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Act of Consecraotion to the Sacred Heart. a e
As announced in our last issue, the Holy of
Father grants a Plenary Indulgence to allba
who, having worthily approached the wi
Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist, ne,
ait some churoch or public oratory .and 11
pray devoutly for some space of time for
the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff, cad vi
who,a the 16th of this month, the two ml
hundredth anniversary of the apparition of thi
our Lord to the Blessed Margaret Mary tI
Aloooque, consecrate themselves to the la
most Sacred Heart of Jesus by reciliblg ir
either in common or in private, the Act of thi
Consecration approved by Decree of the
Sacred Congregation of Bites. In order a-l
that all the faithful of this Diocese might T
be enabled to secure authentic copies of the at
Decree and Ace of Consecration, we pub- mi
lishd them in the last issue of the STAR I x
and have since had them printed, with the tO
approbation of the Ordinary, in the form of P
slips, suitable for prayer books. hit
Clergymen or others desiring a number tri
of these slips can be supplied on application vi
to this office, at the rate of Si for a hundred fo
copies. Single copies may be bought of the
sextons at the several churches, or at any sit
of the Catholic bookstores. is
Persons in the country desiring copies fre
should order them immediately and, if or- J
dering less than one hundred copies, should pr,
be careful to enclose postage. me
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Psrseons who kindly write letters to the STAR thi
for publication should mail them in time to fot
reach us by Thraday mornnlog. Letters as rv
eeived from Enterprise, Miss., and Tbibodeaux,
La., will appear next week. rel
The annual exhibition of the boys of St. on
Theresa's parochial school will take place, in ev
St. Theresa's Hall, on the 20th inst., at 7:30 si
r. x. Au admission fee of fifty cents will be
charged to help to pay the expenses of the vi
school for the past year. hia
The Distribution of Premiums at St. Joseph's de
Academy, Emmittaborg, Md., will take place a
on the 24th of Josne (the day following the
Cosmmeanementat Mt. St. Mary's College), in- I.
stead of the let of July, as originally intended. e
For convenience, the event has been antioipa- hi
ted, as his Eminence, Cardinal MoCloskey, will da
honor both institutions with his presence, and
will confer the bonore and premiums earned by
the pupils during the past year.
At the several massesin St. 8tephen's Church
(Bouliguy) last Sunday, the faithful were ad
vised by the Rev. Clergy to make the visits
required for gaining the Indulgence of the W
Jubilee to the four city ehurehes, vie: the 01
Cathedral, St. Mary's (Archbishop'e), the Im- V
maculate Conception and St. Patrick's. The tl
Rev. Fathers stated that by following this ad- m
vice the faithful would be certain that, at least E
in so far as the visitation of the Jubilee Sta- Ii
tions was concerned, they had complied with a
the necessary eonditions.
By a letter dated May 12th, to the Propaga. in
tear, we learn that His Grace, the Most Rev. it
Archbishop, Bishop Martin, of Natchbitoeches. h
and the clergymen who accompanied them, all
arrived at Hlare, Francse, on Tuesday, May a
11th, at 4:30 P. w., after a pleasant trip of ten b
days. On Sunday, the 8th, by the request of
many of the passengers, His Grace preached on
the deck of the steamer. His audience was
both numerous and attentive. On the 10th he u
preached in the Church of Notre Dame, Havre,
to an immense congregation, and on the fol- s
lowing Saturday left forCambral, where, upon a
the invitation of Cardinal Regular, he was to f
officiate pontifically, on the Feast of Pentecost t
The Monday following be intended to acoom
parying the Cardinal to Donal, where a large
number of Bishops were to assemble for an Im- t
portant religious oeremony.
The Promeeslon of the Blessed Sacrament in I
St. Patrick's Purisb, last Sonday evening, was I
one of the largest ever witnuessed in this city.
Long before the appointed bour the charoh
was crowded with devout worshipers, many of
whom had some from distant parishes to give
publio testimony of their Faith.
