Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-02

At ST. Joseph's Cathedral, last night
the Rt. Rev. Bishop Donahue preached
to a congregation which crowded the
church. II was the second Of his series
of Lenten discourses on the Sacrament
OF Eucharist. lie said in part:
Last Sunday we considered the Holy
Eucharist, as compared with the other
great works of God. Let us now, with
ueepe approach the proof OF
this great central dogma. For us who
have. as we deem II. the great happl-
ness TO be IN The bosom of the Cathohc
Church, there is a short cut TO the es-
adjustment Of this doctrine, as thus:
All that diyiuely appointed and inidl-
liUle church proposes To our belief as
OF faith must be implicitly accepted.
Now the Catholic Church teaches, and
has ever taught the OOUne OF the Real
Presene. Therefore the doctrine must
be believed. No enc, ! take il, VIII
have the hardwood To attack my minor
premise, that the Catholic Church
teaches and has ever taught the Real
Presence. There are. however, many
who refuse to concede TO her inlalll-
buity In matters OF faith. and Will, ac-
cordngly. streuuousiy deny my major.
10 is foreign 10 my present purpose TO
attempt TO establish this major il viii
form the subject matter of a separate
course of sermons. Permit me. there
fore TO have recourse TO others after
waving This advantage
Ell he doctrine under examination is
a5undanty proved by Scripture and
tradition. We viii take the Scripture
proof first
"Iu the sixth chapter of the Holy Cos
pei according to 81. John. Christ after
speaking OF the multiplication OF the
l0avcs and thereafter OF his incarnation
and the metaphOric eating of his body
through faith En- Christ and The Mes
siah, thus continues Is. 20 TO $50: II
ann The living Bread which came down
from Heaven. If any man eat of this
bread he shall live for ever: and the
bread that / viii give is my flesh for
the life of the world. The Jews,
therefore. sJrOye among themselves,
saying. How can this man give MS flesh
TO eat3 Then Jesus said TO them:
Amen, amen, ] say unto you: Except
you eat the flesh of the Son Of Man
and drink the blood YOU shall not have
life In you. He that eatc,h my flesh
and drinke;h lay blood hath everlasting
life. and / will raise him mp i'm the last
day. For my flesh is meat indeed. and
my blood is drink indeed. he that
oatath my flesh and dIiuketh my blood
ab.deth i'm me and I I'm him. As the
living Father hath sent me and I live
by the Father SO he that eateth me the
same shall live 10y me. Many,
therefore. of his disciples hearing it,,
said. This saying is hard and who can
hear it, But Jesus. knowing in him
self that his disciples murmured at
this. said unto hem. Doth this scan
dalize yOu2 If then you shall see the
Son of Man ascend mp where he was
before After this many Of
his disciples went back and walked no
more with him
"Fr0m which texts I argue thus:
These words. literally taken. carry with
them a promise of the Real Presence.
And they are TO be taken literally In
proof of the last assertion, / say that
The literal sense is not repugnant to
sound faith. seeing that there exists no
other text of Scripture or citation from
tradition with cannot be reconciled
with these words literally taken. Nor
are the words repugnant to- good NOR
ais. for it is not here a question of car
nal meuducaron as the C3pharaanites
supposed but a sacramento, though a
real eating. Neither are they contrary
20 reason. for the real and sacramontal
partaking of Christ is indeed above. but
not contrary to- reason.
"On The other hand, the metaphorical