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kNidql Star and Catholk IImessner.
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ha aop, Macon, Ga.
-- MAr Boau, Natobes.
E. F. Owens, Viokbburg.
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.. q.:....ame 1-Penteest or WhltUasnday.
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...... Jere - -Whitl.Tsday.
e ..Ja --mber Day.
the Octave.
To av oloeoessary delay, all letters,
comnmni sad "post-oi6ce orders
should beonssd "Editor Morning Star.
CaraO.o - 4Wla UIon or Ta, Cass
Copies of g itatiou of this Asociattion,
in" Englislep he had at this ofee at the fobl
lowing,$ -s,lD .to 100 oples,. at amesats
copy; 100 to 500 oopies,at 2 oents a copy; 601
to 1000.0 ples, at I cedis a copy.
Mr. James Powers, our traveling agent foj
the State of Teas.; is at present in Austin.
Mr. C. C. Bovins, .94 Main street, Houston
Texas, has kindly consented to act as agent, it
that ioty, for the Arnm.
Tar INfANTS' CONCanT--Change of / ate
The ladies who have prepared the Coneer
for the benefit of St.Viueent's Infant Asy
lam, beg to notify the public that the on
tortaloment- will be given at the Oper
House on the evening of Friday. the Gti
inst. The tickets, as first printed, a
course, hold good for the concert.
Easum DAVr-Wednesday, Triday and Bat
urday next are days of fast and abstinence.
S PJPAL BmDurDIWOx.-HIl Grace, the Mos
Rev. Archbishop, will celebrate Pontlsca
High Mass at the Cathedral today, at 1~
o'clock. After Mass be will give the Papa
Beneditlion to which is attached a. Pleosrj
Indulgence, under the usual conditions.
Cozullxtroxs.-8inee our last issue, His
Groee, Most. Rev. Arobbisbop. Perche, has ad
ministered the Sacrament of ConSrmation as
follows: Sndasy morning, 95th. in St. Pa
trick's ohurob,-88 persons; the same evening
a 34. Fraaelqide Sales' ohurch, 75; Tuesday,
yth,ebhuah of the (Reenurection, 11 Thuan
day Mornlag, 90th, in St. Augustine's, 140; and
Thursday evening, in St. Theresa's, to 116 per
1sin; making a total of 435.
ALrtwaTro Boys.--The St. Aloyslui Tots
Abeslanes Cad .Assc~iatton will meet today
at! o'eldk, tin the Star Hall, 194 -Carondelei
street. Youths wishing to join are invited to
Mkted.
Dloordl or NAToan.-Right Rev. Blshog
Elder administered the Saorammutof Cengrms
tona In Vickabnrg last Sunday. Seventy--L
eandidateJ were connrmed, esixteen of whln
were eoaverts.
r.r. Fauna Azsr-The departure So.
Europe of Rev. P. F. Allen, pastor of St. Pat
rick's palahb, on last Senday, was a surprise to
himself as well as to his friends. The andden
annouancement by telegraph of his mothetor's
swrious illness, called him awa* anexpectedly
and prevented him from giving the notioc
usual In suob a cease. Father Allen will how
evtr return almost Immediately, taking buat
time enough to compiy with the behests of
flal 'dulty.
Ca-vca or PT. VIncrr Doa PaUL.--We un
derotnd tat early next winter there will be
a Fair for the benesst of this chburh. After
ntirlUg Jaber IFather Foltier succeeded, two
years ago, in bringing it to a point so near
eempleotion as to enable him to use it for Di
vin. service. But to aooomplish thies he was
fooed to iour debts which are weighing
hravily upon him and whioh most be paid. It
is also noesmery tha the huborch shoold be
eampleted, an It is his intentioo, if the Fair
Is a smuooes, to have a steeple and other lim
pouvem te made. From the generosity
with whibch other PIareFare been patronind
and the high esteenm.in wohich the verailMe
pasterof S Vncent's i held lntheemmnuuity,
we feel ured that in this undeortahig be
will recedlve the prompt and g~emerous aste
tue of the liberalm sagod of a classes of
ear eltiseme.
