The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-07
LIFE Of CHRIST A
FITTING EXAMPLE
Rev. Fr. Kelly Tells of Masters
Great Love for Suffer-
ing Humanity.
SERVICES AT ST. MARY'S
FATHER RYAN PREACHED AT
THE II O'CLOCK MASS.
SERVICES AT ST. MARY'S

nc carry masses at ana y O'CLOCK
at 81. Mary's cathedral were conduct
ed yesterday by Rev. W. X Ryan,
VINO preached at the 8 o'clock mass on
Christ's great love for the poor. Rev.
M. curran conducted the services at
81. Patrick's. The high mass was cell
eorated by Father Kelly who also con-
Quoted the vesper services and
preached from the gospel read the
fourth Sunday of Lent.
The story told in the gospel read, of
the multiplication of the loaves and
hshes, teaches two consoling lessons,
namely. the divinity of Christ. and His
love and mercy for suffering humanity.
His teachings and example had so
endeared Him TO the common people
that regardless of their wants or the
means of appeasing their hunger. they
followed Him. All were satisfied that
the i've barley lOaves and two
nshes, which one boy had in his pos
session, were not sufficient for the
very great multitude" who followed
Him to the hillside. Then all were
witnesses to the miracle wrought when
He multiplied the lOaves and fishes so
that all had sufficient with twelve
baskets which We're filled with the
fragments over and above what had
been eaten"
miracles OF Christ.
In this age of unbelief and indiffer-
ence, when men boast that no door is
too sacred for their ratings against a
supreme being, how explain what is
historically evident namely, the mira
cles OF Christ, unless it be conceded
that He was God, and Christianity is
true To its exactions of rigid moraH-
" and strict justice man living a nat
ural life may be unwilling to con-
tornm, and Will justify their indiffer-
encc and lack of faith because the
worlds religious history is one of SUI
perstitious beliefs. They find in every
age men claiming TO be prophets and
messengers from God and teaching
doctrines which were degrading.
But how argue from that that Chris
tianity is not a true form of wOrship?
No test is applied. It's worth is meas
ured by a wrong rule. Truth and error
belcng to two different orders. When
one is thoroughly convinced that a GER
tam form of religion is superstitious or
erroneous. how conclude that every
form is the same? Is it not possible
nay, even probable, that one of the
many conflicting forms of religions
may be true? Truth is older than err
ror, and one thing certain is that un-
less true religion existed from the com
mencement of time, and that prior to
superstition there could be no super
stltlon. IL is also logically true that
falth is older than unbelief. One can
not deny what is not affirmed. THE
FOOL could not say in his heart there is
no God" if the belief was not univer-
sal in space and time when he gave ut
terance TO that denial of the supreme
being IL is also logically certain that
ralth is older than unbelief and that
unless God first revealed Himself to |
man, man could not, by his own intel |
lect, form any conception of a supreme |
being. or have any faith or religion. |
Belief in God is logically prior to a de- |
NAL of his existence, and true religion
must have existed before superstition,
which Is simply a corruption or de-
parture from the truth already exist
ing
Knowing this to be the logical Sc
Quence of past historical events. why
not test Christianity on its merits.
namely, the works of its founder? To-
days gospel furnishes one of the many
examples in the inspired narrative re-
sarding His marvellous works. No
other sO-called prophet or founder of
religion gave proofs of his divine COM
mission as those given by Christ, and
the proofs which he gave are vouched
as a teacher. Hence any comparison |
with the Christian faith and that of |
other religions is not fair or just
Second lesson taught in the gospel |
narrative is Christ's tender love and /
for suffering humanity. He /
never failed to provide for those who
confided in Him. All are subject to |
trials and crosses. No state of life is |
exempt. They are the natural in |
heritance of the fall of our first par
ents. Hence to do evil demands no |
Violence 10 natural inclination. where
as &c practice virtue demands an eff
fort. This state of fallen nature So |
little known to mankind, was well
shown to the Savior of man. Hence as
q teacher He consoles, as a benefactor
He helps the needy. and as a Redeem
Pr He fOrgives sinners. The multipli-
cation is but one of many such in
stances proving His love and mercy
In His public life He is seen only in
the garb of the good Samaritan.
Christ Hates Sin.
Sinners throw themselves at His feet
and though He hates sin. no one de-
parts from His presence without being
with the assurance that their
sins are blOtted Que. In the parallels
of the prodigal son and lost sheep is to
be found an object lesson of His great
mercy. The poor and needy approach
Him, they are blessed and their wants
supplied. Blessed are the Door. for
they shall possess the kingdom of
heaven. The poor have the gosnel
preached to them" The gospel nara tive
proves how His loving heart was
touched at the fidelity of the crowd
Who followed Him to the hillside and
now, after nourishing their souls with
he truths of eternal life, He provided
or their temporal wants There is no
Instance on record of any person an
Dealing TO Him with faith and con-
idence and being disappointed. His
works are the foundation of mans
aith. IF you believe not me. believe
NY works. His love and mercy are the
groundwork of mans hope of future
happiness. Then His doctrines ali
hould embrace, and His example
hould regulate mans daily life and
ocial intercourse with his fellow man
study the former, especially the fact
# the resurrection, and that faith
which is mans richest inheritance. viii
lever waver; on the contrary. the
more il is pondered on and compared .
With the empty sentimentalism of the
ge, the stronger it grows; whereas TO
OllOw His example means the eniov-
nent, in this life. of happiness i'm
neesurebly greater than that enioved
" those who are slaves to their ami
nal pa sions, and insuring in the next /,
life the inestimable blessing and indie
cribable bliss which neither eve hath
cen, nor ear heard, and is i'm store for g
hose who love and serve God"