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ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH. stre
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Laying of the Corier-Stone of the New it p
Church. er
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IMPOSING CEREMONIES. dial
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Sunday, October 8, 1871, marks an era in me,
the history, not only of the Parish of St. knc
Joseph, but in that of the Archdiocese of
New Orleans. That day had been chosen s w
by the Rev. T. J. Smith for the blessing and noi
laying of the corner-stone of the colossal dre
edifice which the Lasarist Fathers are now stri
building for the honor and glory of Him I
who bath given us all. And well was the wal
day chosen, for a brighter, lovelier one, sto
even'during this, our beautiful Indian sum- hea
mer, had never dawned. All nature seemed rea
to smile upon an undertaking which sprung hai
from so holy a motive, and which will his
prove of such incalculable benefit to man- crc
kind. eve
At an early hour of the day men, women foe
and children, in their holiday attire, and thi
with faces beaming with joy, began to an
throng the immediate neighborhood of the ha'
new church, and by three o'clock the Mc
streets surrounding it seemed a living mass foe
of human beings. Nor iwas the occasion di,
unworthy of this grand demonstration.- i
Laying the corner-stone of a church is an an
event which should always be hailed by p
Catholics with joy and gladness, for it is a ev
sign of the progress of our Holy Religion, e
at well as of the zeal and energy of the th
faithful-but on this day was to be laid the hi
corner-stone of a church vast in its design,
solossal in its proportions, surpassing in
size and grandeur any like edifice in these f
Southwestern States and rivaling in its hi
magnificence many of those glorious struc- e
tares which now dot the face of Europe- el
memorials of the faith and piety of our
ancestors. Then, too, the presence of our
most venerable and learned Archbishop, hi
with numbers of the Rev. clergy of the
city, and the magical name of the Rev. A. R
J. Ryan, of Mobile, whose fame as a poet
and orator has reached every quarter of the a
globe where the English language isipoken, g
as the name of him who was to deliver the I
sermon, could not fail to appreciate, im
measurably, the interest already felt by our I
citizens, r
This was the easce, this the event, which C
filled every heart with gladness and which e
drew ten thousand Catholics and Protest- t
ants, from every part of the city, together
on this memorable occasion.
THE rROCESSIOiN.
A few minutes before three o'clock sev
eral Branches of the Hibernian Benevolent
and Mutual Aid Association, which had
met at the corner of Royal and Canal
streets, were joined by Branch No. 3, of
St. Joseph's Parish, as an escort, and
marched to the old church, where they
were joined by His Grace, Archbishop
Perche, and the 1ev. clergy. The proces
sion, in the following order, then marched
up Common street to the new church:
Marshal, James McKeon, assisted by
Messrs. W. J. Kelly and W. H. Byrnes.
Hibernian Benevolent and Mutual Aid
Association, with several bands of music.
St. Stephen's Society, from the Sixth
District.
Delegates from the several Conferences
of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Boys of St. Vincent's Home.
Boys of the Parochial School, under the
charge of the Christian Brothers, headed
by their band.
Girls of the Parochial School, under the
Sisters.
The Rev. clergy of the city, with whom
were the Rev. Fathers A. J. Ryan and E.
Lorrigan, of Mobile.
His Grace, N. J. Perche, Archbishop of bla'
New Orleans, in a carriage.
As the procession moved up Common bsh
street, through the dense masses of people, and
the bands playing and banners high in air, this
it presented a most striking appearance. o
When it reached the church, the mem- and
bers of the various -clations filed in ht
through the arch of the foundation, imme- wot
diately under where the grand entrance is hes
to be, on to the walls on either side. Im- and
mediately over this arch was the well- ohb
known expression of Irish hospitality- pro
Cead mille failthe. see
" which conveys from Celtic lips the over- bri
flowing abundance of the heart in its ' hun- len
dred thousand welcomes' to the unknown of
stranger as well as to the oft-tried friend." to t
His Grace, preceded by the clergy, then des
walked through the long line of men who wit
stood on either side of the sidewalk with thu
heads uncovered, to the platform over the We
rear portion of the foundation, on which hem
had been erected a spasious pavilion for
his reception. The platform was densely hu
crowded with ladiei and gentlemen, men f
even crowding the tops of the walls of the Wt
foundation, which are at least two feet in to
thickness, all eagerly awaiting the appear- crc
ance of Father Ryan. At length, ailence th
having been restored, Father Cornelius cot
Moynihan, of St. Peter's Church,' stepped any
forward and introduced that distinguished
divine in the following words: ne
Ladies and Gentlemia.--On great and import- ik
ant occasions like this, it has always been Ea
customary to formally introduce the orator or
preacher of the day. I do not believe, how- fai
ever, that the introduction of the orator of this
evening is necessary, because there is not a c
man, woman or child in the Southern States of Je
this country who is not well acquainted with of
his name. There is not a house nor a hamlet up.
