Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-21
At The CATHEDRAL.
A FINE SERMON DELIVERED
LAST EVENING
BY Rev. Joseph Weigand, OF Bridge
port-His Subject "COuW.CiOn.
The Church Edihce
Fiued-An Outline
OF the Dis
course.

preached at Che Cathedral last nisAt
The church was Glled. as usual.
The Reverend Father preached on
'Contrition." Re said in part:
"The subject which We are 10 con-
slider tonight is one of great import
3nCe 10 is the leading feature IN pre-
senting the cross TO orr meditation.
namely: Grief and sorrow Tor our sins.
Ever since the day that the BAPTIST
proclaimed peucnCe on the oaaNs Oh
the Jordan. ever since the day that
Christ said, unless YOU No penance
YOU shall all like0ise perish; ever
since that day the church has ever ln-
silled on the minds OF me. children
thenecsssityo fc0aUitiOn icr Cur sins.
he then explained che teacDins OIL Jhe
Council OF Trent Then he took hp
the parable of the n"olisI son ANA
analyzed the feelings of the Ieoentant
10y: and showed their similarity 10
the feelings Of q conUi,a heart he
then explained how only q contrlte
heart can expect eternal salvation
Tie said: God loves us with the in
finite love. more tender tlaD That oil
father. Vet with all his OmnipoJcnce
he cannot receive q seal who SIS a,-
tached 90 sin. because he has cacrced
that nothing denied can approach
him. The preacher. in touching
words. represented Gods anxiety 40
win the love of sinners and TO make
their hearts Contrite. Then he took
up the Confessional He said ii man
cOniesses his sins and is not sorry Tor
them. with determination not 10
commit the same, moreover, unless
this sorrow comes FROM the heart, me
priest may pronounce the words or alb
solution over and over again. but that
mans sin is not forgiven. We must
hate the sin that ir be coRtriiiou for
salvation. Thee CATE, eiSE tells YOU
that cOntrii0n is necessary as well as
confesSing your sins for the Sacrament
Of Confession Then he went into the
Old Testament, and portrayed Gods
ways Of leading men back 10 him. lie
dwelt on David. and the prophets
work i'm converting hira. lie went on
10 the New Testament and took Up
our Lords relation 10 Judas. lie
dwelt somewhat on the sorrow OF
Judas for his crime. and showed how
IL was wanting lOr God forgiveness,
how the conditions OF true conUltlOn
We're wanting.
He pointed out the mistakes made
in the sacrament OF Penance in not
having proper cOutritiou. He grew
eloquent when he spoke of those who
triAe with Gods grace: viii 20 20 CON
fessiOn aud return 10 their old faults
AMI sins, and thus disedliy and give
bad example.
lie then explained that in our con-
triton there should be q supernatural
motive for our sorrow; that is because
they displease God. who is so Sood and
deserving of an our love Again, VIC
must he sorry for all our sins. TO be
sorry for every sin bUC one or two is
not q grief acceptable 10 God. Any
one W no mas an affection for anything
God hates cannot be a friend o. God.
He took mp what Dc called habltual
sinners. who are addicted TO some
passion and have an affection for some
sin. he pictured their difficulty III
breaking of from their sins.
He then explained that this sorrow
is intellectual. and distinguished ii
from sensitive sorrow. Our sensi-
tive nature we cannot always COM
mand. but we can command this in
tellectual sorrow. II we earnestly pray
for il. God viii give fl. We must de
sire TO DO good. To- leave the evil we
have done and wish We had not done
it,. IfWecOusidcr thc evils sin bring on
us and the advantage OF righteous
ness. its immense benefits here and
hereafter. we win have co0trite
mind and q cODC,te ho3rt We vii.
avoid sin. If, through hannah iTol.N,
We fall. we shall rise easier and 10y
Gods grace, We viii dC,2s1 evil,
rather suuer anything than 90 Dad,
and lead q yirtuous lie.
Tie explained the difference between
imperfect and perfect coIui-iou. One
fears the loss OF heaven ana is afraid
of he'll, the other is sorry because he
hiss displeasej God, Who loves nina so
much. lie Jhen smoke Of The sorrow
that w0rfa-u Death, worldly sCrroW,
and Lac other workeJh LIE. re showed
it is not O hard tlius to acquire.
lie huishel with feryent and
touching appeal to all to work i'm
earnest for their eternal salvation.
their principa! object Of liIe to De
sorry Tor their past mistakes. and
have an earnest determi09t00 '0
rect themselves and merit the eternal
love OF their CreaJy..
Funeral OF the Late Abram Baron.
The funeral OF the late Abram Baron.
Jr., took place yesterday afternoon
from the residence of the .Gther Of the
deceased. at FOrtV-SiNth and Jacob