The age-herald., 1901-10-07
MANY ARE CALLED
 FEW ARE CHOSEN Father O'RelIly Breaches Stir ing Sermon on the Gospel. LARGE CONGREGATIONS Emerson's Mass Beautifully Sung Yesterday, But 1t Will be Placed
 on the Shelf for Some Time
 to come-Gounod's Mass.
LARGE CONGREGATIONS

Two large congregations attended mass at St. PauIs church yesterday. At both services the Rev. Father O'Reilly was the celebrant and at the late mass preached stirring sermon of twenty minutes on the gospel of the day-the parable of the marriage feast.
 Many were bidden to the wedding of the Kings son but they would not come. The King had prepared dinner but those who were asked to partake of his bounty made light of the invitation and went their ways. Finally the Kings ser wants were sent into the highways to bid as many as they should find to come to the wedding. Thus the wedding was furnished with guests But the King saw there "a man who had not on a wedding garment"
 And he saith unto him. Friend, how earnest thou hither not having wedding garment7. And he was speechless.
 'Then said the King to the servants, Bind him hand and foot and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 For many are called. but fts are chosen"
 Father O'Reilly said the parable was just as applicable to the world today as it was when Jesus delivered 1t. Many receive the invitation to the marriage feast of the Lamb who do not heed it. They make light of it and go their ways. If all who were invited came the churches would not contain them It was sad to think what vast numbers were in- different to the call of the blessed Mas ter. The preacher reminded those who were coming today of the necessity of wearing the wedding garrn ent; the neces- sity of preparedness; the necessity of be- ing clothed with the Spirit.
 He closed with an exhortation to his congregation to strive by prayer and spiritual living to be found at the last day among the few who were chosen and not among the many who were called but who were lost.
 heard for the last time at St. Pauls; for the last time this year at least.
 MT. Guckenberger will begin tomorrow night to rehearse a new repertoire and Emerson and Battmann's the two masses sung oftenest of late, will be laid on the shelf.
 Emerson's mass Is not great, considered as a work of art, but it Is tuneful and devotional and many of the solos are sweet and melting. The choir knows it by heart and has usually sung it well. The shelving of it therefore will be like the passing of an old friend.
 The parts of the mass sung yesterday were the Kyric, In which MT. 8. Satter- fields clear, sympathetic notes played tenderly upon the heart string; the sanc- tus. the Benedictus. the Agnus Del and the Mona Nobis. The opening solo of the Sanstus was effectively taken by Mr. Arrico. MT. Herbert was at his best in the Benedictus solo, and singularly pa- thetic was Miss Nolen's solo in the Az nus Del.
 But whilst Emerson goes, the voices will remain and will be heard next Sun day in Gounod's ''Messe solennelle."
 For an offertory piece the good old hymn, "Veni Jesu Amor Mi" was sung as quartette. It was often heard in days agone, but the younger members of the congregation listened to 1t yester- day for the first time It's revival was welcomed and after the services the hope was expressed by many that it be again sung frequently.