in the whole South in which the name of ca
" Moina" is not familiarly known. lo'
During the eventful period from 1860 to 1865, ki
when dissension, civil warfltre mid strite af- I
flicted our unhappy country, "Moiuna," with y
s his pen and with his poetic gonina, made the am
sentiments of the South known from North to de
South, and from East to West, in'stirring and HI
- eloquent verse. An introduction, I repeat, of es
the orator of the day, is, therefore, unnecessa- tit
ry; and, in order to be brief, and not to keep ti
r this vast multitude in suspence, waiting to in
hear his silvery tongue, I will present to you, it
without further comment, the author of the an
a immortal "Conquered Blanner~, Rev. A. J. w
Ryan, of Mobile. bi
t Father Ryan's appearance was greeted t
e with thunders of applause. His sermon, as tt
,, given below, is copied from the Times of a
e Monday, a few alterations of palpable er- t
rors having been made by ouraeplves, as the a
ir Rev. gentleman could not find time, da
ring his short stay in the city, to revise it. (
h On the whole the report is a passably good .
*h one,.though the connection seems to have
t- been entirely broken in many places.
FATIItER RYAIN'S SERMON.
My Dearly Belored Christian ,rieds :-I shabll
read to you the official words laid down by the
Catholic Church in the laying of a corner
r- stone, and I shall make those words the text
from which I shall say a very few words.
nt " In the faith of Jesus Christ we lay this,
ad His stone, in this foundation, in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost; that here the true faith may flourish in
of the fear-of God and fraternal charity, and to
od let this place be destined for prayer and for
the invocation and calling on the name of the
eY same Lord, Jesus Christ, who, with tihe Father
op and the Holy Ghost, liveth ana reigneth, God
forever and forever. Amen."
,s_ I have been introduced toyou, my dearly bo
ed loved Christian friends, as one connected with
the "Conquered Banner"; I stand before you
now as a member of that imperial army which
by holds aloft before the world an unconquered
and unconquerable blanner-the banner of the
Cross. And if there be any men on earth
id who have the right to plant that ban
ner and beside it stand and preach Jesus
Christ and Him crucified, it is the priesthood
th of the Holy Catholic Church. Hence, wher
ever we go-and there is not a land beneath
the son that is not marked by the prints of our
feet, and watered by the tears from our eyes
and the blood from our bodies-wherever we
go we plant the cross of Jesus Christ and Hlim
crucified, and, standing beneath that cross, we
the preach the old sermon, the everlasting ser
ed mon, the sermon with all of eaven's graces
and all of life's woes and wants and sunlerings
in it. We tell you of nothing new ; we are not
the the men of yesterday: we trace our lineage
heck through the ages gone by-bck even to
the cross of Jesus Chrtst. Ifwep lantthocross
tom now, it is because we have brought it from
S. Calvary itself. Therefore it is by a right that
does not come to us from human concession or
earthly privilege, bat by a right based on a di
vine commislion' by a right based upon our has
history, by ight based upon an eternal privi- ape
lee to confront he world and tell itthat for ts wh
saivation it must kneel and kiss the feet of Jesus our
Christ. by a right based upon all that is sacnored cen
and all that is holy, that we this evening bring con
this place under the domuiniot-and into the roy- you
alty, of Jesus Christ. Snob is our mission, and aro
suchis our destiny. This church will be built, B
and will be a home and habitation of God to the
many of you. Perhaps, however, someof yo w
ete, with pride and independenceof spuirit, feel
would cast the old faithlaslde to take to your se#
hearts what men call-know-ledge, and would mil
trample under foot the tradaitons of the past, the
and make the old truth step down and make its blo
obeeqalots bow and take the hand of this nine- frol
teenth century, and you would effect a com- II
promise between Christ and the world. Do you per
see these vestments that we wear? We won and
them in fair battle from the Pagans, and we any
bring them down consecrated and holy, redo- as
lent with glorious scenes and gloriousi-6mories Hol
of the past. In the very ceremony of this His
afternoon, down from the heart of David come one
to us the olden psalms, and as symbolical of the
dead yet living Christ, we clothe our church in
the shroud of an old dead language; and thus, a r
with old prayers and old psalms, we will, on of
this propitipus evening, lay the corner-stone of
this vast edifice. We are all men of the past.
