Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-08
CATHOLIC MISSION BEGINS
Fortnight'I Campaign Opens at New Church
Of the Sacred Heart.
FATHER DoNOHER GIVES FIRST SERMON
Speaker Says Ties of Life Fail, but
love Of God Continues-Announces
Subjects Of for
This week.

The first mission to be held in the new
Church Of the Sacred Heart, Twenty-sec-
ond and Binney streets, was opened Sun
day morning with solemn high mass, at
which Father p. J. Judge, pastor Of the
parish, was celebrant, assisted by Father
Schraefie, s. j., deacon; Mr.. Brockman,
s. j., subdeacon, and Mr.. Francis Gentle
man, master Of ceremonies. Rosewig's mass
was sung by the choir, the soloists being
Miss Addie scanlon. Miss Margaret Flynn,
Miss Purcell, Miss Parmellia Gougeon,
Mrs. Mulvihill, NJ. J. Cannon and James
Swift.
The sermon was preached by Father
Donoher, s. j., one Of the missionaries
who are to conduct the mission for the
next two weeks. He took as his text the
words, Come unto Me all you who labor
and are heavy laden and l will refresh
you" He said in part:
From Gods holy temple, from the inner
sanctuary Of the holy Of HOLES, a message
Of love has gone forth to all members Of
this congregation. II has echoed in every
heart and been talked OF at every hreside.
This large congregation shows that the
message has been needed. The message
was Come to the mission and every
heart will respond, for each feels that 1t
was a personal message. / think some
such a gathering as this met the gaze OF
the good and tender-hearted Shepherd as
he vent about Judea 1000 years ago, who
sat at the feet OF the wonder worker Of
Israel, their Lord and their God that they
did not yet know. Brethren, It was love
attuned to their hearts when in the glory
and strength Of His manhood Jesus Christ
offered them His friendship. In the sor-
row and the pain of every mood of every
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refresh you Today the same God looks
out OF the tabernacle. He sees your afiic-
tion, knows your heaviness, your burden
and your pain and bids you come to Him
because you labor and are burdened, and
He will refresh you.
willing to Riot Out Sins.
1.-THE ties of life, the most sacred Of
them, will fail, but the love of God con-
tinues and from His glory He takes
thought Of you. He is willing to blot out
all the sins and make you His companion,
which He invites you now to be. Love is
the keynote Of the service which begins
here today. True love does not consist in
words only. but proves itself in deeds.
Jesus Christ proved HIS love for you by
dying on the cross. II God had done no
more for you than you have for Him you
would be in hell today. II you treated
your fellow men in the ordinary affairs Of
life as you treat your God you would be
banished from the places of men,"
The priest them announced the program
OF the mission as follows: Mass and SER
mon at $3.50 and $3.50 a. m, stations Of the
cross at 3 p. m, instructions at Z p. m,
and evening service at 7:45 p. m. At the
z o'clock instruction non-Catholics who de-
sire to study the tenets OF the church are
invited to be present, as we'll as those
adults who have not made their first com
munion. During the first week the even
ing services will be for women only and
during the last week for men only. The
sermons Of the first week will be repeated
the second week and the time Is divided be-
tween men and women, to permit each to
have seats, as were both to be present all
OF the time there would probably not be
room In the church for the people. He re-
quested the people not to bring the chill
dren, as they would occupy the places de-
signed for their elders and would receive
but little benefit from the sermons
The subjects for the evening lectures
during the first week are: Monday. THE
Battle Ground OF Life" Tuesday, "Can Man
Forgive Sins" answered from the st. James
Bible; Wednesday, "The Supreme Sanction
Of the Law" Thursday, 1.-THE Gateway OF
Eternal Life" Friday, Give an Account
OF Thy Stewardship" There will be no
evening service Saturday and the final SER
mon OF the week will be preached Sunday
at 8 p. m, the subject being The Crown
and the Work