The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
SAMUEL AS A TYPE The Reverend
WORTHY OF Fl iMITATION. (c Carleton.
SERVICES IN MEMORY |
OF THE LATE POPE Leo
Eloquent Sermon by the Reverend
Father +. NJ. Kielty at
Holy Angels Catho-
lie Church.


preached yesterday morning at the Holyl
Angels Catholic Church on 1.-The Life OF
Pope Leo XIII. and Its Effect Upon the
Church and the World He said in part:
Pope Leo XIII is dead. but the chair
he so well filed never dies After a glori-
Gus reign OF n quarter of a century his
divine master has called him to himself.
He was the two hundred and fifty-ninth
lineal successor OF st. Peter. Leo's moral
and intellectual qualities were alike of the
highest order, and few. far as 1 have
read church history. have combined these
traits with so brilliant career in the world
His holiness of character. strength of will.
straightforward and humble deneanor were
as remarkable as his kindly charm of man
ner and intellectual ability.
The church is not the creature of times
and places, of secular politics OF popular
caprice great and most wonderful change
for the better has taken place in the minds
of those external to the church. Midway
in the century but just ended Pho Mono
and Cardinal Wiseman were burned in
effig:es by an English mob. 1t was another
instance of that never-ending conflict Whlcn
is waged between our Redeemer ana lhs
evil one. between the church and the Worlo.
rhe church. Gods Kingdom on earth, ~
ever militant; sometimes It gains. sometimS
it loses; it has gained since the days ar tnas
Men since that time have become wiser
and more enlightened. This is In a meas
ure owing To LeO's wisdom. as shown IN
his three encyclicals on labor. The frult
of these great ercyclicals was faitn, JUS
tice. charity and peace He called Tor the
observance OF these three virtues. See how
royalty and Iiherally the press has been
toward him. Read their granG editorials
about him. See the amount of space the
press has devoted to news concerning the
condition Of Leo. and the influence of the
.cy. !. as an individual Catholic. thank
and appreciate the press for having said
so many beautiful things about Leo Kill
HOMAGE TO THE PAPACY.
1T is history to say that the enlightened
masses OF the world have rendered willing
homage to the papacy. The thoughtful OBJ
server of passing events cannot fail ask
ing himself the question. Where is there
an official of non-Catholic denomination
compared with that Of Leo XIII? Their
reputation is but national elsewhere they
are not recognized. But the authority and 4
fame of the occupant OF Peters chair are
worldwide. All peoples acknowledge thern.
and this alone is a strong evidence thatt
the, Catholic Church, of which the Pope
is TIE head is the church set I'D by tie
Savior for the salvation OF mankind.
Cardinal Wis .m:tn ohc~ said. writing on
uses ever sat in the chair OF Peter Were
ne writing row he would have to add Lee
NH to that number. He was called to
ill the papal chair at time of life wheTr
most men are laying down their burdens
to give an account of their stewardship.
When he came to occupy the chair j.
was in the same condition when st. Syl
vester. St Julius ard other great Popes
of early times accepted it. Il has beer
said by the false nroohets that the church
thus making it subject 10 the elements OF
the earth. To say that the church can fail.
faithfulness Of her divine founder to his
word: Thou art Peter. and Upon this rocl
will / build my church. and the gates o.
hell shall not prevail against it,
There is no more glorious chapter of her
history than her history with pagan popula-
,ions IoT ~, who for or, three centuries prosecuted
that history records how flood OF heresies
was poured cut upon her. but SIN she did
rot come to an end. Then the savage tribes
OF the North and East came down upon her
and overran her territory. but she did n01
come to. an end. Next. continues the hisk$
ity. reckless corruption. fell upon the holy
places still she did not come TO an end
And after a long lapse of time came the
so-called Reformation ard the rise of Prot
estantism, and men said that the church
had disappeared and they could not find her
place. Since that event. 1 ask. has the
Church Catholic come to an end? Has Prot
estantism weakened her powers. terrible
enemy "a it seemed to be when it arose!
enemy of Peters chair. harmed the church?
Why. my friends. there never has been a
time since the first age of the church. when
there has been such a succession of holy
Popes since the Reformation.
FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY.
Peters Office is the foundation OF Chris
tianty; there is nothing in the early history
of the church to contradict it. AS the King
dom of Christ grew into form. so did the
power of the Pope develop: and wherever
the Pope has been renounced. decay and
division have been the consequence.
What avails 1t to say that during GER
tain number of centuries there was one
Holy Catholic Church, The question for
men who are every day dying and called TO
-.Ir r,-.r tTa,, ir
1903. where she is and what she Is.
Our duty. brethren. TO him who sits in
the chair of Peter is ever to be on his
side. because the authority he has over US
is given to him by Christ. and in obeying
him We are obeying his Lord. His yoke Is
tiers it is ever safe to be on his side. danger-<
Gus to be on the SIDE of his enemies
We must not mix up the Vicar of Christ
with this or that party of men, because he
in his high station is above all parties-but
to look at his formal deeds and follow him
however We may be tried. but at all haz-
ards to defend him.
And so. as regards his successor II Is our
duty to give him in like manner our duti-
fui and our unfeigned service and to follow
him withersoever he goes having confidence
cessor has done. now taken away to his
eternal reward.
And now. farewell. but not farewell for
ever, holy father. Leo Kill He is gone
from us. but only gone before us Let US
look forward. not backward we shall
heavenly Jerusalem. And I viii now con-
c'ude with the prayer of the church,
Eternal rest give to him. o Lord; and NAV
a perpetual light shine upon him, May he