The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-07
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At THE CATHOLIC CnURCH.
Appropriate Essser ssaes-Rsv. Asgus-
tin Lsare's Diseoarss.
The tasEess sndienre Of the day vss q the
morning msas Of the Catholic church OF Our
Lady Of Good Help. corner South Four.h and
Washington streets Rev Father Preiou'atne
odicisfed ~ minister. Rev. Father Gfibben -
deacon and Rev. Father Laure - subdeecon.
The altar was decorated with natural dowes
and over IA hung . white hammer with ths words,
Christ " Risen.r in gilt letters.
The hymns. anthems, etc. sung BY the choir
were unusually well rendered Tho particf-
pauts In the musical rart Of tie services. most
OF whom also sang solos or duets. we're Miss
Magic Chisholm. MI@ Fsir1eld. MiD Maggie
Mckinney. Miss Kunfz and Mr.. }. A. BatilAr-
xeon, Mr.. B<Ilns. Mr. Weising and Mr. Tobin.
Rev. father Anxustn IAuse, Of Spokane
Falls. delivered he ssrmon. taking. for his text
the words found In the o6scs OF Eassef sunday.
This day b the Day sf the Lord. he said:
The day when child was born In Dethleham
was hsppy day for maukind: angels chanted
His birth and the kings came and edored Him,
yet this vas not the day 0f the Lord
When Chnat performed His dsst miracle.
the days which tranxngured himseii before His
disciples were glorious days indeed. bat they
are not called the days Of the Lord But Raster
sunday . the day Of the Lord: hecause the
resurrection IL the ksystone 81 the spiritual
building called Christianity. III there f. no
Resurrection" says st. Paul. s'our faith b vain
and cur teaching Ii false." ICor. xv:A. If
he faet Of The resugrectiou II not true shall I
sey with fhe apss1Ie. Christ b not God Bat II
Christ 10 mereiv . non ! do NOT acknowledge TO
Him the right Of founding . religion. ny
fellowman may b nay king: be will never Be
my God. I will never adors him.
Before coming 10 my o0nclusion viii state
some pssvtoas trutha apologize for the dry
meas OF ne Arguments but ned . solid founda-
ton. There 10 Supreme BEING acknowledged
By all nations aud In al imoR The Wild trihes
OF Indiaas have In their languages name for
Him. and even the impious man who Gavs
loose reius 70 his pAsatons and whose corrupted
heart would annihilste the name Of God, 10
obliged 70 say. There 70 . God" For NY
present purpose need no more than this vague
idea o. noeiou Of supreme Being. say that
he must have al Projections: that he must Be
infinitely god. wiss and jnst. Aud TO this as
scrtion nobody VIII raise any serious objection.
Since II this bsins h not perfect In every regard
he may Be moro or less perfect being bat he
viii not BE- the supreme Being. ] say further
more that II this being whom l. name God but
whom you may call BY what name soevsr you
please. speaks 10 man. His words mnst be true,
and the reason b this, being infinitely wise and
learned He knows everything and canncs b de-
ceived- Being inanitely coca He cannot deceive
me. But u He cannot b deceived and cannot
deceive ne am SIRE that II He speaks. what
He VIII say will be true: and % evidently true
that can trust Him without lear of being mis-
taken.
Now did God speak, Did He make any reve-
lasiou 10 man. ] suppose fog . moment that
when was young had no religious training q
oil. Later on when my reason IL fully developed
! feel that there IL something wanting In me.
The soul Of man knows and loves and there 10
need Of truth for his understanding - there Is q
need Of love for hts heart ! take up then the his
tory of the celebrated men that are said to have
given truth 90 the nations. and read about Ma.
hommed, Christ, Luther. Calvin and Others
do not know who il The prophet OF God; who 10
the messenger of the supreme Being, but do
know that the supreme Being must give
me the means OF Discriminating the one He In
trusted with the charge Of telling the truth The
reason my brethren How would Il come TO
Pass that God, who 10 infinitely good and power
fnl, would allow His truc messenger 10 deceive
me. or would allow . false messenger 20 give
fair testimony 70 prove his false mission. This
Is utterly impossible. II Christ tells me that
He came IN the name OF God. claim the right
20 AK Him what are tho proofs OF His divine
mission. II he does not prove 10 cannot prove
IT. cannot will not believe in Chris1 and will
search somewhere else. Bot He did prove u,
my brethren, and the fact Of His resurrection
IS His triumphant argument Hence IL y that
Faster sunday Is the day Of the Lord. Hence IL
Is that 81 Paul says.
