San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
JESUIT breaches OF HELL.

To the man who does not believe IN
hell there was no consolation in the
sermon delivered by Father John d..
Foulkes, S. j., at St. Mary's Catho-
lie Church last Wednesday evening in
connection with the two weeks mis-
sion being conducted by the Jesuit
priests. Father Foulkes and Father j..
:. McGrath, $. j. The sermons dur
ing the first week, closing this Sun
day, are addressed primarily TO WON
en-. The sermons for the coming week
will be addressed primarily TO men.
Taking as his subject, rs He'll a
Fact or a Fiction and Fable, "
Father Foulkes held his audience
spell-bound for 80 minutes last We'd
nesday evening, as he quoted scripture
after scriutpre in proof of his state
ments. The audience completely filled
st. Marys Church.
Father Foulkes began the main
body of his discourse by briefly review
ing a book he had read when a boy.
The book depicted hell in various
ways and contained pictures Of the
foundation, Father Foulkes said. That,
he asserted, was the fictitious hell.
He next recalled the hell of the
pagans, chiefly of Homer and other
classic poets. "That is the hell Of
fable" he cried.
But now let us come to the hell oil
fact" Father Foulkes continued, land
let us examine into the reason why
We say that the hell that we hear
of from the pulpits throughout the
world is neither a fiction nor a fable
but a stern reality that all the false
reasoning of the sophist and the
trickster cannot do away with.
at is true that you will hear il
denied, you will hear it gainsayed, you
will hear the very thought of it
laughed at and cast aside much as a
man casts aside the fiery tales of the
nursery. You will read cleverly written
articles, you will listen to speeches
couched in the most florid and beau
tiful language. You will even, at times,
hear those who lay claim to the title
Of minister Of the gospel, trying 10
smooth over the terrible words OF
Jesus Christ.
But. remember, brethren in Christ
that all the clever articles, all the
high-flown language, are not going
20 change one iota, the objective real
ity of the fact"
Father Foulhes dwelt strongly upon
the parable of Dives. He explained
that although it be a parable. it is
parabolic in form only. and that il
was used by Christ to teach a lesson
as to what happens TO those who dc
not observe the commandments OF
God.
The series Of services for women
will close at 3 80 o'clock Sunday after.
noon at the st. Mary's Church. The
subject Of the sermon at that time
will be: Final Perseverance"
Father Foulkes and Father Nc
Grath are alternating in delivering
the evening addresses during the two
weeks mission conducted here during
the Lenten season. On next Monda!
evening, the subject of the sermon
will be, "The international Debt.
This sermon will mark the beginning
OF weeks series of sermons addressed
primarily to men along the SAM
lines as those delivered TO women dur
ing last week. For every evening dur
ing this week, an interesting sermon
upon a timely topic will be deliv
cred.
Father Foulaes has charge of mis-
sion work in the Southern states. HI
has charge of ten Jesuits who con
duct missions throughout the South
The missions are held from the middl
OF September until the first of Jun
of each year. In addition to his dutie
as head of the mission band. Fathe
Foulkes is a lecturer at the Jesui
University at New Orleans. Before b
was placed in charge of the misio
work in the Southern state, Fathe
.Foulkes was president Of the Jesui
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