The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-03
Diocese Of Boise.
AMERICAN FALLS.
Father Hendricks Lectures on Scien-
tits and Doctrinal Subjects.

Father Hendricks Lectures on Scien-
tits and Doctrinal Subjects.
correspondence Intermountain Catholic0
American Falls, Ida, April 90.-The
visit Of the Rev. Father Hendrick to
this place was in every sense a grand
success. Not only did the Catholic
community of the Falls receive spirit
utl comfort and inspiration, but Prot
estants, atheists and fnfidels, who here
tofore have heard anything but SANDER
and calumny about our holy church,
are today in state of doubt and per-
pleXity. 1t will not, | hope, be consld-
cred presumptious on the part of your
CORRESPONDENT to say that as the re-
suit of Father Hendricks visit few
more souls will be received into the
true church of Jesus Christ.
1t is hardly possible for anyone to
convey anything live an adequate idea
Of the impression made by Father
Hendricks on the Protestant commune
~ of this place. The reverend father
arrived on Saturday evening, April 26.
on Sunday morning mass was cele-
brated at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Twomey In the evening he delivered
a most eloquent lecture at the school
house (Which place was filled almost
10 its fullest capacity on The Origin
and the End of the Universe. To say
that the theories of Darwin and Hulk
lev and also the fallacious doctrine of
that idol of American infidelity, Bob
Ingersoll. were torn into shrTeds, would
he but putting it very lightly, not only
those whom | have mentioned, but
every infidel or atheist that ever gained
any notorietv in the world were at
tackled and their teachings repudiated
bv Father Hendricks in his lecture on
Sunday night.
ON Monday morning mass was again
celebrated at MI. TwOmey's house, and
in the evening the schoolhouse was
again filled to standing room only 10
hear the reverend father deliver a lee
80 an "The True Church of Jesus
Christ
To tbe readers of the Intermountain
Catholic If is not necessary to impart
the substance of this lecture, but II Is
the earnest wish of every Catholic IN
American Falls that the words and ad-
,-ice of Father Hendricks might come
IN the ears of every infidei, atheist and
poor. deluded Protestant in and around
this part of the country
one of the most interesting features
Of both lectures was the question boX'
which contained many di1ouiu "iiN- ~
pudent questions. but to them all the
reverend father gave a clear and salts
actory answer. The questions asked
on Sunday night were for the greater
part pertaining to the sciences partic-
ularly to astronomy. Time and space
will not permit me to give many OF
them. but ] will give few that were
asked on religion.
which is the Oldest. the church or
the Bible?"
why do Catholics honor the Virgin
Mary"
why does the Catholic church use
the Latin language
DO you not believe that Joseph
Smith was inspired by God?
Can a Catholic man marry a grass
widow"
How can you prove Martin Luther
was a hypocrite and an imposterY
These are only a few of the many
questions that the reverend father an
swered 10 the full satisfaction OF every
fair-minded man and woman
on Tuesday morning mass WAS cele-
brated at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.