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Show A SUCCESSFUL MISSION. Rev. W. K. Ryan at EurekaThe Topics of His Discourse Big Crowds Come to Hear Him. (Special Correspondence.) Eureka, Utah, Feb. 25, 1007. Editor Intermountain Catholic: , The mission given by Father Ryan, of Salt Lake, and which came to a close on Sunday night, was ihe most successful that Avas' ever given in this place, and adds a new epoch to the history of the church in Eureka,. The crowds attracted by the eloquence of the zealous Father were increasing; c;ch night, till in the end there Avas not standing room m the little church for those who wanted to heai him. The opening sermon was on; the value of the human soul. Being immortal he dwelt on the great necessity of insuring for it blissful immortality. Simple yet cogent and powerful f were the arguments argu-ments which he deduced 'and which could not fail to impress unbelievers, many of whom were interested in-terested listeners. His next sermon was on the great evils of modern mod-ern society which interfered with the great work of salvation. Here he showed that many, through human respect, failed to take -more care of their soul thau their bodies, thereby substituting the shadow for the substance. O it Friday night, after the Way of the Cross, Father, spoke on Death, a most appropriate subject after the sad journey from the Garden of Olives to. the Summit of Calvary. Cal-vary. His words on this all-important subject will be long remembered, for truly-, did he impress all that ''Death borders on .our,vJi'-tb ;---nnd our cradle stands m the grave. " The sacrifice of the Mass, with ituntold blessings, bless-ings, was the subject of his next sermon. As a legacy it was the greatest and richest that the Savior could leave His children when He departed from earth.' Gone, yet always really present in the Altar. The effects of the mission were seen at tho masses on Sunday, when over one hundred persons approached the altar to receive Holy Communion. Such happy results brought joy to the good mis-sioner mis-sioner and our pastor. Father O'Donohoe. The closing of the mission on Sunday evening was the necessity of complying with the graces which God had bestowed on all who had approached the sacraments. Salvation of the soul, which was' the key note of all the discourses, Avas secured only by those avIio persevered to the end. The means given for perseverance Avere the sacraments and j prayer. Prayer was a duty which every intelligent j being knew he owed to his Creator. 1 During the mission Father Ryan preached after the 9 o'clock mass practical sermons, to parents, j their obligations and duties to their children He j spoke of the evils that sometimes arise from the i inordinate lo-e of umvise mothers, whom he contrasted con-trasted with mothers Avho were guided by real love in preparing their children for the battle of life. The home training of the child Avas the most important im-portant epoch in his life, and if not well done, children, Avhen they grew to manhood and womanhood, woman-hood, would be the sufferers, aud this because of foolish, inordinate lo'C. "The childhood shows the man, as morning shoivs the day." ' These and kindred practical subjects Avere dAA'elt on at the morning sen-ices. In addition to this. Father Ryan gaA-e retreat to the children. Each afternoon he spoke to them and told them anecdotes which interested them. The moral 'drawn from each story was practical and impressive. impress-ive. The little ones longed for the time when the good Father would come to instruct and amuse them. The mission will stand as a happy landmark in Eureka. Father Ryan returned to Salt Lake on Monday, carrying with him the good will of the pastor, the sisters, adults and children, and very many who listened to him, though not belonging to. his church. , A CONVERT. |
