The Whitehaven News September 7, 1905 Dalton Catholics and Their Neighbors

Dalton Catholics and Their Neighbors

The Whitehaven News - September 7, 1905

DALTON CATHOLICS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS:            CHARITY TO NON-CATHOLICS.        The annual charity sermons in connection with the Dalton Catholic Mission were preached on Sunday by Rev. Father SMITH, rector of Pemberton, Wigan. In the morning he preached on the Good Samaritan, and in doing so he compared the two laws, viz., the old law of fear and the new alliance, the law of love. The great lesson was the university of charity.        Everything depended upon charity, and if they had not charity, they could not save their souls, for faith worketh by charity. Sometimes they were uncharitable to those who differed from them in race and politics. They must not exclude from charity those who differed from them in religion. Very often he found Catholics were wanting in charity towards their non-Catholic neighbours. They seemed to think it was not their duty to minister to non-Catholics. But it was. For many non-Catholics were languishing and famishing for the word of God. He urged Catholics to put aside all prejudices concerning their non-Catholic neighbours and to show them charity in all things. Christian charity was born of generosity, liberality and self denial, and, in conclusion, he made a strong appeal for the support of the Dalton Mission. ******

 

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