The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
UNIVERSAL PEACE
DESIRE OF CHRIST
Rev. Fr. Kelly breaches Inter
eSting Sermon at ST. Mary'S
Cathedral.
FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN
NEW YEARS WILL BE DAY OF
HOLY OBLIGATION.

Rev. D. Kelly, vicar general, preached
q sermon during high mass at ST. Mary
cathedral yesterday morning, In when ne
dwelt upon the universal peace which the
Savior wished to establish. tatneI hl1ly
announced at the O'Clock mass Liett Ne"
Years day would be holy day OF obi
cation. Bishop Laurence Seaman cele-
brated mass at 9 o'clock and preached On
the joys of Christmas ,. -
Bishop Seaman referred 10 the NE u
St Stephen as given in the Acts OF the
Apostles and whose feast was celebrated
Sunday. He drew a practical lesson from
his life which all should initiate LalSl'
at high mass, Rev. T. Brennan was cele-
brant The Christmas music was re
peated Father Kelly took for ms text
''GlOry to God on high, and on eartn
peace to men of good Will. He sald III
''This song Of the angels was the first
announcement of the greatest event iil
the history of the world. For 4eUO years
the human race was stoPin8 ~ Ge'i ~ n
ness The patrlarchs ana proplels vi
old prayed and sighed for the advent OF
the Messiah. Those who, separated from
the sVnagOgue knew from the udQltlOu
Of their ancestors that they We're lue 0S5
scendants OF a Iallen race anu Hee 80
something to effect a reconciliation Win
their offended duties
while the synagogue preserved the
tradition of the original fail ana looked
forward with nope for the fulIlllInenI OF
the prophecy made to our first parents in
Paradise, viz: atOnement Tor sim We
have another stress Of perverted uadl-
ton which led souls away from the
knowledge of God as represented Dy the
Gentle aDOstasy. When the time for the
fulfillment of the prophecies mad come
then it was that first ray OF true Hgnt
shOne out upon the world, and angels
sang Glory to God on high, and on earth
peace to men of good will
Peace-Christ's Mission.
1.-THE mission of Christ was to restore
peace to mankind. How does he accom-
plish this undertaking? By love and
mercy. on Calvary peace was establish
ed between man and his heavenly FaInet
During the few years Of His public lie
by word and example He strOVe TO estab-
fish peace among men, making charity
the cornerstone of the Christian edltice.
Today there is network OF peace sOcle-
ties in every civilized land, striving to es-
Uablish peace between nations. But UNI
versal peace without love. mercy and mu-
tual good will is impossible. Hence, We
hear of wars and the necessity, IN time
of peace, to prepare for future conflicts.
In proportion as individuals and nations
are moving away from Christ and the
teachings of Christianity so are they
abandoning all hope of universal peace
and mutual good will towards each other.
Let us go back III spirit to Bethle-
hem and listen To the angel addressing
the simple, guiielesS shepherds. Fear
not, for behold, 1 bring you good udlngs
or great Joy why TINS warning OnlJ
HeTOd and those who, like him, live in
sin and are forgetful Of God, have any
reason for alarm. They are children Of de-
spair. living without God or any sub
stantial. tangible hope. To pure souls
and noble minds the good things were
and ever Will be the objects of greatest
JOY, for they always and everywhere
have led man in his craving for happi-
ness to the sublime heights of the great
est and hottest hope.
1.-THE sick man when assured by his
physician that he viii soon recover, longs
Tor his visits and viii receive him with
JOY The soul that knows no happiness
or JOY during this holy season is far re-
moved from the source of real substan-
tial happiness here below, and in the
day of eternity we dare not think. much
less judge. what their hope, If they have
Rny, may bring forth. Like the shep-
herds, your fears regarding the future
should in a measure be dispelled during
the holy season because there is born
81 Savior who is full of mercy and love
and whose mission was and is to heal the
wounds of the soul and bring US nearer
10 God"