Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-30
REPENTANCE
At ST. ANNE'S Church
Gods Gift of Absolution is De-
pendent Upon Our Repentance
THE MISSION.
instruction and Sermon BY the Rev.
Father Evans, Rector Of St.
Luke's Baltimore.

Luke's Baltimore.
The wet weather Woes not keep St
Anne's people from attending the mis-
sion instructions and sermons given
on Wednesday nights by the Rev. Fr
Evans. Last night the preacher was
gFueted by the largest attendance he
has had. II was an earnest. prayer
fai, inquiring eager congregation.
Many arrived early to be present al
Evening Prayer, which was read at
730 O'Clock
The missioner began his instruction
by giving The recognized divisions of
repentance contrition, confession and
amendment Of life He first spoke of
disposition upon our part to leave
out one: some men leave of amend
ment, some leave off contrition and
some dislike TO confess their sins. but
are willing to amend their lives. Ian
eoch case it is not true repentance
but is a human substitute for the di-
vine plan
The preacher then developed mis-
teaching concerning contrition repu-
dating the lower Kind (the division
made 10y the Apostle ST. PAUL. which is
sorrow Of the world bringing shame
and commending to his hearers the
higher kind Cody sorrow which
bringeth repentance not to be reDepted
Of lie illustrated by referring TO the
parable of the Prodigal Son, who hatl
al first. the lower kind when he was
hungry and knew he would be better
oil at home. but who forgot all about
his hunger and truly repented when
he saw his fathers face and. in it.
what had been suffered on his account
If we know God and the sorrow our
sin occasions Him, every sight OF Je-
sus' cross or OF a cruciGx will bring
us TO true repentance
The preacher then urged the reading
of Holy Scripture, as the way to know
God and His sorrow for our sinfulness
Confession was the next thought III
is telling out my sins to God We are
very fond OF telling others sins. Con
fesion has to 10 with my sins" To
confess is perfectly natural A rebel
iious child refuaes to confess. but lis
never happy until It has done so Ii
is like opening an abscess and letting
all OF the poisonous matter out. The
soul requires ID, A Salvation Army
man viii do it in the public meeting
and friends viii do it in their gather
ings. The soul must speak before
others. The liturgical provisions foi,
general confession at Morning and AT
Evening Prayer and the Eucharist are
not sufficient They are helpful but
10 moi meet the individual souls re
quirement. becauset hey are general
and the burdened soul must speak par
ticularly The need is met by the
church, none must go to confession TO
a priest all may and some shouM
The preacher then developed the
history of concession i'm the church
from the earliest times TO these. how
men confessed TO Christ, TO the Apos-
ties in the public congregations. then
privately to the priest but it was al
ways to God in the presence of Gods
servant The instruction was ended
by a reminder that conuition and con
fession to make true repentance mus
be followed by amendment of life This
Cod gives His priest gives counsel
and penance when he pronounces abb
solution in Gods name and with Gods
authority
The sermon followed a hymn Weary
OF Earth ami Laden with Iy Sin" The
missioner's text was "If thou be the
Son Of God command that these stones
be male bread Satan is anxious to
know. TO the first parents OF our
race Satan said Hath God said Z" To
us it is ever Art thou a child of God r.
Is there a God? Can there be with Bel
gium oppressed and Servia in exile
and the unfortunate degraded by the
exploitation OF wicked men at home?
In this the preacher powerfully com
PEELED his hearers to ask themselves il
they were not often tempted to doubt
Satan wants to know "If thou be the
son of God?" Here is the church sore
~ rent by schism and oppressed by
heresy. Is there Code II in our
parishes We were a united people we
should convert the whole community
We talk about what we do not know
and make division We should be si-
lent and learn our religion aui faith
would say They believe ia Gcd."
Temptation always begins with our
lower nature. When Christ Was hun
CRY. command that these stones *be
made bread was said to Him. IIe
might CRAFTY Satan If He had Yield
cd the greater. temptations would have
easily followed. The preacher dwelt
upon life and death ana all the things
we set store by in this life which must
soon pass away. These things are not
life Life lies below them. and they
have nothing to do with life as the
deep waters OF the sea are untrouhleG
by the storm. Life. eternal life. is
what Satan dare not approach until he
has irst tempted men through the
lower nature, which IS upon the sur