The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-01
QUESTIONS BY YANKEES.
Incident of a Non-Catholic Mission
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Catholics given by Father Xavier Sut-
tor in the Church of the Immaculate
Conception.
The people Of Penacook were anX-
louS for the mission, and some of the
prominent men acted as ushers, among
them being Colonel J. G. Linehan, the
well known Irish historian: Thomas
Driscoll and Fred Sebea. There was a
large and representative gathering each
evening of the non-Catholic residents
not only from Penacook, but also from
Concord proper. the electric cars af-
fording every facility for the accom-
moGation of the people. Boscawen is
only a stones throw from Penacook;
it lends historic interest to the town.
being noted as the birthplace of Gov
error Dix, the War Governor" and it
was here that Daniel Webster first
hung out his shingle, as brass tablet
informs the passerby on the roadside.
There. too, the lover of old historic
and romantic tales will find the statue
of Anna Dunstan. She, so the story
goes. was captured by the Indians, and
they had reached this part of New
Hampshire. when during the night they
slept. The brave girl succeeded in free
ing her hands and feet from the
thongs with which they were tied and,
knowing that desperate measures were
throats of the Indians and then start
ed to return home On second thought
she returned to the dead braves and
took their scalps, in order to have evi-
dence of what she had done. The
statue represents her standing holding
the scalps in her hand. Well, times
have changed since then; those siren
uous' days are over and 'al is quiet
along the Merrimac."
The typical Yankee is TO be found
here, his type predominating in the
population-cool, calculating, not much
given to sentiment, but quick to see the
force Of an argument and ready to con-
cede to you the truth of what you say,
even if he does not submit his viii to
what the truth demands. As one gen
tleman remarked: If these lectures
continue I'll be a Catholic" We'll
said his friend, why don't you become
one?" oh, replied the man, there's
not that much good in me-"
The question box was we'll patron
ized the questions indicating that they
came from persons seeking light and
information. There We're many of the
usual class. such as why do you pray
10 Mary?" Where in the Bible are we
commanded to say the beads?" etc. |
Some bore on the right of the Church |
TO make laws. as, rs it a sin TO miss |
Mass on Sunday or eat meat on Fri |
day?'
Yes" answered Father Sutton, lit !
would be grave sin to miss Mass on |
Sunday or to eat meat on Friday. |
Christ said. Whatsoever you find upon !
earth. etc As a duly organized body |
the Church has power to make laws |
and TO compel US to obey them under |
pain Of sin. even Of mortal sin
If child dies before it is baptized, |
why should it go to hell? Don't the
Catholic Church teach that it will?"
The Catholic Church teaches no such
doctrine The child that dies before re-
CeiVing baptism is not admitted into
heaven. Baptism gives us a right to
heaven. However, as the unbaptized
child has not been guilty of any per-
sonal sin, God will not condemn it to
hell He will give il a happiness suit
able to its existence.
Why are Catholics SO cruel as to
take their children out when few
days old to have them baptized?"
Catholics believe in the necessity of
baptism, that every one to be saved
must be baptized. Hence as there is
danger of child dying suddenly. they
wish to have ii receive this sacrament,
so that if it does die it will be received
into the kingdom of God.
why are Catholics anxious to have
a priest when sick, ever in preference
to a doctor?"
The priest prepares the soul To meet
its God. He gives the sacraments of
he Church TO the sick person, and as
he salvation of the soul is more inn
purtant than the health of the body |
The Catholic is eager to have his soul |
m. Gods grace. so that if he should die |
ne would be ready TO give an account |
IF his life TO God. The doctor attends
% the body: the priest attends to the
soul. Is not the soul of more value :
han The body?
What DO the vestments worn by the
PRIEST at Mass signify"
The priest in the Mass personates
-hrist and each of the Vestments is
Npical of the garments worn by Christ
n His Passion. The amice signifies the
jiece Of linen with which our Savior
vas blindfolded Matt xvii: the alb
epresents the white garment with
which Christ was clothed by Herod as
fool luke XXiii); the maniple, stole
nd girdlc represent the cords and
opes with which Christ was bound
John xviiD.
''Wil YOU please read the fourteenth
hapteT Of I. Cor. TO the twenty-fifth !
erse and explain why it does not apply !
O the Latin language used in the Cath !
lie church,"
St Paul in this chapter informs US {
hat the gift Of prophecy is TO be pre- :
erred TO the gift of tongues Just /
that the gift of tongues consisted in
5 hard TO determine. Many writer's of Z
.Orth are of opinion ii was "A miracu- ;
Jus gift which came upon those early i
christians when they We're wrapt in 9
cstasy and they spoke in words not !
ways intelligible to their hearers. st. i
'aul. however, in this chapter is repro I
ating the vain display of miraculous L
ongues i'm preaching or eXhortations e
lade by recent converts more TO show
heir gift than 10 glorify God or edify
he people. When the priest instructs
he people he speaks in the language
hey understand. When he uses the :
attn language he is praying TO God 4
What he says in Latin the people have
'anslated in their prayer books in the
lnguage they understand. 1t is strange t
hen ProtestantS quote the opening J.
'ords Of St. Paul in this chapter that {
ley do not read on a little further: in a
he thirty ninth verse they would find
leii objections overthrown. Where +,
1re. brethren. be jealous to prophesv: r.
nd forbid not TO speak with tongues. Ia
The lectures closed on Sunday night ol
.ith large audience present. Many II
)ples OF Clearing the Way We're dis y
lbuted, and, as usual, the lectures q
er the topic Of conversation every I
mere. many non-CatholicS expressing
leir pleasure and satisfaction in hay- A
~ heard them. G,
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