Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-23
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Archbishop Riordan. and escorted hlm
10 the rostrum and introduced him 10
the audience.
Tho orator surveyed the crowd calm.
ly. from side To side Tor some time, ana
then began iu measured tones. lie sara
"Ihe words OF the Prophet David are
appropriate on this solemn ana sIohl
occasion. j rejoice at the things mat
were said 90 me- We shall go INTO
the house OF the Lord Psalm j ". I'D
These words were spoken before lne
I temple was built The thought OK II
filed him with joy He thought or
the honor OF erecting a temple 90 the
glory OF God And az he looked INTO
| the future the glory OF the dedication
day made him cXclaim. i was NOT
the material temple only but be- saw
what is symb0lized. the mighty church
growing out OF Jerusalem and em-
| bracing the entire world and extending
20 an ages.
"A joy akin TO the Soy Of the prophets
| heart fills ours today, and we are priv
| ueged 90 las the corner stone ot an
| edifce which when erected viii Doe the
| house OF God and within whose conse.
| Grated walls the eternal Son OF Goa
win dwell iu the adorable sacrament
/ OF the altar. from whose pulpit the
] teachings OF the Savior win be made
! known ana explained from the admin
/ lstratlons whose sacrament saving
grace viii be given 20 men, uplifting
! them. spiHuallzing them and making
| them pauakers on earth Of that de
vine llfa whose perfect glory viii be
/ their possession during eternity.
you may ask. What does this build
Ing stand for; what specific purpose Is
/ Il Intended 20 promote? When men
/ erect school OF medicine. we know
the purpose ~ such am institution.
| When they erect a college of law we
are not In doubt as 90 the subject mat
/ ter an 10 the teaching within its walls.
| And go for every building And so
| may be asked. What does this building
| stand for? What is its meaning
| What the purpose OF its eXistence3
| Why should men be asked 90 make
/ sacrifices TO erect II and adorn ~
Brethren. there are many answers
! 20 each Of those inteTogations each
| one OF which would require "a lengthy
/ sermon. ] win touch on few reasons.
| First. for our Catholic people church
| s The house Of God. u contains the
/ living presence OF our divine savior IN
| the sacrament Of the eucharist The
eternal Son OF God came In the full
ness OF time as God and, In the
| mystery Of the incarnation, 10 be the
worlds Savior. teacher guide It's truth
| rs way Us life. and He came 20 re-
| main with His children all days until
the contamination of the ages.
when He was lifted up on the cross
on the lone hill outside the city's walls
the sacrifice became permanent. and
from the rising OF the sun until the
going down thereof, a clean ohlatIor
was 20 be offered 20 the living God
through the ministry Of His Priesthood
and through the same ministry He VIII.
came among as a little child wrapped
in swaddlng clothes and found in q
manger. perpetuates His presence In
o yet more humble form. and wrappina
| Himself IN the sWaddlng clothes of
the elements OF bread and wine. ant
| Is found IN the lowly tubcrnacles OF
our affairs That is the great reason
Of the generosity OF our Catholic peo
pie We love the beauty Of the house
~ God and the place u His hahitatlon
1T stands for the fun and complete
teaching OF the religion OF Christ. W,
believe that the religion OF Christ as d
came from the hands Of its divine
founder. was TO remain Just as Tie gave
IL, until the cnd OF time The revela
tlon was complete. il contains every
thing that was necessary FOR the sal
walton of souls for mans spritua
life aud growth. II does not move ID
the sphere OF mutable things like IL
master--Christ-yesterday. today AM
the same forever.
80 the church. 10 has nothing 10 d
as such with things purely material
ana that belong 20 time. II IS occupies
with the things that affect mans eter
nal destiny. with the things OF the soul
with the planting and culture Of man
| spiritual life.
And as this Is the one thing that {
| absolutely necessary, the one thing tina
| must be IN no uncertainty or doubt. h
/ lifted His Church In an It's essential Gle
ments above the speculation Of IN
/ human intellect; lie placed her founda
ton on the holy hills, and beneath he
the outstretched eternal arms Thi
church win then speak to you an OF IA
great historic church Of Christ IN
same IA an ages. the same IN an climes
20 that standing ia the presence OF 10