The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-08
CHARITY IS NAMED
GREATEST VIRTUE
The Reverend W. K. Ryan De-
liVerS Address at St. Mary'S
on BeneVoIenCe.
PARABLE OF SAMARITAN
LESSON OF CHRIST AS TO WHO
is TRUE NEIGHBoR.

At the two early masses, 8 and
o'clock at St. Mary's cathedral the Rev.
W. X Ryan and Bishop Seaman Off
oiated. Father Kelly celebrated the 10
o'clock mass. The Rev. W. X. Ryan
preached on charity, taking the para
BILE OF the good samaritan as the basis
OF his address. showing that universal
love IS the law Of Christ and that the
love OF God and ones neighbor, accord
ing TO the gospel. are the fulfillment OF
the entire law.
The speaker said in part: In reply
10 the lawyers question, who IS my
neighbOr? Christ tells the story or the
man Waylaid by robbers. Although he
is In = dying condition, those Of his
own kth and kin, priests and LeVites'
pass and take no notice or him. his
grOans do not reach their hearts. They
have no sympathy for him in his suI-
feFing A samaritan next comes and
though considered an enemy, he Is
moved 10 compassion He stops anu
seeing the wounds OF the man, VINO Is
unable 10 help himself. he pours oil
into the wounds. binds them up, places
The man on an animals back and takes
him 10 the nearest inn, pays all the
money ia his possession Tor his care
and promises 10 return the next day
and pay whatever may be due over
nd above what he had already paid.
Which Was Neighbour
Having concluded the parable, Christ
turned 10 the lawyer and asked: Which
OF these three men, IN thy OPINION, was
neighbOr TO him that fell among the
robbers@ There was only one possible
answer 10 this question from men OF
all shades OF belief or no belief, and
that was the one given by the lawyer.
who, in propOunding the question OF
ones neighbOr had tried 10 ensnare
Christ The priest and the Levite were
rot neighbOrs. but the desplsed
samaritan. who was moved with com
passion. Hence the lawyer was
forced 10 reply TO the definition OF
neighbOr. so fOrcibly expressed in the
parable. he that showed mercy 10
him.. To inculcate the doctrine or
universal love which, in the Christian
sense, cannot exclude an enemy, Christ
said to the lawyer; Go and do thou
in like manner
What a beautiful lesson for profess
ing Christians 10 practise. To be a
follower OF Christ one must love an
enemy. do good TO those that hate him
and pray for those that persecute and
calumniate him.. The name OF the good
samaritan has been always held near
ana dear 10 the heart OF humanity as
synonymous with the nOblest and
purest impulse. namely, that OF disin-
terested. broad universal, Catholic
brotherly love
Always Wins Good VIII.
"BenevOlence Is a virtue that always
good qualities. like piety square deal
ing or great courage. expose the pos
SCISSORS OF these 10 envy and Jealousy.
But charity disarms every evil passion.
The man who is merciful and kind. who
relieves the poor and needy. who lifts
up the dOwntrOdden and sympathtzes
with the lOWly and Wretched by trying
TO make them happy, snences envy be-
cause he is the friend OF man, and the
voice OF humanity prOclaims his worth
and goodness. he may belong 10 a
despised race or be a member OF an IN
popular religion like the samaritan.
but that is forgotten The world sees
only the supremacy OF virtue and the
resplsndent beauty or a loving and un-
selfish nature.
''Since beneVolence is so amiable and
attractive one would suppose that IL
would be a common virtue II is with
IN the reach OF all. Those in the
humber walks OF life can practise il.
1t is a great element of human happi-
ness. and all. no matter how widely
different in other respects, necessarily
seek their own happiness. Naturally
then. one would infer that man, from
selfish motives, would be kind and
charitable. Add TO this the command,
namely, universal love. including enc
mics, so forcibly illustrated in the
parable, and the conclusion is inevitable
that man interested In his happiness
here and hereafter should be charitable
20 all persons"