We come to you with words of truth out of the w.
heart of the old Gospel, from the very foot Voi
of the cross. We are the only men that can
face the present; we bring to you no more phi
human opinion, which is but a shifting sand, ei
whereas your soul demands, in the storm
swept sea of this world, a rock to lean upon. thi
We have the great past back of us; we come a
to you from that great Good Friday evening
with the shadow of that Good Friday 'a
cross upon our hearts, with .the truth of sia
that Good Friday's cross on our -lips, and hi.
we plant that Good Friday's cross in the
corner-stone of this building this evening;
and when this vast edifice shall have been fr
completed, through your generosity, and your
children shall enter it, they will hear nothing sit
new. What care we for anything new T Is the ph
sky new T Is the sun new i Is the earth new ?
Everything grand is old; everything grand is th
ancient, and all new ideas are like sg much pr
foam breaking against the foot of the cross.
Again, I say, we have the right to plant that
cross, for it is we that have borne it down fron t
Jesus Christ even unto now. Other men--men pe
of the present, who wear a modern dress and
speak a modern language, and teach what is
called "modern truth," but which you will a:- St
low ime to call modern opinion,-melu of this tii
kind lay the corner-stones of their edifices. tuit
I ask them by what right can you do so l)d de
you beur the cross down arong the nationc*
and the peoplesof the world t Did youn pla:t it
deep down in the soil of the humlan heat I
Have you preac h,ed.it from that GCuo Friday '
evening down to..tb present day T Hase ye*'
never faltered in 'i preaching t Ye miay lot co
the corner-stones of your earthly edilicis: : ,, th
iany substitute your earthly opinions for cter- tl
nat truth andgive them to men in, order to
satisfy the craving of their hearts, lint with di
which they will sot be salistied; you may it
build your churches; but we, who have faced
the world through so many ages, will face it
still. Do you think we fear you f Do you
think our hearts are tremulous f Do you detect
a shade of fear on our cheeks ? Do you discover
a pallor on our brows? Why do we face the
world so bodily? Because back of us is a
strength which has supported us for eighteen
hundred years, a strength which is above, and
beneath, and around us-the strength of Jesus c
Christ himself. Hence the application of the
words in the ceremony of laying a corner-stone
"In the faith of Jesus Christ." That is what
e we bring to the world when we build a local
habitation for a sacramental God. We bring I
to the world, not the shifting sands of human
opinion, but a strong rock, which is the cross
I of Christ. My Church, which is garlanded
with a crown of thorns-a crown that never
fades, while garlands of flowers do fade-my
t Church, which has endured through the
mightiest and most cruel persecutions that
humap tyranny could deviso-my Church,that
,f has *alked across eighteen hundred years,
over thorns and in tears, and whose feet are
u not tired yet--my Church, that has preached
ofor eighteen centuries, whose voice stall rings
r with the same old silvery sound as clearly aus
, before, and whose words have as deep meaning
sr as ever-my Church faces you to-day. If you
sit love us, we deserve your love. It is not a mere
compliment you pay us-it is a debt of justice.
c. If you hate as, we accept your hatred, for
th our Church, of all churches, is the one that
> incites the deepest and darkest hatred, as well
h as the deepest and intensest love. Here,
eh in this land of the sunset, in this beautiful
be Southern land, in this land whose banner of
th political independence has been furled, but
un- furled, let me hope, only for a time-here we
us wave a banner which has never been trailed
od in the dust-a banner which has waved over
r-. many a kingdom and many a nation that have
th crumbled intoruins and into dust. We do not
or carry this banner for our own personal profit.
