The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-04-22
BISHOP LAWLER
Delivers the Principal Sermon at
the Immaculate Conception on
Easter Sunday.
Around the Reality of the Resu1-
rection the Religious World Will
Ever RevOlve.

The sermon at the principal Mass at
the Immaculate Conception church on
Easter Sunday morning was delivered
by Right Reverend John j. LAWYER
Auxiliary Bishop of st. Paul. Bishop
I.awler developed the great theme Of
the Resurrection in simple and fas-
cinating way, showing both the his
torical significance and the practical
application of the lesson taught by
this the browning miracle of the life
of Christ. He said in part
Realize that in Importance the
resurrection stands supreme. solitary
and alone Around this stupendous
reality the religious world will revolve
forever. In the liturgy of the church
Easter is the queen of festivals. In
the preaching of the Apostles this
truth was presented as the basis Of
the Christian faith. This great fact in
the mind Of Christ was intended to
be His miracle Of miracles, the vim
dication Of His divinity. His resur-
rection from the tomb by His own
Almighty power is Christ's argument
OF His divinity. God alone is able to
be the author of the wonderful event,
commemorated on Easter Sunday.
Mans power in the world matter
is marvellous He can ascend to the
highest heavens or go down to the
lowest depths and from all the realms
of life he can bring before the naked
eye the mysterious workings and hid
den forces of nature. He can make
the irrational creation hasten to do
Ills bidding. He can transform the
inanimate things around him to suit
his likes and comforts And he has
done IL. The music of our country is
our century should be an ode to mans
trumphs over matter
LAS we consider all his conquests
III sht. physical universe and as we
stand in admiration Of his mighty
works in the domain of art and science
and literature. we must say of him,
is said til" u,ct: How noble ~ req
son; how infinite in faculty; in ac-
ton. how like an angel; in appre-
tension how like a Cod; and yet in
the presence of death this king of
creation is as powerless as the mean
est insect OH which he treads. There
he must halt There he must feel the
truthrulness of the words: Thus far
shalt thou go and no farther. There
he must admit, the finger Of God is
here
"Omnipotence alone can bid the
store the throb of life to the silent
heart. Omnipotence alone - Christ
alone could truly say Of His life: I
have power to lay it down and | have
power to take it up again. He pass
ed from life to death to prove that
He was truly man and He passed from
death to life again to prove He was
truly God" well might
the prophet Isaiah looking down
through the vista OF time. foretell that
Christ's tomb would be glorious. Has
not the history of the world since
then borne witness to the fact that
Els tomb has been glorious? Has not
Jesus trlumphed? Has not His in
fluence gone forth over mankind.
civilixing the savage, purifying hearts,
sanctifying homes, strengthening ten
der youth and lettering age to do
and to die for the right. inspiring the
noblest deeds Of herois1n, sending
saints to supernal rest until today
the myriads on earth vie with the
myrtads on high in celebrating the
slories Of the resurrection?
Though we are far removed from
the scenes Of the first Easter, though
we have not seen the miracle of the
resurrection. yet it is our grand priv1-
lege to be witnesses to another mir
acle, another manifestation OF His
divine power. We have seen the ac-
O0mOlAteu eNlOollCeS vi centuries vi
His religion. The magnificent piano.
rama Of His blessings to humanity
rises before us out of a glorious past
Az We review the long life of Fills
triumphs, everyone Of us can truly
Z repeat the words placed by tho church
n on the lips Of Magdalene on the first
4 Easter morning: I have seen the
Il glory of the risen Christ
a5 Made Man Love God.
4s Not the least of the glories OF the
# l.sen Saviour is the fact that he made
man love God. In paganisn the heart
ssgcf man had gone astray. 1t had grav-
Rsjtatod not toward the Creator but to
F3,yard the creature, toward self, to-
3 ward pride, toward sensuality, Christ
purified it and elevated it. He knew
wv, "a SEIZE the