Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-18
A PACKED HOUSE
GREETS FATHER
SHERMAN
SCHOLARLY LECTURE BY
DISTINGUISHED PRIEST
Fact That There is a God
Proven Logically by Gifted
TheoIogian Conscience
the Highest Monitor

The spacious hall in the Immaculate
Conception school, adjoining the
church on North sixth street. Was
packed almost 10 the last seat last
night when Rev. Father Tom Sher-
man. son Of General William r. Sher-
man. arose to deliver he first Of a
series Of lectures on religious matters
which viii continue throughout the
week. The audience was q thorough
~ representative one. people Of all
creeds and no oreeds drawn by the
speakers wide reputation as a preach
er Of eioquence and power There was
Il liberal %sprinkllng ~ members Of the
%. A. X. and veterans, drawn largely
by the fact that the speaker Of the
evening was the son Of n Of the
greatest generals 81 the civil war, and
himself chaplain Of a company OF
Missouri volunteers IN the Spanish
American war. Father sherman bears
a striking resemblance TO his father.
Is tail and spare, with a g~rizzled
beard and rather piercing eyes. His
manner of address is logical and con
%pincing, at times graphic and eio.
quent. His lecture last night showed
him 10 be a man Of broad religious
ideas and at the same time Of uncom-
promising and firm conviction He Is
! deep thinker on theological matters,
fh ~ 4ANAt3 ~ ~ 80 - HAI w.
lures. He was listened TO with the
closest attention by the large audience
and there IS 10 doubt the number or
his auditors Will grow with each sue
ceeding address. The Lectures begin
zach night at ) o'clock instead Of at
1880, as enormously announced The
speaker tonight VIII talk on the ma
ture Of the soul. It's origin and des-
tiny. Persons who have difficulty in
tudarata FtHluag Y4tl0taua tangfa mr. Whn
have other stumbling blocks regard
Ing religion IN general and Christian
hy IN particular, are urged to drop
queries In the question box al Abe hall,
80 that they can be discussed by Fa
the sherman, Last night he took up
a number OF the most common ques-
lions generally ~propounded to him.
and handled them In a most interest
ing way.
In his address last night Father
sherman first proved by striking an
aiogy the fact that God does exist,
and that the all-pervadihg evidences
OF a reign OF law show most conclu-
sively that there must be = Raw
maker. He tool up one after another
the great mysteries of everyday life
The springing OF the plant from the
seed. the mysterious power which en-
ables the bird To fiy. the marvel Of the
growing plant which shoots up in de-
fiance OF gravitation The birds egg.
which matches into a new bird, n all
the miracles of life n growth. That
everything In nature, even the Whirl-
ing ef the earth $4,000 miles on its
axis daily, and millions of miles
through space. bespeak the divine
power that made them follow immut-
able laws. was driven ~convincingly
home by the speaker. He deprecated
%pHntheism. declaring that God, outside
OF an elise. " literally the Infinite and
Interchangeable. as against the finite
mind and Unite body and soul OF man
He devoted much OF his address to
the final and supreme "pontiff."
greater than all material authority,
mans conscience. which he declared
the mightiest power 60 punish or the
greatest factor In contcntment, His IT,
Illustrations OF The power OF conscience,
for Instance. as eXemplificd IN Cardi-
nal Newman. who gave up a brilliant
secular career 20 enter the church.
were most graphic and forcible There
q no resisting the flnWless and con-
priest In his discussions Of the rela-
ton OF man and his soul to his Maker,
and his lectures prove Of the greatest
Interest 90 both Catholics, nou-Catho-
lies and persons who profess no reli-
gion.
Father sherman preached an inter-
ostlng sermon a. high mass at the
Immaculate Conception church yester-
day morning He took as his text.
Matthew Kill. 3i-35.