The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-11-27
Catholic Doctrine

A Week Of Lectures ut the New
Catholic Church
Father O'Neil extends cordial in
vitation to all his friends regardless
ofcreed to attend = course OF lectures
at the new St. Lawrence Church,
beginning Monday Nov. Both at pm.
Speaking Of these lectures on
Catholic topics Fathers Menaghen
and Brady who are to give the
lectures said ''The purpose Of these
lectures is not to procelytize, but to
instruct, to remove the wrong ideas
and false notions that many other
wise excellent people entertain in re-
gard TO the Catholic Church. During
the week Catholic doctrine will be
accurately and fully expounded, In
clear and concise language, and the
Catholic doctrine alone, as our motto
is, ''explain our own and leave other
creeds alone" It is we'll to know
both sides of q question before passing
judgment, hence it is right, and only
right to understand Catholicity as
Catholics understand it.
When q sensible man is deeply sin
cerely anxious to get at the truth OF
any point or topic, he simply dis
cards gossip and conjecture and be-
takes himself to headquarters. II
one wants to learn anything about
business, banking or education he
does not approach individuals in
discriminatly for desired Information
but he applies to business man,
banker, an educator. The seeks
out those whom he knows can give
him the information. The live news.
paper that wants the correct of an
affair does not dish up street rumors
to its readers, but it dispatches its
reporters to the scene of the event,
and interviews the actors themselves
or the immediate eye witnesses.
Hence all are invited to learn what
the Catholic Church is, what she
believes and teaches not from those
who do not know her, nor from her
enemies, but from her authorized
teachers and representatives. To
know US then as we are. and as we
should be known is the reason Of this
invitation extended to all non.
Catholics to attend the lectures al
ST. Lawrence ChutSh 0. course car
work is to save souls.
One cannot one ought not to be con-
tent with his own personal salvation.
The golden rule orders US to"Love
our neighbor as ourselves hence it
demands that every effort be made
to help every one to save his soul.
There are instincts and impulses,
there are thought and aspirations OF
the soul that go beyond the individ.
ual. which embrace the whole human
race: which are bOundless in their
aims, universal in their reach: and a
religion which does not take these up
in their scope and direct them to
their aims, will fail to elicit the
noblest faculties and energies of the
soul Mems destinies are linked to
gether and are one. The Church H.
be Catholic must not only give its
members the idea of and connection
with a vast spiritual community, but
must practically labor to bring
about universal brother
hood among men upon earth. A
question box will be placed at the
door of the church and all questions
OF religious nature will be answered
There will no collections taken up for
the lectures neither can any offering
be made privately. Hence now is the
time to get correct idea of the teach.
ings of the Catholic church and put q
stop to the foolish and slanderous
accusations against a church whose
members in this country number more
than fifteen millions. The mission
for Catholics is being we'll attended
at all services and will close on Sun.
day evening at 80 o. clock. Following
are the subjects to be treated at the
mission to non-C Catholics.
Monday, Nov. 30-Religon is
Necessary"
Tuesday, Dec. 1.-THE true Rel.
igion."'
Wednesday, Dec. 2,-"The Bible
and the Church.
Thursday. Dec. 3-"Intemperance'
Friday. Dec. 4,-"The Eucharist y
Saturday, Dec. 5,-"Confession OF
Sins.'
Sunday, Dec. 6, "Indefinitness in
Religion
FATHER O'NEILL
Mrs. S. K. Clark received
word the first of the week that