Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-05
MANS WORK IN LIFE
TO SAVE HIS SOUL
Rev. Thomas A. Emmett, Speak
Ing at Cathedral, Makes a
Strong Appeal.

Rev. Thomas A. Emmett OF the So
ciety OF Jesus is giving most sue
ccssful mission for Catholic men this
week at 81. Peters Cathedral. His
audiences already number over 1000
men each evening. and the number Is
growing night after night. Father
Emmett has promised to flnd seats for
all who come. even II no has to put
extra seats in sanctuary and choir.
His sermon ON the End of Man. or
Mans Work in This Life ia to Save
His Soul" was listened to with mark
ed attention. His talk was an answer
20 Christ's question (Matthew XVI
.6): What doth IL profit man II
he gain the whole world and suffer
the loss of his own soulY Or. what
exchange shall a man give for his
soul?"
This question" said the speaker.
was asked by none other than Jesus
Christ Himself. and therefore II must
be important. So. We are going TO
try and answer II tonight. Whence
came /? Why am l in this world3
Ten. IS, so. 100 years ago, there wasn't
one OF us IN existence. Tonight. you
are. you exist. you live. you move.
you are In the full vigor OF life and
health. Tho natural question. then ia:
Whence came /? Did l just happenY
Am | hero by CHANGER Others may
say they know not. but the Catholic
man who believes in God knows that
his soul came from God. God created
him, FOR God alone can create soul.
And man and the world. though they
have done wonders. have yet to make
or create human soul.
You remember. perhaps. tho story
OF Michael Angelo the sculptor. and
his masterpiece the statue Of Moses.
the great Jewish lawgivcr. how he
spent years upon It. and saw 1t grow
IN beauty and power Of feature and
form uuti II was finished And he
struck il with hts mallet and cried
out Speak But II could not speak.
that stone. II WAS only marble. Only
God can say Speak. And my soul
Is like TO God. spiritual immortal 1t
can never die. 1t shall live on as long
rs God lives on, and God shall live on
forever. Not only that, but God has
given that soul free will. and that
means self determination II decides
for itself what II will do and what II
will not do for man alone can fling
defiance into the face of heaven and
earth; man alone can rise up in the
face OF God and say. / will or I will
not Man 10 OmnipotenCe itself.
And another thought worth CON
sldering Is God has selected YOU and
me Tor existence. rather than millions
who might have served Him better
WHY am l. then. in this world7 The
little Catholic boy or slrl Will tel
YOU TO save my immortal soul That
Is the great business Of life, my dear
Catholic men. and IL fail. l shall bC
business failure. The world may
write upon my epitaph the word Sue
cess but II ! do not save my soul
my life has been failure. l was
created 90 save my soul. Therefore
God il asking each OF you here to-
night; What doth Il prof, a man. II
he gain the whole world. and suffer
the loss Of his soul7' Suppose on,
man owned all the real estate upor
Manhattan. and add TO Il all tn,
wealth Of every large city upon earth
Jesus Christ SAYS TO that man, {,
that king OF finance. IL his soul is IN
hell: What doth 81 profit man {,
gain the whole world. and suffer tn,
loss OF his soul?' II was a rich maj
who said: I am dying. and Their,
IL not soul in this world that love,
me, and there is not soul in thi
world that ! love Wealth, then. vii
not satisfy the soul and bring IL hap
piness. But what about power? Asl
Bonaparte-that lonely man on tn
little island OF 81. Helena-a few
hours before his death; ask him is h
satisfied? And he answers that tn
words OF Christ sting him as a scor
pion sungs, What doth Il profit
mani
See, then. the value OF soul, A
the wealth. all the power. all the in
nuence and pleasure of the world can
not buy a soul. IL you would kno,
the value of a soul go with me u
Mt Calvary. and see that figure o.
the cross. IL is Christ and It is Goo
bleeding at every pore. When ever
drop of blood has oozed from tina
sacred body. gather 1t together-th
blood OF Jesus Christ-and then, TAX
the human soul. Weigh that bloot
and weigh that soul And what d
you find? That soul is equal TO III
Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. {
what value, my dear Catholic men
And what value do you put on it
Have you thought of 1t, that 70
yourself must save your own soul
And that neither the prayers {
friends nor the intercession of tn
saints of God, nor even the Mothe
Of God herself can save your sou
unless you win IT? What value d
you put on 1t? What value have yo
put on II during the past Year, Wher
would you be II you died tonigh;
What will all the world profit you
hell? My dear Catholic men, yo