The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-16
MAJ. ROBERT L. GREGORY Third Battalion, Third Infantry, Ala
 bama National Guard


 tional observance, not extreme activities in formal ceremonies, but it is primarily to attract sour intelligence to the needs of your soul and the duties of your state iu life. It is the season of retirement and self examination. It is the time when you should withdraw from the pleasures of the woi io and look into the depths of your soul to see whether you have con- traoted any habits of unrighteousness and sin. Talk Of the mission among your neighbors, your lax or indifferent Catho- lie friends, and invite your non-C Catholic acqualntances to attend our meetings.
 Perhaps you say there are so many helps and means of leading a good life, such as masses, holy communion and other sacraments, but the mission IS Tor everyone from the person living In the innocence of his baptismal VOWS to the most degraded sinner. These aforementioned helps are great and if properly observed, aid in our struggle. but life Is hourly beset with so many temptations, the strain to secure bread and meat even is so hard at times and we are called upon to decide so many perplexing questions that we need this mission to turn our atten- tion away from temporal things and renew our battling powers against these conditions. Ask yourself what the condition your soul is in and if you are leading the life that Christ would have you live. Are you honest pure in thought, word and deed, and patient in your troubles?
 This cross you see on my left is to remind us of the sufferings and en- durances of our Savior and that we must make sacrifices to become closer bound to Him who shed his blood for us. We must do penace for our trans gressions for if we do not satisfy them here we will have to in the next world.
 "Plenary indulgences will be grant ed for the making of this mission and the test of it's success will be in your confessions and holy communions The children's mission will be conducted next week and for this reason We re- quest that all children be left at home for the evening services. We also want you to consider Us as your servants, and if at any time we can be of serv- ice to you to call on us.
 There are three classes that will benefit by the mission and that we want to attend. These are those desiring to profit by the instruction, those who will scoff and those who are indiffer- ent."
 Father Skinner closed the morning service with a prayer of benediction for the success of the mission. The even- ing worship began promptly at 7:3O o'clock and was opened by the reading of the special prayers Invoking God s blessing upon the missionaries and the people. The sermon was spoken by Fathe- Devery, who took IS his text the words of Christ in the tenth chapter of the gospel, according to St. Luke: Mar tha, Martha, thou art careful and art troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary"
 The reverend missionary pointed out that the one thing necessary as in- dictated by our Lord is the salvation of our soul. To accomplish this ought to be the main candeavor of our lives. said Father Dever;', and to this ob- ject we ought to bend our efforts. The servic $ closed with the bencdiction of the blessed sacrament.
 The pastor. Father Coyle. and the visiting priests extend an invitation to all to be presnt at every service.