The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES.
TINE BRANCHES ELESSED AND DIS
TRIBtIED.
Interesting Services I'm tho Catholic and
Protestant Episcopal Churches-ser-
vice. In Other Churches.

At Sacred Heart charch on Sunday the
palms were blessed and distributed at
1890. just before the high mass. but
owing 70 the length Of the service there
was no sermon. At night Father
O'Reiliy concluded his course Of instruc-
ton on the sacrament OF penance. his
subject being Satisfaction" lie Illus
tratcd II by the supposed case % man
who had injured ms friend. and after
time was deeply sorry for H. lie Pur-
sued the natural course 10 obtain "a re-
ncwal OF the friendship. by going 10 nm
whom be had injured. expressing MS
sorrow for what he had done. and humbly
begging his pardon. promising TO repair
the injury as soon as nc WAS able. his
friend received his advances IN the spirit
in which they were made, ana seeing
that hts sorrow was real. freely pardoncd
him and restored him 10 his friendship.
but when DE came 10 repair the injury
he found himself able 10 do very lite
indeed towards 40. Another friend, how
ever hearing 81 this and being abundant
~ able 20 help him. offered 10 do what
he could not. and so the injury was re-
paired. lie did not even think OF ask
Ing the friend TO do all for him. but
did the little he could. and received his
great help 20 accomplish what. by him
self. he could never have done.
This ne sad. was the case with the
sinner. God freely pardoned the sincere
penitent when he confessed the injury ne
had done 10 His honor but he required
satisfaction. This the sinner could not
give. for be- was finite and his offence
was against infinite majesty. and, there
fore. Infinite also. Very little indeed
could he do. but our blessed Saviour was
his friend and lie would help him 10
pay the debt. yet he must do too. the
little he could by prayer, by fasting. by
alms-dceds. for. as an earthly friend
would not help one who would DO nothing
towards helping himself. neither would
this Divine Friend help the pcnitent sin
ner who did not show his sincerity by do
ing what little IL was possible for him
20 DO I'm satisfaction for his sins.
That there was a debt due after sin
was pardoned was clearly shown tn the
Holy Scriptures. In the case OF Moses and
Aaron plumbers Xxx. HIP. &-is; xvii,
i2-14 and Deuteronomy XXxii.. 4s-5D, ana
Of the adults among the children Of Israel
Numbers xiv. 20-23 and $500, and oil
David Second Samuel or Kings. Xii. -
1D. This the Church called the DEBT
OF temporal punishment Among the
early Christians. the law Of satisfaction
or penance was very severe. those who
10 remain outside the churches and fast
on bread and water sometimes for many
years. ST Paul having. in the nfth
cnapter Of his First Eplstlc 10 the Cor
fnthians accommodated the incestuous
man who wss among them, I'm the second
chapter Of his second Epistlo. RENTED bis
punishment 10y the power received ny 81
Peter from Christ (St. Matthew. XVII lD.
This remission Is called an indulgence.
Church IT is not a pardon for sin. much
less a permission 10 commit sin, for that
not even God could give. but merely
remission OF temporal punishment on Ger
tain conditions. such as prayer fasting
and alms-deeds. No one not In state OF
grace can gain an indulgence.
II was announced that the masses ana
ceremonies on Thursday Friday ana
saturday commemorative Of the pas
sion and death Of Christ, would oesih AT
4. NJ. and that the devotion OF the
.s,stions'' or way Of the cross would
take place twice on Good-Friday at and
ON Faster-sunday the choir Will sing
rsmbuotte's mass. and Father OReiiiy
will preach.
REV. FATHER WELBEftS' SERMON
very large crowd heard Rev. Father
Ivelbers Sunday night. at St. Joseph
catholic church. II was thought that he
might have something to say In reference
"a Dr. Iandrums sermon on 81. fatrlcs'
and especially as to the statement Iha'
there was no Pope at the time OF 81 az
- ,rhe Reverend Fathers subject
- "st Peters Primary. or, the Pope
a., 1ioi,, scripture" Next sunday night
he viii discuss THE Pope and the friiill-
live Church. L." and then will probably reply
TO DIT. Landrum.