The Newtown bee., 1905-06-09
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
NOTES FROr1 ST ROSES.

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN
 NOTES FRon ST ROSES. GOOD AUDIENCES ATTEND THE MISSION SERVICES.
 The Mission at St Rose $ church un-
 der the auspices of the Connecticut Apostolate, which began with the
 Sunday services, and continuing each
 weekday night, has been largely at
 tended. Rev Father McClean, the superior, has been in charge, assisted
 by Father Dolan. On Sunday morning
 the sub ject was ''Zeal for Souls," the
 text being ''I am the Good Shepherd. " The speaker referred to the zeal Christ showed for the souls of mankind, and said we also should labor for the Salva-
 tion of our brethren like Our Lord Himself. Sunday evening the subject was "The Divinity of Christi First is the testimony of Christ himself, that he was perfectly sinless; the tes- his mighty works, the miracles he wrought; then the testimony which he gives, himself, when he calls him. self the "Son of God"
 Monday night, Father Dolan spoke on the subject of "Indulgences. :" Christ gave to the church the power of binding and lOOSing, and all this Our Lord gained for us in the Passions. IndulgenceS does not mean licentious- ness. IndUlgenceS does not mean li- cenSe to sin because it preSupposes absolute freedom from sin. In order to obtain forgiveness of sin in the church it is necessary to show a strong and earnest disposition to avoid sin in 4 T-l of being license to sin, is help against future sin according to the Catholic teaching.
 Tuesday night, Father Mclean spoke in an interesting way on '"The Pope and His Infallibility." In the Old Testament we find shadow of the new. In the old dispensation there were Levites and priests and above the Great High Priest. In the new dispensation there should be one supreme authority. From the testi- mony of Our Lord we find He treated St Peter as a leader, gave him the commission to strengthen the breth- ren, gave him the keys of authority. Then comes the testimony of history. After Christ had risen from the dead leadership of Peter. To-day, his suc-- cessor, the Bishop of Rome, is acknow- 'ledged as supreme leader in the Catholic church. And when he speaks on matters pertaining to faith his word is always considered the infalli- ble truth. By infallibility we do not mean the Pope cannot sin, for he can sin if he so wishes. Nor does it mean that he knows everything in science or letters. It is not personal gift. It is only gift bestowed on him in fultillment of his divine office as su- preme leader of the Catholic church. Infallibility is not strange thing, either, for we find in order to conserve of men are chosen and vested with the fullest authority to interpret the law. What is claimed for the infallibility of the Pope is that he is guided by the promise Our Lord made to St Peter, that his faith shall not fail.
 The lecture, Wednesday night, was on ''The confession of sinS," in the Cathollc church. Father Dolan was the speaker. He showed in the first place, that the sacrament of confession or penance is of divine design, using the words of Our Lord to His apostles: "Whose sins ye shall forgive, they are forgiven; whose sins ye shall retain, they are retained" History fails to SGdUe any parGlCuldr Glme Wnen GnlS was introduced by man as some claim. History always mentions the leaders of any innovation into Christian doctrine, and certainly it's failure to mention anything about the time or the persons who introduced confession is strong argument that it dates back to Apostolic times and is certainly of divine origin. The lec- turer dwelt particularly on the mode of onfession, showing to conclusion how the secrecy of confession has al- ways been cared for and showing also it's great moral benefit in the world. Owing to the weather the questions placed in the box were answered on Thursday night.
 The subject of Sunday nights ad dress will be, "Why I am Catholic," Father Mclean being the lecturer. There will be masses at and Il a. m., as usual. Other subjects treated are "Purgatory, 1.-The Real Presence" and 1.-The Blessed Virgin.''
 On Monday morning at g o'clock, there was a months mind mass for the late Edward Egan.