The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

respect for the honor and solemni
!tude OF the worship we both engaged
lin. And there was always a ming
ling, more or less, IN each others
worship, especially on funeral occa'
slons. Fash came to have faith in
the other. There can be no greater
mistake than for churches to stand
entirely abstract from all others.
"Am my brothers keeper? asked
Cain, the first man born in the race.
| God made Cain feea that he was
: his brothers. keeper and he was NOR
ally and religiously his brothers
keeper. So is every man and every
church. The apostles taught that we
should not look altogether on things
of our own, but also on things of
others.
This makes US our brothers keeper.
There is in the Catholic theology,
this religious tenet, that Gods voice
is the peoples voice, and the peoples
voice is Gods voice, Mark, Gods
voice Is first, and when the people
voice Gods voice, they voice His will.
And then the people vofcing Gods
will, there is a unison of mind be-
tween God and His people that makes
them one in heart and one in purpose
and one in aim and one In spirit.
God is spirit and they that wor-
ship Him, must worship him in spirit.
This is the only worship acceptable
to God. The nenAsrs OF the Cath
ollie church pray to God to permit
them to enjoy the full benefits OF the
Plenary Indulgence.
What more could a mortal require
than to be permitted by the indulgent
heavenly Father to enjoy in its re-
pleteness and entirety all OF the
blessings vouchsafed to man by the
all loving and ever Holy Heavenly
Father, who pities his adopted earth
ly children and who are more dear
to him than the apple of the eye?
A mother may forget her child,
but God never forgets His children.
Then there is in the prayer book OF
the Catholic church, Lord Entiame
our hearts," This is the real earnest
prayer of the soul that is athirst
after God, and holy zeal; that 1t
may be jealous for God and His
Holy worship, which causes US to
love, 10 dwell in His sanctuary, and
Worship in His temple. David said
ne would rather be a door keeper in the
house of God, than to dwell IN the
;ents of iniquity. A poet has beautl-
July written: "You may sing of the
beauty of mountain and glen, of the
silvery streamlets and flowers of the
vale, but the place most delightful
his earth can afford, is the place or
devotion, the House Of the Lord:
Ever hail blessed temple, abode OF
my Lord,
will walk to thy palace with those
that l love,
And rejoice in the prospects revealed
rom above
1t is not always the church that
las the largest numerical strength,
,r in other words, the church which
has the most members in it, that is
loing the most to advance the King
ION of God, in the hearts of men. me
oattle is not always to the strong IN
numbers, when it comes to spiritual
conflict. The conflicts with Satan are
pest won, by those who are valiant
II the faith for the Lord, and are
lrmed and equipped by the Lord, and
AVE the uniform he furnishes and
he weapons he provides for all OF
lis fighting men whom the Apostles
all soldiers, for Christ, armed with
he sword of the spirit. l shall
,ut ten thousand to fight, and one
hall put to flight a thousand. We
re against spiritual wickedness and
gainst the enemy of our souls ana
he enemy of all good, who is Satan,
aith the angel. This is then the
attic man is to fight. He that over
emeth, weareth a crown. Mark, ne
hat overcometh, weareth crown
hose who overcome, weareth
rown. Those who are overcome, in
he battle that lasts for life, with
satan, lose their crowns. There will
e millions of crowns piled up In
eaven, that will never be worn, be-
ause those for whom they were
made lost in life's battles with the
worlds arch enemy, Satan. Christ
vercame in His battles with the art
I'll foe, and destroyer of men, and
Won His own crown. And shall we