The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-03
OGDEN NOTES.
LARGEST CLASS ON RECORD.
Right Rev. Bishop Seaman Admin
listers Confirmation at ST. Josephs
Church,

listers Confirmation at st. Joseph
Church.
Fitting it was that the month o
May which was rendered sacred to ST
many by our Blessed Lords first visit
to their pure young souls; should alsC
seal the graces received by enduring
them with power from on high" tc
equip and fortify them for the spiri
tual combat of life. 1t was with deer
qualification that Right Reverend
Bishop Scanlan impaired the sacra-
ment of strengthening grace to the
largest class he had yet confirmed and
| deeply imposing were the solemn cere-
| monies.
When Reverend Father Cushnahan
had finished the Holy Sacrifice, Right
Reverend Bishop Seaman assembled the
altar and in his own forcible style adj
, dressed those present Long shall his
words ring not only in the hearts of
| those awaiting Strengthening grace at
his hands, but also in those of every
earnest listener in the hushed congre-
cation. The bishop opened his sermon
by reading the epistle for Sunday
which he said was peculiarly appro-
pirate to the occasion; and as his deep
voice gave utterance to the words of
Divine Wisdom, BE We doors of the
selves" every one present instinctively
felt that he was merely formulating
the principle by which his own life has
been ruled until he stands forth as an
embodiment of the spiritual action. the
epistle enfOrceS.
With all the elOquence that springs
from conviction, the bishop set forth
the sublime beauty underlying the
words of st. James, dwelling largely on
the selt-deception of any one who
deems himself religious yet brides not
his tongue. and eXtolling in I'M
measured terms the glory of charity
which is the fulfilment of the law. Re
hgion must be clean from top to bot
tom, so that no one either within or
without the fold may be scandalized
Tor we are bound to edify those within
as well as those without. We have
TO sustain high standard of morality
or our own well go back on us.
GOD does not wish his creatures to
surfer The evils we see around us
are the work of sin. Orphan asylums.
work houses, reform schools are the
eHectS of sin, and we are bound to
help the fatherless ones and to assist
the erring. The more civilization thew
nave the more deserving are they of
our sympthy.
we must be real and sincere with
no hypocrisy in the heart, but clean
pe1ore God as well as man. then will
charity abide in our hearts.
In clear cut logic the bishop showed
now the spirit of the age is opposed to
the spirit of Christ, and how we all
people, priests and bishops have de-
parted from that divine spirit, and
now by return to it will we have a
reilglon clean and undefled before Cod
ana the Father and keep ourselves I'M
spotted from the world. A religion
Cream and undefiled cannot be resisted.
.he world must yield to its force. This
IS the religion with which the apostles
went forth to do their work. This is |
'he religion that will convert nations.
Fuil of responsiveness. power and |
JUNCTION were the words of the Rigbt |
reverend Bishop, and deeply did he |
IN IN the hearts of all the force |
of noble, sublime, God-like action,
Inc bishop gave expression to the |
Joy he felt at the large number
who had that morning en- |
.olled themselves as soldiers of Christ
ne said that anyone who twentv-five
years before would have prophesied
such future for Ogden's Catbolicitv
"ouio nave been a daring prophet
out that it is evident that Gods HES
'mg rests on the congregation or II
;ould not bring forth such fruits
reverend Hugh Cummiskey. the
,iear general of Wyoming. assisted
reverend Father Cushnahan in wait-
ng on the bishop