The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-26
CATHOLICS ATTEND
CATHEDRAL MASSES
Two Strong Sermons Appropri-
ate to Thanksgiving Day Fea-
lures Of Services.
S0L0ISTS AND CHILDREN
SING INSPIRING MUSIC
Selection From Hadyn'S "Te
Deum' Rendered in Highly
Creditablc Manner.

Two masses wcro said at ST. Mary :
/ Catholic cathedral Thursday in obsorv-
aucc of Thanksgiving day The first
mass was az ; O'Clock, with The Rev.
! Father Michael Curran as celcbraDt.
| Father Curran also delivered tho ser
mon. Father Curran's remarks were
brief, but heir hricfncs. dctrscted not
a whit from their strength. ht the
| . clock mass. the Rev Father D..
| Kicly offciatcd. Hc also delivered the
/ sermon.
At this mass music was supplied by
| the Misses Lille Whelan. Mildred tud-
| dv. Gcncyioyc Brooks and Florence
| O'NeiL About twenty OF the little
| members Of St. Cecilia choir were pres
| cpt and sang in their usual praise
worthy manner. The chief feature OF
| the music was Holy God, from
! Hadvn's "Tc Dcum.' " Hear Thy
! Children was also sung
Instinct Of Gratitude.
In his sermon Father KicIy spoke
! from the text: d" Bcncdictlou and glory
aud wisdom and thanksgiving. honor
and power and strength Ia our God
forever and ever. Amen. KEY.
vii. -.
He said in part:
Before time began OF man was crc-
atcd. this was tho angels prayer ucior"
tho throne Of Cod. Thanksgiving daN
means 2 day set apart whom all should
ATTEND church. and On the secrets OF
their hearts acknowledge sud confess
With juy the hcucuts which their Father
iu Heaven hostows either urou thoW-
selves OF others. ''Rc nothing SOlirttouS,
said ~aiu; Paul 90 the Philippians. but
iu everything by prayer and suppl'a-
lion. with Thanksgiving, lot your PRAYER
and petitions he mad" known L" COD,
When friend haEtoNs q favor. GTau-
tuGc demands thanks. So unW"rSHiE
Impressed iG human natur" with TINS
idcp that one who rails 10 appreciate
;.vors Is looked upon with contempt and
ostracisod hv society Even the dunn
brute Will acknowledge tho kindness II
receives This proves that the Instinct
ls universal Il" God alone, nankind is
Indebted ior al n possesses. What
have YOU that YOU did not possess asks
- Paul "and II YOU received why boast
a. " YOU received u"iH
since lSS"-for nearly half century
tho chief executive NJ the nation has
been sending 2 message 10. all citizens
80 return thanks 90 our Father In li'av-
on for The blessings he III hts oounIy
-spiritual aud temporal. Spiritual
blessings known only ro those who
~cryc cod. mean peace and happiness.
When on" enjoys a p"sc"ahic conscience
ID means thst he Is at peace with God
and his fellow man, II means that Nir-
tuouS NE has h""n his guiding star
through thorpv pathway of lio. For
this We should he thankful 10 God, who
sivc- trc grace 10 he honest. upright
and faithful citizens
temporal blessings consist IN houn-
tcous harvcsts. our F'rply IS greater
than our demand. and fnr this reason
should every loyal and patriotic citizen.
I'm obedience 10 tho wishes oi IN" ruler
oG this great public, today ho crate
fui and return thanks tor God houn-
.F,f1H Ff-f
God II Dispenser
\ nation ihsu denies and forEets
God cannot last. Unfortunately. that
very prosperity which Is showcrcd upon
tho nation makes many forget God, the
"uISpcngcr nf All Good Things
For the last ton days wc have been
reading tho pjtcous appeals sent 4"
heaven for the ontomb"d miners At
Cherry. NJ; how all We're awakened 10
a sousc OF tG"ir dependence on God.
Those who escaped from tho Jaws Of
death toll how they prayed. sang hymns
wrote letters 10 their loved ones telling
that their only consola'ion was in tn"
hope of meeting thcm IN heaven. ~
an tho crcNsoIuc stories told hy tines"
dying heroes. iIith in God and crsiiiud"
10 him were SuprNmcly manifest, II
was their only source of happiness. 'Su-
porstitiou." say unbolicv"rs: but super
stitiou thPt cslms tho soul ot tho dy-
ing husband and father, that enables him
TO endure without muGmur tho uanEs nj
hunger and an unsiak"d thirst. - better
and preferable To- IN" anguish d"spnu-
dcuccy and hopclcssncss of the unhc-
licVcU.
For those who lost husband. father
or brother. "ur derp"U sympathy
should go out today. What a chCcrl"ss
lad and sorrowtul Thanksgiving day ia
theirs, For thos" who survived rho
poisonous gases. hunger and thirst. are
This dsy with their families. We should
return thanks To God. aud. like tho an
gels. cry out: "Bcncdicticn and glory
and wisdom and thanksgiving. honor
aud power and strength 10 our God for
! ever and ever. Amen