The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-01
MEN CROWD To
HEAR THE EARLY
MISSION MASSES
Even the Vestibule of the Cathe-
draI Chapel Is Packed by
Devout Throng.
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY
THE REV. FATHER DOLAN
Impressive Scene Long Before
Daybreak for the Toilers in
Factory and Store.

Every pew in the body. the CALLER
les and the chapel of st. Patrick's Ca
thedral was filled by men at s a. m
today before the Rev. Father James O
Dolan, one of the priests Of the AMOS
tolate of Connecticut, began the first
mas of the weeks mission for men of
the cathedral parish. So manv were
standing in the vestibule that few of
them could kneel for the solemn sery-
Ice Of the elevation, and the others
stood with heads bowed In reverence
until after the n of the communion.
rather Dolan CAV the instruction and
the men started for home at 7:45 10 get
breakfast and go to the factories. shops
or stores In which they are employed.
for nearly all at the mass were work
ingmen. They had to arise from bed
and dress at 1880 o'clock, or before. 10
get to the cathedral In time for the
mass.
The Rev. Isaac P. Whelan. rector of
the cathedral, said the 8 o'clock mass.
and at Its close the Rev. Father Dolan
gave instruction on Determination of
Conscience" He said that such an ex-
animation was a work of moral book
keeping, to strike a balance and ascer-
tain how we stand with God when we
go to confession to give an accoun,
of our stewardship, how many times
we have sinned. how often we were
guilty of a particular sin, how long
since we made our last confession and
whether dissolution was given and we
received communion and did the pen
ance imposed. 1t was like a business
man examining his books at the end Of
the year to learn how much there was
on the credit side and also on the debtor
side to be paid at the settlement of dues
or to be credited there as a profit.
Lead Better Lives.
And SO at the mission men should
first make an examination of their con-
science, n when they ascertain Just
how their account with God stands go
to confession and render unto God all
that Is His due and receive His pardon
and dissolution, clearing the debt. Then
there SHOULD be a firm resolve to lead a
good Christian life in the future by not
missing mass on a Sunday, or the sac
rament of the Church of Christ, to
which He gave authority to teach all
things He taught while On earth to His
apostles and preached by them and
their successors, the ordained priests of
His church ever since.
The Rev. James @. Dolan opened the
service last night with an instruction
on the rosary. standing at the episcopal
throne at the gospel side of the main
altar, on which were lighted tapers and
tall palms, with clusters of white lilies
in front of the palms.
He advised the men to 60 home
n say the rosary with their families
n ask for grace to attend the mis-
sionary services every morning and
night, make a good confession, re-
ceive the Holy Eucharist at the altar,
do penance and lead better lives
henceforth. He then led in the recita-
ton of the rosary, the men repeating
the last half of each of five. Our
Fathers and ten Hail Marys after each
of the ten Hail Marys the priest aid
for each of the Five Sorrowful Mys-
teries.
TIT Rev. francis E. May preached
the mission sermon, his subject being
Salvation" His text, was: What shall
it profit a man if he gain the whole
world and suffer the loss of his i'm
mortal soul?" Tic said, in part:
I'VE are all creatures of Almighty
God, being composed of a mortal body
and an immortal soul By the separa-
ton of the soul from the body we die.
But the SOU lives eternally, whether
in heaven or in hell, after being judged
by the merciful but just God, who will
reward the souls of those who were
faithful to Him, and will punish all
who were disobedient and defied Him
at the time of death. Try as we may
we cannot, save the mortal body from
the inevitable end, which is death"
The Rev. Edward Downes, leader of
tie mission band, conducted the serv-
ices at the closing of the women's mis-
sion yesterday afternoon. He led in
the rosary and preached a mission SER
mon on perseverance," After COM
mending the women for their regular
attendance at the 5 o'clock mission
mass each morning, even on rainy
days, Father Downes said that not
only had an average of 1,400 been at
every 5 o'clock mass. but more tina
that number were at each evening
service, and more than 1880 women
n girls went to confession and re-
ceived communion. He then counseled
them to persevere in the good spiritual
condition they are now In, have the
rosary said at home every night, never
miss the sacrifice of the mass when
able to go to church and to frequently
go to the sacraments.