The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-13

den, you hear the ringing of bells, and |
Judging by the sound, they must be
large ones, and quite near. You hearl
the rattle of wagons as they roll over
the stone-paved road; along the walk
you find stone-built fences and you
meet well-dressed people. Naturally,
you will conclude that city must. be
nearby. You are convinced because
you see infallible signs that the place
must be city.
Thus, too, one can be Convinced OF
many things, without really seeing
them with his own eyes. So, too, we
can be convinced that there is a God;
that is, We can and must believe in
God if we have sure signs of God'saex-
istence. "a
That God became visible in his
works, does not mean that the works
themselves are God, or that we can
see Gods personality and essence in
His works as you would see the stone
in. a creek or the light in a window.
This is not the case. If. you see a
grand majestic temple, as, for instance
the new Cathedral in Buffalo, or St
Patrick's in New York City, you sure
ly do not just on that account see the
architects who built these cathedrals;
and just because you see a painting
seG also the artist who painted it;
but you see the work of the architect,
and the work of the artist, and you
see in the work, that he who made it
must have been wise and practical
master. In this way the master or the
maker becomes visible in his deed.
Again, if you happen to enter a
farmhouse and you don't meet any
body, but you find that everywhere in
| the house and barns and yard, every
| thing is orderly, neat and clean, you
do not see the owner or his wife, but
you must conclude from the order you
see, that these must be very orderly
| and neat people.
Just in the same manner the invis-
| ible God, becomes visible in His works.
We see, in the works of God, that He,
Who made them must be God though
we do not see Him personally.
| We are going to consider a few of
| these works. -
Men can surely make very many
| things; but even the most brilliant
workman cannot. do anything unless
he has the necessary material and
| even then, if all the necessary nate
rial were at hand, and all the required
skill and labor, we could not make all
| things. Many learned men have, for
instance, in centuries gone by, tried
all possible: things and melted to-
| gether manifold materials in order ID
make gold, but up to this very day mo
one has ever succeeded in making even
| the smallest grain of gold as found in
| our rivers and goldfields. Yes, and
with all our wisdom and science com
blade of grass, no matter how long we
| tried Now, where does all the grass
| and all the gold and all the material
| in this globe come from? And the
earth itself who made it, and what is
on it; who brought forth the water,
| the air, the clouds, and the sky above
US? . .a
A light cannot ignite, Itself, and
when it is lighted, in a few hours it
| will be out. In the sky above us
shines a light the great brilliant sun
and this sun has been shining as Ions
over this earth of ours as man can
think back; and in all these thou
sands of years the sun has lost none
of it's splendor and beauty. Who
lighted the sun and who has kept UP
its wonderful fire up to now? ,Ster
out into a cloudless night and see the
countless millions of glittering twink
ling stars; who made them and who
holds them in His hand? t..
The Seasons.
The works of a watch Or a .clock