Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-29
ROMAN CATHOLICS
TO HAVE A NILSSON
IN BEULAIPE, WITH THE DoMNI-
CAN FATHERS IN
CHARGE.
GENERAL NEWS OF THE CITY.
Interest in Belmont County Politics.
Arrangements for .he Coming
CarnivaI-The Situation at the Bel
IRire Mill-socfai and Personal
News and General Notes.

To-day a great mission has been COM
menced In the ST. Johns parish, In
charge OF the Dominican Fathers, Ca
hill. and John Dominic. The Domin-
lean Order. Is commonly known as the
Order OF Preachers, by reason of rae
eminent speakers that 1t possesses, but
more especially by reason Of the fact
that the order was primarily esta5-
hShed by the great ST. Dominic in the
thirteenth century, in order to give mis-
zons throughout the world. 1t was
the order Of Preachers that also figlr-
ed 50 eminent.y In the early days OF
the discovery of this continent, and the
name Of the Dominican is linked with
well-nigh every expedition into the
great west during the days OF diseov-
cry, while the fathers of this order
did very much to oivilize the Amer
ican Indian and great numbers of the
fathers gave their life in sacrifice for
the salvation of the red men.
The success of the fathers is very
great in giving missions and the PEG
pie OF ST. Johns parish may feel proud
that they have secured the services of
such emienent men. The mission
will last two weeks, beginning to-day
The immediate occasion for the mission
lee proclaimed by the sovereign Pom
tiff, Leo. XIII. Bishop Moeller of the
Columbus diocese. expressed a wish
that a mission should take place in
every parish as an impetus TO the peo-
pie to make the jubilee hence Father
Wehrle invited the Dominican fathers 20
do the work.
The mission is manifold in its object.
NThf1a intau ad N, y for he mar
ish. it is also an occasion for the in
struction and ediflcation of others. in
the language of Father Wehrle, there
are three classes of Catholics for whom
the mission is an occasion of es9e sial
grace. These three classes are: First.
those people who have been complying
with the requirements of their religion
and who are always Intent upon the
proper use of every grace proposed to
them; secondly, those who have be-
come more or less indifferen. to the
discharge of their duties, and who fire.
quently neglect many graces and even
grave duties who. in short have be-
come lukewarm; thirdly, for those who
have the name of Catholic but who
have unfortunately fallen away from
the church and who are now on'y
Catholic in name.
Then, too. the mission is a general
invitation to the non-Catholics to hear
and learn something Of Catholic dec
trine and practices. The lives of some
negligent Catholics prove constant
stumbling block in the way of the con-
version of people, and the mission SER
mons and lectures are we'll calculated
to place before the minds of non
Catholics the real teachings OF the
church.
Father Wehrle extends to all non
Catholics a most cordial invitation to
attend the exercises During the past
week he he's been conducting a novena
in honor of the Blessed Mother OF
Jesus Christ and Our Lady of Perpet-
ual Help" in order. through the inter
cession of Mary, TO obtain success for
the mission. In this novena a great
number of people Joined, while the
school children also made an especial
novena for the same intention.