The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-04-06
ELY, NEW.
GLoRIEs OF RESURRECTION
TOLD IN SERMON AND
SACRED SONG
Sacred Heart Altar Buried in Easte"
6Iossoms-The Rev. Father
Curran's Discourse.


Congregations which completely filed
every available space in Sacred Heart
Catholic church, gathered to participate
in the solemn and inspiring services
which were held there Sunday morning
in commemOratiOn of the second grand
est day in the church calendar-Easter.
The church was beautifully decorated
with palms, Easter lilies and cut flow
| ers, and the altar was so buried be-
meath the burden of blossoms and fOli-
age, the bronze and crystal candelabra
and other altar furnishings, as to en-
chant the worshippers and to inspire
in their hearts mingled feelings of ad-
miration and devotion.
Two masses were said in the church,
at both of which Rev. Father Curran
of Salt Lake officiated. The first serv-
ice was held at and the second at
1890 o'clock. At each of the services
the congregation seemed to fully alb
sorb the spirit of devotion and thank
fulness for the opportunity of COM
memorating the scrowning incident in
the events which led to the foundation
of the Christian faith.
The full choir of the church, under
the able leadership of Mrs. Frank F..
Nevin, rendered special music, adding
largely to the impressive character of
the service. This, indeed, was so well
rendered as to leave an indelible i'm
preston upon the minds of the hearers
and to increase the solemnity of the
occasion Mrs. Neyin, though suffering
from a bad cold, sang the soprano solo
with splendid effect.
Rev. Father Curran at the early
mass spoke of the great lessons Of
Easter, and the hope that it inspired in
the minds of mankind for greater life
in the hereafter than could be imag-
ined by mere man.
The speaker dwelt upon the victory of
Christ over death and the tomb. and of
the inspiration that this thought should
give to the Christian mind. This vic
tory, he said, set the seal of divinity
upon Christs mission in the world-the
foundation of his church.
Father Curran eXhorted his hearers
with deep feeling to let the spirit of
Christ permeate their souls and fill
their beings; he urged them to bury
t lNeir sins in confession and to resurrect
= OLIVES, greater lives and cleaner
krom that grave.
\ ~ hope of life eternal, of an unend-
lure in which they would reap
Mney had sown, either in reward
eaIEpf reward, should be an inspira-
r1JEfhe faithful to keep close to
AAA0fd to his church.
high mass at 1890 o'clock Fa-
tran spoke of the seven sacra-
tc.f of the church, dwelling on each,
iSSrsiEnificance, and the benefits that
folloT their observance. The topics in
their order are baptism, which the
speaker said was necessary to saliva
ton; confirmation. the next step in the
life of the Catholic, and which binds
him TO the church; penance that right
given to the church by the Bible to
bind and release on earth that which
is hound and released in heaven: the
eucharist, or holy communion, in obedi-
ence to the command given by Christ
to partake of his blood and his flesh
in commemoration of his crucifixion:
the ordinance of the Only orders. in
which the work of the church estab-
lished by Christ is perpetuated: ex-
treme JUNCTION, or prayers for the dying;
and the sacrament of matrimony. in
which he spoke of the solemnity of the
marriage vow and the aversion of the
Catholic church to divorce.
At this service Father Curran also
dwelt upon the crucifixion and it's inf1u-
ence on W. rid history and upon the
lives and souls of men. He exhorted
his hearers to believe in all the teach
ings of the Bible as Gods word. or to
accept the Bible merely as a splendid
contribution to the literature of the
world. Acceptance of the Bible is ac-
ceptance of all it's ordinances, sacra-
ments and teachings.
Father Curran, who will remain in
Ely until recalled to Salt Lake by Bish-
op Scarkan of the Salt Lake diocese.
expressed himself as delighted with the
interest taken by the Ely Catholics in
their church work.
The ladies o. &C committee that was
in charge of u. altar decorations ex-
pressed their thanks to the friends who
had assisted them in preparing for the
services, particularly Miss Nora GIea-
son of Salt Lake, who sent to them at
Miss Ellen Hayes request the floral
decoration which were used with such
excellent effect.-White Pine News.