESD, q. B, Lerc, Es9
George II. Bates, Esq, aud Il. Ii. watd
ESQ.
The Right Rev. Bisbop Curtis In
highly euiogist'c PRODUCTION presentcl
Cardinal Gibbons to tho audience Al n
congratulated them upon being pcrnl.
ted TO enjoy sn address from the mosS
dis.inuished American prclatc.
The Cardinal, In Q clear voice AMI in
an entertaining and eloquent manner.
richly entertained bis large and app eca-
tive audience for one hour 10 showing
item the great triumphs aud growth Of
Christianity. lilo carried his audience
back, In imas inn.ion, for almost nine
teen Centuries to the dawn OF tho Christ
Ian era, and stood on Qua Of the hllls Ut
Pagan Rome, wherc could bs SC u city
J Of 5000, 00J souls, dotted over with Pagan
} shrines and altara for sacrifice to false
RoNss 8uu Ito ouhuhk' "NiS N'h' "tAh
, mic Q, f,r Pagan idolt
, IL was then that the people were found
> worshipping the sur. the MON. TIC
stars, the mountains, the great rivers.
the ocean and everything striking IN
: nature, ever, thing having It's NtuM
0 divinity. Mankind was attempting 10
t wo,sh. p God in the corrupliole NAH
, Wnat could b, said OF Rome could DO
said OF the whole Roman Empire, aud Of
I the whole civilized world, excep. a small
D country In Asia called Palrst ne. In
9 those days the Roman Empire was CO.
a extensive with the whole civilized world.
y Rome was mistress Of the world. Tho
1t condition OF the people then was one OF
d wicksdness. Man was walking III thc
4 shadow OF death.
At this time and under thesi creum.
stances Christ came into tic world ani
calling around him twelve uncdutatfd
Q men put upon them The most inportau.
q duty that had ever been committed n
,r human care. They were to rssolutioni1a
|. the moral world. These men were with
d out any of tho qualifications which We a
!. this day would think essential for lead
i era in . great educational and morn
d movement. Thy were to destroy idolatrJ
r. revo ution ever made III the history oil
v thu world.
q. These twelve men were the twelve lit
Il Ito streams broadening Into II yod, IN
n undating the wholo worll, not with Tbs
ID waters OF destruction but OF eternal life.
re- 1t was Sod choo ing the weak thlngs oil
"a the world to ccnfound the mighty.
IA The Csidina! then showed how proper
d II was that these twelve men should 10
chosen IN preference to TlterIGs and tho
Roman Leelons, the oraclcs OF Rome, th'
poets, or men OF wealth. Christ rather
:. choee mon who had implicit faith In tho
u. words of their Divine Master, 20 they
. went forth with His truth as their only
No arm aud armor.
o. st. Peter In one sermon ut Jcrns lea
- y. converted Q, 900 persons. From JcTu.alea
- he went to Antioch and thtre establisael
His see.
From I'LL. place st. Paul and Ito oli',
= APOSTLES went forth TO conquer the world
and TO seal their work with their own
blood 10 mariyrdom.
st. Paul thirty years later consrssA'
lated the Roman Christians tNRl tlef
faith was spoken over all Ia world.
The Cardinal then went on 10 saoI
the great contrast between the 'plri.u,..
conquest Of the world and the e1nqie',"
OF war, and how The battles Of The sieas
est soldiers sank into inslgni6eatco ven'
IA
nj tiaui'y. The Christian religion NC sa'a,
proclaimed truths that saishsH .'.y
aspiration OF reasonable men. ~ u'seu'i
cred and taulht truths that had eeAl, M,
the notice Of the PHILOSOPHERS OF s.as
guilty. 1t announced I'D q wv
who had made and governed all 'aihs
God OF pity. without whose "u','
sparrow could not fall to the gioiae
God that Is love. IN A
1t gave mau q substantial iea o. =,
and o rational idea oil himself. 4 ,h
mankind to be at peace with 10 .i ,1i,s,
obedience and at peace with his hs'sn nv,
by tho exercise OF charity. IL eanrs ~. al
to tho few, but to the many. III.
\ classes and kind Of men. !. gam, ali
II the sunlight to be dill ised ln,ous .,I,
lands and warm all heart, iai''ps '''''
upon the rich sod tho poor. 49,, han
1t tpoke to the poor men ana 'ot n.s.,n,
OF the God VITO, though r'cI. u, ~ IN,
~ poor for their sakes. 1t spohT ~ I'M
II master and to the slsve, hHi .. n,h n
heart OF ono to deal gently win w IN nj,
To the save 1t brought com o'' ~ -
chains. ra,,i. d,
The reason why tho sane r's"' /. n,
not follow the teaching OF '9'ap ,ovs.
fault 10 tho truth OF God, 1t hA IN NJ
full as ever, II must be that We u !,
accept II ns fully and do NOT pr aosns
faithfully AZ did ths deciples OF 'u,ue
The Cardinal exhorted oi VII,
Christ. As . brief summary hos Give
Cbristiany has done he 81 ! !: ~ ", Sis 40
true conception Of God ana ah ., SLAYER