es We priests could save our own sunls; but it is
we our province to go down amtong you, and
im teach your hearts the words of truth. We
we must spihak to you of Him before whom every
er- thing on earth and is heaven and under the
ces earth must bow. We lay the corner-stone for
Igo this building, not forour personal nluterest, but
tot for the interest, supreme and sublime, of youear
e immortal souls. Those of you who have
to gathered here to-day to assist in the ceremony
oss of laying this corner-stone, with feelings of
.o reverence and fervor, are welcome; those of
hat you who have come through curiosity are also
or welCome. The Catholic Church is always a
di- caribus thing. It wears a strange aspect; it
bas the face of a pilgrim; and when it talks it cent
speaks in the language of eternity itself. Ye hig
who have come here neither in fervor nor in 19 f
nuriosity, are also welcome. It is not a aere eros
cempliment that you pay to my churel i is tr
coming here; but it is a debt of respect t-t pros
you owe to it for planting and preaching the pose
crow of Christ. tern
Brethren and friends, I regret that the Ca- of 11
tholio Church speaks this evening through so to ai
weak an organ. I would wish that my words, eros
feeble as they are, might be heard in every Thiu
section of the country, and that wherever they lowe
might fall they would leave a seed of truth on and
the soil of the human heart, and take root and app
blossom and fructify into eternal,- life.giving
fruit. sha
In the name of Father Smith, who you are, wit
perhaps, not aware was an old teacher of mine, saen
and to whom I owe all the acquirements, if cona
any I have, also in the name of all the priests Jose
assembled ; and, better still, in the same of the the
Holy Catholic Church and of Jesus Christ. and atot
Him crucified, I thank you all for your pres- sopi
ence and attention this evening. coin
It Is almost impossible to give an idea of beae
a real oration, through a mere verbal report hex
of its language. Its intellectual life is dit
there, but much of that subtler life of soul coa
which dwells in the glanep, the tone,of colt
voie, the -lectrio action, can never be for
photographed on paper. This remark is the
especially applicable to the oratory of Fa- beii
tbenRtyan. There is a melody in his voie, stree
a distinctness-of articulation carrying his a
words to a wonderful distance, that greatly tist
aid him nto weaving that magic spell which ste
his heavers invariably feel. g
The corner-stone was to be placed at the froe
front angle nearest the corner of Derbigny It
street, at a considerablq distance from the stel
platform. The Archbishop, escorted by lbo
the clergy and laity, therefore, moved in tab
procesaittn to that point. Mounting the aim
steps which conducted-to the chosen spot, na
the procession of clergy opened its ranks, of
permitting His Grace to pass through, ac- t
o ,mpanied by Rev. Fathers Raymond, pot
Smith and Jeremiah Moynihan. During
acc
the usual imuposing ceremonial a box was on
deposited in the corner-stone, containing a on
number of documents. There was a copy n
I of the Freeman's Journal, New cYork Tablet, tin
New Orleans Times, Picayuane and 1Republi- i,
can, Propagateer, MORNING STArl and (a- an
tholic Almanac, also a list of the names of Ie
the building committee. The principal di
document, however, was the following, giv- an
ing and identifylug the date of the event: us
Anne Deainit Neatrt .Tun Christi ie
MDCOCLXXI |p
Octaveo ids Utatoris |
Regents Ecelssiam tu
r PSo Nuo Poatnte Maxlmo ei
Archipransle Neo Amrelia Lutocesais ni
D.D. N. J. Pmreb
Superlor Generals Congratton hi lstonls i
Et lanLUm .hari'acit
Joanne Bapthita Etiente ae
Viitatore Provinotarutm rFodadrtaruan Amertici Sep- pi
tentrionasls
Am. Rev. Joanne Hayden t
SPastors p Brw o ttS. Joseph in coi s honors
t hoc novun a4lactua r Tesmplum is
ItR.D. T. J. Smith ti
Assistentibus B. B.C. Boglioglt, D. D. Leydenet C. J. i
Beecher
u E.j ntstem Congregattonls iiulonis Presbyteris a
tut Prr-ide Relpnulite Prevrlnearom Forderaatrum b'
d Amerlne Septentrioualis n.