eiew ower ettets are simmenoing t
*aive at thoaeme tine statien, New Terk
Raving returned from Europe I resume,
at once and with pleasure, my position as
Editer-f.-Chif ethis jeournal. My health
has not been altogether reetored,but, with
the help of divine Providence, I heo that
I shall berg 4 hto t alm lA
ies in t e Oa o sIeiw rs loes p
I hads b ,s weekly lette$t dessrlp
tive of my jeameylags, bat my health
failed so suddenly and seeupletely, that I
war wholly r au edfor trihe i. return
ing, I am Jed s And that the a inW of
oar saberibulbes i.ertas s $ tft the
paper has aostulaed tdo its work foa our
country, our God and our Chureb. With
energy unimpaired I meet our readers once
more.
The glory of God, the vindication of
truth, the honor of our Churcb and the
teeretsof eaour country denae the orbit of
the Moanxxo STAn. From that orbit It.
never shall defleect. Its light may be fall
or feeble, but feeble or fall it will never
guide those, rbho follow it, into ways of er
ror or obscurity.
To its readers, as in times past, so in the
future, the CATHOLIC Messaozta shall
bring only the pure teachiegsof unchange
able Faith.
So, Readers I to our work ! The world
is passing and while it passes we must
speak bravely out, as God giveth unto us
to speak, in feeble accents or in strong, the
words of P(h sid Tu~ h a eigM t
A.J.ERN.
A Outlook.
Whither are the nations driftingT We
say dr(fHNa, advisedly, for there are neith
er pilots nor stars to direst their eoures
, The political condition of the world is most
uncertain. Amid all peoples there are tu
- mult of minds and men. Europe is wildly
a, rocking on a black billow. Another de
c cads of years sad present dynasties will
a become wrecks. In England a feverish
Sreestlessness beats in the pulses of the peo
ple. In sight of the throne of a thbasand
r years, republicanism rising from the midst
of the masses, ip matterinog in accents
'I which, at any moment, may- rise into the
n thbnders of revolution. In Spain, was
holds high and cruel carnival. In Madrid
*. there is a government without powercon
rt testing against a power,.stlsbout gover~
ment. In Portugal to~ isjineeurity. In
a France there is a peveialenal geoernmeni
a living on from day to day, withotta pre.
Stjge of the past, asitt diAhlarkrsg pros.
of peets for the future. jf" Itly.`there is a
reign of a robber King, whee6 throne is ae
unstable as the sands of wicked policy upon
t' which it has been founded. In Rome, there
is a Pontiff King an uncrowned prisoner
st waiting for death and God; In Prussia the
aI new Empire is beginning to show want of
t0 solidity and homogeneity. In Rnsala there
il is the dead quiet of despotism ;-and the
7 stamp of the soldiers who have marched
toward the East to open the way of future
Is conquests.
. And in the United States there it t -i
r glory of corruption.
And everywhere Religion seems to be
g decaying. And everywhere the Church is
r, meeting with open or secret persecution.
s Such isthe outlook-dark and mournful.
d The causes of it we must explore. The
consequences of it we must strive to fore
see. It is not for us to fold our hands,
I hash our voices, and look idly on. In this
, age of activity we must not be passive.
It Else we shall'be defeated.
t' The questions of the age we must help
to answer rightly. The errors of this age
we must energetically oppose. We are the
Smoes of truth, and the soldiers of victori!
, eas faith. It were a crime for as to re
  anlb linactive spectators of a scene where
so many intearstsre t stake. This then
rour duty-to study the present state of the
. world,-to proclaim not our opinions but
0 our eternal convictions.
The Cathollo Church alone can tell this
age what it needs-and we shall help to
tell it so.
