The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-31
Is Delivered in Able Manner
by Father SWint at
Mission.

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The subject Of the sermon deliy-
cred by Father swint at the Cath
Ollie chuch last evening was The
Occasions OF sin. . Among these oc-
casions he included the marriage OF
Catholics with Catholics. Such
marriage, he declared, genrallly
results in both parties losing the re
ligion they have. They end in losing
all religion. and OF course theii
children have none. This, he ia.
mated, is why both Catholics and
non-catholics should be opposed t
mixed marriages.
Among the more interesting ques-
tons answered were:
Hell.
Question dis hell really place Of
fire, or is the burning meant to be
the remorse of conscience?
Answer-The Catholic church ha.
never officially defined that hell Is a
place OF real and material fire. 4
Catholic, therefore, who would deny
the material fire of he'll would moi
he a hereto. However, in face OF the
plain words OF the Scripture, re
peated SO frequently, and the
almoss universal opinion of Cath.
Ollie theologians, 1t would be ex
tremely rash for Catholic to deny
the reality OF the fire OF hell. But
whether or not the fire OF hell is a
real, material fire, such as we under
stand it, or not, is of very littl-
practically Importance. The fact is
and no one who believes Christ car
question 1t, that there is hell
which consists OF eternal separation
from Almighty God, who alone ca,
make us happy duke 1920, an;
where there shall be some additions
positive infection OF pain, which
Christ describes as pain by fire
There is no pain OF death feared S
much as pain or death by fire
Finally misplace and pain will las
forever, tMath. 25:9O; Math. 10
1890; Mark 9:42:44; Luke 1924
Rev. 1871; 21:s.)
neath,bsd Conversion.
Question: a person has ialle
from faith and repents at the dyin
hour, has he the same chance to en-
ter the kingdom OF God as the pei
son who has been faithful through
out his whole life?
Answer-E Even II person ha
fallen away from the faith and trul
repents, he will be saved, for they
is no sin however great which ca
not and will not be forgiven provide
there BE genuine repentance. How
ever, such genuine death bed rt
pentance, IL it ever takes place
all, is extremely rare, and perso
who would deliberately put off h
repentance to his death-bed woul
certaiAly not heartily repent at thu
time. Repentance at any time Re
quires the grace CT God. A deaf!
bed repentance requires very spt
c!al grace from Almighty God. Th
man who deliberately puts of re-
pentance to his death.Ded will n,
have that special grace.
But supposing there be repen
ance, even then, accordingto Cati
Ollie doctrine, this man must max
Some antonement for his sins i
Purgatory before he is put on a
equal with the man who has triet
to serve Cod faithfully. In HEAVIER
too, there are degrees of happiness
as there are degrees Of torment ii
hell. The man who has served Go
faithfully will certainly inherit !
greater happiness for eternity.
Confession.
Question-Is a confession an un
worthy confession when a perso
can not feel sorry for his sins?
Answer--To make a good q
worthy confession the Catholic mus
examine his conscience so as to OBJ
tain good knowledge of his sins
He must tell them sincerely, openi'
and honestly to the priest. But thu
most important thing about con
fession, that which is absolutely in
disOenslble for the pardon Of sin, i
to he sorry for ones sins. There
must be true repentance Of the heart
However. we must not confound
true sorrow with a sensible feeling
a feeling of warmth, or glow, OF
pain about the heart. We have very