Gubherntore vero Provincla Louisian0e
yIT. C. Warmoth
to HodleasupradictoPn a.leisteLaptaAugularispontiur d
tErtgltur Templum
It Sub Invocatione
itl.. Joseph.
eThe corner-stone itself bears this insclip
tion: c
amUD. 0. W.
Sub
Invocations
)U rSancs Joseph.
re Eccleiet- Universeali
a. P'rotectorls
or A. D. xMcccLXxt
at The ceremony being concluded, the Arch- 1
ell bishop and clergy descended, and having
i reformed the procession, moved solemnly
of around the whole circuit of the vast build
a ing. At each corner the procession halted,
ed tihe chanting was suspended, and His Grace
gave the Episcopal blessing. This being
not concluded, all returned to the platform,
t whence the Most Rev. Archbishop, gave the
ld final benediction, and the vast multitude
We dispersed.
r The following is no accurate description
for of this magnificent structure, as it is in
ut tended to be after completion :
eve Tnin CHUiRCH
ny stands north and south, having its principal
of or lnorth front on COtanion street, it*s ast side
of on Derbuigny street, south on Gravier street,
also and west on St. Jane street. Its plan is a
sa arallelogram, covering an area of -23: feet by
it 121 feet, divided laterally into three parts-a,
centre or nave 54 feet 6 inches wide by 86 feet I UArt
high nader the ridge piece, and two side aisles Coxczm
19 feet 6 Inches wide by 47 feet high to the
crown of vaulting. The style of architecttre nonneem
is transitional Byzantine, of bold and massive sure to A
proportions, the prinipal facade being om- it be, too
posed of two colossal towers, one on each side,
terminating in octagonal spires at an elevation is chaste,
of 195 feet: Between is the nave facade, rising reflect gr
to an altitude of 108 feet to the base of the program.
cross, which terminates the gable thereof.
This facade is divided into three stages-the t di
lower or vestibule, with the entrance centre honor to
and gallery. The vestibule is an open one, This fabl
pprachedby a flight of steps through an ar- the inl
cad of three arches. supported on octagon 0 human
shaped pillars of polished Missouri graniteo n
with richly carved caps and bases of ssoari people so
sandstone, above which are two stells panels renowne
containing busts in alto relievo-one of St.
Joseph, the other of the Blessed Virgin-and lime, wil
the great centre wheel window, whioh is of occasion,
stone, divided into twenty-five compartment, d orel
supported by twelve equi-segmental arched
conmpartments, supported by twelve trefoil large at
headed compartments, projected from as itistob
many pillars standing on a ring within an tenr .as
hexagonal hooding. The third stage is preced
ed by a stepped string mould with indented others,
briuk work under, upon which an open gallery known t
composed of nine arhes, supported on slender publish.
columns formed in the thiolness of the waill,
forms the connecting link of the composition lovers o
between the nave and the towers, above which, that can
the gable is corbelled and ctapped, the ape Orleans.
being terminated by a bhandsomely carved rlly
cress. The towers have bold and massive but- yo
tress supports, stepped off at the different Coneert
stages by paneled weatherings, and are di- to take
vided into three stages, consisting of a bap
tistry in the northeast tower and gallery, o
staircase in the northwest tower, rioger's loft directloi
and belfry. The baptistry and staircase are the foll
lighted from the north or Common street
front, by deeply recessed windows, divided Cannon,
into two lights by mullioned columns with Miss A.
richly-carved caps and bases, supporting Miss E.
statues on their transom bars. The ringers Mrs. P
loft is divided into two stages by adental
band of brick work, supported on a corbel tenor; I
table, the lower being arcaded with a gallery Hortung
similar to the centre gable, the upper psepdo
paneled with arched heads supported on alter
nate pilasters and corbels. Tihe buttressese . ro(Hau
of these stages are paneled on their fronts all a. Fc
the way up in diamond squares crossing each
other in stells form. The belfries are com- 3. O Vire
posed of four double sunk arches to such, en- 4. Tee Si
tirely oplen, having paneled parapets and pro- s. Ave M
jecting central balcony, snl,l,orted on brackets
on each sidet thereof; the aurc,-h are asnrit trled e. Vesit+
onI slender columsuls betedl Ito, their sllSa.ts, 7. Credo
asid covered with bhooded gables, faum the
apex ,df which the octagonal sllaes co,,o.ence, 8. Quis E
their lines. The buttresses at this stage are . Ae V.