Corcrnr IN Sr. AxLrnomeUs IAu.ox Panirs
core MoNDh` .-Monday evening, 2nd inst.,
there will be a grand vocal and instrumental
Concert in St. Alphonsus Hall, under the direc
tion of experienced muicians aided by many
distinguished amatenrs. The Concert gtiven
Sunder the auspices of the Section of St. Mary.
r Militant Union of the Cross, Mad will nodoubt
Sbe attended by many of the members of other
eetlions of the Union. In Germany, Penteoost
Monday is alwaIryilit as aboliday, buasess
abely entirely suspended, the people after at
tsudilg Mase, giving themselves up to inos
ouat amusements. To keep up this ancent ad
Scommendable enstonm sad to aoord their con
trymena and friends of other netionalittee an
opportunity of amusing themselves In a prope3r
emanuer while, atthe same time, aesisting the
I oharities under the patronage of the Seotion,
has been the object of the manaaers of the
oCeuert and we feel certain that their eodrs
n will reeive a generoeu senupport. The pro
gramme promises glish as well sa German
-sesge. -
The City Comnel of Riobmond have deter
5 mi a to give a.ite ea Gambles bill, ia that
ei o fe the mnuament to Gem. Lew.
Temperance and Digotry.
Tgmperance is a gold thing bet it not
evry good thing that is within the pro
vines of legislation. Society tL not formed
for the purpose of enforcing every virtue
and hurrying citisens along It the pursuit
of happiness with a policeman's baton over
their heads. A man does not enter into the
great compact of nationality for protection
against himself, but.against his nelghbors.
Each eme is willing to take the responsi
bility, s far as he is personally eoneerned,
of eontrolling his own passions and appe
Sites
Striets~ speaking, every man has by na
ture the right to eat as much, drink as
mueb, and dress as much as he pleases,
and certainly no one, in forming the social
compact, intends to abandon that right, or
modify it in the sllghtest degree, except as
it may bear upon the rights of others. That
one man should take on himself to say that
another mast not drink more than a cer
tal quantity of whiskey, beeause of its
being bad for lia health, would be an evi
dent piece of impudence. Yet we oad
communities where one party of voters say
that the other shall not ever mell whia
ke,. This is worse than impudence, it is
what men have branded with the name of
Paritanism. In old times it was called
Pharlseelim.
Now, it appears that the Republican
party at the North has been imprudent
enough to identify itself with enforced tem
perance. and is consequently calling down
upon itself the popular disgust which al
ways Sillows bigotry of any kind. This
will probably check the enthlnaiem with
which the movement was being urged on,
had probably faurnsh another exemplifica
cation of the principle that things can be
killed with kindness. Intemperate seal is
one of the principal obstoeles which the
devil generally puts in the way of a good
cause.
Let ts not overleap the mark, but let us
see if aomethling cannot be done in the
way of legislation, against the desolating
scourge of intemperance. A telegram
which we publish to day ahows that the
New York Legislature has passed a bill
providing for at action of damages, on the
part of wives and children of drunkards
and others, against any one who may have
sold liquors to the person whose intoxica
tion wrought the harm.
"'his law may, perhaps, remain inoopera
tive owing to the difficulty of showing the
amount of damage arising from each par
ticular drink, but evidently this is a line
on which the legislatirve war may properly
be fought. It will not do to attack the right
of drinking spirits but the abuse of that
right wherein it affects others, can proper
ly be proceeded against. If a nman by
drinking becomes worthless as a support
to his family, certainly this is a damage to
his wife and children, and those who are in
strumental in causing it ought to be made
responsible;
Bat, after all, men who are naturally
very prone to indulgence of this kind can
never be baffled in it by human laws. They
will get whiskey if they have to steal the
corn and distil it themselves. The great
point is to save those who not having na
tarally any special taste for drunken de
baunch, acquire it by association. . Drunk
enness is really disgraceful, but the devil
enables people as a general thing to see in
it. something very funny. It's a great joke
-bofore it has grown to be habitoal. It's so
amusing to see young men "boosy," "tight,"
"half-seas-over," etc.; but after a few yearni
when they have attained the period of the
seedy coat and rubicund nose, nobody
laughs; "they are brutes."
