El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
confessional
IS TO Be TOPIC
Father McCleary Speaks Of
The Prison House Of God
Hell at Cathedral.

That disaEreeab1e weather cannot
prevent the faithful man OF woman
Z from making sacrifices in order 70
learn the law Of God. was evidenced
Z Thursday evening by the attendance
at the cathedral to hear Rev. Fr. Nc
I Cleary on The Prison House OF God
Hell"
The subject, one OF many that even
the best of Christians care not to hear,
was treated in such a scholarly man
ner that all the horrors and Uncom-
Portable feelings Of the hearer were
eliminated. and still the grim justice
Of the Maker we'll defined and so put
that a realization Of the truth brought
the proper effect in part father Nc
Cleary said:
we are familiar with the sight
of the gallows and the electric chair
where the death penalty is eXacted,
and the prison where confinement for
life is deemed a light punishment for
the violation OF certain laws.
Goods Eternal Prison House,
God, the supreme legislator. i5
wise enough TO provide his laws with
adequate sanction. He, too, has His
eternal prison house, where those
who have ignored His commands. who
have made vain the blood Of the Sa-
vior. who have died at enmity with
Him. in open rebellion against Him,
must spend their eternity. True. in
certain quarters. he'll and eternal
punishment have gone out Of fashion.
Modern enlightenment, not satisfied
with having made the road Of this
life as smooth as possible, would have
the life hereafter nothing but para
disc OF delights where the adulterer.
the drunkard. the liar and the thief
may sit down with the pure. the
chaste, the temperate, the honest. IN
perpetual happiness
Cannot BE ExtinEuished.
But the fires of hell cannot be eN-
tinEuished by what men are pleased
to call good taste, nor are they dimiu-
ished by not speaking Of them or
denying them, nor can they be legis-
lated out Of existence by popular vote
We should trust Christ, the eternal
Son OF God, who suffered for us and
died for US He Is more interested in
US than anyone else He speaks Of
il as a fire, an eternal fire. an I'M
quenchable fire. as the worm that
dieth not He has not dressed up a
DOGGY 10 friEhten us. The church. the
pillar and ground OF truth. has put
who die in mortal sin are condemned
to hell for all eternity.
More Than An Ugly Byward.
Hell then. is something more than
an ugly by word TO be found on the
lips OF men Listen TO the sentence
which the judge shall give at the
great aSSlZes Of the whole human
race. when the dividing line VIII he
drawn between the friends of Christ
and the enemies OF Christ, between
those who are lost. those who are
saved. and He shall say To those on
His right Come We. blessed Of My
Father, possess YOU the kingdom pre-
pared for YOU from the foundation
of the world To those on His left
He shall say Depart from me. you
cursed, into everlasting fire, which
was prepared for the devil and his
angels Mat. chap % II men can
jugEle with these words TO make them
mean there IS an eternal heaven. but
no eternal he'll. then they can make
the Bible say whatever they please
Confession Of Sins This Evening.
This evening large attendance Is
expected 10 hear the Rev Fl Biever.
s J. preach on why DO Catholics
Confess Their Sins TO a Priest This
is q subject that has been and at times
stiI Is much misunderstood, espec-
tally because Of ignorance as 90 just
what Dr. is The audience this even
ing viii hear the subject treated as
probably they never have before.
Requiem Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning at the cathedral
at s o'clock q high mass will be said
for the repose OF the souls OF all the
deceased members OF the parish, as
the church frequently calls her faith
ful together TO pray for deceased
friends and relatives The Mission
is expected 90 bring more spiritual
blessings 10 its members and TO throw
more light on her doctrines for those
who wish TO be better acquainted
with her