The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-04
HELENA, MONT.
lsnecial correspondence.l
Helena. Mont, March 81, 1905

| (SDGclal correspondence
| - Helena. Mont, March 81, l9US-
Editor Intermountain Catholic:
The mission which closed this week
/ was. in the words of our Right Rev.
! Bishop. the most successful ever given
| in the cathedral at Helena. It's phe-
! pOmenal success is attributed to the
vicar general and other priests OF the
cathedral parish, who paved the way
| for the mission just closed. The
| PRAYERS of the religious and their pu-
| pills and the orphans contributed IN no
small degree to the great success OF
Fathers Dougherty and Drumm, VINO.
| like the apostles, came mot in loftl-
ness of speech. nor in the persuasive
moods of human wisdom, but in the
showing forth OF the spirit and power
of good. They preached Jesus and
Him crucified,'' not like the rhetorician
nor the philosopher. but like the great
apostle of the gentiles, and in imita-
ton of their Divine Master. of whom
the people said He speaketh like one
having authority. earnestness and di-
rectness were the characteristics Of
their preaching"
GOOD ADVICE.
To the priests who were present he
gave this fatherly advice: Preach al
ways in this spirit and your admonis-
y y
where successful. Then he added:
But both the efforts OF the parish
clergy. the prayers of the children and
the sisters and the preaching of faith
ers would be of no avail without the
cooperation of our men and women.
To your attendance at the exercises
of the mission, to your prayers, your
confessions and holy commmions in
the last analysis. is due the triumph
ant success of this holy mission To
your zeal is also due in great part the
Tetur of many sinners to repentance.
but your work is not done. If the
fruits which you have gathered are to
remain, you must practice the holy
virtues Of purity and temperance,
which the missionary father empha-
sized so strongly in his sermon this
evening. Above everything else you
must make your faith practical Re
cite your morning and evening
prayers assist at the holy mass every
Sunday and every holy day and re-
ceive holy communion frequently. not
merely once year, nor even once a
mouth, but, if possible. every. Sunday.
You have been filed with good things
during this mission. II would be self
lsh to keep them to yourselves. Share
them with your non-Catholic fell citi-
zens. Christ loves them as dearly as
He loves you. He died for them as
He died for you. They are not of this
fold. but they are His sheep. Them
also He would bring that there NAV
be but one fold and one shepherd. Co
operate with Him therefore i'm bring
ing them into the true faith. Durin..
the coming week let them hear His
voice through His appointed ministers.
Let every seat in the Auditorium be
filed
The closing of the sermon at the ca
thedral was by Father Drumm. who
took for his text: BE We doors of the
word and not hearers only" He an
pealed to his congregation to preserve
the fruits of the cross and its victim.
ana II they wanted to be His followers
should avail themselves of the means
Wh1ch He bequeathed as a rich legacy
prayer, communion, attendance at
mass, and good example.
GOOD CITIZENS.
Ihe bishop points out the duties of
good Catholics as citizens. saving.
f1nally, you shall not have done
your duty to the church unless You
lischarge your duties as American |
citizens. The church teaches ne tho+
tribute must be rendered to Caesar az
well as TO God. When therefore tho
TIME comes to cast your votes mt |
islde all party affiliations and considE |
IF only men and measures. The meas
1reS winch we now have on ON. stot- |
ute books in this municiDali+v r,olS, !
-or righteousness, for TEMPERANCE fo |
'lV'c purity. Thanks to your co-o, |
7ratlon with your non-CathoJic fo11oy,
,ItLHehs' these measures are now the |
Nv luL Oh, our city Eelect to office men |
1I no VIII enforce these laws. Make |
t1eiena all we desire her to be. A citH
u CHRISTIAN homes, and educationaI
e Sas a queenly city of refinement
enu beauty city of practical faith
70 thls, and your children and vo,r
, M children will rise and cal
Your agent. Mrs, Ann Sims uho
nade many friends in Helena. left tbiS
morning for Salt Lake.
!; x x
Miss Bessie Curtin returned loo.
week from st. Paul, where She has
'een visiting friends. iia'
MT and Mrs. r. Lee McCuIIoueb ,,f
1avre are in the city, the guests of
nr. ana Mrs. G. j. Mcnamara
MISS Murphy and Miss Addie Mn.
my nave taken apartments at r.
Irandon for week or ten DAYS befo,.a
eaVlng for a two months visit 1,jtL
elatives in Missouri WI"
Mr.. and Mrs. John t. Murnbv 70
urned the first of last week from their
Vlnter home in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard r Touol,,;.
EFT on Saturday for Butte. and b a,-,,
AIKEN apartments at THE Leonard ;,
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