The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-21
A SERMON on "coyrRrrloN"
Preached to n Large Congregation ut tho
Cathedral Last Night.

Fronchod to n Large Congregation at tho
Cathedral Last Night
Tho Cathedral. last night. was packed
a' usual. Tho occasion waa tho sermon
OF Rov. Father JoSaph Woigaud. Of
bridgeport. 0. Tho rovorond father
took "Coutriuon" for his subject. Flo
epokc In park, aa foilows:
Tho subject which we are to consider
tonight 10 ono OF tho greatest, import.
ance. It 10 tho leading feature In present
Ing tho cross to our meditation, namely,
grief and sorrow Tor our sins. Evor
since the day that the Baptist proclaim.
cd ponance on the banks OF tho Jordan.
over since tho day that Christ said
"Unlosa you do ponancc you shall all
likewise porish," eyor ainco that day
tho church has ins.illcd on tho minds
OF her children tho necessity OF contri.
ton for their ains> !.
lilo thon explained the teaching OF
tho Council OF Trent. Then be took up
tho parable Of tho prodiqal son and m.
alyzed the feelings OF tho cxpec.ant boy,
and showed their similarity TO the feel.
ings OF conlrito heurt. Ito then OK.
planned how only Contrito heart can
expect eternal salvation. lilo said:
God lovcs us with tho infinite love,
moro tender than that OF n father, yet
with all his omnipolence he cannot 70.
ceivo u soul who IS attached to sin, DO.
cause no has decrecd that nothing do.
filed can approach him."
Tho preacher in touching words rep.
resented Gods anxiety to win tho lovo
OF ainnors aud to make thoir hearts con.
trite. Then ho took up tho confessional.
lilo said il man contesaes his sins and
IL not sorry for thom with determinn-
ton not to commit them again; more.
over, unless this sorrow comes from the
heart, tho priest may pronounce the
words OF absolusion. over and over
again, but that mans sin Is not for.
given. We must hate the sin that it be
contrition for salvation. Tho catechism
tells you that Contrition is necessary as
well rs confessiuc your sins for the
sacrament OF confession.
:. Then he went Into the Old Testament
and portrayed Gods ways OF leading
mon back to him. He dwelt on David,
aud tho Proy bets work in converting
him. He went on to the New Testa-
ment and took up our Lords relation
to Judas. lie dwclt somewhat on the
sorrow OF Judas for his crime and
showed how it was wanting for Gods
forgiveness, how the conditions OF true
contrition were wanting lilo pointed
out the mistakca made in tho sacra.
ment OF penauce In not having proper
coutrition. He grew eloquent when no
spoke OF those who tribe with Gods
grace, who will co TO confession aud re-
turn to their old faults and sins, and
thus,y give bad example.
He then explained that in our con.
triton. there should be supernatural
motive for our sorrow, that is because
they displeose God, who is 80 good aud
deserving Of all our love again, wo must
be sorry Tor all our sins. 10 be sorry
for every Gin but ono, or two is mot a
grief acceptable to God. Any one who
has an affection for anything God hates
cannot BIO friend OF God.
He took up what no called habitual
sinners; who arc addicted to come pus-
sion and have a passion for some sin.
lilo pictured their difficulty in breaking
of from their aims.
lilo then explained that this sorrow
is intellectual and distinguished it from
n sensitive sorrow. Our sensitive ma
ture We cannot always command, but
We can command this intellectual sor-
row. II wo earnestly pray for it God
will give it. We must desire to do good
to have tho evil We have done and wish
We had not done it. II We consider
tho evils sin bring on us and the advan.
tngos OF righteousness. its immense bon
efita here aud hereafter, We will have
contri.e mind and y contrite heart. We
will avoid sin; II through human irailty
We TALL VIC shall riso easier and by Gods
grace We will defeat evil. rather suffer
anything than do bad, and lead a vir.
iuous life.
lilo explained tho difference between
imperfect and perfect contrition. One
fears the loas OF heaven and is afraid of
hell. tho other Is sorry because no has
displeased God who loves him 30 much.
He then spoke Of tho sorrow that work.
eth death. n worldly sorrow, and the
other worketh lie. He showed it Is not
hnrd thing to acquire.
He finished with fervent and touch.
ing appeal to all TO work in earnest for
their eternal salvation. their principal
object VI lie. 10 be sorry for their past
mistakes and have nm earnest detcrmi.
nation to correct themselves and mort
the ctornal love OF tho Creator.
TUE Gneqt limo nj pinpoa un1 0roo,.