The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-05
PAUIgT Al. THE TABERNACLE
ELOQUENT DISCOURSE DELIv-
Erred BY FATHER YoUNAN.
Took As His Text the Parable of the
Sewer and the Seed-Services For
Non-Catholics.

A large audience. pretty we'll filling
greeted Rev. Father Youman last even
ing when he appeared for the last time
on the Temple square. While the house
was filling up. very sweet music was
furnished by trio and chorus from
members of the Catholic schools here.
Father Youman quoted the parable of
the sower and the seed, and took that
for his text. He stated that the seed
was the word of God and that it had
been his desire to plant that immortal
seed in the hearts of his listeners dur
ing the past week. He called Christ
the word of God, who was with God
in the beginning and who is with us
until the end of the world. But there
is also the spoken word, which is given
to us that we may believe, and, through
believing, get back to God.
Father Youman said that when a
man believed. he was willing to give
up his life for the Master. He said
that Catholics do rot believe in men,
but they believe in Almighty God, who.
by his word, created the earth. He
spoke eloquently of the tie of love be-
tween all men, saying that all were
Gods sons. He then referred to faith
as the first seed he would have his
hearers accept. The nature and ne
cessity of a saving faith was explained.
Father Youman said that one must be-
lieve in his heart as we'll as with words
I'D must show his faith by his works.
The moment L acknowledge Jesus
Christ and reject his works l am lost,
he said. Christ is the corner stone, and
all of his teachings must be accepted.
The next seed mentioned was the sec
ond stone in the foundation-the teach
er-whose power must come from God
He would thus be an infallible teacher
The way to recognize such a teacher
was explained.
Father Youman then referred to the
grace. which he characterized as a
most beautiful doctrine. 1t is good to
know that If a man sins seventy times
seven he can be forgiven.
Rev. Youman explained how the seed
sown by him in the meetings of the
past week had been received. Some
had fallen by the wayside and died;
some had fallen in rocky soil. where
it had sprouted and been received with
joy. but had afterwards been crushed
by temptation: some had fallen among
thorns, and the craving for wealth and
power had killed it. The thirst for
riches and the goods of this world had
choked it and crushed its life out.
Again, many had attended every
night, and the seed had born good fruit
Much prejudice against Catholics has
been removed" he said. land the peo-
pie now study and see that our doc
trines are according to revelation. That
seed is now bearing thirty-fold. but
we want more"
He then announced that meetings
would be held for non-Catholics one
week more in the Catholic cathedral.
where other doctrines of Catholicism
would be explained and the people
would be given a chance TO ask any
questions they desired.
Father Youman closed his eloquent
discourse by urging all to go to God
and seek him, asking that he force
them to seek the grace if they were in
doubt. In eloquent words he deplored
the lack of unity in Christendom, and
hoped that there would soon be unity,
lone Lord, one faith. one baptism"