It appears to us that nipe-tenths of the
evil would cease it intemperance could be
stripped of its false respectability and of
that delusive glamour of social cordiality
which is made to surround it. Men most
be allowed ~ rink if they choose to do
it, but upon'tae least symptoms of intem
perance, they ought to become objects of
suspicion to patrons and employers.
The law might be Invoked to aid -thie
sentiment. For instance, permit an em
ployer to discharge an employee, notwith
standing the most stringent engagement,
upon any aign of intoxication, let a land
lord have the right to cancel a lease in a
similar case, on the presumption that bie
rent will never be paid etc.. Such things
would soon make it rather disagreeable to
be known as a social glass man.
AMoxo TnK FIowRas.-The place we spewak
of is Napoleon Avenue. We know that many
floweres bloom in the very locality, but we do
not confine our allusion to them. On the oc
casion which we have In riew, there w.ll be
many and hesatlfl eflowers gathered therefrom
every portioen of the Sixth Distrie. To night
we expect indeed to witms a meet sharming
speotaCes la St. Stephen's Ball, -when will be
congregated such an audience uas the garden
Distriot knows bow to assemble. And not
only from that Distlt, but from all parts of
the edty many risitors will beattracted by the
programme of entertainment, on which Sgare
such nameus uas that of Mliss WVagner, Miss Can- i
non, Mrs. Ruth, Messrs, Meteye, Hiigen, and
dthere of great merit No doubt the eater
tainment, as well as all. its surroung will
be charming; and all will, we hope, remember
the sared ease in which so much exertien
will e freely expended. The proceeds will go
top the snpport of the orphan boys of t. Via
mat's HBem
The Enlld of the World.
We saw Ins the Noew Ydk Wesay HEmM,
May 17th, the propheey asurlb d to 4he pr
Arehbiheop of Armagh in Ireland, et. MsZYae.
This prophesy, whieh consists Ia the eamemaa
Lion of all the Popes, does not call them by
name, but desalgnate them by a Latli semn
teane, whereby each Pope can be recogetnsi.
The Herl thinks that Pima IX. is the last ae
deaignated ; to whleh the Brooklyn Rluire
takes exception, asylog tbat there are promleed
ten more Popes in that prophecsy; "" a-dS
the seven-bhiled city will be destroed, and the
terrible jdge will Judge thepeople," vin: afte
them will be the end of the world. he-q. o
lion has been put, is the prophecy authentie I
Oar Catholic contemporary says: "We shball,
perhaps, have more to say again," mentlonnlg
at the same time many writers who disbelievei
It-among others the Bollandists.
We disbelieve it, and thlnk that it is really
a fabrieation. True that some of its epigram_
are extremely appropriate--seah as "Apostelio
Pilgrim" of Pins VI., "BapeW e sagla of
Pius VLL, " cross from a mrer" (Y. em's eaat
of arms is a ereo) of Plus IX.-aed these ep=
grams, so happily true, would iudaoe one to
believe th6 prophecy authentic; yet the reasom
against its authenticity are stronger.
1. Before the end of the sixteenth centary
no one ever made mention of such prophasy;
not even the great St. Bernard himself, in
whose arm St. Maloby dred, A. D. 1143.
2. Between the legitimate Popes there are
eight. Anti-popes. ~rIk4S saspeet a in
-others'e chronology (s confused and inoorrect
in- lth r y.a Ia fact, the three Anti
popes, Victor IV., Pasaenl IIIL. Calistus III.,
are jest before Pope Alexander III., who pre
ceded them; and the three Popes, Clement VIL,
Benedict XIIL and Clement VIII. are prior In
time to Urban VI., y7t they had been preceded
by him.
