Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-07
MISSION IS OPENED
WITH ELOQUENT
DISCOURSE
Rev, FIR. Thomas A. O'MaIIey
S, Jp Introduces Two
Weeks Exercises With Pow
erfuI Sermons,

The mission announced some time
ago to be held In the church OF the
Immaculate Conception opened au-
spiciously sunday at $3.50 o'clock,
The mission brought to Albuquerque
two Of the most distinguished and elo-
quent missionaries not only OF the
west and middle west, but Of the
country. They are men OF deep
learning, wide experience in dealing
with spiritual affairs and thoroughly
skilled in all which goes to make an
accomplished missionary, For years
FIR. j. r. Rosswinkel has been before
the country as a lecturer and fars
famed missionary. For years prior to
missionary labors, FIR. r. A. O'Mallcy
held the chair Of oratory at the great
school of learning, the st. Louis uni
versity.
At the high mass FIR. O'Malley
preached a strong practical sermon
on THE Call Of Repentance" The
dominant note in his discourse was
the great mercy of God towards the
%repentant sinner. starting with the
idea that the most encouraging, ON
soling note in the whole gamut of
human affection Is mercy. He eX-
pounded and developed 1t with all the
richness of expression, tenderness OF
feeling and glow of imagery Of which
At 10 "a 20 ~ ftAURA VI lAA hlt
Of the prodigal son was handled in
mastery style. No phase Of beauty
was CLOSED over, every item which
lends new charm to its graphic power
was clothed in rich language.
In striking contrast to the wild,
reckless living Of the prodigal the ora-
tor sketched the bruised and sorrow
ladened heart Of Magdalen. The
proud, sneering host and his guest
viewed with contempt and scorn the
scarlet creature of the street, pros
trated at the feet Of him Who claimed
to be the long promised Messiah; yet
infinite wisdom spoke higher words of
praise in regard to that %repentant
sinner than rave ever been uttered
in regard to any person save the
Blessed Virgin. Christ deemed 1t a
matter to be recorded for all time i'm
the matchless expression MANY sins
are forgiven thee, because thou hast
loved much" Love is the perfection
OF virtue and her love must have been
of a supreme character when infinite
wisdom made 1t a subject of COM
ment. If love Of such an e~Xtraordin-
airy quality was begotten in her soul,
While kneeling i'm compunction Of
heart at the feet of Christ, il was
powerfully strengthened. fortified and
confirmed when she stood in sorrows
Iowlv station at the foot Of the cross,
Win MARY IliN AibifltI anu 4 "
loved disciple, st. John. Love Is shown
in deeds. and certainly the saddest
hour Of existence must be when the
life blood is ebbing away in the paroN-
ysms Of a death agony. Yet i'm this
narrowing hour of Christ M of the
Giant hearts which gave testimony OF
highest devotion was the former crea-
ture Of the street, reclaimed by re-
pentance and now welded to a love
O"VerWeeninE and maSterful.
The Evening Sermon.
In the evening the church was
thronged with women all eager and
earnest for better things. FIR O'Mal-
ley delivered an impressive address on
"The Beatty, Value and Destiny of an
immortal Soul" Embodied in this
subject was the wholesome thought
OF purifying the soul 50 that at the
close of our earthly career, our souls
may with confidence ascend to heaven
and meet their maker. He spoke Of
the busy world and how in the
scramble for existence, the rush for
wealth and eagerness for the honors
of the world. sight was lost of the
most important factor of life, namely
the salvation of an immortal soul.
In the light of God the soul is be-
You'd value. We often rate 1t contemp-
tibly. Our keen business n in the