The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
mission AT CATHEDRAL
1t Will BE Conducted by Three JeSuit
Missionaries.
FATHER BUCH0LZ IN CHARGE
His Assistants Are Father liaza. Silcsian
Count. and Father Ncumuclier. Who
Luborcd for Eleven Years as u
Missionary in the East indies.

Missionary in the East Indies.
Three Jesuit fathers, Rev. l.. Blu
cholz. Rev. NJ Neumueller. and Rev. A.
| DeHaza, from st. lgnatius college,
| Cleveland, o., opened mems mission
at St Peters cathedral yesterday.
This week it is for married men and
next week for single men.
Father Buchol2 will be remembered
as the same eloquent priest who CON
! ducted the mission for women, which
! was held at the cathedral three months
ago. Father Deia2a is remarkable
man. He was born in Silesia, Germany.
of noble birth and at present possesses
the title of count His parents We're
very wealthy and spared no pains on
| his education; so that he, being a most
studious and apt pupil, acquired
magnificent degree of learning.
He cared nothing for the pleasures
| and honors of secular pursuit and pre-
| ferred to become laborer in the Mas
| ter's vineyard. He is not an old man,
! apparently not more than 80 years He
/ has been only six months in this coun-
try, coming here from England, where
| he had been for some time. Prior to
his reaching England he remained in
his own country. lie Is very averse to
telling anything about himself AS
pulpit orator he is regarded among the
foremost
The other priests jocularly call him
"The Count" He has u beaming cOun-
tenance and always Il smiling express
sion. Father Neumueller is also but a
short while in this country. He was "A
missionary for eleven years among the
heathens of Bombay in the East In
dies He is renowned for his piety and
| devotion to his calling and is mag
netc speaker. His hearers are strong
ly impressed with the logic and earnest
ness of his preaching.
Opening the Mission.
The 1890 mass was celebrated by Rev.
NJ. j. Millane and at its close Father
Bucholz came upon the altar and in an
Introductory sermon opened the mis-
sion. He spoke of the approaching sea-
son of Lent as the acceptable time to
return to God. He then made the an
nouncements for the coming week of
the mission.
/ At o'clock in the afternoon a large
congregation had assembled and
| Father Neumueller preached IA beauti-
full sermon. He said that every step in
mans life is a step toward the end.
/ Mans life is like the vapors mentioned
in the Scriptures; they are here for
moment and then vanish.
y mans body may fall to pieces: this
world may dissolve, but the soul is i'm
mortal and will never die Our souls
are like our Maker, imperishable; the
/ body is not the souls resting place.
Time is short. This is Il perishable
and n miserable life, and all must pass
out of it, therefore how foolish and
blind are those Christians who love the
sinful pleasures of this life To the detri-
ment of their souls: those who prefer
/ the honors of this world to the honors
Of the kingdom of heaven. Men are
| but pilgrims on this life, as Saint
Augustine says, merely visitors. All
this world will pass away and then,
eternity. Here Father Neumueller
| gave a description of how utterly i'm
/ possible it is for man to grasp the
| image of eternity.
What Our Destiny Is
The destiny of man on this sphere is
| to serve God, hereafter to adore Him
and enjoy his presence forever. our
/ Heavenly Father created us for an
| eternity Of happiness; i'm heaven man
| will be in company SO choice that moth
ing on this earth can compare with it.
| The speaker related the incident be-
/ tween Sir Thomas More and his daugh-
| ter, Margaret When England's mon
/ arch. King Henry VIII, was eX-com-
munlcated from the church, Sir Thomas
was thrown into prison and sentenced
/ to death because he refused to acknowl-
/ edge allegiance to the king remaining
true to the sovereign pontiff at Rome.
[ Margaret went to her father in prison
and begged of him to acknowledge the
king. Sir Thomas asked her how long
would he enjoy the favors of the king.
80, father. you will live twenty long
years. said the daughter. My child,
my child" replied Sir Thomas. what
are twenty years compared with eter-
nty?"
Father Neumueller referred to the
man who viii reason and conclude that
there is no everlasting punishment.
The speaker said that the man who re-
fuses to strive for the happiness of
heaven during the few short years of
this life. deserves hell The litany of
the Blessed Virgin was recited after
the sermon.
The Evening Sermon.
Father De Ha2a preached in the
evening and discOursed on the neces-
sity of religion, or rather he unveiled
the true picture of what irreligion is.
So many Catholics believe that they
are doing enough for God If they alb
stain from committing serious crimes,
and these are the worst kind of sinners
they are like the Pharisees of old. 1t Is
not enough for God, not to offend Him
seriously whosoever shall enter the
kingdom of heaven not only must lead
q sinless life, but he must lead a pious
and holy life. The sinner cannot enter
the Kingdom of heaven, and although
the sinner may be forgiven and die re-
pentant, for there IL no end to the
mercy of God, still penance must be
done for sin, If not in this world, 1t
must be done in purgatory.
Father De Haza has the gift of put
ting his thoughts in grand yet simple
language, clothing them with magnetic
feelings, and arousing the congregation
TO high moral motives. He breaches
more the love of God than His justice:
instead of exciting in his hearers the
fear of everlasting punishment he en-
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