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Show ENCOUNTER OBSTACLES II THE ONWARD MARCH Christian Duty in Presence of Ridicule Pointed Out hy Father Brennan. The Ue Father Timothy Brennan preached an oloqucnl sermon at St. Mary's cathedral at the high mass at tl o'clock Sunday forenoon on "Human Respect." Re-spect." At the S and 0 o'clock masses the Rev. Father W. K. Hyatt officiated, and reference was made to tlic concert to be given for the bcnotlt of the Kearns St. Ann's orphanage on St. Patrick's night in tho Salt Lake theater. Father Kyan also conducted the vesper services In the evening and preached an able sermon on "The JSvil of Mortal Sin." The Hew Fa her Michael Curran said the mass at St. Patrick's church Sunday morning. In his sermon at the high mass. Father Brennan took for bis text Matt, xxll., Hi. "For thou dost not regard tho person or men." lu part the spaker said; I "The Scribes aud Pharisees, wishing to entrap our divine Lord in Ills speech, bestowed upon Ulm one of the most beautiful beau-tiful encomiums that could be bestowed upon man. 'Master,' they said. "Thou are a true speaker, and tcaehest the way of God in truth, neither carcst Thou for any man. Tho sword of no emperor, the sarcasm sar-casm of no philosopher, the wealth of no worldling will over "prevent Thee from speaking the truth and justice, for Thou dost not regard (he person of men.' "We, dearly beloved brethren, stand today to-day in the midst of the Scribes and the Pharisees. Wo have today to confront tho shaft, of ridicule hurled at. us by tho worldly wise and the worldly groat. Wo have loday lo encounter In our onward niaivh to the kingdom of Clod that vast army of those who follow tho bent of their passions, make pleasure and riches their god and earth their heaven. Wo have to encounter all these, and-happy will It be for us if tl can bo said, whero it Is a, question of truth and justice. 'Wo do not regard the persona of men.' " |