The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-04
mission FOR YOUNG men
Opened at Cathedral Yesterday with
Sermon by Father BuChOlz.
MARRIED MEMS MISSION ENDED
Father Dellaza Preached Powerful Con-
GLIDING Sermon Last Night-his Sub.
ject Was the True Church-Father
Bucholz Spoke in the Afternoon.

With the close of the married mems
mission, which terminated last evening
at st. Peters cathedral, there ended
n week of prayer and religious observ-
ance that is most creditable to the
three Jesuit fathers in charge.
The mission for the young men of the
parish was begun yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock with a most affecting SER
mon by Father Bucholz. The church
was thronged with the youth of the
city, and the reverend speaker felt
highly pleased and gratifled to see such
a generous response. He told them the
story of the widows son, which is mar
rated in the Scriptures. The young
man had died and the funeral was pro-
ceeding slowly on its way to the ceme-
ter Christ met the mourners and taxi
ing pity on the desolate condition of the
weeping mother. our Savior performed
q miracle and brought the corpse to
life.
My dear young men," then said
Father Bucholz. there is another
mother. and she has many, many sons.
She loves them all as this widow loved
the death of the soul by mortal sin.
This mother Is the church ana human
ity is her sons. She mourns at the sight
of so many dead children. only God
knows how many are spiritually dead.
The church. this holy mother, weeps
over you, and she speaks to God through
this mission and says, Arise, awake
and live"
The mission, the speaker said, was
for the purpose of enlightening Catho-
lies about their duties TO God. and also
to give them new strength in their re-
ligion. Young men are spiritually dead
when they have neglected the sacra-
ments and committed sin. The world
tells young man to enjoy himself, be-
c,tus, youth comes TO man but once in
a life time. 1t is an easy matter to
follow the inclinations of nature and the
passions of the flesh.
Wants Is While We Are Young.
That is not the right principal be-
cause God wants our hearts while We
are young. The Holy Ghost says, Re
member thy Creator in the days of thy
youth Young men are required to
serve God as we'll as grown up people
God is most anxious to have that most
beautiful part of mans life. his
| youth, spent in his ways. 1t is not
noble nor generous to return to God
| in ones old age, then to depend upon
| the mercy of the Creator, make good
| confession, repent and thereby avoid
| hell after having spent the vigorous
| days of youth in the service of the
| devil. the arch-enemy of God.
But to be good old men it is neces-
| sary to be of the same character in
| youth. A man does not change his
ways in one night. When you look out
the window in the morning you cannot
prejudge what the state of the weather
| will be before the night. If a young
| man has bad habits, his friends cannot
help but say that these vices will cling
to him as years pass over his head,
even that the passions will on the other
hand grow stronger. But If young
man is conscientious, honest, indus
trious, sober, his friends can say what
he will be latter on. Youth is the time
| TO lay the foundation for good life;
if a good one is laid the latter years
of mans life will be good; if a bad one
is laid the case will be just the opposite.
Emulate Unworthy Characters.
When a great business man, politician,
or any man dies who has held a promi-
nent place in this world the newspapers
laud his deeds, his accomplishments,
and that spurs young men to initiate
and strive to emulate the man who has
| received so much praise, although the
| man who Is dead may, perhaps, never
| have placed his foot inside a church.
But is that the view to take of lfe?"
| said the speaker; who will there be in
| the future world to ask how much
riches or fame a man acquired on this
| wOrld?"
The wise man builds his house on the
solid rock but the fool lays the foun-
| dation of his on the sands. The storms
of death will come and will sweep away
| the dwellings built on the sands of sin,
| but will spare the houses built on the
| rock of religion. The right view Of
| life is that there is God; a mans
| conscience, his reason, says so, and that
| there Is a God is apparent In the works
| of nature. Then every Christian has a
| duty toward that God; he must love
| him, he must serve and obey God. We
must acknowledge God in our minds,
love him in our hearts, and obey him
with our wills. We must keep his com
| mandments, that is religion.
Father BuchOlz complained bitterly
| of those men who say they do not need
religion They deserve contempt. The
| speaker concluded with a beautiful story
| of St. Philip of Neri.
Father Dc Haza's Sermon.
The married men were present at 730
| last night to hear the last sermon of
| the mission preached to them by Father
De Haza. In his discourse the reverend
speaker devoted his eloquent argu-
ments to impress upon his hearers the
position Of the Catholic church.
Christ said, Thou art Peter and upon
this rock | will build my church" This
rock, the Scriptures also said, shall be
| 50 strong that the gates Of hell shall
not prevail against 1t. Our Lord also
said to Peter, "And I will give to thee
the keys of the kingdom of heaven"
God will fulfil what he has promised.
| He ordered Peter to feed his lambs and
feed his sheep, and promised to be with
| him always, even to the consummation
Of the world. Christ established the
church for all time, and this Is the
Roman Catholic church.
| Why Is the Catholic church the only
true church? Because God placed st.
| Peter at the head of the true church,
and the present head Of the Roman
church Is the lawful successor of st.
| Peter. From st. Peter down to His
Holiness. Leo XIII. there has been an
unbroken line of pontiffs, 1853 in all, st.
Peter lived and died in Rome and there
God gave him the power and authority
as His vicar on earth. The true church
must have a man at Its helm who Is
the successor of st. Peter: and the only
man on earth who now claims that
right Is the present pope of Rome. The
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