The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-21
IN The CHURCHES.
bishop Newman breaches to Big Audi.
ence at Grace Church. Other In-
~ teresting Sermons. -

and preached to the largest oongre CATION
that the church has held for some time.
The pulpit was decorated with flowers
The church quartette rendered several ex-
cellent selections. Tho bishops subject
twas self Restraint" and his text "He
that ruleth his spirit is better chan he that
laaketh q city"
4 The bishop referred to the oonquests of
Cyrus, and then applied the text. Usually
ythe bishop said, the text should be under
stood as "He that ruleth himself Is better
fthan he that taketh CITY," What is self
Enasiery? The controlling Of man by
himself in harmony with the Divine law
There Is not sin In temptation. People
would not be worthy of Christ without
Temptation. The Divine Master was
tempted.
Tho bishop quoted ''Vice is an exces, Of
VIRTUE" and said the very expires sion
seems to be offensive, but careful study
will reveal the deep philosophy Ia it. The
epeaker referred to those passions which
seek qualification in appetite. Licentious.
moss, he said, Is an excess of that which Is
natural. Crying Is an excess of humility.
1 Revenge Is an excess of anger. Revenge
when gratified within the limit Of the law
y founded upon self.rsspect. Vanity is
she excess Of self-respect founded on
yearning nature by IA Great Creator.
Nun has right to appoint himself to Sc
curp tho appearance of his fellows, but
whom man carries to excess that noble, hI-
name attribute he becomes vain, and will
substitute that which is evil for seif-re-
epect when will people learn to dis
sflnina'e," asked Bishop Newman? 1t is
agreat fact worthy of consideration that
Mere are three things necessary for self
sestraint: Self knowledge, self-denial, and
: Rblf-consciousness.
"Never become the author of your temp.
/ tAtion." admonished the bishop. land
remember there is no sin In your tsmpta-
/ tion, but in your excess" How are per-
sons to know9 BY observation, by dis
/ einguishing between the deceiver and the
/ deceived of self. deception. But there Is
something else by which people may DO
como Illuminated 1t is the Holy Angel.
When man and woman become humble
enough to welcome Him, then they will
be illuminated What Is your resisting
f0rCe. aiber seif-knowiedge Is obtained"
sSs|feds Bishop Newman. One man may
\ look upon wine and BIO tempted to drink.
Othsrs canno be tempted. There Is
nothing more difficult in this world than
to sitln Judgment upon companionship.
tfWhen the great truth Of companionship Is
recognized in the Church, there will be
fewer divorces and more happy marriages.
II requires an astute man TO ascertain
the power Ct resistance. Self knowledge Is
designed to reveal to ourselves our temptn-
tiohs and virtues. Self denial is refuse to
do those things forbidden by the law This
y primary self-denial th.re issa beneticence
ia sslf.deniaI, and when The benehcence of
Gnd's law is known people will run tho
way of His commandments with delight.
The second denial is that born Of mag
nanimity. People In this world find fault
with Christians because they don't mingls
with their society. They say Christians
are fanatics, but they are not. That self.
denial is born Of magnanmity. We find
iauit because people want to 80 to the
drama. Originally the drama was an in
struction to the Church, but 1t has degen-
Grated, and to-day is one of the greatest
vicesaof society,
The bishop said it surprised him that
American women, educated under the
American flag can spend their time look
ing upon the drama modernly facinated by
gliding. This glorous republic, long may
It last, he said and may its glorious flag
f1,at on and float on forever, and wler
ever man sha! hail it as the symbol ofiib
erty. That flag was purchased by the
N Ign n unity fl ,elf-lenial OF Washington
Jefferson and Franklin.
The bishop spoke OF self-cOn clousness
which he said could be held at the foot of
the cross, kneeling with Jesus Christ. Ho
was the most natural man who ever wall
ed. The speaker wished the cler " would
ar!se.to glorious consciousness Il at there
IL n jantagonism between Christianity and
nature. II found consciousness at the
foot Of the cross" said the bishop.
In conclusion the bishop named several
men, once on the pinnacle Of fame and sue
cess, simply because they lacked self-con-
seriousness, selfdenial. He adore sed the
men individually, he said, and hoped as
: they left the church they would resolve to
beae ma masters of themselves
ELDER BARRETTs SERMON.
Pres ding Elder Barrett preach ID on his
fArvs, ell sermon as elder in the church
last evening and the talk was above the
usual. HIS text was: "In the midst OF
the Church will sing praises unto The"
The elder paid an eloquent tribute to the
people OF this country, who in the face of
mooted Spanish treachery, were paticnt,
conservative and calm. Also to President
Mckinley, who, he said, was Christian
statesman, anxious to avoid war II it could
be done consistent with the national honor
Dr.. Barrett hoped there would be no war.
but that we would issue from our troubles
with our record unmarried by a single un.
righteous act, and the flag unsullieI by
any truculent compromioe. In the midst
Of the Church let us sing praise unto God
fOrour national heritage and loyal state.
men.
But these material and national bless
ings great as they are cannot be compared
TO the greatest gift OF all The gift Of hui
man redemption. 1t is not largo cities
marshaled armies, massive forts, slotted
guns, or vast domain, which make q ma
ton great. The ancient Kingdoms Of Baby
lon and Rome reached high state OF bar
baic spleudor; their marshaled armies
shook the globe with their mighty tread,
their battle flags sent defiance iuto the
ranks or the enemy, and their drum beat
reused millions to enthusiasm, but they
are gone-fell to pieces of thor own wick
edneEs, rotenness and corruption. Only
goodness is greatness and goodness can
only be sUbtanod from the source Of ull
goodness, which is God.
When man fell, corrupted himself
and wandered from Eden and was
Fastening on to eternal death, Gods love
came to the rescue. God SO loved tho
world that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whatsoever beicvuth in Him
might not perish, bnt have everlasting
life
FATHER FLYNN ON PURGAToRY.
Rev. Dennis j. Flynn in ST Patrick's
church last evening preached ION Tho
Maine Victims, or Why We Pray for the
Dead. " His text was Il MacLaocos XII, 49,
g. at is holy and wholesome tho lght to
from their sins. Father Flynn pre- 4ccd his
remarks by the story Of tho Maine lisaster,
since which as over half of the dead men
were Catholics, the church has held fire.
qnent masses for the repose OF the sailors
souls.
In holding these services Father Flynn
said the Catholics had no intention of
thrnSting their religion on the public than
Christ wise to be often i've when he sent
theapostles uGon the mission of convert.
ing u g nations.
"fhese services for the Maine victims
have attracted attention to tho Catholic
doctrine of purgatory. On this account it
may not be amiss TO state the doctrine of
the Church on this point about which go
much misconccptiCn and ignorance exist
Now the doctrine Of the Church briefly
stated is this u that here Is II ute after
death intowL oh souls enter who are not
worthy OF Immediate entrance into the
Kingdom, but yet are not deserving of eter.
nal separation from God, and (2) TINT the
souls in this state are helped by our pray
ers, good works and notably by the holy
sacrifice at he altar.
This is all the Church has defined on
the matter, Us we learn from the Council
of Trent Now why some people should
try to repudiate doctrine so much in
Keeping with the mercy and justice OF God
ami one which at the same time appeals 10