The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-20
BISHOP O'GORMAN breaches AN
ELOQUENT SERMON ON IT'S
IMMORTALITY.
MAN MUST ACCOUNT TO GOD
FOR WHAT BEARS THE IMAGE AND
INSCRIPTION OF HIS
MAKER.
THIS SPIRIT IN MAN IS IMMORTAL
Must Be Rendered in Tribute as Was
to Caesar the Things Which
Were Caesars.

Bishop O'Gorman, of the Catholic
diocese of South Dakota with residence
at Sioux Falls, preached at the Cathe-
oral of st. Paul yesterday morning to
large congregation. His subject was
Mature and the Immortality of the
SCul.'
The bishop based his sermon on that
passage of the Bible wherein it is re-
lated that the Pharisees sent a doctor of
the law to the Savior to put the ques-
tion for a direct answer. rs 1t lawful
to pay tribute to Caesar?" the purpose
being to entrap the Lord. He was in a
the predicament. Had He answered in
the negative He would have been
charged with rebellion against the Ro-
man government and had He replied
in the affirmative He would have been
adjudged as patronizing Hebrew. He
escaped censure, however, by cross
examination on the question. Then He
said Render to Caesar the things that
are Caeser's and to God the things that
are Gods"
THE question to be asked and ans
wered," said the bishop, 'is what in
man bears the image and inscription
of God and must be accounted for to
God? Not the mere mortal body OF
man that bears Gods image, but that
force with the body which makes it to
| live and especially to think and will
1--WE have a name for that force-it
| is called the soul, and the existence of
this soul is proved as electricity in the
wire is proved-from it's effects. The
+IA 1in1,+ IA ta1.
come from the live wires and prove
that there is electricity in the wire.
Thought, emotion, the noble virtues of
generosity, self-sacrifice, patriotism
and especially love, that come from
man, prove the existence of a force
within him which is that thing we call
a soul. Now, it is this thing which
bears the image of God, because this
thing is a spirit and God is a spirit.
This thing is present throughout the
whole body; God is present throughout
| the whole world This thing makes
man master of the material universe;
| God is creator and supreme master Of
| the universe This spirit in man once
created is immortal God is eternal,
without beginning and without end.
LAS the soul bears the image of God
| so also does it constitute the ability
and dignity Of man. It is this that
must be rendered in tribute to God as
cCin bearing the image of Caesar must
| be rendered in tribute to Caesar, and
when the final day of rendering comes
may you be able to say as Christ said
| While dying upon the cross: Into Thy
hands. Oh Father, 1 commend my spir-
it, May God shower upon you all His
greatest blessings is my earnest wish. D
Bishop O'Gorman is an eloquent
speaker, and he held his audience in
rant attention throug ughout his dis
course. He is guest al st. Paul's
seminary, where he preached the ser
| mon of the retreat at the opening OF
that Institution He will attend the
ceremonies as a participant of the
conservation of Bishop Trobec tomor-
row. They will be conducted by Arch
| bishop Ireland, assisted by Archbishop
Katzer, of Milwaukee, and other hlgh
church dignitaries.