3. Finally, the Latin sentenees intended for
the Popes anterior to Gregory 1XW..(1590) can
easily be arranged and understood of them,
whilst the sentence. for the Popes after Gre
gory XIV. hare no correspondence but a casual
one with the deaignated Popes.
The met probable origin of this pased.
prophecy is that thb snpporters of Cardinal
Simoneellt during the Conclave of 1590 mann
factored the prophecy. Cardinal 8lmoneelli
was from the town of Orvieto (uwrs vetus);
but notwithstanding this prophecy, Cardinal
Sfrondati was elected Pope, taking the'name
of Gregory XIV. The Herald says, " We cannpt
make the application." Of course not, since
Cardinal Sfrondati was from the town of. Cr
mona.
Our Catholic contemporary has mentioned
tbat this alleged prophecy has been criticised
unfavorably by eminent writers. He might
have better said, that since the appearance
of this pseudo-prophecy, most of the writers
of note have made no acoount whatever of
it-such as Baronies, Spondanus, Raynaldas
whilst Papebroeck, who was born in 1698, tri
umphantly refuted it in the forty-first disser
tation of his Costus historieo-erifics. .
There fe, however, a gre.t prophecy copern.
ing the Popes. We hapb that the Herald will
not only believe it, but publish it for thebene
fit of all the" atholic world. We Catholics.
believe it. to be-an infallible prophecy: "asd
I sac to the. that thou art Peter, and upom this
reek I will build my church, and the gates f hell??
shall not prevail against it.
CONCERT AT Br. JOHN's.-The concert ate
this church on last Sunday evening, was hand
somely attended. Indeed a larger crowd as
sembled than could be properly accommodated
and, doubtless, many tickets were sold whose
owners were not present. The new organ
gave the most eminent satisfaaon. Profee
sional experts in the handling of that inatrn
ment, assured aus that it was beyond doubt the
inest organ in the city. Its tones were truly
magnificent as brought forth under the master
touch of Mr. Colignon, who played an opening
impromptu, and of Mr. Miller, who presided
during the concert.
It is useless for us to dwell on the merits of
the prinelpal ingers, dsread) known as the
most accomplished vocalists of our city. Mr.
Miller and Mr. Valliet, whooffolatedasleader,
both filled their parts so artistically, that the
concert could not be otherwise than as great a
success musically as it was pecuniarily.
LcrTUar ON Sr. Corowvn-KIu.-Mr, John -
U. Devereux lectured, on last Monday even
fg to a select audience, in St. Alphonsua' Hall,
Fourth District, on St. Colomb-Kille. He was
introduced to the audience by Rev. Father
Duffy, C. S3. R. The lecturer commenoed by
stating the praiseworthy-object of the lecture,
vis: to assist the good Sisters of Mercy in
their numerous charities, after which he pro
ceeded to show the many viotories gained by
-0. Columb-Kille in the cause of Heaven. The
leeture was listened to with marked attention
from the commencement to the close, and was
greeted with well deserved applause.
A pamphlet on the Santa Clara Valley, Call.
fornia, by J. J. Owen, contains the followlnog
passage on a" a warm belt" said to exist in
the hills bordering the valley :
SThis belt commences at an altitude of about
four hundred feet above the level of the valley,
aad extends to an altitude of about twelve
hundred feeb--ineluding a belt of oountry
apon thLmeountain sides of from one to three
miles latidth, and stretoching along the whole
lensuth of the valley. It is m adistlaotlly defned
thai residents of the mountains in rtiding up
fom the valley, in the night time, when the
air is still, can tell within a few rodse whre
they will enter the warmer ourrents. The
aetion is known to all old residents as the
"Warm Belt." Thbe explanation ofthis along
lar feature is ppeed to consist In this: The
warm air of the aloey risinlg at night along
the montain mida meets thescrreat fowinug
in over the mountaies, and is formed Into an
eddy which hega the land and warde off the
oole temperature. In this sedgion frost Is
rarely kpown to occuar. We have seen potatoes
harveted in Marel, in this belt, that grew
and ripened in the open air darlig she pre
edig montb. Orsasgeto, e, as ee asny of
the bet tepieai prodaetions, are grwnI
the same bela- yet peasa smail sale, baut
tnlastive eof Wh - be aeemplished.
