The morning call., 1894-12-03
IN NOBLE CAUSE.
Paulist Fathers Begin
Mission Service.
WILL LAST SEVERAL DAYS.
Eloquent Sermon by Father
Brady Yesterday.
GOOD WORK ON THE COAST.
Applications for Missions From the
North-The Principles of
the Order.

The first of series of services by
Fathers Brady and Wyman of the Mission
Society of st. PauPs Church in New
York was held in the old st. Mary's Cath
edral on California street yesterday morn
ing. Since the two fathers held similar
services in the Star of the Sea Church last
September they have travelled over goodly
part of the State in behalf of the good
cause which they represent.
They went quite distance up the north
ern coast and then travelled south. They
held services in Santa Cruz, San Luis
Obispo, Los Angeles and San Diego. Their
experiences were Of the most pleasant and
gratifying kind. Everywhere they were
met with hearty welcomes and apprecia-
ton Of their work. AS Father Brady ex-
pressed it yesterday they everywhere
found Catholics loyal to their faith and
their church.
And if the two Paulist fathers found
large and appreciative audiences through
out the State they had no reason to COM
plain of the assembage which greeted
them yesterday. The old ca hedral. which
has held so many large audiences in the
past, was crowded to the doors.
An eloquent and appealing sermon was
delivered by Rev. Father Brady. The
reverend speaker chose as the subject of
his discourse "The Opening of the Mis-
sion" He referred to the meaning of the
mission and how to make the mission. AS
10 the question why missions exisl he said
they were absolutely necessary to assist in
the proclamation OF the gospel OF repent
ance for sin.
He then touched upon the old and new
divine laws. in order to show how nsces-
sary repentance was for sin. While Christ
died to save all men, if a man loses the
grace Of his baptism repentance comes
under the law of repentance as laid down
by the sacred law, and ONLY In such IA man
ner can he hope for salvation and relief
from the burden of his sins.
Now, as 10 the making OF the mission
as applicable TO the lite of man, the first
point is to make 1t we'll and derive bene-
tit from it. man must give up commit
ting sin. Ii he does not all efforts are IN
vain. Next he must attend services regu-
larry not only for the purpose of having
his conscience stirred up and great truths
presented TO his mind, but also as a means
OF expiation for past transgressions.
Another strong factor in the making
Of the mission Is prayer-it is means of
work. All work should have the benedic-
ton OF God, which is obtained by earnest
prayer"
The series of mission services inaugu-
rated yesterday will continue for a week
or ten days. 1t is the object of the fathers
at these meetings to present the great
truths of religion from the standpoint of
reason, thereby appealing more to the in
tellect of the nearer than to the sentiment
This method. Father Brady says, is the
principle of the Paulist order.
Father Brady is a veteran in the cause.
He came to this coast in 1875 with the first
party of PauliStS that came westward
There were six in the party-Fathers
Brady, DIVER, Dsehon, Rosecrans, Elliott
and Bodfsh. Father Brady has baen
across the continent three times since
then. The work of the mission is increas-
ing throughout the coast. Many applica-
tons have come iD of late from Washing
ton and the northwest coast. Fathers
Brady and Wyman do all the work at pres
emit, and though as it increases heir labors
become more onerous, they are very ener-
getic and n'husiastic in the cause.