At 4:30 P. M the Rev. Thos. Finn scended
the pulpit and preached an eloquent sermon,
after which the procesesion was formed in the
following order :
rcs.Bearer. Acolytes sd Attendant.,
Chldrea or bthe Behesool.
Bcodality B V. M.
Sanetary Bolety and Rosary Bociety,
Ladies sd Gentlemen of the Parish,
8. Vinoet de Panu Soclety,
Banner of 8S. Patrick,
Young Mens C. T. A. Soelety.
Lttlte Girls Strewlng Flowass,
Borne by Rar. P. F. Allen, Paor, aocesapaiLed by
Rev. T. Finn and Rae. L. Kenedy. and the
Onar of Honer,
ConsIsting of about sixty Gentlemen.
In this order the procession, which num
bered about 3000 persons, marched slowly up
Camp to Julia street, down Julia to Magazine,
down Magasiune to Poydras, up Poydras to
Camp, and thence to the ohurch. Father Allen
then briefly addressed the congregation, after
whish Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
was given.
The Nagro mamIlmi
A week or two ago we copied a letter on
this subject from Very Rev. Father Benoit, a
Rector of St. Joseph's Missionary College ii
in England. The letter was written from I
this country to a friend in England, and, d
though a little uncharitable towards the a
white Catbolics of the United States, will p
be readily excused for that, on account of b
the sealous tone it takes in behalf of the tb
negroes. o
In fact It is the phenomenon per aeesUauid p
of the whole XIX. century to see a spiriti- p
al Empire of five millions of souls-well, we p
will not say actually abandoned, but- n
neglected as in the case of our negro popu- a
lation. They would, in numbers, make v
quite reapectable kingdom, yet who bids c
for their spiritual guidance I Who labors a
with them and for them as the zealous tJ
missionaries of the Church did and do with c
the Chinese, the Japanese, the Indians of
this Continent, even the negroes of Africa I p
Where is the Blessed Peter Claver that t
seizes their (ouls by the main force of an t
irresistible compassion and love and binds a
them captives at the foot of the Cross b
We may fairly say that the negroes " go- a
a-begging" as subjects for spiritual zeal. a
They are left for the most part to the
manipulations of a few carpet-bag speon- a
lators in "collections," or peaceably per- I
mitted to wander back into Voudoolem. It v
is well known that a considerable exception c
to this state of things exists in New a
Orleans, principally in the Creole parishes. p
People of the French race have always ex- v
hibited less exclusiveness and clannishness e
than others. They are noted for the facility h
with which they can accommodate them a
selves to the peculiarities of other races and e
for the genial and native republicanism I
with which they recognize a man under any d
shade of colbr. In fact, French politgness
is but another name for good sense and o
freedom from foolish prejudices. ii
This was practically evidenced in the a
Jabilee demonstrations recently made. The a
processions from the Second District, enor- a
mous as they were, consisted about equally t
of whites and colored people. It is plain t
that in that section the latter have not for
fotton their Catholicity. It was quite c
evident, too, that a very democratic spirit t
pervades the two races in their religious e
relations. The colored people were not I
only in the procession, but they were 1
everywhere in it,-behind, in front of, and
side by side with, white people.
We heartily sympathize in the grand r
work contemplated by Father Benoit and 1
his missionaries. If Christ died for the re
demption of the negro as well and as much
as for that of the white man, his soul is just
as worthy of every effort for its salvation.
In the next world there is no distinction of
color, but rather they who have been most
humiliated in this life Will be most tenderly
dealt with by Him who is equally the
Father of all.
Danger In Publid Buildings.
The recent melancholy disaster in Massa
chusetts ought to have a powerful effect in
correcting the prevalent architectural errors
on the subject of exits for public buildings.
When a public edifice is erected almost en
tirely of stone withscarcely anything inflam
mable about it, as Is the case generally in
Europe, not much precaution is necessary.