Third Co.mmeneent of St. Mary's Col
lages
A very large adleae assembled at the V
rieties. atre lst Wednesday and Thursd.a
*venaigs, to witsese the eommeuoement exer
class of this institutieon As usual in the as
semblage there wero some whose small td
(high-pitched) easidaely annoyed those at
tentively lalinad. Bet these obnoxious few
were lost in the many who, one similarly
pleesd as the studets on this ueasioe, bgam
with the ramembranes oj s fellow-feeling that
made them wesdrosly ladulgent to any short
eominpgs.
The programme on both evenings, was
eharaet7rised by a variety of recltation, dina
logue, essy sad musio. The last mentioned of
these-muio-was maaltfloently exeuoted by
the pupils. Beatiful songs, sweet dmatkes,
lively srn--ell were eeebhted with a taste and
delicacy not very usual. We would partion
larly oemmead Uts2em4 « st ad Philip for
the many sae s eleg and artistically
perfetmed by thelopt'p r reepective instru
meate-toe pliae antliolln. The recltations
wt reeelveAd Wit mkedd appreelation, e
peelaythosee Masters Jno. St. Germain and
Leonard Moies. The oharacter of " the 8kil
ful Phylila" was so agreeably and intelli
gently pesonated by a young "boy named
George Moat, that it had several encores and
a requnest fr repetition on the succeeding eve
ning. The essays and orations, with one or
two exceptieos, were of decided ability-the
snbjects Interesting, and the treatment an
hasative. Bat the delivery of a few young
gentlemen cannot be qualified in similar terms,
Besides an indistinctness of enunciation and a
samenessm e setre, there was a monoteon
which never fails to displease an audience.
We would like to write differently on thl
point, bt ouar ocasoleaee forbids it. We at
tribute no fault to the professors, for we have
had previous opportnnities to listen to younn
men whose deUverypraeteely established the
eleoutionary attainmente of their scholarly
teacher, Brother Thurian,'the notPresident of
t. Mary's. Lt t t-hbe understoad we do mao
intend- this as a censure, but merely to r
mind the young gentlemen wherein they are
defiolent, so that ftume study will reader a
like remark unmesesry. This does not inolude
all. We had only end fault to And with Mr.
O'Connor, ead that but a minor one-rapidity
which is always attendant upon a first appear
snos. In all other respects we consider him
the beat orator in thp college.
A special feature in the programme of
Thursday evening; was conferring the degree
of- Doctor of Laws on Prol D. K. Whitaker,
who occopies the chair of literature. We
reserve his beautiful response for our next is
sue. The degree of Bachelor of Science was
then gives Messrs. G. N. Campbelland A. Al
puente, Immediately after which the four com
mercial graduates, Meesrs J. J. O'Connor, G
N. Campbell, J. J. Frauley and E. MoShane
reoeLved their diplomas.
This was followdby a tqubhing valedictory
delivered by Mr. Campbell who retired amid
a shower of floral offerings. Subsequently Mr
John McPhelin made an address replete with
good sense and excellent advice. The enter
tainment was concluded by ^ drama entitled
"The Talisman," which was well played.
LWIrTZR FR0Ko wOUTON, TEXAS.
HOUSTON, May 22, 1873.
