The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-09
AT ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
Father TObia Talks 10 His COlOred
Congregation About Death.
PREPARATION FOR ETERNITY URGED
The Anniversary Of the Death Of Mem
Ter Of the Little Congregation Made
Occasion for Timely Advice.

About a year ago, said Father Tobin TO
his congregation yesterday. one OF the mem
bers Of our little church was exhorted 70
attend to BIS duties as q Catholic ne
went home one night from bis work and
ate hearty supper. Apparently there was
no sign Of any sickness. In the evening
he ana his wife made visit TO a neigh
bor. When he returned homo talk was
started about our little church and he ss-
sured his father that he would attend
services next sunday. Before retiring he
seemed IN the hest Of health. But th
next morning he was dead man Heart
disease" was all tho doctor said. This was
rad ana sudden. but we all ought to lenn
lesson therefron.
We know. MY dear brethren, that death
IS cruel and Iisdeartcning. vet wc know
too. that 81 VIII certainly cone to each on
" US sooner or later. j. may come iu
years, It may come In second, for il
may strike Us al the table. it may cut ns
down at our work it may run y down Don
oar recreation it mas touch vs lu our
sleep, it may come when We lro-t expect
it. therefore, TIE Lord jesus tells us 10
watch and pray, for We know lui the da]
Tor the hour The tlue D. SGT AND DE
ternined, put Of itS co,Giag we GnoW notu
lN-. -" s u.t ". S1 l.i S"' - 'i IL. 80,
evening ws VIII never Sce, some second ol
lime viii begin whose end Wn Will never
Know.
Tie years Of our NE may increase 5ul
tic longer We live the more certain do we
become deaths victim. Venerable "gr WI.
1.icoro,,s r1onLo,I ,riiI MOI r.r,grr H. Iof
al H. vrcSt npfnro d.afh. lgnrulu- child.
hood viii not cherE IL. for death is cruel
5li, orf,.i-,-frer,- h.s boon Ilfr1u for ylf mon
|..| .|. II
trpe made clearly KNOWN Some fan n
war some lu peace some 90 home. som
abroad. some u sickness some iu health.
Inf every ono Ip tHru at4fH will lind Front
death none can hide from 10 none can de-,
for where we would co 20 hide thHro death
may ue lodging. and The direction Wh,nlgs
we would hec thence death may be co1inr
10 meet us
Some tlnes death deals lbs blow quickly
sud very suddenly. ",har times it W"ui
seem 70 lingtH 10 Lo''t aEohhA US Nle,lW
but uetefihele>s "c SNOW li !, "ulF WNl.tg
lqr the exact moment io -'Fths ne l,tL y
bioW. Never la t'uln tl'sHyl anu IA .
WI II cease III u,Sl'9Siii', W., WV, -,
l5st lem WIZ nay ,"nS III ,T. M
'edheH Slhte .A. 100 -" uu 49,
ana We A. now, ug, .N Wn", ,r III ,rn i' no.
H.tfN soiNl t'i WI a1N o., "iitti,i s,,
49, 49, tS yi4' -, I'M I'. Ms, ~ tbc5
49, IA sar - ,,. ,yr ,,fiI r. tot,g
LII a. - ~ ne ,e ~ h9o becr ,ttb 80 man,
fofore ne HON rcod ami had b0yc rop,
Jn,ra fl, am Sor 5esth viii mako mo- ,.l
,-.,+inr n ,,.il NOT y,ait for mo SMUT %
simon. N viii not mas, the rich or ponr
The e,arf hour ~ our dearh Is known Il
God. but 10 Him nlone. and that hour ma.
ind us surrounded by our friends. ov VI ma
md Ms alone: II may find MS In prayer
but what in II md rs in sin? What a
awful fate It would surely be Tor as u "
he In the act Of committing o mortal 81
death should stcp up TO our Side and Sa
thy end has come. thy NE Is run. com
render an account and In a twnkling
m eve hurt Us from rms world INTO ct'rl
ity; snatch us from TINS rarth ana presei
US before our ot'rhnl 6od ana lnst luag
THIS has hapnened h'iore ana " nhS ma
pen again. true sNeh cases may ne g
ceptional- nut onr own case may cohth'
ana repeat the tNr'plleh. We KNOW not
Ing OF death 's to Mhcu ,Nhd whore w
now II VIII stilb' VS. anu h'un'r won
NV sun ilg" N,'uii5 | y" 80 &C. n