The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-09
CONFESSION Of SIHL
DIVINE INSTITUTION



First said h. -thsy say that the
confession q sins Is q humbug. 1heJ
sav that rrfests wish % confess sinners
that they nay obtain money for the ser-
VICE. and again they SAY tbat tie priest
hzs q great deal q pleasure IN cenfess-
inE raerie and learning Of their private
a6airs Such arguments a. these are
easily answered I defy any man 70
charge any q TIE fathers here. OF else-
where. with having imposed Zee fer
confession. CT 10 prove that he has paid
one uenrT for his religion. The Accusz-
ton T. made generally. bat 4 has never
been made against any priest As 70 the
pleasure that & priest NAV take II
iearuiuE the business Of Others. beard
81 a nan who said this 70 a Catholic
ard the Catholic set about showing the
man his mistake The lecturer told
how the donbfeF had been secreted eli
DAY and nearly al night near the con-
fessiOnai hoK 81 e Catholic church TINT
be might experience the pleasure be had
spoken Of The confessions proved VERY
dull entertainment. and the man admitted
that be would not choose 20 listen eteTnaliy
90 confession for the mere pleasure Of IL
Father Boarulan also said that Il was
Dot a pleasant thing for priest Of eduea-
ton and refinement 70 listen 70 the woe
% a repuisire. degenerate man. who ne
times or 50. had committed adultery
twice, and been guilty Of other such
o'Trnsrs
The lecturer sad that the confessional.
was also 1iifuiis misunderstood IN an-
other way. many people asserting that
the Condolences repOsed in the priest were
not held sacred This charge. be said.
while generally made since the first bit
ter attacks Of the Profestants. has never
been brought against a single Catholic
priest, and the church could defy any
man 10 prove that the confessional has
been betrayed BY It's ministers.
In regard to the testimony Of excom-
municated priests and former members
81 the Catholic church, who are continu-
ally creating sensations by alleged reveia-
tions OF the c0rruptions Of convent and
monastery. Father Boarmau said that
such testimony was the testimony OF
traitors and deserved no consideration
from any man, OF whatever faith.
On this subject the lecturer grew very
emphatic. and denounced eloquentlv the
action Of such traitors. for whom he said
hell fires eould not be 10 hot. He paid
warm tribute 10 the sincere members Of
the Protestant faith. and said that he
had many devoted friends Of the Pro-
testant church.
In conclusion. the lecturer said It had
been proven BY the Scripfarai quotations
given that man should confess, and the
question then arose. TO whom should he
confess9 The Protestant churches made
no provisions for confession, and it would
not be advisable TO confess one man TO
another. il a man should 90 home and
confess to his wife. all well and good
but II he did so. she would confess the
sin to him every day Of his life as long
as he lived. which would be distressing !:
II wife confessed her sins TO her hus-
band, there would be an application for
divorce within a week This brought
the matter TO the Catholic priests to
whom confession could be made with
confidence and by whom forgiveness.
through divine ordinance. could be given
70 the penitent. Some persons had said
that the priest had too much power. that
If he said Build me a church." the peo-
pie huilded him a church or II he said
Raise me $4,000. the peope raised the
e" said Father Boarman. we admit
that they have this power; but il is the