The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-08
LARGE CROWD
HEARS SUNDAY
NIGHT SERMON
The SECOND WEEK or MISSION
OPENS WITH SERMON ~
FATHER oEvERY. WHO HAD
THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST" As
HIS SUBJECT.

The Paullst Fathers opened the Sec
end week 81 their mission last nlgat
wifh q large namoer Of non-Cath0lics
IN attendance with tho members of the
parish. The Question Box" proved %
10 the most Interesting feature - the
exercise. The purpose q the question
box Father Aliard explained eia 90
resolve written queries oh the caurch
teachings and practices from those
attending the seTviceiL We can deal
with but a very few 81 the aogmas
of oar faith IA the sermons and i may
happen thai some one present 4 In
terested IN q doctrine ~ practice
Nhlch a not dealt With IN the regular
discouraes. Il 80 lei him write ais
question and deposit iG Ia the box and
Ne vial answer IL from the PATTERN
ca tle following evening. Those Ques.
llons must 8e confined - the Catholic
enufch. 10 question concerning any
other chureA Wlu be answered We
do not come - talk about eur neigh
bofs. We speak only OF our own
eharch and doctrines s,nd We trust al
that re shah say viii be spoken In
the ae.rlt % Christs charity
Divinity Of Christ.
Tas lecture On The Divinity of
Christ was delivered by Father De-
very, who insiated that without faith
"a tbs Lords divine character there
can be no religion - morality worthf
q the name Christian. lie depioEed
the Pre- of douht and indl0er-
enee Ga .ernlng this bltsle doctrine %
CaristlaEhy HiA 6rst argument IN
support of the doctrine was drawn
from the very tributes paid q lie life
and character ~ Chris - some Who
dare % question his divinity.
They are compelled. he said. ~
admit that Christ was without defect
OF fault lie spoke nothing bat the
truth and lie was absolutely unset
fish. They tell as that he Is a
being OF unparalleled purity and eleva-
ti0n Of character He aurpasscs iu
/ Hss sublime earnestness and moral
+ grandeur all others that have ever
lived aNpn this earth. Ills lahora 0f
+ taree short years have dome more. Nes
/ Infinitely mere TO regenerate and ele-
vate mankind than all the labors OF all
/ the best and hottest besides After
We have heard these beautiful tributes
90 the character 81 Christ We answer.
/ yes and II you Be logical men. your
own admissions viii compel you 20
state the whole truth and say that
Christ Is God. We ask them. DO
yeu nos admit that the Lord was good ?
DO you not ACKNOWLEDGES that tIe spoke
nothing bat the truth and Vas abso-
iuteiy uuseinshg Are you not then
forced 10 receive Is true what lie said
about Himself and q ada His - MS
=
a. IL He were God. lie claimed Go De
God; lie demonstrated His claim to
Deity. Now II you DO rot admit HIS
claim how can yoa say that he -
unseifsh? II you deny His assertion
that re Il God do you not give the
lie 60 your own admission concerning
Ills unauestionsd YeracitFg Is lie we're
merely = man and yet claimed 10 be
God how could tbs world cau Him
koodT
Prom this consideration the speaker
passed 10 a discussion % the prophe-
sios concerning Carist end His mis-
sion. He next took up the miracles
and the testimony 81 the apostles. to-
getl~F with the testimony 81 the sne-
miles 81 Christ and showed how al
Iconeurred 20 prove that lie is God.
Father DeVery's anal argument was
from Chrlsrs conquest III history
Christ steps forth from a carpenter's
shop O. found a world -tvide religion
n lie were only human He could not
succeed That a mere man should
bring the warld % his feet 80 adora .
tlou a. Christ planned 20 DO. weSs an
utter imposalhlity Their, too. behold
Him broken and bleeding az ne hangs
Ga a cross OF sha@ne. his handful "a
followers have been scattered. one
has denied Him, another BETRAYED
Him. al save q fow have deserted Him
Lock up q His cross and tell me Il
He we're only human. Wat must ia.
eyitahiy become 81 HIS ideals. Hs
CLANS and hopes. And wou answer:
IL he were man Tie could look for
nothing but defeat--crushlng and hu.
initiating defaat
But behold His triumph n aow
many Tongues. BY what various voices
with shat measurelesa intensity O..
love i Christ worshippsd and praised
a. TIE eternal God. He tt the centei
~ the world. The whole world -
erH about the cross wasre He 80
and died. From every land the broad
earth over they come bearing Elta 81
various forms and uttertns worship Il
thousand tongues. Millions % n,
sons of men are moving towards u,
cross a. IN a mighty pllEI'lmaae oF
vast crusade 81 followers after Jesus
Their hearts burn ln them on the wsl
and their lips break forta into nla -
tic melodies proclalming that CNris
Is Goa--ghe light and Ifa 81 mer
wMa mNwntsss snvseemf mHnfn MS ~
i. Teacher