The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-12
IMMENSE AUDIENCE HEARS ADDRESS
MEANING OF THE SACRAMENT
AS UNDERSTOOD BY THE
CATHOLICS.
They Enter Into 1t With a Live
Spirit Which Was the Plan Out
lined by Christ Pr0testanss
Made More of a Form of IT.

Father Boarman's lecture at the
Catholic Cathedral last night was en-
the subject The Real Presence" be
ing an argument on the Catholic sac
rament. The Cathedral, auditorium
and balcony were crowded, the audi
ence being Catholic and non-Catholic
about equally divided.
The text taken by the lecturer was
For My Flesh Is Meat Indeed, And
My Blood Is Drink" This passage
from the scriptures. he said, was that
upon which the Catholic sacrament
was based, and scriptural evidence
that the real, as well and the spiritual
presence of Christ was embodied in
the bread and wine partaken of in the
sacrament. The sacrament. he said,
was the greatest consolation TO Cath
olics. and that it was eminently
proper during the mission to give
some time to the study of the few
words contained in the text
Numerous passages of scripture
! were quoted to show the authorization
of Christ for the sacrament The life
of Christ was reviewed and instances
given where he had expressed his es-
which was instituted by him at the
Lords supper, should be continued by
his disciples and those who should
be his priests and ministers. 1t was
on the occasion of the miracle of the
multiplication OF the ioaves and fishes
for the hungering multitude on the
desert, that Christ first revealed him.
self as the son of God, therefore hav-
| ing appeared as a son of man only.
It was on the next day after this
| miracle that, while preaching In the
| synagogue. he beheld some in the
audience. whom he had fed the day
before. and he said that some we're
| there because he had fed them, and
| he told them that he would give them
bread that cometh from heaven,
therefore not ordinary bread. but the
bread he would give would be his
| flesh, for the life of the world. Many
# them did not believe his words, and
one of the msaid: How can this
man give us his flesh to eat?" but
| Jesus did not retreat, and reafirmed
his declaration, saying: Amen, amen,
| say unto you, unless you eat the
| flesh of the son of man and drink his
blood, you shall not have life in you.
They left the synagogue and walked
no more with him. but walked into
eternal perditien, for they understood
| him literally. Christ said: Accept
my divinity without question, and as
a consequence. accept all statements
| I make Again, Peter said to him:
You have words of divine life, there
| fore you are God. and il these things
are not true, where shall we go for
| TRUTH"
An explanation, from the Catholic
standpoint, was here given by the lee
turer. concluding with the quotation
"the bread | give you is such bread
that he who shall eat 1t shall live
| eternally.s Responses from the
Catholic ritual were also read. The lee
/ turer said that the Protestant believ-
ed the sacrament TO be a mere memo
rial. He believes in the divinity OF
God, but does not believe in the pres
enee of the spirit in the sacrament.
although God said of the bread: This
is my body which shall be delivered
for you, take it all and eat it. /" In
like manner he took the cup of wine
and said: This is my blood which
| shall Be shed for the remission OF
sins The Catholic who accepts the
statements of Christ. while he IS con-
fronted with a mystery. still believes,
accepting the truth, even though he
cannot understand It. The testimony
Of divine revelations are accepted
against all else. and therefore the
flesh of the sacrament is the body of
Christ and the wine is his blood. II
is the will OF Christ that the sacra-
ment be observed. for at his last sup
+ per he said. as he broke bread and
drank wine with the disciples: Do
this that YOU have seen me doing,
| change bread into my body In com
memoration Of me and eyerytime you
shall do this you shall recall this
night"
Father Boarman continued, saying
that heresies. secessioas AMI many
troubles had arisen since the begin.
ming OF the Catholic church The Pro
testants had seeded from the church
because thev denied the authority OF
the Pope. and the Greeks had also
drawn away from the Catholic church
but the Catholic church had remained
faithful to the admOnItion Of Christ
Father Beranger. long ago. had de-
MED the church the confessional and
the sacrament bat three years before
be died he had become reconciled to
the church. and had asked for the
sacrament Martin Luther. when writ.
ing a friend. said that he would give
much TO he able to deny the princi.
pies Of the Catholic church. for 4
would make the Pope angry II he
could bat he was unable 10 make the
denial
Father Boarman viii lecture Sun
day evening on The Catholic Church