Show PLEADS FOR RIGHT I USE OF FACULTIES Rev W K Ryan in St Marys Cathedral Preaches on Parable WORLDLY WISDOM USEFUL 1 BUT THOUGHT SHOULD BE AP APPLIED APPLIED APPLIED PLIED TO SPIRITUAL In St Marys cathedral yesterday the tho two to early masses manes wore ero celebrated by Fathers and Slattery Rev neVe Tim Timothy Timothy Timothy othy Drennan Brennan officiated at the 11 mass Rev W K Ryan preached on tho parable of 01 the unjust steward dwelling on the die l text that the children of 01 this world are arc wiser In their generation than the children df f light lie pointed out that the lesson drawn from the parable Make unto oneself friends of the mammon of iniquity when taken In the literal sense was WIlS a contradiction of Christs teaching Rigid justice exacts restitution to the last farthing Serving God and Mammon are aro Irreconcilable You cannot serve God and Mammon The recommendation tion of 01 the unjust steward and the friendship of Mammon do not mean that sueh are to be followed as aa models In Inthe Inthe inthe the acquisition of or the goods of or this world but in liv all that concerns the sal saI salvation salvation of the tho soul and eternal happi happl happiness ness flees ne e The eThe wisdom displayed by b the unjust steward to attain his worldly end ond when discharged by his master Is II worthy of emulation by every ever sincere Christian who Is 1 Interested in the sal salvation salvation of 01 his soul soulA souLA A wise man will adopt the means suitable and necessary r to attain the end proposed and secondly use uso those moans means mo ns earnestly devotedly and perse perseveringly Tho The cunningness displayed by the children of 01 the world In this respect Is an object lesson leNon I In the commercial and professional world where the end Is wealth and the gratification of the tho senses every means possible just or unjust right or wrong are used to attain the ends If It only of 01 the effort were made by Christians Christiana to attain their spiritual destiny all aU would be saints Taking the tho history of 01 tho the human race In every ago age It Is la undeniable that the children of this world are aro wiser In their generation thin than children of light Here two practical lessons present themselves First the tho recommendation given to the unjust means that every sincere Christian should be equally wise In trying to secure his end as the for former former mer flier was wan by using unlawful and unjust means meane Faith points out tho the prize prise which every ever true Christian sees In the die It Is 18 heaven unfolds and supplies the moans means metin They are re within the reach of ot all aU each Bach person will be responsible re for tho the wisdom din dis displayed dl played In making use of these means The second practical lesson Is l that one oneda day da the words addressed addre sed to the unjust steward Give an account of your stewardship for tor now thou be steward no longer lon r will be hoard heard by byr every r Individual of tho the human haman race Knowing this It remains for those who are spiritually wise to work whilst the sun Bun for tor the time will come when no man can work I I I |