Year: 1871

90 90 dissolved and with Christ" But one moment
ls sufficient TO redeem the past. Begin, then, from
this very instant to live and do all things well.
your '' souls may rest with the blessed Sls and
your names and good actions be In the mouths of
may say, for poor human nature to do all that Is
required OF 1t for salvation. But will answer you
that there is no impossioility asked OF you II Is
simple command OF God Himself, and he would not
command an impossible thing. Christ says, II ON
ahe way, .ne h fa.u @ anu '1e ne. hence, !, us9 M no
walks III darkness.


HIS is THE ROAD or SALVATION.


Again, our Lord tells us, "Be ye perfect as our
Heavenly Father Is perfect" How can we expect
to be as perfect as the Great FatnerS Between the
Virgin Mary, there is an infinite distance But this
strong language Is used TO show us how much we
means to fructy the graces that God 6estows upon
us Again, the Apostle writing 10 the Thessalonans
says This y the VIII OF Cod your saIercasiGm s Ha
not be saved He who suffered so much for rs can
not wish to see US lost. But DO YOU wlsl another
bilitlesS Teii me. yon who have had the happiness
OF attending this mission, you who have within the
and entered on good lIfe If You would have be.
,,eved such cnange possible q few months ago.
wnat you can do for a month you can do Tor year,
and so continue In the pardon and grace OF Goa for
all time II you are steadfast In prayer. may be
answered, Oh that old missionary is terrible man,
he has told us some awful truths. Who could be
wicked while he breaches to us with such earnest
Ib.
has told you nothing new. He has truly said that
you have not been paced on this eartn to gain
treasures enjoy pleasures or honors. You have


PLACED HERE TO SERVE GOD.


he has also told you that there are two ROADS to
eSernlty,one leading to heaven and one to hell.
This has been preached hundreds of times IN other
places, but not with the result 1t is the grace
your hearts. In order to be saved we must be
Saints Let us for moment examine how 1t is that
state OF sanciy They foolishly Imagine that TO be
saint one must leave the pursuit OF his worldly az
iairs ms reatons and home ana retire into desert
Then others fancy that to be saint we must leave
all things and travel through distant countries to
course say tnat there Is no sanctity In such life


MANY DEGREES OF sANCrITY,


as there are many degrees of glory aud happiness
are many mansions in My Fathers house." And
Almighty God does not give the same grace to all.
yet he rewards all according to their merits
Senctity must reign with the monarch his throne
and the beggar in his howell It VIII be the wealth
literate and iterate alike, may acquire 1t. Let
people, then not fancy that sancty belongs only to
ments." "Do this ana thou shalt live forever,
Hundreds Of thousands have done SO before you;
men me and women with the same temptations,
il would not be just for You to expect to 20 70
heaven without some little trouble. Even to realize
little worldly honor and wealth and position, how
much labor we nndergo Look at the lawyer, the
physician and the mechanic, going through years of
patient study, anxiety and labor to acquire emi-
qence IN their respective pursuits. See the indus
trious mechanic rising at early dawn TO work and
returning late at evening In order to make living
and little comforts Tor his family He does not give
itup. All trades and professions know the road to
honor to be difficult yet Will they manfully pursue
It. Now are the goods Of this transitory earth SO
superior to the lasting glory Of heavenP Are we
prepared TO undergo all difficulties to acquire them
while we look upon


OUR SIMPLE RELIGIOUS DUTIES


as unDearablef II sucn be our thoughts we think
put very little OF our salvation. Remember beloved
brethren, that we all born to salvation II Is the
VIII OF God that you be sanctifed. Persevere them
IN the good resolution formed and good actions
None during this mission. Lift up your eyes in
spirit and behold the glory that God has prepared
Virgin Mary to enable You 10 walk 10 paths Of % grace
and come ct length to the fuiu0n OF Your faith and
good works In the Kingdom Of the Just.


At the conclusion OF the mass Father Damen
ascended the steps OF the altar and announced to
the congregation that Thanksgiving mass would be
celebrated this morning to praise God for the graceS
conferred upon the labors OF the mission. He eX.
1orteg all the men to join either the Bona Mors
eodalty Or the Temperance Society, and especially
c8uod upon the young women to enter the Sodality
o. the Blessed Virgin, also attached to the church.
He expressed himself much edifed at the number
Of converts that had come into the church yesterday
morning. and stated that he would paptize other