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Show STUMBLING BLOCKS IN TBE PATHWAY DF LIFE As was announced in last night's Standard. Fatbor Meagher lectured on "Back to First Principles C.od promised mankind a redei m c when lie drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. This redeemer, Isus Christ, th sin of god vu manifested man-ifested in tbr flr.i that by 1 1 is human life He might teach men ihe way of solution. He came aa a little babe, lived as a normal, dutiful child, and spent the early years of His manhood man-hood in a more or leas obscure manner man-ner When about 20 y ears of age, He began His public career and taught not only by His preaching, but by His example. With Him were associated asso-ciated a number of men -Apostles who were instructed by Him in the doctrines of the rellglou which He established. es-tablished. To these Apostles He deleRated His 'power and promised to be with them, I even to the end of the world Christ has given us the church as our teacher and guide. In order lo obtain eternal salvation, we must follow fol-low her teachings. Father Meagher impressed his hcar-ers hcar-ers with the fact that every man must work out his own salvation. One's salvation matters not to others. It concerns only the individual In closing. Father Meagher said As some one has said, 'turn to the nht and go ahead," if you would be saved " Father O'Reilly addressed a large lass at 7 o'clock. His work consisted con-sisted In an explanation of the ten commandments. He divided them into two parts, the first three showing our duties to Gqd, the last seven our duties to our neighbor. "The ton commandments may be I reduced to these two precepts of char-Ity. char-Ity. Thou shalt love the Lord thy l with thy whole heart and thy neighbor as thself " Tonight Father Meafiher will continue con-tinue the instruction taking up the sacraments as his subjects. Pnther O'Reilly will lecture on Stumbling Blocks in Life's Pathway." The ,-l)Di- subji-cts :ir' of special Interest In-terest both to Catholics and non Catholics. |