The herald., 1915-04-08
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NEW CATHOLIC MISSION

The series of lectures for non
Catholics, given by the Passionist
Fathers Alphonsus and Synatins,
came to a close Sunday night, April
4. To say that these lectures were
a great success is putting it mildly,
the spacious church crowded to over
flowing. Every available space was
filled even the sanctuary. No better
mark of appreciation could have been
given to the speakers. FIR. Alphon-
sus had the task of answering the
many questions handed in. He han
died this task in mastery and
humorously way. The questions
were many, in fact too many to be
all answered, which fact would in
dictate that a great number of Cath
olics we're interested. 1t is to be
hoped that much light has been cast
on those religious questions that al
ways occupy the minds of men. The
questions were of the usual kind that
are continually being asked and that
have been answered over and over
again. However, FIR. Alphonsus ans
wered as many as he could with as
much kindness as IL he had heard
them for the first time, even those
that appeared to have been asked in
doubtful faith. One gentleman
created a mild sensation by coming
upon the platform and denying the
false accusations against the church,
stating that in his varied experience
he had found much more to admire
than criticise in this grand old insti-
tuition. A lady sent very touching
letter, praising the sisters and pray
ing to God to have them always in
our midst. Both parties were nom
Catholics.
FIR. Ignatius continued his lectures
on Thursday and Friday and Sunday
evenings. 1.-THE Greatest Gift to
Man." was the subject for Thursday.
The greatest gift proved to be the
sacrament of the blessed Eucharist.
The reasonableness of this miracu-
lous and mysterious fact was proved
from scripture and from the devotion
of men towards II. The fact that
millions of the best men and women
of the world and for two hundred
years have found in the Holy Eu-
charist the strength necessary to fol-
low the narrow and difficult path of
a Catholic was used by the gifted
speaker as a clinching argument that
the Holy Eucharist is all that the
church claims 1t to be, and as such
the greatest gift of God to man.
Friday, before the largest crowd
ever seen In the Holy Name church,
the Greatest Tragedy of the World
was touchingly and powerfully treat
ed. Christ's life and death judged
by the standard of the world was
failure. but judged by the standard
of God, the saving of one human soul
is one of success. The dramatic set
ting, the sublimity of the subject, and
the tremendous force of the orator
made this lecture one of the most
interesting
On Sunday night came the closing.
with the lecture entitled, "Why / am
Catholic" The four marks of
unity, universally, sanctity and
apostolicity were shown to prove the
church to be the true church. The
most interesting discourse was end
ed by an advice to non-C Catholics to
follow the light, that is IL they are
not satisfied with their present means
of salvation, they should investigate
and this investigation should include
the Catholic church. The non-Cath-
olics seem to have been in good num-
bers since two hundred question
boxes were distributed. Too much
praise cannot be given to the two
Fathers Alphonsus and Ignatius, for
their wonderful success. No words
are too great to qualify this success.
The spiritual good they have done
will be long remembered and felt.
Two better men could not be found
and all the people of Algiers are
grateful to them. FIR. Larkin is the
iappiest man In town these days.
rhe sight OF so many coming back
o their old time form has touched
lis heart and he feels he cannot
hank the two fathers enough. These
wo men have endeared themselves to
o the parish and the Marist Fathers
rho now look upon them as brothers. ,
EASTER SUNDAY. Il
Easter Sunday was celebrated with &
sual solemnity Characteristic of the I
oily Name church. Father Larkin \
els that the best Is not too good for {
Is people. He would himself say. e
ass for his beloved children, and Il
'ain sing solemn high mass for the II
irish at 1880. He was assisted a
FIR. Alphonsus as deacon and FIR. F