The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-07
RAIN DOES NOT
AT MISSION
Men Attend St. Antoninus
Church in Great Numbers.
Plead for knowledge.

dreds of men went to st. A~ntoninus's
Church, at South Orange avenue and
South Ninth street, where Dominican
monks, who wear white cassocks. are
giving a mission for men. Quite a large
number of men and boys over 10 years
old have gone to confession, and they
received holy communion at the 8 and 5
o'clock masses yesterday and this
morning. Four priests began hearing
confessions last night, and they will
be in The confession boxes before the
masses each morning. in the afternoon
from 3 to 5 o'clock, and at the close
Of the evening services. The mission
priests and the Very Rev. Francis A..
Gaffney, o. p, ask men to try and
make confession tonight and tomorrow
so that there may not be a great rush
of men Saturday night.
Father Wildenberg, o. p, in charge
Of the mission, gave instructions last
night and led In saying the prayers Of
the rosary. Father Stanton, o. p, who
preached the sermon. first told the men
they should get beads. a prayer book. a
scapular and a crucifix, and also get
religious books as well as religious en-
blems for their homes. He spoke in
favor of a little book, Faith Of Our
Fathers written by Cardinal Gibbons.
saying Catholic men should learn from
the book how TO clearly explain to
their non-Catholic friends the dogmas,
practises, etc, of the Catholic Church,
and could trace it's history back to
Christ and the apostles.
Suppose, men. that one of your
children asked you some points in re-
liglon they did not clearly understand
said Father Stanton, could you give
the boy DR. girl a clear explanation?
You know a child looks up to its father
for advice. believes in him, and there
fore the father should be able to an
swer the questions of the child, espe-
cially about religion, lest the child, In
later years, lose respect for the father.
"a Catholic should have religious EN-
blems and pictures In his home to i'm
press the minds of the children, for
early impressions on the mind of a
child generally last. Men, you should
read from some religious book every
night. You may say you have no time
after working all day, but you always
find time to read the newspapers. You
can afford TO give a little time to the
study of your religion for the sake of
your children, God has made you re-
spoifsible for the souls of the children
He blesses you with. Do not leave II
to the mother as an elder duty
The subject of Father S%tanton's SER
mon was 1.-THE Day of Judgment
After referring to the severe punish
ment for sins, for disobeying the com
mandments of God in the time OF
Moses, the preacher said that when
Christ came He gave the world the
divine law Of mercy, of forgiveness
with penance, in place of the rigorou!
Mosaic law. But God gave to mel
a free will, taught them how to use |
! In this world for the salvation of thel
souls, and If they wilfully d~isregarde'
His teaching, violated His commands
they must expect that as a just Go,
He would reward the faithful, loya
children and punish the disloyal, tn
disobedient, those who had mocket
and insulted Him to the enjoyment o
sinful pleasures of the world.
Men made laws for the protection o
the home. the family. of society, ant
for violations OF these human law
punishments were imposed according
to the degree of the violations. This wal
absolutely necessary forthepreservatioI
of society from anarchy, from ruin
HUI tOlE iGu6OftdblC Ifltii hftCN TIA
the God of Justice could not be ex,
pected to give the same heavenly re.
ward to those who deliberately broke
His laws as He gave to those who
obeyed the laws while they lived and
who died in His grace. Every mar
would be punished after death as he
deserved for the life he had lived on
earth, and he would be given what
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Father Stanton then spoke of The
terrors OF the day of the Judgment.
Father Stanton quoted from the
Scriptures 10 show with what fear thu
apostles regarded the terrors Of the
day of final Judgment. and also from
the result of the meditation of learned
pious and holy men who were saintet
after death. They all agreed that OF
that awful day the mercy of God fol
men would end and only His justice
prevail. And yet men were today liv'
ing in mortal SIM Father Stanton said
acting as II they did not know that al
men must die and that they must an
swer for their every act in this worlC
on the day Of final judgment. Mel
were false to wife and children, Friends
and society here, but on the day o
ina judgment all lneiT nOTTlDle StcTe
sins would be aid bare before wife
children, nelghbors and countless mil
lions of souls, and all unrepentant sin
ners would hear their final doom.
But the merciful and just God sen
His Son on earth to die in satisfaction
for original sim" said Father Stanton
"and to teach men how TO live right
and how the anger of God could b.
%appeased, how we could escape Hi
wrath on the day of final Judgment
He gave to Catholics the blessings o.
confessing their sins and making
atonement, and gave them His body
n blood in the holy communion, ant
He also gave them the great blessing
of final absolution at the hour Of death
There may be men in this churel
now who are guilty of mortal sins. i
is their duty to make peace with Goo
by going to confession and receiving
communion. There may be men in thii
parish who have not made the mis-
sion. 1t is your duty to urge them tC
come here before it is too late. 1t il
your duty to them, their families, tC
society, to God"
Though rain poured and 1t was very
dark, there was a big crowd of work.
ing men at the 3 o'clock mass this
morning. Men and women were at the
S o'clock mass.