To the £dlter of the Morning Star:
Hanntno wn-ti- a 'athontinc population oi
about four thousand. There are two Cathelic
churches in the city-the Church of the An
lunoition, rev. Father Querat, pastor, and
Father Dhlen, assistant, and the Church of St
Vincent de Paul, Father J. Blum, pastor. The
Church of the Annunciation is a fuine brioL
structure. The interior is not yet completed,
but service has been held in it fortome time
past. Attached to it is the new Conference of
the Annunciation, Beeiety of St. Vincent de
Paul, not yet aggregated, of whieh George
Goebel, Esq., is president; W. Hamlin, vice
president, and John Collins, treasurer. -I
numbers twenty-wo active members, and
meets every Sunday, after last mass, in the
priest's hqpse. I know it will be gratifying
to the disciples of St. Vincent de Paul to know
that the Conferece has taken firm root, and
is in a preepering endition, and will surely be
the instrument of extending that exemplary
society still further in Texas..
Father Qemrat is well likod by his congrege
tion, and is deserving of it, for a more zealous
and polite gentleman is not to be found. He
is anxious far the Stan to 9irculate among all
his parishioners, and gives testimony as to the
benefit literature of the kind has on the minds
of the young. Father Blum, pastor of St. Vin
cent de Paurs Church, is as energetic a priest
uas the Diocese possesses. His congregation ii
exelusively German, but he is an ncomplished
English scholar, having been for some time at
tahed to the English church here. He has a
fine school for boys ad.oining his church. His
church is a medium sized wooden bunilding. It
was built in 1842, and was occupied until about
two years ago by the English-speaking Catho
lies. Ite drat pastor was Father Lynhob, now
Archbishop of Toronto, Canada, and a few
yeears afterwards Father Tlmson, now Bishop os
Buffalo, was putor. Although tany years
have elapsed since these holy and venerated
priests resided here, still their memorie are
fondly eberisebhed by the old Catholles of Hon-.
ton, who never mention this ohurch withoat
eoupling the names of those two prelates with
It.
The eiuoatiuo ofthe girls ofthe two chnrehe
is attended to by the BSsters of the Inoarnate
Word, whioh Order numbers fire religious here.
They have a convenltf their own, but intend
to dslepose ef it sad build a much larger one,
the present ediflee being entirely too small.
The eides of the Atlantio were blown out on
the 94th, and 498 bodies weore recovered. The
explosion mangled many bedie beyond all
possible eoognition, sd the divers uay that
haso, arms, legs and fet are strewf on the
bettem In all trreete.
m m .
Peter'. Journ.y cud Oter Tita. Catholic Pab.
lobation belety New Yqrk C.. D. Zlder, new
OreIsas.
A very eholee cosipliati of entertadig
Catholic stories equally adaptep to the a .
standlags of the yeigs and old. These true
Catholic parents who are ever anxious to in.
oie ther bchildren to a high rear~d for their
faith and what it teehees, could practice s
plan better suited to aseomplish their geed
purpose, thAe to enoeemage the younger meP.
burs of the family to read ,loud to the home
airote such stories pwill be facqd in this book.
The advantages which such a custem wrild
develop, are too plainly apparent- to require
exposition, qnd we are eonldept that if once
inaugurated in a family, it would geqnire as
efort of the .parents to perpetuate it. by
placing such books U this -within the reach of
all, the Catholie Pnbliation Sooiety is aecos.
pllshýiniimabble good.
l2% eh 21 reir by William Crletn. D. ad
J. Sdier & do., New. Yorkm P. Gogarey,
New Orleans.
As Ito title foreshadows, thi is.tory otfIbe
life sad charaetes. As far he it.. object and
purpose are concerned we can commend it, fez
tie author seeks to 111estrit the many sa ly
evil efects which must result from attempts
eU the part of unantborisdladividals to car.
root with their own hands thigs whiseh they
have deseded to be pubtle abuses. With the
author, we cannot approve of sucl orgnudiz
tions as were the "' White-oysj." Though
without doubt aaimatd by the highest me.
tives, they aeverthelees seldom toodmpllshai
auy good, and very often did muchharm. How.
ever, notwithstading our scerdano eitr
the author in his .vier of that organisation,
we think he has done thbm injustice in paink
ing the Tithe Proctor, the oljeet of their rs
sentmonet, in colors softer than are becoming
to such glntry. fei deplotina him as a man of
whom no wome eanhe asid than that, as the
world goes, be was eaminetly just, Mr. Caml.
ton beeps on the peasag$ry grapter odium fr
anurdeaing him, -i. justided by pdoeden.
