The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-14
BISHOP O'cONN[ll
WAR AND CHRIsIIl
Splendid Discourse Listcntd q
Packed House nj Sc. Pcsex
Church.
GODS LOVE RULING FAs,I
Both Catholics and ProtcstantS "a
lifted by Beautiful Promises ~
BibIc--Story OF the Sea Of c.

ST. Peters Church was pAe
Wednesday night when Bishop M
O'ConnelI spoke on The War
Christianity.' The Knights o.
lumbus meeting at their hall, near
corner Of Eighth and Grace Str*l
attended In a body Bishop O't
nell began with the French rev
ton He traced the maginthN!
cause of the Christian falh
through many decades. comparing
with the different evoiutions Of
earth. He spoke softly. the vast a.
gregation sitting speliboufid.
not a story OF battlefields. as H4
had expected, but simple story
the man of Galilee. 1t took his a.
erstthrough the vicissitudes OF III
and evil. clarified the dark cioud4
doubt for Catholic and Profess
and left in its wake pure fres1x
and hope in the God of humAM!
whether He he God OF CathoiiCS
Protestant II was splendid
powerful sermon, full of thot1
full of sadness. full of hope and 4
promise of Gods love.
The fall of Rome was pictured Il
striking force, the world of that "a
in its wonderful strength. the Din
pointed out. stood waiting the cor
of the Divine Master of mem. It
the crumbling period of great
Then came the Son of God In aim
upimagina BILE humility. He sto0dA
forerunner of the Father to hrtia1
the world the great new messaEN
A New Civilization Born
when one civilization dfeA
other is born. It Is the death 01
era and the birth Of an era.
Bishop O'Connell. We eonsidAfA
age in which we live as the cIa1x
We think that these things n
moment are tho end of time.
we mistake 1t cannot be that
Is no purpose in all this w0kN
creation. We are all U10viMx
We may not be conscious Of
we are none the less moving oIS4l
Take the geology of the earfl
was formed crust upon crust.
period thought it's crust the ta4
earth's surfaces If 1t thought AkS
Yet these were only steps III m
formation of better and
necessary crust leading towar1
development of higher veget4I
and better man. 1t is the4 RI
with our social existence. We
this or that great trial is the sM&
all things, only to find that II
us to something better and hiEh3x
Are we to think that war1
ended the handiwork of God
so. Certainly, as Catholics. We
see that God works for u8
through us every hour in the dA1
Under the influence of Chi
prophecy. We must move forWM
We must--~to a Wider. love. . N
humanity. a wider cfvilizat tom
/ look for higher relation
higher social understanding for
children. a533
Il see no place .or doubt mn
mind OF believing Ca hoiics. An
have been divided, but Gods Gl
has not been divided. The cMN
can yet find the way to RomG.a
What international instituttQ
lists today but the churchesg
go back to Christ's words,
and earth shall pass away. hu4
word shall not pass away. ssss
Here Bishop O'Conneil spoke N
beautiful Bible story of the GM
on the Sea of Galilee, when the
brought fear to His apostles wsfo
Him as He lay asleep in the
declaring, ''Carest Thou not tl4
perish ~. 5.,5.' ~, Il .as45s.;ss
That little bark" said the n
represented the church Off,
We may be at sea in the Storm
the master Is with las. H@
for us and We will not
Though We may have fe&r1
doubt, we must remember tha&
is leading us in His own way "a
and grander things"
The choir sang number
thems. The music WAS a Test
the services and was greatly 4H
A large number of Protext1n
tended.