The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-28
PREACHERS AND DOCTRINES,
The Real Presence in the Cath
Ollie Sense.
DR.. Thomson on the Worship of
Fear.
Rev. MIR. Bowman's Eoply to d.
Thoms0u's East Weeks Sermon
on sociaIism-Rsv. Rose.

alteration commenced yesterday, and
will last until Tuesday inclusive. Sol
emn high mass was celebrated by the
pastor, Rev. Father Hartnett. assisted
by Father Cote, deacon, and Father Nc
Auliffe, sub-dsacon. There was pros
ceseion within the church OF the sacred
sacrament.
Bishop Montgomery preached the SER
mon, his subject being the Real Press
ence. His introductory romark was
that as his sermon was one Of a series to
be preached on the same subject during
the forty honrs' adorations he would
only take up one view. The right rev.
erend speaker based his thesis upon the
sixth chapter OF st. Johns gospel.
He mentioned that there are three
proofs of the real presence in the Gath
Ollie sense -the promise OF Christ to in
stituts it, the ful6llmeut OF that prom
ise. and the teaching OF the church OF
Christ from that day to this. Th o
preacher stated that the real presence,
as a mystery. ia no grsatsr tax upon
mans mere reason than ID the incsrna-
sion itself Consequently those who
accept tbs incarnation are inconsistent
in rejecting it on mere rational grounds.
And tho difference between Catholics
and other Christians who accept revela-
ton is, in this case, one OF interpreta-
ton.
We say that when Chriat speaks of
His body and blood to be received by
others his words are used literally.
Osher Christian denomin ations say they
are to be understood fgurativeiy. The
best witnesses OF the meaning OF words
OF any speaker ara those who listen to
him. The Jews evidently understood
Christ TO mean literally His flesh and
blood, and therefore it was for them q
hard saying, but Notwithstanding their
murmura as to its literal meaning Christ
did ut tell them that they maunder-
stood him. but cou frmsd them in their
literal understanding of the words by
repeating six timss over the objsction-
able doctrine.
Bishop Montgomery went over the
sixth chapter to show that it ia impos-
sible to understand the meaning in any
other sense than literally. from the very
actions Of the Jews, OF Christ and OF His
apostles, as Witnessed in that chapter.
AT UNITY CHURCH.
A sermon on Death was preached yes
terday morning by the pastor, ]. S.
Thomeon, from the words: "Ths dust
shall return to the earth as it was. and
the spirit shall return TO God. who gave
t."-Ecclesiastes. 12:17.
To the human mind, the four fundas
mental realities of the universe are in
fnity, eternity, matter and life.
The atoms OF matter are indestruct-
ibls and eternal. and each atom is diff
ferent from all other atoms. and it ia re-
lated to ali the atom5.in the universe.
Each spirit ia indestructible and eternal,
and different from all other spirits, and
/, it ia related to the loweat forms of life
and to the highest orders of being, and
to God himaelf forevermore. In the
New Testament, in the writings OF
Philo, and in Greek philosophy, the
human being WAS regarded as being a
trinity OF body, soul and spirit. Spirit
represents the intellectual powers, the
moral aspirations. the higher emotional
energies, and the religious forces. That
part Of the spirit which dwells in the
body, the union OF spirit and matter. is
the soul. which expresses itself in the
eensss. the instincts, the passions, the
appetitas. The soul ia conscious OF its
life in these manifestations, but we are
not conscious OF the internal operations
OF the soul in our bodies, in digestion,
the circulation OF the blood, the wasting
and renewal of tissues. Death is the
separation of this wonderful and beauti-
full union of spirit and matter,
when the spirit pulls it's soul
out OF terrestrial organization.
Death has many similitudss which
are suggestions of the work OF
death. Some people have passed
through some OF the experiences of
dying, and, after restoration, they
spoke of the pleasurable feelings accom-
panying the process OF dying. Our souls
gradually and impsrceptibly pass
through several bodies. Tor many of the
tissues die and are renewed every hour.
The people who are brought back
from the dominions of the dead are not
able to describe their feeling we'll
enough to satisfy our anxious curiosity,
but they tell us the mysteries were
wonderful. The priests OF the Catholic
church and the pastors OF the loving
ssct1 of Professionalism have monopoly
of ths terrors of death. They act as il
they felt thas their organizations would
decay without the worship of fear about
death and hell. They have not faith
enough to believe that church could
exist upon the basis OF love. justice,
reason and spirituality. Their appeals
are to fear and not to conscience, the
heart, the intellect and the spirit. They
have manufactured towards, and not
heroes, as far as their malign influence
could 60 in this direction. We see the
tricks and schemes and dosmatic
threats OF the reviyalist gathered around
the figure of a skeleton and fire-devi,
Physical death is easy, beautiful, de-
lighttul. after the pains of desire pass
away.
Christ came to deliver them who
through fear of death were all their
lifetime subject to bondage" according
to Hebrews. He showed that the sense of
eternal life, the sense OF Gods love, and
the assurance OF the fact that there are
many mansious. would enable the spirit
to look upon death without lear.
The gains OF death are freedom from
the miseries Of earth, a realization of
the securities, justice. love, friendship,
opportunities or the unseen universe, the
sight and conversations of lost friends,
the reading of the book of life, and the
glories OF the homes eternal. The white
angel of death introduces US to Q life
compared With which this life ia as
nothing.
CHURCH OF THE NEW ERA.
AS announced, Rev. w. @. Bowman
lant aveniuU in tina Church of tha Nau