The plot of the atoty isoemplisated, sad many
seones an sitouatios aie; not only unnatural,
but impossible, yet some of the characters, ma
well drawn, and as a whole, the book is not
without interest.
L.urr• r e -o soa co.u. ,
Polern Coutzr, May 21, 1873.
To the Zldtor of the tar :
I -announce to you with the the greate
pleasure the full aseoese of the mission which
began on the 11th and ended on the 18th inst
I-always entertained hopes of a great succer,
but the success has surpaseed sll.my expects
tiomeqd thse of my parishioners.
I am mnah indebted for that magnificent
success, trst, to the seal of Rev. Father Millet,
Order of Meroy, of Brooklyn, and Rev. Father
Signot, assistant priest of the Cathedral, who
have so cloquel announced the word of
God, that substantlt nourishment of the soul,
and brought beck so many erring sheep to the
Shepherd and pastor of their souls. They
have prepared for their first communion about
thirty grown persons, among whom were sn
eral who have married in the presence of the
misasionaries, and thus solemnly redressed their
former lives.
Idly. To the eagerness of my dear flock to
hear the word of God; and, of course, it fell
is a good soil, which brought forth that happy
fruit indioated in the Holy Goipel.
Besides this, they have contributed with the
greatest generosity to cover the expenses of the
mission, which have been very large, haviug
every day at least thirty to forty persons for
dinner; and yet I may say that thoes expean
are nearly reducnoed to zero through the gen
erons assistance in every way of my belored
and praiseworthy Sock.
This unexpectedly liberal assistance is an vi
dent proof of their dqvotedne towards their
pastor, however unworthy I am of such gener
one charity from my good people.
- Finally, the collection of.Saturday, which
was destined-to show their respect and thank
fulnes for those sealous milsioenaries, ve
have given that so eminently susosesftl a mir
aion, has produced $120, which is a clear and
manifest proof of thegenesesity and graidse
of soul ef such an ancient anid lmerly so
wealthy a pariah.. Never will those worthy
sand ealoeus priests be forgetten in thispuish;;
and the faithfl here would feel happy to see
them again as soon as possible, to receive from
their lips that vivifying Word of God which
has made them so'happy during the mlsion.
Reping that you will insert this in your e
esllent jeournal, remain with the p5e'
respect, dear sir, your most devoted ubseoidber,
C. VA.sM*oxn, Pastor.
LITIER U.ON 311, 3I3.
Bfloxr, Missu., May 914th, 1873.
Editor Morning Star:
Knowing the pleasure it afords Catholios to
learn of the ereotion of an additional altar
whereonuto offer" the clean oblation"' to h
mighty God, I trespass upon you to tell of the
eeecess whloh has attended the efforts of the
Rev. T. Cbhevalier, of this parish; who sinse
comaing here has proven how much good can
be aecompliehed if one be actuated by a good
and holy purpose.
Fathe hevaller has not oonfined his
labor@ 1oxi, but has gone forthS
ing wh ould do good,.and to thi·.Ch
tlan spirit do the OCatholles of. tonewll at
tribute the ereetion of their new choreh.
Stnewall is small settlement on the Bi
loxi river, ithkeut twenty mies fron the town
of BUoxi. It onalests of a hip·y·rd, one
store, and about a doen dwellinegs, e bul
one chaureb, that, the Cathollo Ohuroh, whic
is attended by abouit one hundred Catholla
On BSunday, the 18th, Father Chevaller viited
thlis mission, sad had the pleasure of giWiS
the Bread of Lifo to seversI persons who se
seived itb forthe first time. Among the n
ber wae Who had reeobed the Y7f
manhood, ut who had neve hefore bad
opweetuIty of makIn·ag hLs iar .~,muion.