The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-23

tcT SllCCto thCu (iOWh VI D~ou'y,
have SUDDENLY burst into half-fullness
and they were an object of general
admiration People that went to
church, as well as those that did not,
found much to enjoy in the bright
skies, balmy air and in the unfolding
of nature. The various churches, as
well as the Sunday schools registered
a high-water mark in attendance. AT
the Sunday schools there were hints
of picnics, and committees were nam
ed to seek the most desirable places.
"Children's day" was talked of, and
the state Sunday school convention.
to be held at Kokomo was announced
At St. Michaers Catholic church
Whit-Sunday, or the feast of Penti-
cost, was celebrated and the sermon
by Rev. Father Tremmel was appro-
pirate to that day and event. The les
son read was from Acts ii, Ill, and
from Johr xiv, 1881: when the
days of the Pentecost were accom-
plished, they were all together in one
place: and suddenly there came a
sound from heaven. as of a mighty
wind coming, and it filled the whole
house where they were sitting: " I"
and they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost" And from John: But
the Paraclete. the Holy Ghost, whom
the Father will send in my name. He
will teach yon all things, and bring
all things to your mind, whatsoever
/ have said to you
The subject of the pastors sremon
to his congregation was the Holy
Spirit. The minister said in substance:
"As we see things in God, so do we
live in God The mind of man is ir-
resistibly drawn to truth, and the
mind of man is irrestibl drawn to
good There is infinite goodness in
the things of God Pure religion con-
sists in being drawn to God with the
whole mind and the whole heart;
therefore, whatever is Of good in us
is of God. 1t is only wha: God does
in US that is good and right The
truth of God is life, and the grace OF
Cod is activity. There is a divine
agency at work in US, and this divine
agency is always to do good. The
true aim of living is to become willing
instruments in the hands OF God. The
apostle Paul beautifully expressed it
in this way: / no longer live in my
self; but for me to live is Cod I'm
less God becomes the absolute master
of our minds and hearts, we cannot
do anything good. Unless the spirit
of God is with us in all we say and do,
we are simply speaking and acting n
vain. The church is the mystical
Christ The church comes closer to
Christ than it is possible for any OF
us to come When the church met
for the first time, the apostles, before
they entered upon their deliberations,
asked for the Holy Ghost to come
upon them. 1T has pleased the Holy
Ghost and us that you should receive
the divine doctrine From that first
council, to- the last council, and ev-
cry council since then, has been open
ed with prayer for the Holy Ghost
All ecclesiastical bodies follow t.
same practice. AS the church under
takes nothing without asking the as
sistance of the Holy Ghost. so we
in our individual lives should ask for
sae Holy Ghost in all that we do. We
must give an account for every word
Every word is idle that is not spoken
in the Holy Ghost, any act, any
thought, that is not prompted by the
Holy Ghost We are too often guided
by our own natural spirit. When the
diciples wanted fire called from heav
en- the savior said: 'Ye know not o
what spirit ye are This spirit i.
too much with us. Why is it that peo
pie outside the church do not see I
different spirit in its members? The,
are selfish, and sel6shness is every
where hateful. Because we are no
guided by the spirit of God, we Cath
olics look upon each other with NAL
Ice; selishness is met with selfish
ness, pride is met with PRIDE. and So
the spirit of God cannot operate il
us. God would work through us tt
the accomplishment of his desires. Th'
tool is absolutely in the hands o
the man that uses it. 1t is only il
this way that God can exercise hi
benign purpose, in us. The most po
tent enemy that confronted our Sa
vIor was the spirit of the world; am
it is the same way with the church
The spirit of the world is the love o
money-the spirit of pride, of ambi
ton. 1t is the spirit that would rul
on the overthrow of others. Catholic
are as ambitious, just as fond of show
just as anxious to shine in the eye
of men, as the people of no profession
Why do we not love God more as w
grow older? Why are we not NOR
attracted to the things of eternity a
we draw nearer the end of life3
There Is 2another tremendous OBJ
stacle that inders the church, an,
that is sin God will never, never
dwell in soul that is guilty of morta
sim He may do right in business, bu
that does not affect ais future life
His acts are dead and 1ifeless SO ia
as the next world is concerned. Th
soul must be kept clear from the tain
of sin.
"The apostles, when they had re