The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-26
AT ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
SLRYlCEs Al THE LITTLE ColoRGD
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Father Tobin Preacher Practical Ser
mon to HIS Colorsd Congregation
OF tho Influence OF Home Life

80 N'N ii'N'NfiNN W FlIfNt A'-f
Services arc ALWAYS held AZ 10 m on
Sundays Al -. Nicholas church Yesterday
the pastor, Father Tobin, taking the cath
olc feast of tho day as his topic, spoke in
part as follows on "The Holy Family:
Today we celebrate the feast day Of the
holy family. This great family which tho
church places before our minds on tbia
sunday. Is one which was made up Of tbroe
members. Jesus, Mary and Joseph. They
were the great characters who have been
held ~ before the world ever since th,,-
walked this earth, 1900 years ago And The
same three viii ever be held up TO tho M
icnti9n Of tue world because The Son in
lhls tamhy is Jesus Christ Jesus never ala
~ tm'ns aInlss and whcu He set before
wv M"'iu iDe model of family life Ak OK
cmpuhcd IN Him, His holy mother ami
! roster ihlhcr lie did IL Tor the rood az
w. human family aud for the elevation OF
Iue human race. Needless 1t Is to say thai
az ms time such a family model was IN
| nvto neeaeu, but. my dear brethren IL *
uiso Dadly needed at the present time. In
Tue family life grows nm the futurc rtt,
Iens OF toe State. In the FAMILY. Too Is
ioslcred inc spiritual life of the soul. tboro-
,,,V - good aud pure home menus an adj
LA az 70 ooth state and church. With a
| ~ nptner ana thtbcr you will Invariably
! unu wicked children. bad children
grow ~ to be- bad citizens npd
~, 'ilIehs wiz never be useful
70 themselves nor 10 the state: but they
WI be the men and womcu who yin
| form tue turbulent element IN soclcty
| a. a MOST miserable creature is he who goes
! through TINS world without love or rom raj
Tor the Creator thereof II God crt,ted
men ana women with no propensity for
is. o"d; ~ he created men and women VINO
,,,r,,i nape no deslre to do anything but evil
surely we wonld bitterly complain Dgninst
! me cruelty aud Wickednpss of such =,
1"u. het my brethren parents act as ii
w. the part OF the creator in bringing
ueh ana women into this world, and tGcre
HIe parents who allow their offspring to
grow up without the proper fear and know.
age OF cyl and ~ good; and in what
90 they differ from whit wc would coit
cruel god, who would send mon apd
Wg,men INTO the world pnrposely to do
The destiny OF immortal souls is left in
| - e'"al measure with the parent; So too
me destiny Of nation tx more or lose
u"Cileu IN The homes Of the citizens We
~ my dear brethren thar IN the family
NE me germs of faith, given In tho sgcrj
| ipeut or baptism. rs grpntlv dnvelonpd n
me nome NE is good For with tbe psrnpt.
~ ~ 'iolE spirit II ever ready To cooperato
| hut, unfortunately, the co-opergtiop Of tho
spirit Of God IS rejected bv had poronts
ana IN consequence the child Is allowed r.
'ull INC i"r"cs of It's being into wicked
az, man once was condemned 10
az" on the gauows for murder and theft
~ ihe last hour he was asked N he desIred
speak To- his mother. who had iust ar
itneu. Al me mention Of mother" neither
.ut sign OF JOY, sorrow nor hone seemed
I" appear In his face but on the contrary
shAdoW OF gloom was IN his verv conn
.ytu"uce, ihe guards repeated the cues
non, and the prisoner sulleplv answercd
yes. ON tho approach Of The notbor bo
IOrled towards her aud said: ~ am goinc
~ uI' cfiminhls dc8th-the prnnItv al
J,ir '"h'a We. Ny dying word Is my
/ NluE ours" en- your head for the bpd traiu.
'"s You CAV" me IN my bcyhcod dave
I,,,,,t 'l wv parting may have been th4
t pr t'at ny OF . new ltfe and better NJ
XXI 'n1t poor mother. for no doubt tho ron
IiI' result ot wickedpess was brought
, h,u' 10 9er very vvidlN W the death of
f." +p"- Uut reform We're accomplishe,
. !u u'r, now dcaily WAS 1t bought Per
< unps IN" came poor mother had had hg,
l"rrn's Wicked fntbers and mothers Inv,
{ r.cr been 70 this world and. uufortunatelv
''"t WI 10. And H. is hy these had OK
hpPle2 many are Influenced aud liable I,
u yr iei "siray' but remember, my dear
j hr',hrcn. Jesus Christ has set an cyampl
/ n" r"unteract this evil lie had a virtunu
u"iner o plous and sHlutly foster fnthor
r. And he, the gospel tells MS, was an obcdien
g, son. ne purity. the glory and the grclf
. ness " the family NE are set forth thorc
'n His example s for mans benefit an,
, non must study IT, aud follow u II H.,
T. To the home the child may often cnrr
no" bad impressions resulting from the con
q TACT of bad companions. but If the home
a IS pure the child VIII at once recognz,
% In. t '.s 'Vnlpan'Gns' ppt ", "u o.
81 "'u"r Rapu' me FAMILY lifc Is impure, TIA
naH eNamp'n ana influence Of the bac
G"N.panions VIII DC foMered and encourage
tue H3llf elrcle' me home llfe shout
, re criterion OF good moral life II GOO
- lueu ana pnr" women are 70 come There
y rom, ne parents are the great lights {
p Wnru Tue chldren ioo6 up TO. The habit
n or me rather ar" little by little imitate
,r ny rue ppF. and So too VIII the girl event
. u5uV nitrate mo mother
VI mo me nepr'S If tathcrs and mother
Hod puts All that Is necessary to euabl
! Hem "a love ana cherish the welfare -
= toclr ouSpring 't9d could not place sue
u precious ncmgS aa lttle children under tn
- care or men ana women who were dc1 oi
y OF AZ love Tor their own. hut In spite o
', an mus, nov many parents are there VIII
9C' rs II they hau nelther q love nor a
. aUecuou Tor thclr children ana their chi
True il is. but sad ,odeed it is to ac