Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-16

I Eighth Commandment, Thou shalt not l bear false witness against thy neigh Dor. This commandmen forbids un 1 true testimony in a court of justice, l lies, calumny, detraction and rash 1 judgments.
 To give false testimony, either by l swearing to lie, or to what one only | surmises to be true. deals four-fold wound to God, since it is a sin | against truth. justice. charity and re- | ligion.
 Lies, either jocose, off1cious, or per- nicious are always sinful Calumny, speaking i'll of one's neigh bor, spreading evil reports and the I like, is one of the most detestable of l sins. So. too. is detraction, or mak- I ing known the failings of another to a | person who has no right to know these | faults.
 Rash judgment implies the malice of l attributing sins to another without | knowledge of all the circumstances. 1 Holy Scripture warns Judge not lest ye be judged!" We have not been ] appointed censors of our neighbors l actions. God alone has the right to l judge.
 1 At this mass, Rev. Myles P. Calvin l administered communion to four or 1 five hundred women. Sundays Services. l Sunday morning, Rev. Father Mat | thew was the preacher Ut the high | mass, explaining why the Catholic l church honors the Blessed Virgin. l The true Catholic reveres God, takes 1 His wishes and His will for guide. | It is not for puny man to criticize a 1 God who makes the sun superior to l the stars. the diamond to the common l stones.
 If, then, this all-powerful, infinite i God willed to choose the humble mai | den of Nazareth as His mother, to be l born of her, to revere her, to elevate l her to dignity above all human crea-
 lures, to make her, as the poet has
 boast" 1t is but following Christ's ex- ample to pay her honor. Far from being derogatory to the majesty and excellence of God to hon. 1 or the Blessed Virgin. in dwelling up- l on her attributes. our veneration for
 her increases as our love for her Di- 1 vine Son increases.
 The offertory selection at this mass
 was the Bach -Gounod Ave Maria.
 splendidly sung by Edward Connolly, | now of Jamestown. N. J. Close of Women's Mission. l With a congregation of 1900 assem- l bled at o'clock, Sunday afternoon, l the exercises of the women's week
 were brought to a close, following an 1 eloquent sermon on Perseverance in | the Way of Righteousness and Re- l pentance, the preacher being Father l
 | There was the solemn renewal of l baptismal vows. before font beau | tifully decorated with flowers, votive ] offerings from the parish women. 1 Then the Papal benedictiou, the spe- 1 cial blessing of His Holiness Leo x, was conferred through the mission l Father. Benediction of the Blessed l Sacrament brought the wonderfully | solemn and impressive exercises to a ! close.
 The offering made at this service 1 does not go to the missionaries per i sonally, but to the superior of their
 monastery to be used in educating fu- ! ture missionaries. to continue the work of St. Francis their founder. Mems Mission Opens. The weeks mission for men. opened l at 7.30 Sunday evening and each morn l Ing there will be masses at and 8 | o'clock. with instructions bv the mis- l sion Fathers, and each evening at 7.30 | instruction, recitation of the Rosary, l mission sermon and Benediction All ] these services are public to men. Sunday evening". a congregation of 1 1900 men heard the instruction by ! Father Chrysosten cn Grace, and the 1 mission sermon by Father Matthey on
 The Value of a Soul. The choir, di- 1 rected by Organist F. L. Farrell sang | during the services.