Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-26

| Rev. FIR. Narcissc Charland came Il
this city in 1850. when he was appointed
pastor of the parish. Six years later hc
bought the McCanrcy property at An ont
! lay Of 5000. ana after an additional out.
lay OF $lOOJ made of it the parOchial resi-
dcncc. Through his efforts the parochia
school was built in lSNS. At a cost ~ $1,000
! ana III 1871 the convent for the Ursulin,
Sisters was built ana furnished at an cX
pcnsc Of $S7>s. In addition to an expcndi
turc of $Sc0o On church improvements d,
has erected tho pIrochial residence ant
Last year caused to b. purchased the lant
for the cemetery. on which has beer
erected monument AT a cost Of 5000.
As a churchman he II greatly loved ~
his parish. ana as q citizen ne is held ~
the highest Vencrattou by all tn" people
| whether church or llYm"n. IN the CITY.
There was not as large an attendance
AT low mass. celebrated at o'clock, oW
ing 10 tho storm, but later in the day, ths
services were attended. The Vespcr ser
vice was omitted ON account ~ th'
storm.
Aftrr iustructing the congregation rc-
girding The observance uf Lent. WhlrA
will begin. WcdneS lay. Rev. Fr. ChArland
said that II was Il source ni satisfaction
u address q few words before his de-
parturc tor Europe ANA the Holy Land
After announcing VINO would have CharE'
OF the parish during his absence. he
asked lIldl inc ihDlii' Nbuiu Ifltl''iliAff'l
him in their prayers that ne might safely
return.
Then referring To his recent Illness nv
said that ii is Il good thing Tor "a person
to he seriously sick once in his life tim"
1t reminds one Of The nothinEntS@ NJ IN an
ana the greatness WI Gnd. Vt Also offers
An opportunity for mdH.tn atom" for MS
sins.
Al the pain. suffering and endurance
but warn a person nf IN. certainty NJ
death ana the Judgment after Death and
that IL iS a tcrribl" thing tJ iaIl INTO tn,
hands OF the living God.
some say that it i, very well for sinners
to dread the living God hut that priests
have little to fear. The priests and "sp"-
responsibility aud have l." account To q 'd
for what they have done.
When pastor has been in charge of A
church far ~ wears H. feels tn. response
bility. II cyeryon, were GOOD. II II INV
parish there wer" 10 drunk trdS. gambler
"r adultcr"rs. then there would i" les
responsibility for the pastor. Watcrville
il not Vet that model parish.
He then went on r. say that the great
est loss that can beftll 4 man is the loss
ut faith and the knowledge of religion
OF the former ne said that il is one Of
the greatest Calamitits that can hctall n
person, since he hears not ana sees not
the things that are of God To him the
most impressive serViC" in the GrdudeSt
cathedral is without meaning
In speaking ~ the pride ana ignorance
Of religion. he said they were the great
est Caldfaltt@. htSt. NJ ~3lu. caused q
young man To stop attending church ser
vices. tp spend hi tim" reading @ensd
tional newspapers. u loin secret societies
forbidden by The church ana to stand on
the street corners talking when he should
he At church.
Then passing on to the Catholic religion
he gave strong reasons ana arguments Y
for a person remaining in that faith
In closing he said that when ne should
be in tn" Holy Land he would remember
hia people in the prayers that he would
Offer there. ana that the rr iyers should
be that Ills people might remain strong in
the faith.
Then when hc bad called for his ConEre-
cation t. knecl ne blessed them for the
iI@t time until his return from the Holy
Land.