In America, however,, churches are often
sonstructed of wood,-pine at that,-and
not as much means of getting out provided,
in proportion to size, as in a private dwell
ing where at most a dozen people would
have occasion to escape hastily.
Means of egress ought to be so numerous
and commodious as to obviate any poshi
bility of panic. If people could be moved
with the precision of a military oomman",
accidents would be generally avoided, but
unfortunately, fear pervading a mass of
humanity becomes terribly exaggerated
and all reaqon is overcome in the excite.
ment of the moment. A rush is made, the
foremost are trampled under foot, the vie
tors being in turn crushed down upon the
victims by the surging tide which rises
upon the barrier that it has created until
the exit is hopelessly choked up. We have
heard of the horrors of the burning church
in Santiago, Chill, oin the flames of which
Stwo thousand persons perished in this way.
The burning of the Richmond theatre is
also a fearful example of the destructive
effects of panic combined with insufoient
means of escape.
Churches ought to have doors opening
outward so that pressure from within would
Sburst them open, instead of sealing them
fast. The windows, too, ought to be so low
that every one of them could afford a con
venient opening for escape in case of preo
sing need. But particularly the galleries,
an onsightly and barbarous appendage
often seen in this country, ought to con
nect with the ground floor by means
very wide steps of easy grade. The narrow,
precipitonus fSights that we generally see
are mere trajgfr human slaughlter in cases
of panic.
By the terrible disaster at the Frengh Catho
lic church in Booth Holyoke, Mas, seventy
two persons were killed, twenty-two were
to fatally burned, and twenty-seven seriously in
joured. Of those killed fifty-five were females
and sixteen males.
nt Life consisate, not in mere existence, but in
doing good.
Evil fashions spread ra This axiom T
apples to every sphebt, ftra rvaganE4 e
in dress to unlawful inbovaons in politics.
The Louisan la Inmy Is, obr Isetooe, repro- tis
ducingitself in a sortpn way Ia New Hemp- I
shire at this time. itbelr, ashere, the Be- 00o
publidsn ity appears ua4illWg to submit th4
to the verdet of tbepeople, ud determined
to hold the reigns of power, it re'bationary e
outrages can secure it to tho6. It may be
purely accidental that it is the Republican
party which is now 'in that attitade, and
perhaps the next exhibition of bis lawless ,,
ness will be given by the De ats. We to
merely comment on the fatal fasiity with we
which the unscrupulous knavery of the not
carpet-bag government & Loutislna is pi
making itself a precedentnto eomnunities 1
thet bad been supposed to be above sueh e
contingencies. ol
A moral pestilence of this kind is like a osu
physical one-the cholera for instance,- e°
the germ being once introduced there is no si,
telling where or when its ravages will ly
cease. On this subject we must' remask, of
however, that a scourge is often sent on aso- di
count of the sins of a people, and that a
scourge is not necessarily an extermination ati
No doubt, we of the South have amply of
merited the tribulations through which we t
have been passing of late years, but they be
who have wronged nous are not justified be- i
cause God made use of their wickedness to me
work the ends of his own justice. The ill
people of the North have grievously in
wronged the South in the ungenerous and,
even, malignant manner in which they 'ti
have encouraged the devastation of this to
section by asgracelessa brood of Vandals as an
ever stole, plundered and ruined anywhere. on
The Northern people may say : We did not of
thl
do it. No; "but your bayonets hedged in oil
with protection those who did it, and you
owe the whole debt. There Is no escaping 8S
by
it. People cannot do wrong by proxy and ag
avoid the responsibility because they did tb
not do it in proper person. They have bh
mixed a poisoned chalice and made us of
taste it; in the usnnal order of Providence rel
they will have to drink the rest themselves. th
Still we are not discouraged for Republi- r
canism. Diseases will attack a corporate mi
body as they will a human one, but they an
do not always kill, and experience teaches th
how to control them. The audacity p1
