The San Francisco call., 1898-03-30
Father Yorke Addresses a Large Audience at
 the Cathedral.
Vivid Portrayal Of the Fate Awaiting Those Who Sin
 and Fail to Repent.
Increasing Popularity of the Lenten Theological Lectures by the Gifted
 Pulpit Orator.

St. Mary's Cathedral on Van Ness ave- nue contained an immense audience last evening, assembled to hear Father Yorke's Lenten lecture on immortality. These nightly lectures have become ex- ceedingly popular, which is due in great measure to the reverend gentleman's well known oratorical abilities.
 After brief devotional exercises the lec- turer ascended the pulpit and spoke sub stantially as follows:
 At the moment of death the soul is separated from the body and passes into the future state. The body lies still and cold before us. The eyes are sightless; the ears no longer hear our words Of love; the lips have no answering words: the hands lie motionless upon the body; that which made it live and has departed We did not see 1t go, but it has sped into the darkness and we are left behind to mourn for our loved one. The clay is left in our care and we clothe it with tender hands laid away in the earth we erect a tomb above it which we visit with heavy hearts.
 But what has become of the soul? The soul never die! IL has gone from this world, 1t is true, but it lives somewhere. We would gaze out into the darkness into which 1t has taken flight, and well may we ask, my friends, where has 1t gone?
 Life is given to us for a purpose. Every act we perform is dictated in order that we may work out the mission assigned to We are the servants. intrusted with our Masters s the day will come when shall be held to a strict accounting for everything intrusted to
 
 llNes IS Gloseu forever. linen are our accounts compared. and we must be ready to face that day Of reckoning, for We canot escape it.
 As soon as the bonds of flesh are broken. swtfter than the eagle dalting upon it's prey, swl1ter than the bullet as It speeds rom the gun. swifter than the lightning's flash, yes swifter than thought itself the soul is hurried before its God. There is no time then to pre- pare for the meeting; The senses have van ished and hurled through darkness un- til dizzy and breathless we are cast before the great white throne. Time is now no more. and we are brought face to face before our ac- counts. God sits before us, no longer our Savior but as our judge. Even while the soul is still overwhelmed with its flight 1t hears the voice of the accusing spirit; the past is present, and sins that had been forgotten, sins denied and sins acknowledged. are brought be- fore it. The accusing voice recounts the warn ings sent to the mortal on earth, special and general and it tells how the Judgments of God have been needed. The whole fife of man is laid bare. nothing is hidden at the great
 Oh, my friends, illusions are now gone: ex- cuses are useless During life there is always time. but that time is past. There is no hope of mercy now. for he has already offered mercy and it has been refused. Too well the soul sees that all is lost. The sentence has gone forth, and the soul realizes that it must be delivered Into the power of the evil one.
 This is Gods world; he made it and we must carry out his decrees. Some day this world shall come to an end. The sun shall grow cold and the moon shall cease to shed her light Mountains shall crumble and the hu- race shall shrivel to naught. Then shall we see a wondrous sight. Through the dark ness shall the waves rolling over the earth. while the stars shall fall from the skies like autumn leaves. Then the angel Of God shall sound the trumpet and all the millions that are dead shall live again. Not one in all the ages shall be missing and they shall enter heaven and stand in their bodies as they stood in life.
 Now is the day of God. Men have had their day. but this is Gods day. ana each man shall stand before that judgment seat, not in spirit, but in the very flesh and blood you have here. Then shall the son of God send forth his an- gels to separate the good from the bad Think what that separation shall mean. Time is at an end and through all eternity must the lost be cast forth. He will ask the righteous to come unto him. but to the wicked he shall say: Depart from me thou accursed-depart unto hell
 As surely as we here tonight, so surely shall we stand In that presence Are you ready for the meeting? Are you prepared to render an account of your stewardship? Do not wait my friends for no one knows what day may bring forth. Turn to God now; prepare yourself for this meeting tonight. Do not wait until it is too late.