The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-20
POPULAR CATHOLIC LITERATURE

The Beauty and Truth OF the Catholic
Church. Sermons from the German,
adapted and edited by the Rev. Ed
ward Jones' VOL T. Published by
3. Herder, st. Louis, Mo- Price,
$1.25.
Not In long time has a book so
thoroughly satisfactory and practical
come to our notice. The vast ma
jority of the sermons published with
in recent years have brought us moth
ing new either In method or iIIustra-
ton. They have indeed served their
purpose in measure, but have failed
the earnest preacher at the moment
of his supremest need. 1t lis there
! fore with joy that we hail the advent
of the present volume, which, as we
understand, is the first of series of
five volumes to be published at stated
intervals. A careful perusal of this
first volume makes us very anxious to
see the following ones, and if they at
all compare favorably with the pres
ent one, as we are assured they WILL
they deserve to occupy the place of
honor in every priests library.
The contents of the present volume
place before us those truths concern
ing our Holy Church and her teachings
that are Of vital Importance to our
congregations in these days of wide
spread unbelief. The matter could not
have been chosen with better care
for the needs of our present times
The treatment thereof is convincing,
logical, and abounds in apt and orig
inal Illustrations. Nowhere, if we re-
member rightly, have we ever met the
topics SO thoroughly and satisfactorily
treated.
Another inestimab1e advantage to
the preacher is presented in the fact
that these sermons are available as
series of instructions, or will serve
adequately as special discourses for
any given appropriate occasion. More
over, the matter is so well arranged
that the sermons can be preached as
they stand, or can serve as the basis
of more elaborate discourse. Those
who are actively engaged in dispen-
sing the word of God will readily ap-
preciate the full Importance and ad-
vantage of this.
The editor, Father Jones, pastor of
the Church of the Assumption, Morris,
Mimi, man of more than ordinary
oratorical ability, deserves to be
warmly congratulated for the eminent
service he has rendered to the clergy
of all English-speaking countries. It
can, therefore, be easily understood
why His Grace, the Archbishop of st.
Paul, has so warmly commended the
work in the subjoined lines.
st. Paul, Feb. 10, 1911
Reverend Dear Father:
l beg leave to offer you my very
sincere Fluctuations on the forthcom>
ing publication of your translation
into English of the sermons Of the
Very Rev. Heinrich Won Hurter. In
bringing those sermons within the
reach of the English-speaking world,
you are doing notable service to re-
ligion, for which Catholics generally,
and, of course, in a particular man.
ner the clergy, will be most grateful
The sermons of Heinrich Won Hur-
ter are highly priced, whenever they
have been hitherto known. They are
accepted by competent critics as mas
terpieces of sacred oratory-correct
in doctrine, apt in practical appIica-
ton, lucid in form and style. In them
| is to be found, in graceful and proper
measure, that which makes the pecu-
liar merit of the truly good sermon,
the commingling of "the old and of
the "new''-stthe DID, the Gospel of
divine truth, which the divine Model
of all preachers babe abide until the
end of time, which must never suffer
alteration or diminution; 'sthe new"
the opportune explanation of the
: teaching of Jesus Christ, in view of
present conditions of human thought
and action.
The priest who carefully studies the
sermonts of Heinrich Won Hurter, and
makes such use of them in the pulpit,
SO far as he may without losing sight
of his. own personality and of the
peculiar needs of his flock, cannot fail
of being both a profitable and an in
teresting teacher of his people.
The translation into English, the
fruit OF your own pen, has the merit
" of preserving the full grace and vivid
ness of the original. 1t is an evidence
of your thorough familiarity with the
: two languages-the one from which
your treasures are drawn, and that in
: which you lend them new draping. On
this familiarity, I, also, offer you my
congratulations.
: make the prayer that every priest
in America be soon in possession OF
those sermons, whether in German or
in English. Good preaching is one OF
the chief duties of the priest. BY di-
vine appointment the priest is the
, preacher. Preach the gospel to every
creature" was it said to the first Col
lege OF Priests, whom the Lord Him
self had prepared for their vocation.