III there Il no resurrection our faith IN vain
and our teaching 10 false" but shall say.
completing the thought OF the great apostle. IL
there Is resurrection our faith Is net vain and
our teaching IL not false Let US dwell q uttle
longer on this thought There is no theme
more convincing than the miracls. A miracle
Il facs. and everyone sees fact
Not everyone understands dilicuu reason
sngs, but everyone having his senses sees
fact miracle is not . simple fact: IL il q
iact against the laws OF nature and such derprs.
ton 10 the laws Of nature cen come only from
the author Of nature. The one alone Who
made Nay Tor the ~inds" % use the scrip
taral language. who gave a Law Tor the rain and
who traced way for the sounding storms Ia the
only cue who can command the storm Now
Christ my brethren, commanded the storm; the
enc alone Who can shape TIE duss into living
heins aud 10 give again the living being 70 the
aust Can coz mand 20 death. Now, Christ my
brethren, commanded 70 death when He raise a
Lazarus from the dead But the resource ton
Of Isssges was only the agare Of His own resur.
rectscn. And a. said, the fact of HIS resurrrc-
ton is the triumphant argument Of His divinity.
call In . special Nay the attention 10 the fol-
lowing argument Either Christ rose from the
dead through his ovn power aud then HIS God
tos 6o4 alone In master OF life and death or 4:
thts Il 30 granted. Gei raised hir in ardcr "a
,, ove thai He bad divine mission To- fulali
AID TIA, he ~as bis srsse son, God ~ He is. In
~ Christ is cod be eauno, de-
eesve NE ssnd eanncs he deceived. Tier sfors
ire religion be founded 10 the true religion
The doctrine he established 10 the true doctrine
aud - there can possibly be one religion ard
TIE ers Truth 1t follows n 81 the reli gsoa which
fssaS Csrfss eur Lord founded 10 fhs only true
Fxligion.
These conclusions are logically deincea from
IRE fart a the existence os Supreme Being
snt taeFs = 40 weak point Ia these arguments.
AnstA%r conclusion IL that II tie miracle u
'hs ssS1sTses1sn q true al ths miracles taa,
Carlst EeEformed 70 euzhrn ha SaSfgsae and
essaelss Aas truths arr seasis true II the
TACT ~ tSs eps& feesssa IS tYUe We shall also b.
rasrd ftosa tie ssead ChFiss rsora lsesi Il "a
- al u s. Tar sFeaseE miracle "a raise one q
Sc Than - -zAse akhers rAere woaid &c nany
osaeT cesseS sslas.s 10 aedne euf Asve said
sccGsA TO esEsagz1 tie weF9s of 81 pasl II
th<re ss resurrection oer faSlh IS nof vain
and oar seacaEnx Is sEu@
How ssesssas . aay ia muse hsyr a<sn rzx
ar&f erethFen- when TIE rsxsns ssln Of IAssey
sandss sar~w It's rays over eur savior rising
frosn tas ssaalcarv. Thee n wAs that He father
save hifa al nassens for Hts inherssAnee Than
II vas faas SArtst said ~ hts ar0sslxs IAN
pSwtr has eeen xfscn ~ re in heaven auf on
esVshf 80 ye tsseaiex al the nsfscrs ard
sspGs.ns snsn n tire aane a the Father, the
sssa ssn fae Holy Ghos,@ Taea IL wAs thai The
raarcs uS really seaa3ed g~ness4 We mem
eeEs Of tsse tree rAarvh. she .rew.r 80 rh~s..
clad vita sas asseal 0rmsmsnss ta.s she w.s
rss~ssssc ~afA - her AeAsenly secass. usexn
s&Esxsts, cAsAastc4ty, anssr. rnssy Of nefi<s-
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