The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-10
MANY HEARD
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GOOD SERMONS
Large Congregations Gath
er at St. Michael's to
Hear Passionists.

Rev. Fathers Isadore and Alexander
from the Pass1cnist Retreat at ST.
Louis, opened a mission at St. Mich
ael's church Sunday morning and at
both services large congregations
were present and heard the excellent
sermons. Last night another large
congregation was present and listened
with interest to what the Passionist
Fathers said
Sunday Night Sermon.
Sunday night Fathar Isadore deliver
er very strong sermon, when he said
in part:
There is one point | would have
you distinctly understanding is,
that there is a wide and distinct diff
ference between religious opinions and
faith. Your faith must be firm and
unwavering no matter what your opin
ions are You may think that the
moon is made of green cheese If you
will, but that does not change the
fact that it is made of sound terra
tirma the same almost as this earth of
ours. Our faith should be firm and
stable regardless of the dictates of
our differing and wavering opinions
upon which no dependence can be
placed. Man has a soul We ali know,
still we have never seen the same. We
may have what opinion of the soul
We wish to have, but nevertheless
it exists. No surgeon, no matter
how skillful he may be, can probe tn
body and come to the soul, but in de-
fiance of all his scientific endeavors
the spirit is still in the man.
80 with the Infidels that believe
that there is no God. They believe
that the mind is capable of contain
ing an idea but they never saw it.
But they acknowledge that this all
important afiliation of the spiritual
world does exist. But the man has
never lived who could probe the head
of another and find the idea lodged
therein.
For the man that is tempest
tossed on the wide, rough ocean of
religious doubt there is a great deal
Of compassion in my heart. l would
hardly blame him If he would give
up the fight and say that there was
no such thing as religion. That the
whole thing was huge humbug.
Christ was not a philosopher. He
knew the whole truth and had not to
probe in his mind for fine-spunn
theories. He was pre-eminently an
organizer. He never wrote single
line of doctrine. He lived and preach
ed as his Heavenly Father had sent
him. Give Christ as much credit as
you give to George Washington, Tom
jefferson and others.
I'VE have, in our day set Of phil
osopherS who dispute with the old
SageS of Greece and Rome. The men
of old Rome and Greece bothered
their heads about the existence of
man. They said Here we are We are
n fpor1 nd
what shall be our future After some
elaboration they decided that they
came down from the eternal Gods.
Now the last century has produced
some fine philosophers that say. You
old fogies are off entirely. We de-
seconded from the apes and monkles.
Now which are we to believe. The
church of God has the eternal truth
if God in its keeping, and as fulfill
ed its sworn mission for nearly 1000
years-that of preserving the faith
intact and distributing unto all ages.
Last Nights Sermon.
Fathers Isadore and Alexander
spoke Monday night on Confession
and the value of a mans soul. Father
Isadore outlined the great fallacy of
the age, namely the propensity oil
gain in the people of the time has
completely offset the desire to save
ones soul He spoke also on the use
of clean soul in the every day walk
of like. He said that the animation
of the youth was the consciousness
of a clean mind and soul; that the
whole inspiration of this life was
caused from the soul, and should ac-
cordingly treat 1t.
Father Alexander said in short that
the confessional of the Catholic was
the main thing for him who aspired |
for the fullest of the religious bene-
fits coming from his doctrine. The |
Great God above us knows our faults
and has consideration for US accord
ingly. When he approach the comics |
sional it should be with the fullestl
regard for the sacrament which we
are about to receive II we do not
know exactly the number of times we
have sinned We should remember to
do the best we can
Hour of Services.
For the next two weeks the SER
vices at st. Michael's> will be as fol- /
lows: Mass at $50, followed by a /
short sermon on Christian virtue.
Second mass at S:30, followed by
short sermon on Christian duty. The
discourse will last about half an hour.
The children's mission every after
noon will be followed by a short dis
course on the duties of the young
christian
The principal services will take
ulace in the evening at 1880. The
exercises will consist of the blessed
sacrament. These services will al
WAYS be followed by an interesting
discussion of the leading topics of
thought in the religious world as tneyl
relate to the Catholic church. Modernf
science and it's relation to the. doc
trines as taught by the church of
pon,e will he fhreshed out sE n