The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-07


1aahsr RssAs 1xplaias tAs CashslIo
Dsessiss ~ Prayer - 1hso.
A lecture On ssThs Invocation Of the
Saints" was delivered last evening By Rev.
J. n. J. Resde. 8. j., Ia the Church of the
Immsculass Conception, the chief purpose
being 10 define the distinction between the
rsvsrsnce paid 70 GOD and TO the saints BY
Catholics. In opening Father Rsads
quoted the first commandment forbid
ding idolatry and defined that sin - out
ward and inward idoiatry. He declared
that ell Who paid TO the Virgin Mary or
the saints the divine honor due to God
would b guilty Of idolstry. This would
b giving to creature the honor due to
God and would be external idolatry, like
that given by the heather to their idols.
Internal idolatry consisted in preferring
our passions and pleasures to God. such
~ the worship the miser gave bis gold.
He then went on 20 explain that in Civ
ing honor TO the Virgin and the saints
they By no means gave them the Same
honor ~ TO God. for these saints we're only
creatures, even including Mary. the Queen
Of SANTA But they we're not forbid den to
honor the saints, for IL was right and
proper to do 30 for their virtues and dig
mites. Indeed this WAS . natural human
impulse. Is men honor men distinguished
for rank and title, for heroic deeds and
self-sacrifice for thar country. The saints
were Gods special friends and servants,
and how could they be said 70 have any
love for God unless they loved and re-
spected His friends. But Catholics drew .
very broad distinction between the man.
ner in which they prayed to God and the
manner In which they prayed 70 His
saints. They prayed TO God directly for
mercy and grace, but only asked the saints
for the assistance OF their prayers. They
asked the saints to unite their prayers
with theirs, that God might grant their
requests. God had appointed the saints
~ 90 many channels through which His
grace might dow 70 them, and man should
not forget their intercsssion. He quoted
from the early fathers Of the church to
show that they were accustomed to ask
the intsrcession Of the saints. Being puri-
fed from sin, the saints did not need to
pray for themselves; their prayers must
therefore b offered for those who we're
still wayfarsrs in this world.
Church Notes.
ST. Mary's and Sc. Agnes chapters of
trinity 0uIto VIII meet AZ the parlDh
house on Friday at $50 p. m.
Week day services viii be held In Trinity
Parish church, Eighth and James streets.
on Wednesday 1t 10 80 a M, and on Fri.
day at p. N.
The commencement exercises ofths Uni.
vsrsity Of Washington will b held in the
asditorium of the First Presbyterian
church Thursday. May II. at 2 .. m.
Next Sunday will b Whitsunday. the
Festival Of the Holy Ghost. There Win be
an early celebration In Trinity church at
q m. In addition TO the usual service.
Bishop Barker Will officially visit Trim.
ity parish church on Sunday. June 3, ct IL,
.. m. Persons desiring confirmation are
asked to meet tho rector on eundays at 10
.. m. IN the vsstry room.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Alison, d. D.. will
preach the Baccaiaursate sermon to the
graduating glasses Of the university OF
Washington in the First Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning.
The five-act tragedy Of "Hermigild" 10
In course Of preparation by the students
Of the rhetoric class under Rev. J. N. ].
Reade. s. j.. and will bs produced soms
time IN June. Father Rsads 10 directing
the rehearsa,s.