The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-15
MANY PRESENT AT
THE EARLY MASS
srE@Ens OF Molly NAME SOCIETY
TAKE coAHusIoH AT TEE
CATHEDRAL
Eventns ssrnoa was Dsliv.r.d by Ne.
Fatasr EdUard galway On Interest
Ing GuhfsCL

TIE communion zsrNIc~ Of the mem
- Joseph'- csth.irsI ,.st.Fi.- mo-,
lag a. o.clock Nsz sell attended -
ths church Sas packed % IS full cspsc-
Ions 90 h. remembered. and great cred
l. Que IN. president llr. charles 4 Win
srter, in nj interest and seal IN increas-
iuE the membership of IN. society
The regular monthly dsvotionsi meet.
ins Vas neld last uiEht - 80 oclos
ana The church wAs again racAed 10 -
fui capacity by members ~ ~. HOW
Nante sietA. and In consequences oys-
Two hundred we're unable 20 gain al
was dollversd IS nv EdNard ,ialWar,
Who spoke on the subject is IN. cath
Shc ,hgrch iI,sins Dr Gaining in Num-
bers IN ne United states Another fes-
tire Ia connection With the service waz
NE special music that was rendered hs.
the rnemh.rs % the society. accompanied
oy the holy Name orchestra
Ia the course Of hi- sermon Rev. Cal.
Nay spoke In part az follows The cath
Nlth,.ut interruption or change Al ID.
wonders or leT career cry out 10 th.
hsr.tic and the inudeL here j. the Land
OF God civil society. with all 10 has
i ON "a 60 the church % christ II h.
she that has implanted deep. strong
i.N. .nd FeFsrence Tor civil authority
spirit Of fraternity that uoulishes and
sHrt1in- gY"d EoNernm,nt. tnat gensr-
FOL 20 his fellow man Tle fatlerho5,i
q cod and the brotherhood OF Ean are
elsl,nciFely and exclusively Csthoh ,
Life worth Living.
IN THIS country the church BE- frec 60
pursue her mission and Ne. Catholics
the life % her Divine Master. the only
NE worthy living. The Cathssic church
would have the American Catholic citi-
Zen foremost iu everything that max
FOR good citizeaship. in virtue. a. p.tri.
otism. aud b., must be such " re r. true
70 her div iu' teaching. Tho reverend
preacher then went ou Co SAY thr- al
nave NOT been true. and consequently
the loss IN leakage from IN, church
o uutihE lhe paFt my years has been
Nariously estimated "a from Q oo0. 900 Co
gained considerably through conNsr-
sions. but the gain FRO mthat source has
balanced only farction 81 the loss
through leakage Immigration his been
the great factor IN our growth tn mem
b"rs during these years. The eNplanH-
Ton OF III" losses would include hum
drcds Of contributing causes. some lost
themselves because of serious grievance
with their pastor Others thrOugh dis
lance from church. and IA, cunrequtn Q
diticultF Of paI ctICiug their religion.
Marriage wtth uu1-CutholiCs have been
great drain on the faith IN spirit
OF indifference took possession Of others
and they found worldly success more
Important thru religion. Again lives OF
immortality. Of dishonesty. drove away
catholics from the altar o. Jesus Christ
because the church condemns, brands alt
But IN spite OF failures In the past
We can positively state that to-day
there - ~" lcakHC, from the faith
Never wss the Catholic church more
prosperous and more promising than
now. We ell seem To be ON our rnettle.
Churches and schools ar. being built all
over the land. our faith u no longer
despised This church - to-day looked
upon. oven by her enemies. for her fear
lcssness and consistency. as the sole
surviving bulVark Of lntidelity. Hun
dredS OF converts ARE being received
into The fold. The people are famishing
for the truths thrt Cathoiicity alone can
teach. ana the manifold religions witch
spranE from the Reformation are mere
~ hooking their divine appetite. The
American people are craving TO know
I the truth snd are ready TO accept II and
NoI- HOLY Name men should. so 20 SAY.
b" saturated with this truth. Your NON
catholic friends. whom the necessities,
or life bring you into contact. will listen
TO you when they 'urn deaf ear t.
priests. We want men. then. who take
on active pert In every work that has
for its object the spread and extension
Of the Catholic religion.