Evening journal., 1899-12-11
IN OTHER CHURCHES

SERMON AT ST
PAUL's - RETREAT AT ST.
PETERS CLOSED.
Rev. w. l.. S. Murray. ID. d.. pastor
Of st. Pauls NJ E. Church. delivered
an interesting sermon on "The Inter
mediate State and Place of the Dead
last night, his text being from Luke iv.
g. Dr. Murray divided his subject into
the following parts: Embodied spir-
its. discmbodied spirits and re-embod-
led spirits
In the course of his talk DR.. MUIR
ray said. "The spirits of just men after
death have association with angels and
compGnionship with God and the Holy
Ghost The spirits of unjust men also
live beyond the death Of the body. The
thief on the cross said to the LorG
that when He came into His kingdom
He should remember Him. as he be-
lieved In His kingdom. The spirit Of
the thief went Immediately after death
with the spirit Of the Lord into para
disc. II we come even IN the eleventh
hour and are accepted by the Lord, our
spirits will also enter paradise.
4 nf olliAA WILL dAAii Ali itHhAAhN-
tlon, be re-embodied. The Bible says
that the body will be raised from the
dead. How, End in what fashion we
know not. II Is my belief that there
Us but one place for the spirit of a man.
who dies in the triumphs OF faith, TO 80
to. and that is our Fathers house.
There are many mansions in heaven
land many degrees OF happiness. / do
not believe that there is an intarme-
diate place where the spirit is pre-
pared for paradise"
FATHER STONE CONCLUDES.
Rev. Father Fidelis stone Of New
York. concluded the retreat he has been
conducting at St. Peters Pro-Catho-
ldral lest night when he delivered q
strong sermon 10 the congregation Of
that parish He preached from The
text BE thou faithful unto death
land ! will give thee the crown of life.
Father Stone said In part.
I'VE have come TO the end of our M
tle retreat and the blessing of God has
been upon us. Looking back over the
days Of the past week it seems thot q
blessed work has been done. Ncihin9
brings men together so well as a Cath.
lolic mission or retreat There Is moth.
Ing SO welcome so joyous. as q retrcai
TO men. They seem TO come to clos
quarters more quickly, more easily. We
have been brought together soul &c
soul closer than IL is possible IN any
other relationship Only one man, Goo
himself, knows how much has beer
done this week. The angels know
somewhat of 1t, but only the infinite
mind knows all.
Let the ending Of this retreat no
be goodbye forever TO the fervor tina
has animated you. This is but a begin
lining TO n better life. See to IL wei
THAT there Is no leak in your resolu
tions that all which has been gainel
lbe net wasted. You will be temples
lmuch. The temptations Of the worli
lcome first Fight bravely and modest
lily, but be firm as a rock We viii hav
Ito fight against our own sensuality, on
own weakness. This flesh OF ours
lsomething we carry with us everywher
we 90, and il is an insidious foe. Figh
lagainst the flesh by avoiding occasion
lof sin. The other great means Of fight
ling the flesh is to repeat the principl
.lthing Of this retreat, and that is
make a good communion. The numbe
lof times for confession / will leave
your own conscience. The man VIII
lgoes four times a year and is faithful
is sure to be a good Catholic. Ono
leyery three months is a sufficient guai
lantee Of q mans perseverance,.
''The last Of all TO fight against is Il
devil. The best weapon by all means
> prayer. Remember the words Of Il
+ Lord: He that prays will surely
, saved; he who does not pray will
> damned. The question is not TO sper
so many hours at prayer, but to
faithful about il. II you fall, VIII
2 then? Pick yourself up. don't lay the
q discouraged Don't give up at the FIR
I ldefeat. but have courage and perseve
flfor. BE thou faithful unto death al
! viii give thee the crown OF life.
n Rev L. II, Derrickson, Of Belleyu
. filled the pulpit of Madeley NJ.
dlChurch yesterday morning. Rev. Jol
I, France preached in the evening.
4 Services at East Lake Presbyterii
n lChurch we're conducted by James
= Price yesterday morning, while in {
|, levening Rev. f. w. Long, Of Greenh
,alChurch, preached.
Rev. w. III. Logan, OF Princess AM
- Md, preached at the First Presbyteri
a. Church yesterday.
81 Bishop Coleman preached al st. JOhl
- Church yesterday.
The local Adventists were address
m by Elder John +. Jones. OF Philad
N lphia. yesterday.
80 Baptism was held at Bethany Bapt
II land West Presbyterian churches yest'
We ay.
~ SERVICES AT ST. PAUL's.