Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-12

as summing up mans earthly duty: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind and with all thy strength; and the second com mandmeDt is like unto the first, thou shalt love thy neighbor as myself.
 Loved Even His Enemies.
 The charity of the Savior was first of all just. Again, it was generous. He did not say T will love that per- On the contrary, he went about seek ing opportunities to do good, even to His enemies.
 Christians Without Hearts.
 So, too, His charity was sympa- thetic; He rejoiced with those who were glad as keenly as He sorrowed with those in trouble. Here, the preacher said, is where many Chris tians fail. They seem to fancy that religion is simply to say long prayers, to wear a long face. They come as a be pious, but they do not go beyond that. They will perhaps weep over the tales of the poor and unfortunate, but they do not feel their woes in the pocket. Nobody ever hears of them going out of their way to speak the would mean so much to those in trou- ble at the time of surrow, or sickness, or death. This is not the example set by the Savior. -a
 A Love That Was Universal.
 Christ's charity also was universal He did not love one nation, or city, or village, but the whole world. Hence 1t is not the part of a Christian to care solely for those of her own house. hold, or little town, or nationality, or even faith. To follow the ExempJar Christ there must he no question of foreigners. or creeds, or colors Fa- ther Matthew said that when he was a student at the International college In Rome there were If nationalities represented in the student body, yet they were as one large family. The individual who says sneering1y "Oh, that person is a foreigner displays ignorance, showing that he has not tory, otherwise he would understand the good traits of every nationality and would admire rather than con- demn. Good is not monopolized by any one nation.
 Active Charity.
 Christ's charity was active. Atten- ton was directed to the significant mission cross, to the sacred hands pierced by nails, the sacred brow stained with the blood drawn by the crown of cruel thorns. the suffering of the Redee1ner, proving better than words that this was active, genuine love for all mankind,
 The Mark of a Christian.
 Opposed to this charity which the loving Savior so frequently insisted upon are the faults of those whose malicious tongues are ever ready to minimize the merit of another's action, to misinterpret it; to retail stories of the faults or misfortunes or nisdeeds of others, much of this coming through jealousy, malice. envy. This is not the mark of a Christian. The Savior has said explicitly: By this shall men know that you are My dis ciples-that ye love one another" It was this characteristic of the early Christians which won so many con verts to ,the cause of Christ. For the heather. the pagans, exclaimed in won- der: How these Christians love one another!"
 Charity Must Be Broad
 Incidentally. Father Matthew re- ferred to the beautiful spirit and sys- tenn of the Catholic charities, hospitals and the like, where there is never a question of a persons race, or color, or creed, but where the one thing con- sidered is his suffering and need of aid. Catholics who discriminate against their neighbors because they happen to be of differing nationality, or belief, are going against the funda- mental teachings of their religion, and if there are any such they would be guilty of the gravest sin.
 Stress was laid upon the necessity of this broad, embracing charity. The emphatic words of St. Paul were quoted to show that it is an absolute foundation for any merit which mans deeds or words may have in the eyes of God. The apostle has said it again and again; that no matter what ones good works, the giving of ones all to feed the poor, even the delivering of ones body to be burned, any and ev- cry possible act of the Christian would be but sounding brass and tinkling cyn1bals unless actuated by this Christ-lilSe quality of genuine charity, this loving of ones neighbor as ones self. for the love of God.
 Evening Services
 "Wednesday evening Father Matthew gave the instruction on True Repent ance and Father Crysostorn prea ched on The General Judgment.
 Confessions in Four Languages.
 The missionaries have already begun hearing the thousands of confessions of their week during a mission. They vice in French. German and Italian, as we'll as in English, besides the va rious dialects of the countries the three Fathers represent. There were many communicants at the masses yesterday morning.