trlminuted by gabled csnlupie+, unlpoitedl on
slender j,,htnstiui lTinle-to thelgek p tilaiters; . Qarf
ansd the angled pilasters are cuoupleti with Av
I~edimented canopies, piounaclse and finial or- ": u R,
naments. The external walls of the aisles are
divided longitudinally into live bays by large
and massive buttresses, connected with the FAiR
nave clere story by flying ares, a,nl into two
stages verticaly, the lower of .l.i,,. is p.as- St.EM
eled with pseuden arches, and tite nplper dcrs in
pierced with three windows to eachl bud u ader the fso
an arched hood, springing from it,o.-. on sightly
either side of the Lbttreese,. Itha n, ,, ,nks
mounted by a parapJt of open lip.urrd l,,1 ck fecond
work capped with satot. 'Ih, uate is dis ticd open fu
into two at:age, aisle arcade eonsaintitg Ut live religiot
arches, stppourted on polished Scotch granite
pillars, and a clere story pierced with single rmed
windows, one to each bay. The sixth bay of paroch
the nave is appropriated for the elancel, and modate
is lighted from two circular windows on which
the sides, and one bright clere story light
r. in the south gable. The spandril of five such, i
arches are filled in with staells panels having a thank.
bust of one of the apostles carved in each. The and th
nave roof is of open timber framing, support
ed of stone arches, springing from ote corbels at It m
the level of the clerestory band, and the span- lay un
tr drils of timber work are filled in with wrought works
iron fretwork. The aisle roofs are vaulted
and plastered. The external-walls are being f the
erected of the best lake brick, with sandstone been,
,. strings, bands, sills, cornices, and nmoulded popul
dressings to windows, arches and pillars, ex
cept when stated of granite; the roof timbers to aid
and ostors of the best yellow pine; the nave alwat
roof slated, :uan the aisles usetaled. parial
The designs were furnished by the late Carl
Kaiser, of Vienna, Austria. The details by Fair
Mr. t. W. Carter, architect, of St. Ciu.rles locat,
street ; and the works are being carried out Satin
i- by Mr. Thos. O'Neill, contractor. chan
S- their
ly f~x;~tr.T ofr S. VtriCP.rr I,. PauI;..-T-he an
d- General Committee, having charge of the in tb
d, Ladies' Fair to be held for the support of the W
ce Bnoe for Destitute Boys, will meet this even- poser
g ing at Ave o'clock. Members are particularly so in
requested to bring the names of the ladies
that will have charge of each Conference
Table and also a list of the prizes, and if pos- I
Ide sible a list of names of kentlenten who will act M
as a Ladies Committee frout each parish, so as bord
o the programme can be published without fur- toml
ther delay. The menmbers of the Boaru, of atta.
Directors are requested also to be present, asia : had
meeting of the Board wilt he held immediatey are i
pal after the adjournment of thi commuittee. See
ide advertisem.ent i
ete, outt
by ThIink that to-dlay shall nuever dawn I is t
'-a again. | wl
At OiAND SACaRD VocAL AID InrsrinUM AL
I CoxcNrr.-We feel assured that the simple sa-
nouncement of the following programme is
,e sure to fill St. Patrick's Church, large though
- it be, to overflowing. The programme, in itsel4
is chaste, simple and sublime. The selections
g reflect great credit on those who prepared the
e programme. Fable bath it that rocks and
e trees dissevered from their ligaments to do
a honor to Orpheus playing on his tortoise-shelL
I. This fable has certainly been invented to show
" the influence which musio exercises over the
e human mind. And we feel convinced that a
li people so refined in the " divine art," and so
s renowned for their appreciation of the uab
d lime, will manifest that appreciation on this
If occasion. The programme in itself w'h a me
di ocrechoir, would-be sufficient to secure a
i largeattendance, bet-WIhen we consider that
a Iit is to be executed by such artists a:.d ama
U tent .as those mentioned below, ,ind many
4d others, who, through notions of delicacy-best
ry known to themselves, do not wish their namies
sr published, we can confidently promise all the
lovers of muslo who attend, a nltsical treat
b, that can but seldom be enjoyed, even in hNew
. Orleans.
