Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-08

scribe. The proceedings were
opened by sermon by Rev. H.
Cronin, OF Springfield, who viii be
remembered as the then new sun
day school missionary Of Missouri
at the session in Viniia. The
Influence of the Bible on the Ma
tional Life" was the subject, which
Mr. Cronin treated in his charac-
terisiic style; a remarkable vigor
and richness OF expression peryad
ed by a deep eaTnestness and pi-
ETY.. The devotiOnal.rleeting Tues
day morning under the leadership
Of Rev. :. G. Elliott, well known
here as the father of Mrs. Wheat,
was an auspicious beginning Of
what proved a splendid session
There il no question that Bro.
Elliott is rich and growing richer
in spiritual things as his friends
hope he may be IN other things.
The topics of the day which are
usually taken from subjects of i'm
mediate interest in the religious
and social life were opened by Mr..
Mccarthy, OF Vinita, to whom was
assigned The Attack upon the
Public Schools" Mr.. Mccarthy
deprecated all false alarms and
needless irritation of our Catholic
citizens of whose sympathy with
the spirit OF our institutions and
Of whose patriotism there ought
10 be no doubt. Whatever the
aims of the clerical wing of the
church may be, it is noticeable
that whenever aggression reaches
a critical point the cry goes out,
No politics from Rome;;" then the
priests obey the people, not the
people the priests. 1t was expect
ed that the position taken in this
paper would provoke some discus
sion as it did; happily, however,
the spirit Of turbulence and big
otry which throws away reasoning
and viii have nothing but a fight,
does not exist in the association !;
rather did the convi ctiOn seem 10
prevail that the broad and gener-
Gus liberty guaranteed by our con-
stitution has the same attractive
ness for our Catholic fellow citizens
that ii has for other men, also
the convict on that a free, untram-
meled system Of public schools
is the corner stone of a free govern
ment, VIII have its weight with
them in due time.
The second topic, PASTORAL Wis
iiing," was introduced by Rev. +
B. Hines, of Carthage. A strong
and telling arraignment Of the for
NAL call, which is made only as a
matter Of official duty, and which
fails so completely as a rule to
commend either the pastor or his
cause; there must be a personal
interest rather than Official one be-
tween both parties; the minister
must make himself 4 necessary
factor in every household by a
spirit OF genuine and hearty help
fulness; this breaks the reserve
or matters Of spiritual interest,
usually impossible, between the
pastor and his flock. The discus
sion following only strengthened
the position taken by Mr.. Hines.
Mr.. Doe relating an affecting in
cident in his own life, Of family
who had followed him from Mas
sachusetts to Wisconsin, the chill
dren Of whom he had married, and
whose children were now kept for
him TO b4ptize, and whom he
could RELY upon if he had not an
other friend in the world, who
have become a family of church
supporters and church builders,
all as the result of 6 friendly call
in which religion was not men,
toned, but in which a genuine,
earnest, human sympathy was
manifested to a family newly
moved into that Massachusetts
town.
"The Divine Helper" by Rev.
c. H. Bente, the new pastor of
Peirce City, touched a deep and
responsive chord in the hearts of
the sssemblage. Among others
this subject brought TO his feet
Rev. 4 p. Johnson, whose words
on the Holy Spirit always com
mand attention. 1.-The Holy Spir-
II comes not by striving" when
you feel Ike striving 1t has already
come. Mr.. Doe cited the parable
Of the lost piece Of silver; the wo-
man searching is the Holy Spiri'
the coin is the soul; lighting the
candle, sweeping the house, were
feelingly illustrated; the latter by
the house swept Of its children, or
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