The Detroit times., 1911-01-26

Worse yet. TO frequent churches ID OF
ten no guarantee that the superna
turai 10 taught TO them. Unbelief has
progressed; IL controls pulpits AND
| forbids there the clearIcut, resonant
declaration OF the vital truths Of the
Christian hligion, that Jesus Is God
Incarnate, the Word made flesh; thai
His preachments are the words OF the
Eternal God: that He 10 the Redeem
err, the Savior OF mankind; that be
fore Him every knee should bend;
that conscious rejection, or conscious
neglect OF Him 10 heinous sif
against the Infinite.
Jesus is preached-but HiE diyin
ity 10 held In the background; Hii
gospels are preached, but the miracles
therein narrated are CLOSED over OF
explained away, TO give greater room
forsooth, for His moral precepts. as u
the moral precepts OF the Gospel had
weight, beyond those of human philc
sophy, when His divinity is denied.
What is today happening to Ger
tain churches? They are transformed
into schools of ethical culture-as
some of them formally declare them
selves to be. And thus with the ban
ners of the Christian name still float
| ing over their heads preachers and
leaders do the work OF unbelief: IN
| fact, add numbers to the ranks OF It's
avowed adopts.
"Unbeiief Is widespread: let us full
| ly discern the signs OF the times-ll
grows bold and defiant. Unbelief IL
| bent on owning the future. II has its
schools and lecture halls. II aims al
the control of legislation. IL organ
ICES, wherever II has the power and
the opportunity, its armies OF destrtic
ton. The supernatural Ia the enemy;
| IL must have no place in the life OF
men, I'm the life of the nation. Nc
ether purpose is there in the determin
alton In so many lands to exclude re
| ligious instruction from schools.
| None other is there in acts en-
acted into laws In France against
the church and its religious communi
| ties Of teachers and charity-workers;
and none other surely is there in the
cruelties against the defenseless meT
and women by which quite recently
Portugal has dishonored the sacred
name republic.
ut is war against the supernatural
To your arms, anointed heralds OF thu
experimentation, newly consecrateC
bishop; you bishops and prinsts, x
whom at one time or another tn,
commission was given: Teach all ma
| tlons-teaching them all things what
soever have commanded you.
Preach the supernatural. the Gospe
OF the Master; preach 1t In all patti
ence and doctrine, in season and GU
OF season, not dropping one jot OF
| little. preaching II In its fulness a,
Christ preached 1t.
The supernatural reigns; Coo
| reigns; the universe in His creation
Science is invoked by unbelief; only
| false science gives II contenance
True STANDARDIZATION calls II int
| service. Science reads out the exist
ing laws of nature; there 1t stops Il
give place to reasons question
Whence those laws? Let science gr
forward in its discoveries; each new
lesson IL teaches Is a further demon
stration of the order in which nature
Is built. But let science rest In II.
discoveries, and not dare venture in
to the invisible, where reason alon.
has the right to enter. God reigns a.
Il
ply there are that reduce God to /;
| phantom; and systems there are tina
defy matter; but systems of philoso
ply there are that demolish In maj
reason and reduce him to mere sen
tience, to mere animal perception
God reigns; the supernatural reigns
MY newly consecrated brother,
have told the sacred mission which
was yours through the days OF you
priesthood, which will be yours in We
larger measure through those OF you
episcopate. Today you become tn,
leader in Israel-to be the guide, thu
model of others-to be the bishop
Henceforth, weightier the responsible
.ties resting upon you; more difficult
the task; deeper the need of hell
from the hand of the Master.
THAT all be well with you, we pray
with earnest hearts. That all will b,
| well with you, We hope and predict
You have proven yourself a loya,
| Jealous priest-ever alert to discover
| work TO be done, ever prompt to pu
into the service OF religion the brigh
talents Of mind and heart with which
your Father in heaven has enriched
you. Onward, then, across the feel,
Of battle, at your every step leavin,
behind you monuments OF your piety
learning and zeal-at every step gath
ering souls into the Kingdom O
Christ the Kingdom Of the Superna
tural
You are chosen to be the helper
Of the venerable bishop Of Detroit.
pray you, make his labors lighter
his joys more radiant The dioces,
Of Detroit will praise you for you
answering loyalty to John 8. Foley.
A special train on the Michigan
Central brought the Detroit churcl
officials and others who attended tn,
conservation. Although the church Il
a large one Il was too small to accom-
rlodate half of the people who wish
ed to attend the exercises, and ii
spite OF the cold large number re
NAMED on the outside during a larg,
part OF the services.
Although Bishop Kelly has beer
assigned to duty as auxiliary bisho
OF the Detroit see, he is nevertheless
bishop. His official see, however, 4
no longer In existence. The see O
Cestra is located IN Isauria in Ash
Minor, and during the early histor