The Newtown bee., 1909-08-06
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 '" ST ROSES GOLDEN JUBILEE.
 tf Services in Honor of the 50th Anni- versary of the Founding of St
 Roses Church. ,

the 50th anniversary of the organi-
 zation of St Roses parish was form ally celebrated, Sunday. The church
 was crowded at the two masses in the
 morning and at the vesper service in
 the evening. The Golden Jubilee
 celebration began formally with the 10 o'clock mass, at which Rev T. B.
 Smith of Sharon, a former curate at
 St Roses, was celebrant, Rev Father Connors, deacon, Rev Father Lynch, sub deacon, and Rev Charles McEl- roy of Bridgeport master of cere- monies. The interior walls of the auditorium have been handsomely Iredecorated by New York artist, t1e cr urch certainly never presented finer appearance. The altar, which had been decorated by local artist, Arthur Moore, was also adorned with cut flowers, arranged by the Sisters of Mercy The preacher of the morn ling was Rev Father Fiddis of Ale Fgany College, who gave an eloquent discourse.!n oE1E f:11@e. 545 10 w4 F At the solerm vespers in the even- ling the church was again crowded,
 included in the audience being Rev o. o. Wright ,}of St Johns church,
 Rev Alexander Steele, pastor of the
 Congregational church, and large numbers from '' the Protestant
 churches of the town The speaker | of, the evening was Rev Father Fi- | deli who gave an eloquent dis course from the text, Suffer the lit Etle, ones to come unto me, for of such lis the Kingdom of Heaven" Father | Fidellis. said in part: Our Divine Saviour in this instance was talking to the apostles and the people. who in their, eagerness to hear had crowd led the little children out. a The saviour's wonderful eye was ever upon, the children and he turned to them and spoke the words of the text. In our @aay there are people who seem to tnink children are not of value, in the eyes of, God. 's The parents of some children are. watch ful fo. anvt hi, 2 that will bring them
 forward in the eyes of the neighbors and the world. It is a mistake not to look after the spiritual welfare of the children. Wealth, riches and fame are nothing in comparison to the value fofl the gdhild's soul which is dear to Almighty God. The physi-
 , S,n is well attended to, but the spiritual life is forgotten. Why? Be- cause the spiritual life in many grown people is languishing. There are many who claim that they can be moral without being religious
 Morality without religion is an i'm possibility. Where there is no re- ligious impulse there is nothing that
 will keep men from going astray.
 When we fail to find morality in the grown people how can we expect to find it in the children. There can be no religion after the idea of man, for man himself is not of the super natural order. Religion to be super natural must come from God. AL mighty God has instituted a re- ligion, which by the grace of God will last to the end of the world. Parents who neglect the religious training of their children are imitat- ing those. people in the Saviours time. who crowded the children out.
 Why is it we find so many Catholic parents neglecting to send their children to Catholic schools? This is extinguishing the lamp of faith in
 the children. God has not given you these children. to do with them as you like. He has appointed you their guardian and expects you will return them to Him. What nation is depends, upon, the people. If the people are '1aw-abldihg then is the nation good. Tear away religion from the people and you have no morality. If we are to be good citi- zens we must buckle on the armor Of faith, we must be sturdy soldiers of Jesus Christ. In training the chil- dren we must remember that there is nothing so precious as the service of God, and that our time in this vale of tears is comparatively short.
 The papal benediction was given by the pastor of St Roses, Rev Pat rick Fox, after which followed the Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, conducted, by Rev T. B. smith. Fathers Fox ana, Conners as sisting at the altar. The perfect weather, the large attendance at the Masses, and the impressive cere- monies of the uay made it an occa- sion long to be remembered by the parishioners of St Roses.
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