The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-23

cipal ones viz: The conservation Of
the Mass and AbsOlution from Sin.
The conservation OF the Mass he char
acterized as the highest and hottest act
| of the Observation-Disclosures the Creator
| becomes Obedient to the creature. The
] mighty God, tine King Divine, comes
! again and again to earth at His conse-
Grated servants bidding. The awful
| words of the conservation were dweIt
| upon, and the Priests right to this
! mighty and mystic power was amply
! proved from texts of sacred scripture.
| The confessional. that silent and sealed
! source of so much good. was next treat
/ ed. Herein the Priest has a power
greater than angels. d power not even
/ given to the Mother of CfCd herself-in
this capacity dwellS the sacred reIa-
tiOnS between Priest and people The
busy world sees the exterior only, but
| God sees and rewards the many acts
of restitution, forgiveness and noble
sacrifice recorded there, all flowing
from that power to bind or loose given
by Christ to his eternal representatives,
on earth. In regard to the divinity of
the priesthood. Father Harrington
pointed out what a pure, upright and
| blameless life priest must live. Pure
as the solar ray must be that hand
that divides the sacred flesh and that
tongue. daily purpled by the awful
blood of Christ.
Calm and charitable must be that
breast that bears the God of Heaven
and earth, as holy viaticUm, to the sick
and dying. Great are the power and
dignity of the priesthood. but equally
great and terrible are his responsible
ties. The Priest is responsible to God
for the souls under his charge and for
the manner in which, and the sincerity
with which he discharges his obliga-
sir he
consOled and strengthened. the luke
warm encouraged, the errIng corrected,
and the doubling ones COunSeled. In
word, the spiritual wants of all must
receive unremitting. patient and faith
erly care, but woe to the unfortunate
Priest who neglects any one of these
sacred, GOd-given offices
In conclusion, Father Harrington eX-
horted the people to work hand-in-hand
in future with Father Cassidy as they
had labOred with Father Batens III the
past. Love and reverence your Priests
Recall the words of Christ to His Apos-
ties: He that receiveth YOU, receiveth
Me, and he that receiveth Me, recetv-
eth Him that sent Me-"
After Mass the people present kneLt
in turn at the communion rail to re-
cefve the young Priests blessing.
During the afternoon some young
ladies, with true Hibernian names.
called on Father CASSIDY ana one Oh the
number presented a neat little box,
ACCOMPANIED by a neat little speech.
After their departure the package was
opened. and a handsome gold watch
was found reposing therein. Father
Cassidy was deeply moved by this gen
erous and costly gift.
Father Batens' efforts to welcome
Father Cassidy in fitting manner were
ably seconded by his people. The notice
was short, but the result successful.
Father Cassidy is 80 years of age, and
halls from County Derry, Ireland. He
studied his classics at St. Columbs.
Londonderry. Later he completed
two years course of philosophy and
the first year OF theology at the famous
"Au Hallows" of Dublin. Two years
ago Father Cassidy came to America
and completed his theological course by
two years of study at st. Vincent's
Seminary, WestmOreland county. Pa
On Dec. II and Il he received minor or
ders, and on the 18th INST. he was rails
ed by Bishop Stanley of Fargo, N. ID.
From there the young Priest proceeded
at once to his field of labor, in which
the IntermOuntain Catholic wishes him
lad multOS amos.