The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-09-21

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of death. Multiply as we may the
roses, thorns still defy us; levy as we
may tribute from science in battle
against pain and infirmity, the tri-
umph is only partial; and the end of
all life is the gloom of the grave.
The call for help from the material
world, within us and around us brings
back the answer of impotence and de-
spair. What then? Let God be seen
above us; let His smiles radiate our
pathway In the teachings of religion
pain reveals itself as a trial to be
borne in patience, to be made the
price of rich reward. Poverty is the
privation of the things which quickly
pass, not that of the things which en-
dure. Death, so fierce in it's con-
quests, so relentless in it's march, is
the closing of the journey from NOR
tally to immortality. With religion
there is the peace of the soul, of which
naught can deprive us, which naught
else but religion can purchase. With
religion life is ever worth living: it is
the pathway to the skies. And with
peace in our souls, there is peace in
the world of men around us-the one
not envying the other, the one not
comprising the other to wrest from
him the glittering toy which alone is
believed to give happiness-all pray
ing together to the common Father:
"Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven" Men do
not go to church: they are emptying
their souls and the souls of fellow
men, of Gods peace: they are doing
their best to make of this present
| world a world of discomfort and I'M
happiness.
The truth remains, that the nearer
men, in their daily life come to the
teachings of religion, the better and
the sweeter their life becomes: the
farther they recede from those teach
ings, the blacker it is and the more
despairing.
Penalties in the Life to Come.
Goodness is profitable to all things,
having promise of the life that now is,
and of that which is to come" For
the sake of the life that now is, which
they profess to serve so earnestly,
men should worship God, men should
go to church. But yet more should
they do so, for the sake of the life
which is to come.
'It is appointed unto men once to
die, and after this the judgment" AS
to the judgment to come, l need not do
more than make the announcement of
it. The teachings of reason and revel-
alton are clear and positive. The soul
of man is not as his body, an atom or
an. aggregation of atoms of matter.
The overwhelming law of the soul is
the law of righteousness, of obedience
to God, God, the law-giver of righte-
BUSINESS is also it's avenger. His laws
none may violate with impunity. On
earth the hand of justice is often held
back: in another world it reaches out
| in the fullness of it's power and ma
jesty.
What must the man expect in the
presence of the Supreme Judge, who
will say to Him: Lord, Creator and
| Sovereign Master, Thee | did not
serve while / was on earth. The first
and the greatest commandment, wor-
ship of Thee, l did not observe. The
| day especially sacred to Thee and to
| Thy worship | spent in rest, in recrea-
ton, in meditation, of earth and of the
| interests of earth For Thee l had
no time: of Thee I had no care. |
await my judgment. TT is a fearful
thing writes ST. Paul, ito fall into
the hands of the living God" when
God by His own justice is compelled
to punish the injustice of men.
Therefore let there be the churches:
let the music of their bells summon
to their sanctuaries the men and the
women of the land: thence let inspira-
ton go forth that will purify and sane
tify private and public life. And to the
churches let men and women hasten
when thither called; there ito adore
and fall down, and weep before the
Lord who made u.s." there to learn
the commandments of Gods righteous
ness and obtain from His love and
mercy the Strengthening grace needed
that they hold themselves pure and
unsullied amid trial and temptation
Houses of commerce, FORCES of in
dustry, railroads and steamboats, in
crease physical comfort and material
wealth Schools, colleges, libraries
spread knowledge of nature and of its
laws, of men and of their doings: they
will not subdue passion and extirpate
sin. Armies and navies enable the
nation to win in war: they do not be-
get self-restraint, honesty, charity, the
c0mentlng principles OF the fdm1iy
and of the social organism, the vital
elements of regulated liberty and So
cial order The barriers against So
cial decay, the props of family and of
nation, are sound morals: sound
morals are had only through religion,
by faith and trust in the everlasting
God. And what is still more vital,
still more necessary, because the out.
come is one of unending ages, only
through religion is there salvation for
mans immortal SOUL
Goodness is profitable to all things,
having the promise of the life that now
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