The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
REV. FATHER COYLE !. ON THREE TEMPLES Preached at 1O:3O O'clock
 Mass at St. Paul's TEMPLE OF THE SOUL Third Temple of God Is Human Soul, and It Will Endure When All
 Else Pcrishes-Christ at the Door

Y brant and preacher at the 10:30 o'clock mass at St. Paul's yesterday. In read ing the announcements for the week he asked the congregation to assist in making the annual picnic for the benefit of the East Lake orphanage large financial success The picnic will take place at Germania park on Thurs day, August s.
 Ii was announced that all but about s2000 of the old church debt had been paid, and that the balance would be paid during the present year
 The prayers of the congregation were asked for the repose of the soul of Father Clarence. O. s. B., who was laid to rest in the abby cemetery at St. Bernard last Tuesday The faithful were also asked to remember in their prayers Father P. A. o'Reilly, the be- loved pastor of st. Pauls, who died eight years ago. yesterday being the an niversary of his death. The choir un- der the direction of Mrs. Colgan, or ganist. sang Nearer, My God to Thee and other familiar hymns that were known to be fayorites of Father o'Reilly.
 Father Coyles sermon theme was the Three Temples" He said there were three temples that were sanctified by the presence of the Savor--the temple of nature, the temple of Jerusalem and the living temple of he soul. After speaking of the temple of nature and natures God. the preacher described briefly the temple of Jerusalem---"the glory and the wonder of the world 8 earlier day Never. he said was 1t so glorious as on the day when, carried in the arms of His mother, 1t was first entered by Christ" Painters, he re- marked. had long delighted to depict the scene.
 Father Coyle In discourslng upon the last head of his sermon said
 "The third temple of God Is the hu- man soul, and this, illumined by faith, adorned by the jewels of virtue, is the grandest of all the temples of God Not the temple of Solomon in the gold en age of the Jewish people could equal it, not the grander, greater, more mag nihcent temple, to which Dianas mar vel was a she'll" that mighty doms by Tiber's banks, of which Byron says
 But thou, of temples old or altars
 new.
 standest alone-with nothing like to
 thee.
 Worthest of God, the holy and the true Since zlons desolation, when that He Forsook His former city what could be Of earthly structures in His honor
 piled
 Of sublime aspect? Majesty,
 Power glory, strength and beauty, all
 arc aised
 In this eternal ark of worship unde-
 fled
 "Yes, when tho mighty dome of Peters basillca Is dust, when 1t shall have passed from earth as utterly as the ancient temple built to Jehovah, by solomon. the wisest of Kings, the tenn pie of the human soul win endure Yes, when the stars shall be dimmed in the 1 heavens. when the sun, now SO radiant shall be lifeless and cold, even then the human soul, Gods third and great est temple. an immortal temple, shall endure.
 Is Immortal That temple built by God Is spirit and immortal 1t has within it the light of conscience 'the light that enlight- ened every man that cometh into this world It has within it the voice of conscience. Gods voice. now whisper ing, exhortng, entreating us to good and noble and upright deeds now speaking in warning tones deterrng us from wrong and sin; now conforming US as unjust stewards of the manifold grace of God, now commenting us as good and faithful servants tf of conscience. if we heed the words of holy writ saying, Today If ye shall | hear the voice of God harden not your hearts, If you listen with attention | and respect 10 the explanation of the | gospel, as given from this pulpit | should you not with greater reason, | listen to the secret voice of God speak | 1 ing within the temple of your souls. | should you not cry out as the Prophet | Samuel did. Speak Lord for thy ser 1 want heareth "Should you not also adorn the tenn | | pie of your souls where the Holy | Ghost dwells. Adorn your souls with | l roses of charity, with the lilies of ! ] purity, with the violets of meekness and humility, with the evergreen of | perseverance. How unspeakably holy is not your | l soul when in state of righteousness | ! Know you not. says the apostle | l speaking Of such, that you are temples | of God, and that the spirit of God | dwelleth in you, Not only says | modern writer, do such possess the ] grace of God, but the God of grace, not only the gift of the giver but the | giver of the gift they possess God Him self and possessing Him, they possess all.'
 Christ at the. Door "A certain modern artist has painted 8 remarkable picture, picture that f Knocking at the Door It Is a pictorial | Lord Behold, l stand at the door and knock. If any man hear My voice and open the door to Me. I will come in to him and sup with him, and he with Me- Christ knocks at the door of every human heart. Some absolutely refuse to admit Him. of old His fos- ter father and His mother were refused admttance 10 the Bethlehem inns. Some. indeed, give Him temporary ad- mission. They admit Him after a mis- sion or a grievious visitation of All mighty God, but after a time other guests are admitted, with whom Christ can have no friendship, and the Christ must go. Yes. but some there be who do admit Him, who cordially receive Him. In whose heart He. finds 6 per- manent home. He sups with them and they with Him. They enjoy His fa- miliar friendship. Who are these?