The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
DOES NOT FORCE
The CONSC .ENCE
Father Conway Makes His
Closing Address to Non
Catholics.

1tciR
A large CONGREGATION attended the
| last OF the fe mission services which
the Paullst Fathers have been con-
ouclIhg curing the past two weeks at
81. Luke's church The capacity of
the church was taxed to its utmost,
| the aisles being occupied with chairs
ana ~ many people standing in the rear.
Inc mission in this city, which was
| concluded last evening, has proved
hlgnly successful,T the attendance at
the lectures being large, great interest
haylng been manifested in the discuss
sions as well as the answering of ques-
| lions.
Father McNulty, pastor of st. Luke's
church, will every Sunday evening
hereafter deliver a doctrinal lecture
along the lines followed by til Paul
ISIS. and he will also answer questions,
giving everyone opportunity to make
investigations. Father Conway will
leave St Paul this morning. Father
barney, however, is still confined at
ST Luke's hospital, and will, therefore,
De unable to accompany him.
he discussion of Father Conway
last evening was devoted to Internal
Religion. He prefaced his lecture by
saying that the statement made by W.
L. Cullen, charging the Paulist Faith
erS with using the question box as a
AAASOAO1iA VI presenting the EplS-
copa1 church, was incorrect, and that
he has never misrepresented the Epis-
| copal church, nor ever intended to do
SO. we are not moved by a spirit of
controversy he declared. "Quite the
contrary. 1t is our purpose to bring
the truth to everyone, and to enlighten
all that will take heed. We invite
anyone to show that we have misrep-
resented the teachings or doctrines
OF any other church. sour purpose is
to furnish information to nom Catho-
lies in regard to our own church. not
to misrepresent others
AdvertiRg to this topic of discourse
Father Conway declared that Christi.
anity is an external religion estab-
lished by Christ, the Son. Of God. who
left behind him IN divine, infallible
society which was to represent Him
until His second coming, all the truths
He taught and all the means of grace
for the cleansing of mems sin and the
imparting to them of the living God
Professionalism, with it's principle of
private judgme1lt1o Of an improved, mys
terious cotlection7 of books was de-
/ clared to be subjective, varying, con-
| Trajectory, obeying not the word Of
the Master. Christ or the voice of the
Holy spirit, but following merely its
I own views and own fancy, until the
idea Of a divine authority outside the
INDIVIDUAL was D6lUS ,lOSl ny
who logically had become unbelievers.
Does not the Catholic church insist
rather on an outward conformity with
her teachings than on fidelity to con-
science? No. On the contrary. the
| Catholic church has always maintained
| the inVfolability of the Individual con-
|, SCIENCE. The only reason of her exist2
ence is to teach men ir2fndiVidua1
responsibility to the truths taught by
Christ that following out a rightly IN
| Structed conscience, they might enjoy
!. Gods presence forever.N
The Catholic priesthood does not
frame doctrines whict it forces on the
people, Ifor does it interpret at will the
moral code" and force the conscience
| Of the. individual through the confess
sionaI, but it breaches the doctrines
| of the deposit of the faith and inter
| prets the law of Christ according to
| the Christian principles handed down
| from the beginning. The priest no
| more interprets with q mans relation
ship with God than our ambassador
| to England hinders that country's re-
| lations With ourselves"
| Father Conway concluded by exhort-
| ing his hearers to take to heart what
/ they had learned during the past two
constituted mind. Some may see truth
| Little, comparatively said Father
| Conway;SVt"ca'h be learned in such a
short t5itmE TING =, as two weeks. and all we
| aim at is to get you interested, that
you may follow for yourselves the path
of truth that will lead. you into the
light Of Everlasting life. M.
Different teaching is needed for
| each person, for each has a. differently
constituted mind. Some may Sc truth
without effort, While others must be
taught. Some apprehend the teach
| ings of the Master. and imbibe the
doctrines laid down in the Book of Life,
assimilating the principles Of religion
/ and the pure examples furnished by
/ the just and righteous. Others, how
! ever, are incapable of this. They need
1 instruction. and Qlust be reminded of
the preceptsa laid down for the regula :
| tion of their ,eopduct. Some become
] Immediately ignited. with the flame uaf
/ divine intelligence, while others, like
| wet wood, are never affected by it's fire
| or even warmed by, it's heat They
] sin, but for -tHenlt we must strive, and
| to them we must make plain the truth,
| that they may. be enlightened.
| '''I beseech you who have caught a
| glimpse of the1ligf1t to follow along the
| pathway which it illumines, however
| dirnly and If ybu are often lost IN
| gloom, and arg oFerpowered by the fear
| that you will never reach the end where
| day reigns supreme, do not lose copr-
| age, for It IS y6dr own blindness and
| bitterness OF. spirit that keeps you from
T seeing ahead She broad glow of eteT-
! nal sunshi ne. open the"eyes of your
/ souls and behold the flood ofsradiance
I that Is 1oefore you but of which yotf
| are unconscious!
| .