ýt. All you lovers of the sublime, remea'ber the
t Concert for the benefit of St. Theresa's C tuvch,
ilt to take place this (Sunday) evening, at 7
o'clock, at 1St. Patrick's Church, under the
ft direction of Thee. La Haebe, Jr., aaoidted by
re the following artists and amateur,: Miss T.
yet
ed Cannon, contralto; Mrs. C. Witham. seprano;,
tb Miss A. Oyoli, do.; Miss A. Wagner, contralto;
Mise E. Horn, Soprano; Miss A. Wilson, do.;
at Mrs. Paul Rosenfeld, do.; Mr. August Davis,
,6i tenor; Dr. Oumpert, do.; Mr. Krel,. bass; Mr.
ry Hortung, do., etc., etc.
to PROGRAMME.
1. Gloria to Eceslas-Orsand Chorus......Lindpainteer
0 f trom the Coronation Mass of Charles X. of YFrauc.
sil . Fae at Portem............ ............... it...osal
ch ls T. Cannon.
S~0 Mir s Wilson, Oumpert sod Mrsba
4. Tea Solo........................ Mr A. Davis
5n- S. Ave Manis.......... ............ .. . . ounod
,ts MIs P. Rosenfell.
ed . Veritsa Men ..... .................. . Merlier
re, 7. Credo-Grand Chotus .............. Lindpalnteer
lIe Irom Coronation Mss oft 'har:+ X
c 8 5. Qule Est omo ............ ................. R n
r MLes L Uuol and Cansou
v. Ave Vern.n.. ... ...................Millart
ieMrs. Watbam.
1 it. QUrQire Tressrnt t... ...........C.te
tb Miss A. Wagyer
Io . -r. Marif....... .W ttae
or- Is. ToRe M lria ................................ W.c , e
.are Re ..ri.. ........................-
FAe FI FOIA rli. PARISl of ST. Fa'&clI or
51a lE:+ --Rev. Father Simon has worked won
per ders in the short time that has elapsed since
der the for mation of his parish. The large and
on sightly church edifise, corner of St. David and
Second streets, has been for several months
led open for public worship, and is crowded at its
lye religions services. Besides this, we are in
lite formed that a presbytery has been built, and a
of parochial schoolhouse, which slready accom
and modates eighty children. This new parish,
g which a few months ago had no existence as
Live such, is now in a most flourishing condition,
he thanks to the untiring zeal of Father Simon
ort- and the unfailing charity of his people.
Ls at It must be said, however, that the gt.." out
1an- lay necessary to the completion of all these
ght works has been rather too much for the strength
Ding of the parishioners, assisted though they have
tone been, to some extent, by the genera: Catholic
ided population of the city. For tih; rca-,:, and
her to aid him in bearing the burdle of expense.
nave always no severe in the organiz.:r.t,. -: a new
Carl parish, Rev. Father Sinolo is g.it:g to have a
S, Fair held in his new ,hcoiulloust. which. is
a.rls located bleside tLe church. Thmi- w;:: ,:,ea on
I out Saturday, the Y~2ti inst., and will ofl:rd a good
chance for all the Catholics of tie city to meet
their friends of that parish in a social mood,
-Tho and give them ruaterial proof of kindly interest
r the in their affairs.
f the We are unable to give any details of the pro
even- posed entertainment at present, but shall do
ularly so in good tiune.
ladies
erence Ansthe: Invasioe of Canada.
( pot- -
11 act MiSxAL, Oct.l'2-OfBcial.--Feniattud .ural
O'Neil, with a force not stated, c. . .-ed the
so as border at Pembina, seized the Canaduha: cue
it fur- tomnhouse and Hudson Bay post. T'I"- I,'i wp-as
art of attacked by United States soldiers. aL- Y'.,'Nei
captured. It is reported that a lar;.: party
, us : d crossed at fit. oe. United S.t , - t ",,ps
Liat,.y are in pursuit.
lie only is tiuly wise who .t. - ..:uslf
out to work till life's latest ho::r, ad that
dawn is the man who will live the long -t. anti
will live to most purpose.