Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-17
CATHEDRAL
HIGH MASS
FOR EASTER
Lesson of the Risen Christ
Conveyed by the Rev.
Mr.. O'HdrQ.

Pontifcal High Mass was said by
Bishop Joseph Chartrand Of SIS. Peter
and Paul Cathedral on Easter Sunday
morning. The Rev. Edward Russell was
deason Of the mass: the Rev. l.. Durbin
was sub deason: ~. James Ryan and the
Rev. Maurice C''cr-c- lore assistants
Father Ritter and Father l.. . Conner
were masters Of ceremonies; Father
O'Rourke was arch priest and the Rev.
John OHara o. Notre Dame University
Of Sout hBend, assistant arch priest.
The Easter sermon was delivered by
the Rev. Mr. O'Hara who said In parf;
IF Christ be not risen, then IS our
faith vain Iu--these simple words Sr
Paul expressed the Importance Of the fact
of the resurrection. II is important be-
cause IL Is the highest proof Of the di-
vinity Of Christ and If Christ is not God,
then our faith Is vain. Christianity is
foolishness and Christian sacrifice and
Christian life a delusion and snare. II
+ Christ be not risen then He was the
worlds greatest imposter and the world S
greatest fool; the blood Of millions Of
martyrs was shed In vain and many
more Of Christian souls have lived empty
deluded lives Of sacrifice when they could
have sought happiness in physical pleas
ure. II Christ be not risen Christian
morality IS a. hypocrlt!cal. senseless farse.
WHY PREACH OF
CHRIST'S DIVINITY?
but why preach to a faithful con-
gregation about the divinity of Christ
when we all take it for grantedf Thank
God, we have the gift Of faith. We be
lieve without question and we take for
granted the necessary consequences Of
the divinity Of Christ. But We are living
In an age Of unbelIef and mIsbelief and
some Of the consequences Of this unbelief
are so clevtrly presented by naturallstic
philosophers that they may sometimes
deceive even the elect"
The Rev. MIR. O'Hara continued; The
day Of the old time religious controversy
has passed Dogma has been pushed 50
for into the background that union sery-
ices are held everywhere outside the
Catholic Church and preachers studiously
avoid any reference to a specific dogma
that would arouse antagonism on the
part Of a dissenter. A broad tolerance
has resulted in the suppression Of dog
matte belief and the dangerous motto Of
religions Indifference is, 1T makes no
difference what you believe as long as
you do what's right as If one could
know what is right without basis Of
belief in God and In an eternity OF re-
/ ward punishment.
DEVIL TURNS
TO MATERIALISM.
There never was a force moral ma
terial, Intellectual. that the devil had not
tried to convert to his own use for the
destruction of souls, and we do not have
to look far today to see how devilish
ingenuity has turned the materials of
civilization to his purpose. Literature,
art, music, the drama, the great forces
which have served to present the ideal
and enable aspirations, have degenerated
into dangerous tools of the powers of
darkness. With a single exception the
popular novels Of the past few years
have been riot of sensuality, gross
ness, naturalism and hatred Of Chris
tianity. Music and are have borrowed
the sensual appeals of the African saw
age and the South Sea islanders
1.-The drama presents four or five no
table exceptions to the universal charge
Of degrading indecency. ut has more
exceptions than the novel because there
| is still enough public decency left for
people who read novels on the sly TO re-
fuse to be seen politically, listening to
the same filth from the stage"