Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

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exhaust themselves in homilies on the sore
of pauperism; they speak eloquently and
touchingly of the privations OF the poor,
but they. do not come in. contact with them.
They Will succor them on condition that
they will not offend responsibility by the
sight Of, their sores and their rags. This
IL nothing but the humiliating salary paid
to hunger in order to soothe Its anger and
lull its fury to sleep. His was different
school of beneficence, because II was
founded on religious motives that make the
poor the representatives of Jesus Christ
His benehcence was largely exercised in
promoting the educational work Of the
Society Of Jesus. And here / acknowledge
the magnitude of the debt AS he looked
on himself as the steward of God. so he
looked upon us as the trustees of man
kind. What he gave he gave in the name
of God what we received we accepted as
a trust for humanity. in the name and
for the benefit Of the unborn generations
osity He knew full we'll that though I
have given the best years of my life to the
to- pP he removed tomorrow to another feid Of
labor, I would carry away. with me OF
his benefactions not as much as could be
would adhere to my hands. what he gave
and left Is sacred to the cause Of hu-
manity, and this is likewise the condition
dition OF the Sisters who administer the
Memorial hospital, as well as the Poor
Clares.
Wealth of Love I'm Return.
What could we give him in return?
he had them and we had not. What did
we give him? We gave him the wealth
true tr our affenton wbieh bo e neVer doUbtsd and
never undervalued. We gave him, what
Saints Peter and John gave the blind man
an as bs sey go nsaT have shf
none. but what l have / give unto thee.
Not the gifts of nature, but the gifts Of
eeive from ON" us 200 masses. three from.
every one of our Jesuit priests throughout
the world, prayers and holy communious
Company Of Jesus" Wherever our re-
ligious brethren abide, whether under a
sky Of ice or sun of fire, each one ofers
Europe they will OFFER IL &c in America, In
Asia as In Oeeanica. Our brethren ex
PEELED from the soil of France, driven forth
from home and country, cast on distant
shores, will forget their wrongs while they
offer up the holy sacrifice for a benefactor
IN a 5ee end Sa coas Of sou shes never or
South America, under the spreading
branches of a giant tree, in the heart OF
every shore he the society q Jesus. follow
ing the worldwide empire of the church,
WIFI remember its benefactor and lisp the
unaccustomed name of Creighton. Begin
ming here, the spiritual outpouring will
follow the path of civilization, and within
a few weeks OF months the duty win be
fulfilled by many; but so remote are some
of our exile brothers from civilization that
more than a year viii elapse before the
news can be carried TO them. Perhaps on
the anniversary of this day belated mes
sage will find its way to the frozen north
and In obedience TO the order Of our gem
eral. the brethren in arctic Alaska will
gather around their rude affairs to offer
up some holy sacrifice. the same holy
communion, and the same prayers for this
benefactor of mankind whose name they
never heard before. Wac will say that
the prayers of such men, who are bearing
the burden and heat Of the day, sacrificing
everything dear 10 the human heart IN
quest OF souls In heather lands. and
among savage tribes, win not be heard in
behalf of the dead before the throne OF
God3
Heritage of Undying Faith.
What a magnificent vista OF spiritual
realities! What a grand heritage OF i'm
perishable faith this thought offers TO the
mind! How the Catholic heart glows and
throbs at the thought that his church, the
Mother Church OF the World, alone retains
that one great central act OF divine wor-
ship. sacrifice. Fed on such themes, our
no limit OF time OF place or space; we
converse with eternity. In every place the
Society of Jesus pours out Its heart 10 one
who gave his heart 70 Il; he has not passed
beyond the reach Of our prayers and our
And in his name ask your prayers also.
that n he need your suffragea he may be
helped by them. He was generous. let US
be generous too. Holy church takes u
for granted that her children are impertset.
high their thoughts and pure their inten-
lions. the leavsn Of human frailty still