Speakers at Mission in St. James' Cathedral May Be Heard by All Who Have Necessary Receiving Sets. The innovation comes as the result of the great crowds that have attended the missions by the Paulist missionaries in their tour of the Northwest. It is anticipated that every night of the mission the big cathedral will be filled to its capacity. Chairs will be placed in the aisles and the overflow will be accommodated in the choir loft. "Heretofore the missions have been conducted in two sections, one for the men and the other for the women," declared the Rev. James G. Stafford, pastor of St. James Cathedral, who yesterday completed arrangements for the opening of the mission. "This year men and women alike will attend the first week. This is partly the reason why we intend to install the wireless apparatus. It will add to the numbers of those who will hear the splendid speakers. Incidentally it will offer an opportunity to persons confined in their homes and who have been supplied with wireless fixtures to listen to sermons." The mission formally opens this morning at 11:30 o'clock mass, the opening sermon to be, "The Voice of God." Tonight at 8 o'clock the sermon will be, "The Purpose of Life." Sermons during the week will be as follows: Monday, 8 p. m., "Spiritual Suicide;" Tuesday, 8 p. m., "The End of the Journey;" Wednesday, 8 p. m. "What Lies Beyond;" Thursday, 8 p. m., "The Mercy of God Is Above All His Works;" Friday, 8 p. m., "The Christian Home and the Evils That Are Destroying it Today." There will be no services on Saturday, the day being set aside for confessions. Next Sunday at the 11:30 o'clock mass the sermon will be, "And They Watched Our Lord." The first week of the mission will close at 3:30 o'clock next Sunday afternoon with a sermon on "Perseverance," and there will be renewal of baptismal vows. Plans for the second week of the mission will be announced next Sunday. |
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