The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-12-07
BAP PTISMAL VOWS
Rene WE'D
Over 1900 Young Men
Ratify Their Sponsors
Promises in st.
Mary's Church.
CLOSE OF THE YOUNG MEMS MISSION
Father Moran's Eloquent Ser
mon-Papal Benedic-
ton Given.
CLOSE OF THE YOUNG MEMS MISSION

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r. G. Church, came TO brilliant close
last night when eighteen hundred young
men renewed their baptismal vows. 1t
also marked the close of months mis-
sion conducted by the Paulist Fathers.
The baptismal font was beautifully dec
Grated with cut flowers, the offerings of
some of the young men and was sur
rounded by over hundred lightedScan-
dies, which were also offerings. The
scene was inspiring and impressive when
during Father Moran's sermon on the
subject of Baptism" in response to
signal the entire eighteen hundred young
men present arose and with right hand
uplifted renewed the vows previously
made through sponsors. The brilliancy
of the Scene was further enhanced during
the bestowal of the Papal benediction
when hundreds of candles that decora ted
the altar were lighted In addition to
preaching his sermon ON Baptism Father
Moran reviewed the weeks mission. He
took occasion to thank the young men for
their regular attendance and the inter
est thus manifested.
He said that in all his experience in
missions he had never before seen any,
thing like 1t. There had been no falling
off any night and the closest attention
had given to the instructions and sermons
showing thatathe young men were intense
ly interested. He thanked those who of
fered the fieweDs and candles for the dec
oration Of the baptisRal font and the or
ganist, who had faithfully attended, and
led the music nightly during a whole
month. He also thanked those who sign
ed the Total Abstinence Promise Cards.
His sermon on Baptism was able and
eloquent He told how when coming into
the world Catholics were made children
of God by promising through their spon-
sors to serve God faithfully and to re-
nounce Satan
He said that some who made their
vows at the baptismal font had kept
them, while many had fallen into sin.
He spoke Of the beauties of serving God
as we should, and how God is ever
watchful over those who believe in Him
and fellow His teachings We know
what God has done for us, he said, and
we cannot help asking ourselves have we
been as faithful to Him as He has been
to u.s.
During his sermon Father Moran, dis
eussing the total abstinence pledge, told
STORY of man who called upon him
immediately after he had delivered
temperance sermon and exhibited a small
card and told him that he had signed it
twenty-five years before, and that during
those twenty-five years he had committed
no mortal sin except to miss going to
mass twice-on one of the two occasions
he was attending a sick friend and on
the other he was crossing the Atlantic
ocean. The man told him that he was
worth $150,000 and happily situated. and
he regarded that his successful and hap
py life was due toNhis signing that little
card.
Father Moran was assisted in bestow-
ing the Papal Benediction by Fathers
Smith and Mahr. A number of hymns,
including Nearer My God to Thee"
were sung by the young men.
A non-Catholic mission will start to-
night.