The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-04

O-Explain the belief Of the
Methodist Church on Baptism.
A-The Methodist Episcopal
Church teaches that there are two
sacraments, namely, baptism and
the Lords Supper. Baptism is
considered both a sign Of Chris
tan profession and a symbol OF
regeneration or the new birth. The
rite is administered in the name
of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit. It is received by those
who accept and confess Jesus
Christ as Savior and Lord, and
pledge themselves to turn from
sin and keep Gods Holy VIII and
commandments.
While the mode Of baptism may
be sprinkling, pouring or INNER
sion, according to the choice of
the person desiring it, the most
common mode is that of sprin-
king. Children are considered
benefciarieS of Christ's Atonement
and therefore entitled to baptism.
Parents or sponsors promise to
teach them the meaning of the
sacrament and to instruct them
in the faith and nature of the
Christian life. When old enough
to assume the obligations of re-
lgion they may be received into
the membership of the church.
Q-Explain the significance OF
Yom Kippur.
A-Yom Kippur is the culmina-
ton of a Today period of peni-
tence which begins with the Jew
ish New Year. 1t is a day of
prayer, elf-Scrutiny and repent
ence. Worldly thoughts are re-
placed by a searching analysis Of
ones conduct by each individual
Through prayer and repentance
for his sins will the Jew make his
peace with God and man, and re-
new his effort for a life Of right
eouSness.
This neceSsitates not only re-
pentence. but retribution for what
ever sinful deeds the individual
may have committed toward his
fellow-man. Wherever it is pos
sible he is exhorted to make
amends for any wrongdoing to-
ward his fellow-men and bring
about reconciliation between those
who have been eStranged from
each other.
The appeal of Yom Kippur does
not rest upon any historical Incl
dent. 1t is not a commemora-
ton, but a direct appeal to the
human heart and conscience, and
emphasis upon the duty Of per-
Sonal communion with God, the
source of all righteousness, in the
effort to make human life as god
like as possible. The promise of
pardon for genuine penitence is
ever present in the ritual of the
day, and divine forgiveness is as
Sured to those whose repentance
is honest, and whose desire to re-
turn to a good life is genuine.
Q-Why is mass said in Latin in
Catholic churches?
A-To the Catholic Church the
language of the mass prayers is
in itself unimportant. The church
has never found fault with the
innate churches for using other
languages.
Thus, for example, the Italo-
Greeks of southern Italy have
said mass in Greek for over a
thousand years, while the MelkiteS
of Syria, Palestine ana Egypt use
Arabic and Greek. The Byzantine
rite is used by the Eastern Ortho-
dOX Church in fourteen different
languages, but the mass is the
same in all. Greek was originally
the language of the Roman lit
urgy, Latin superSeding it by the
beginning of the fifth century.
Conservative Rome and the ma
tons of the west converted by
her missionaries retained the Latin
tongue in the mass. The use of
Latin SymbolizeS the unity of the
Catholic Church.
A mass on any altar is under
standable to every Catholic be-
cause Latin is a dead and there
fore Interchangeable language. A
New Yorker is as thoroughly at
home hearing mass in Paris as a
FrenChman is in hearing mass in
New York.