Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-19
lENI[N SEASON NEAR.
Preparations For It's Observ-
ance by the Episcopal
Church.
Bishop Morrison Issues an Ap.
peal and Suss estions to His
Church People.
Services At the Catholic Church
Services at the Catholic Church
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Holds Meeting.

A3s -H SEASON, anu preparations are
being made in Marshalltown and else
where for it's observance nv those
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'.'.ss uay VI Len VIII ne observed by
TWO sefViceS-Inornlns prayer and lit
any at 9:5V a. M, followed by celebra- q
lloH OIL holy communion, ana evening
prayer ana sermon at f:SO p. m
1urlns the entiTe Lenton season ser
wees VIII De held at st. Paul's daily.
VI, J'n Mondays. tuesdays, thursdays and
saturdays these services Will be at 4:SO
III the afternoon, and ON Wednesday and
ana Friday evenings they will be at
t:30. There will be preaching on these
Two evenings, and at the other services
there VIII be prayer and brief addresses.
blshop Morrison letter TO the clergy
of the diocese OF Iowa, concerning the
observance OF Lent, VIII be OF general
interest and Is as follows:
davenport Ia, FEB. ", lyOl.-To the
Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of
iowa: MY Dear Brethern:-l want to
say a rev words to- you in regard to the
reason why we Keep Lent, and to urge
consistency and faithfulness upon all
Line members of the church in its OBJ
serNance. fear many do not appre-
lsciate the season. that there is little spir-
itual purpose, that no definite work is
done, that in some cases there is a
shameful disobedience to what the
church requires.
Let us remember that the one object
of Lent is to make us more Christlike.
That the idea is not to Keep forty days
of fasting and prayer in order that we
may be free to live forgetful of God the
remainder of the year. The purpose of
keeping Lent is that our life may be
Iceepened. that we may become more
Christian in character, and SO keep all
days more sdevoutly.
This is busy age, and we have
many duties. We are full of engage
ments. We must do our work. fulflll
social obligations have recreation. We
are to be in the world. but not of it,
Our interior life is to be governed by
Principles, comforted by hopes inspired
hN truths of which the world knows lit-
tie. Here is a difficulty. There seems
a contradiction between the duties and
pleasures of the world and an earnest
interior life of devotion. Much will be
gained if we will for forty days with
draw from the world-not because the
duties and pleasures of the world are
wrong but because they distract. The
church tells US to go to no places OF
amusement. to give no invitations to so
clal gatherings. and to accept none. be-
cause the church would have us make
time for more frequent services. for pri-
waite prayer. The reading OF the holy
Scriptures and books of devotion The
soul IS to be a receptive state undis-
lSturbed by other things. The world UNI
cerstands this, and respects consist
e1cy.
To go on as tho Lent had not come
is to he faithless to Your vow at bap-
tism and continuation, 10 show indiffer-
3ence to the welfare of other souls, to be
Spiritually impoverished yourselves.
What shall we think of that commune
Cant who. at time When the whole
church is trying to get nearer to Christ
and to help all her members to be more
spiritually minded, in seltishness and
se,f-will puts the church to shame, and
declares that he or she cares little for
these things, BY appearing in places of
amusement or at public entertain-
ments How can the soul expect to
grow in grace, and how can parish or
mission become strong in amy way.
where such spirit rules among its
lsmsmbers?