The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-22


worship that federation and l attended
yesterday morning The Cathedral is To-
Gated on Cathedral square. is named In
honor OF st. Peter and ST. Paul. and was
built By the late Bishop Hendricken. 1t
is a worthy monument to the untiring
labors Of that beloved prelate and sub
stantial ornament TO the city OF Provi-
dence.
The magnihcence Of the interior is al
most beyond description. the windows all
marking the different periods Of the world
as related in the Scriptures by brilliant
colors in glass, and the great circular
window towards the east over the altar
portrays the life of our Saviour from His
birth to His ascension. In figures as
natural as life.
High mass was celebrated. and Bishop
Harkins was present, assisted by three
priests and the 80 or more altar boys. all
dressed In black and white, together with
20 more in the boys choir, made the cere-
mony most impressive.
When / heard the voices OF those boys
Il made me think OF what our Saviour
said about the children, For of such Is
the Kingdom of Heaven" The choir In
the rear of the church way up In the
gallery sang the responses beautifully,
the organ doing its part in hllinS ihe
Cathedral with rich music.
When ] turned TO federation IL ask
him a question | didn't do II. for he sot
there with his mouth haf open, SO rapt
UP In all that he could see aud near, L
didn't have the courage 10 break In upon
| his enjoyment.
Pretty soon the Rev. Peter ]. Malone
went UP into the place where they do the
| preaching. and announced as his topic TOT
! the morning discourse Our Saviour
| foundations" With a clear voice that
could be heard i'm all parts of this great
| house OF worship, he preached a inhs'
appropriate sermon for the first sunday
| in Lent. He said in part:
"Of all the many things happening IN
connection with our Saviour, nothing is
so strange as that which we read from
| today's gospel
sIt was strange 10 see Him In the DIFF
| ferent stages of His life on many occa-
sions and under varying circumstances.
Strange TO see Him going about amone
men. stopping with those of the mos
lowly condition. with no place to lay Ills
head. -,
strange TO see Him brought before III
! late TO answer false charges
"Strange TO see Him as Boy con-
founding the wise men by His wisdom
and all the way along there are incidents
that are unaccountable TO the ordinary
mind
And vet there is something that re-
comedies us to all this strangeness, some
| thing In the Babe OF Refinement sorne'
thing I'm His life as the years rolled oS
that satisfies us that great and good re-
sults we're the outcome of His service
here below.
'That the God of Heaven and eartil
should be tempted by the evil one Is hard
for us 10 understand and believe. 1et we
must try 10 understand and be content 70
take the record as II stands.
Temptation is the one thing aoove Al
others I'm our lives that all try TO moe
from our fellow man. man may ne
proud OF his poverty because that may
mean integrity and honor hut no man
wants 10 stand before his fellows as one
who easily gives way 10 temptation, OF
TO even admit that a given condition rs q
source OF temptation 10 him, or that y
thought OF being dishonest ever entered
his mind lie would not have his neighbor
for once believe that he ever wanted "a
do that which was not right.
1T Is this impulse that brings us nearer
20 the heart OF the Master: that helps US
to Withstand temptation and become noble
men And that which prompts and fos-
ters this impulse in man Is the knowledge
OF our Lords victories over evil while suf-
fering under sore temptations.
The more noble our natures the better
We become. The more degrading our lives
the more we continue 20 grow bad
1T was impossible for our Lord TO yield
10 temptation But there lie Is subjected
10 those allurements at time when His
body was nearly starved from His forty
days fast. what temptation 10 be re-
minded that He could make bread OF the
stones az HIS feet And then. while his
body was crying for food. as every natur-
/ al body must under such circumstances.
/ He emphasized those words that shall
/ live forever. when lie replied
Man shall not live by bread alone hut
/ by every word that proceedeth out OF the
/ mouth Of God"
Although our Saviour had often shoEa
how He was favored OF God by the mTa-
cles that he performed. lie never display
ed that favor by any promptings OF the
/ devil
what an example for us today 60 not
fall down and worship satan. Yet with
Christ's example constantly before us.
how many there are that turn away and
yield 20 the temptations of the evil onel
The Lord God shalt thou adore. and