The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08

Lord. 10 Matthew \, tells His ARC ties whca
they enter a house TO say. Peace be to
this house. II the house be worthy. ycwr
peace shall remain, but " II be unworthy
your peace shall return to ycu-" In the
same way, II priest pronouucfs sesola-
ton upon a worthy person his abs siuticr
remains, and II npcn an unworthy person
his ahsolution returns 10 him After cnu-
triton and confession there Is ssmothsns
else satisfaction. II Will not DO tor
man to come to confession and Say he
stole hundred dollars, is sarry tor IL aaa
viii never do II again. To make the aosc.
luton efcctuai he has 10 be sorry a haa-
! drcd dollars worth with interest. II other
words he has to restore the nlnncy with
interest. ~ n Is possible Tor nina 10 Do -
Otherwise that other provision o. which
our Lord spoke becomes cHec,aal; Who's
Sins you shall retain, they are retained,
tJoha xxs 1s.l DO yea think cathote
| Is encouraged 10 steal from his nc.shhars
wher he knows thsso conditions are all
! essential TO his forgiveness
When a man and woman pledge their
tcasty and allegiance 10 each athcr. 90
you think il encoUIsccS them 10 violate
their marriage vows to know that u they
should 1t will become necessary 10 reveal
that fac; 10 a human creatNre7 DO you
think II encourages clerk to steal from
his employer when he srnws that besides
being sorry and promising amendment
also, be has 10 pay the T,oaey back Do
.'ou think II encourages tbs ohaste maiden
to place her feet upon the t-eachrrors
sands that lie II the baton o. lie 'dac-
tive river az temptation t. know tia. Il
she does she vi, have 20 confess IL before
SAsolptio. can b. obtained. Another 90
5cction u; is 50 indicate 80 have to tell
our sias. I! ihGse same peopic are afi''et
"a with q physical malay they 50 and tel
tbs isost secret eni shameful ;aiurs 10 8
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iu6elicaty ths; may Dc necessary 70 bring
ahogi restoration 10 health. Sin is the
ri a4iy Of the soul. God has left srirituai
physicians and IL the secrets that relate
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20 fzahlc him 20 act, Why ne; the secrets
u the soul le disclosed 20 the spiritual
TkyslCiAn 10 enable him 10 stt-thst l., 10
knoy whether CT not ;haso slns should he
;oTeivca or retained. TIE popular iiea IS
lhai rf3tsts bishops and popes 10 not 20
20 confession themselves but have i'm
g-1scd il as q fu-ien on the people as Z
means cf TcreIpc. Nothing Is further from !
the frufA There Is TO difference In this re- I
ss'etr bsivnen pore 2nd peasant We some I
dimes read ihat The old FnTe. as some /
call Aira ,hi1ks ~ Is q God. and that poor I
deluaaa Catholics think She same. The fact 1
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weird !; is admitted ny I'll That confession 4
is III most Aa-niiia'inr 81 all things cur (
I-aissttHi tricr5s ] suow. viii agree 10 I
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