The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-10
Father Kerrigan Delivers Sec
 ond Lecture of His Series
WHAT CHURCH TEACHES
The Te oeum Sung as Thanksalv- Ing for the Election of a Worthy Successor to Leo xlII-Fes-
 tlval of Assumption.


 Father o'Reilly was the celebrant at the first and second masses and the Rev. Father Kernlgan was the celebrant at the third and last mass at 1O:s0 oclocls At the second mass, which was at o'clock Father O'Reilly preached short sermon on the parable of the pharisee and the publican, found in the gospel of the day. He reminded his hearers that human na- ture was the same now that 1t was nine teen hundred years ago and emphasized the necessity of constant discipline against pride and self-laudation and exhorted them to cultivate the spirit of humility.
 The Sacraments.
 At the 10 80 o'clock service Father Ker- rigan delivered the second lecture of his series on the sacraments, and the outline of what he said follows:
 The Catholic church teaches that there are seven sacraments, or channels of grace, viz: baptism confirmation, pen anee. holy Eucharist extreme unetlon. holy orders and matrimony. These seem to have been pref1gured in the old Law by the golden candlesticl1 surmounted by the seven lamps; also the seven pillars sup porting the house of wisdom The pro- found wisdom displayed in the number and choice of the sacraments is evident from the striking analogy between the natural and the spiritual life of man.
 The sacraments furnish the same re- quirements for mans spiritual needs as human means for his natural needs. The church meets her child at the cradle and through all the crises of it's life, even to the last scene of all. Is present with her aids.
 The sacraments are divided into four classes:
 1. The sacraments of the living for the souls in the grace of God, and hence alive. These are confirmation, holy Eucharist and extreme unction. The sacraments Of the dead-for souls dead from mortal sin are baptism and penace.
 ?. Those that imprint a character. or spiritual mark, and those that do not
 3. Those necessary for salvation by necessity of means and those necessary by necessity of precept.
 ( Those of free choice.
 For the making up or existence of sacrament three things are necessary. matter. form and a lawful minister to join the two. A natural compound has three constituent elements-matter, form and the union of both. A sacrament Is moral compound and by analogy we distinguish these three constituents The matter IS that part or thing signi- flying grace in an indistlnot manner, as water ,n baptism; the form--the words or rite signifying grace in a distinct manner as in baptism, " baptlse thee. etc.," the union of these two by the lawful minister constitutes the saera- ment in It's most simple state In it's strict essence; the other parts are mere ly accessory or ceremonial.
 The minister Is the person authorized by Christ to accomplish or confer the sacrament. He is. according to the sac rament a bishop, a priest, or occasional ly a layman. The personal morality or immortality of the minister while of vital importance as regards himself and the author of the sacraments has no ef- feet on the Validity of the sacrament as long as he has the intention of doing what the church does The royal seal, "Hethei oA soiu UT ieau' pears the marx of the king on the wax. The final requi- site for the sacrament to produce it's effect Is subject. a human person to receive 1t. The exception to this is the blessed eucharist which exists of itself independently of the communion of the faithful.
 The Te Deum.
 When Father Kerrigan had concluded the mass Father O'Reilly announced that the Te Deum would be sung as thanksgiving for the election of worthy successor to Pope Leo XIII This great song of the church was sung in English by the entire congregation.
 Next Saturday will be the festival of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.