Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-16

FdlH'I LepIcHtcuf toplc last night
at the mission being conducted by him
and Father Eckert az St Patrick
church The topic was replete with
biblical history brought down to mod
ern day comparison, and dealt al
most entirely with the hereafter A
1 large congregation heard the mission
~ end we're the better for having lis
tened 10 the sermon Instructions
were given by Father Eckert.
/ In his discourse Father Leprentcur
said:
/ There was certain rich man. who
/ was clothed in purple and fine linen,
! toasted sumptu0usly There was al.
so a certain beggar, named Lazarus.
who lay al the rich mans gate. beg.
glng for the crumbs that fell from his
table, whilst the dogs licked his sores
In due time the heggar died. and
was carried to Abraham's bosom. The
rich man also died but was buried I'm
hell. Here, lifting up his eyes. he saw
Lazarus, and begged Abraham to send
him, that he might dip his fingers in
water and cool his tongue. But Abra.
ham reminded the rich man how il
had been with him and Lazarus in
life, and how just 1t was that he who
had Toasted on good things. should
now suffer whilst he who mad suffer.
ed should he rewarded.
" Besides, said Abraham. there is
between us a great lake, so that no
one can pass from us TO you. nor
from YOU to us.
AS a last appeal. the rich man
begged Abraham to send Lazarus to
his five brothers. that they might be
kept out Of hell; but Abraham rcfus.
Cd, saying They have Moses and the
prophets let they hear them
Take up your newspapers OF today
AMI see how many take their own
lives. They don't believe in he'll or
else they would not punish themselves
in the world to come. They believe
that hell was 4 place or rather a story
told to little children to frightcn them
aud tell them tina, is where they
would go II they were not good. To
commit Of revival sin would not mean
eternal he'll.
Christ is too good to punish us.
He loves as, he will not send us to
eternal he'll. 1t would be hard to think
that Chris, Will punish us "a severely
rs all that because We commit one
mortal sin. lie who says he does not
believe in hell says that person
who has repcnted and very sorry for
his sins in this world will receive as
mach punishment in the world TO
come % the wicked ones who are not
sorry for their sins.
Ii We lead good lives we shall be
taken UP into Abraham's bosom as
LazarouS was taken. hut if VIC don't
we shall be buried in hell like the
rich man was.
Christ is very good and morcihl
that IS very true. but to be very good
and merciful he must be just. Even
d little child knows if it does some.
thing wrong it will be punished. Altho
the mother may love her child il is her
duty TO punish her child when he
does wrong The child may do things
and his mother may not see him. but
remember, God sees everything,
Those who do not believe there is
God or there is hell do not believe
in the ton commandments nor that
Christ was cruciilcd
we know that ii is far moro a
serious sin to steal from a poor man
who has just enough than it is to steal
from a very rich man who might not
perhaps know that any money was
stolen
When boy strikes his father and
goes away and ne must return and
ask forgiveness 1t is tho same with
Christ when we insult Christ we must
return and ask forgiveness before he
Will give him any more of his bless.
ings or graces.
Where the tree falls there shall
1t lie and so it is with solll if dGa>a
overtaEes the soul in mortal sin there
shall it lie. | once knew man who
was always putting off his confession,
tie promised me to como Saturday
night, Saturday night came but he did
not come SO one afternoon he took
sick and vas very sick that afternoon
and along in the night he became very
sick, and the doctor said he ought to
senl for the priest. So he finally de.
cided to have the priest come. A boy
was sent for him and he rang the door
BOIL but no answer came, he rang
again, but with same result he knock
ed and pounded the door, but no an.
swcr. AT last as he was going away a
NDipp eai1 from nhotp Won shall NOT