which has dared to set aside the popular o
vote by chicanery and subterfuge, has done us
so by inventions which are as yet a novelty f
to the people. Soon the subject will be ne
thoroughly understood; the remedy will tb
be applied ; the weak spot will have become is
strong, and the ship of State will then be it
stauncher than ever. Natural decay can
not have overtaken our system already. be
of
Sr. SmurMo's.-Lsst Sunday, the clesing Ci
ceremonies of the month of May, were per
formed in many localities in this city, and w
among them all one of the most beautiful and it
impressive scenes was that exhibited at St. al
Simeon's Academy. The spacious chapel of hi
the institution was handsomely decorated and fe
brilliantly lighted, while all the pupils, from
young ladies down to little girls, were charm- in
iogly attired as for abridal ocoasion. A nuoh. m
her of children, too small to go to school for the tt
present, but aspirants for future enrollment. cl
swelled the train, beautifully crowned with tt
wreaths that were to be deposited at their
Hoely Mother's feet. Father Massardier offlia
ted at the altar, music being very creditably C
furnished by the larger pupils conducted by o
the Sisters. a
One c ,uld not assist at such an occa in., o
air tour perceiving how deep and imperish- a
able moust be the impressions made upon
young hearts by participating in scenes like ~
this. They perceive that whatever is most a
grand and important is consecrated to God. a
Religion, in this as in all exercises con
nected with their school, presides over d
Severy event, and everything tends to in- a
t vest it with loveliness. In after years, of
f coarse, disappointments will come. Children
a learn a great deal at school, hbut they can
. scarcely ever be taught to realize that life is
e but a rude trial and that as viewed by the inex
periedoed eyes of childhood it is a delusion. I
So discouragement will come and the weary
eye will wander back along the vista of life to t
' find some spot of repose. Then the good Sie- I
ters and the quiet chapel and the sweet
e Mother lovingly crowned will rise upn as though 1
h present and the doubting heart will know that
h there is, after all, something pure and tree in
r. life. And this is a point in education worth
i all the rest.
e ST. VIcaerT Da PAUL'S PRIBsa.-We are
It pleased to hear that the Fair which opened
Saturday evening, May 29th, in St. Vincent's
g Hall, has been well patronized. Besides the
d usual attractions to be found at entertain.*
m ments of this kind, a series of beautiful and
Sionstructive plays, announced for the several
nights, drew large numbers of strangers to the
Hall. While all acted their parts intelli
gently, we feel that, for superior excellence,
a special mention is due to Messrs. A. Steiner, J.
ie C. Sporl and C. Hawvichorst, members of St.
2 Vincent's Literary Society, who appeared re
spectively as Alonzo, Pedrillo, and Don Vacco,
, lin the drama entitled "Almanzor, King of
se Morcia."
en .The programme for the next three nights is
as follows: Baturday evening, "Chinese
Mother," by the young ladies; Sunday even
o- ing, "The Expiation," by Bt. Vincent's So
y- ciety, and "The Limerick Boy," by the St.
re Louis Literary Society of St. Theresa'a parish.
a- Monday night the votee in the several contests
le will be counted, the lotteries will be drawn
and the fancy articles will be sold at anuction.
in Face all thin; even Adversity is polite to a
man's face.
The Iauior Mfir hsih e IL H* G aLu ECar
disl Manning. Nell Tz I* td l l1}r
eation Company.
It requiwes o void from our pae tohabmmhb4 t
this volume to our resders. el
Perfeet in style, eloquent in eiression, sad eo
convincing in all its argumeqts, it delights so
the mind of the scholar and satisfies the sn- be
derstandlog of the ilterts. Its subjeot is a s
most important one, especially in these times, Qi
when the spirit of Truth seems to be ignored M
by men, who prefer to make themselves ohiL ps
dren of darkness rather than ohildien of light. as
Every Catholic should road this work ; the d
instruction which it contains is a duty we owe in
toourselwes; and no one san commenee the RI
work through a sense of obligation, who will ac
not be compelled to finisb it with a feeling of ael
pleasure h
As a brilliant gem reflects more varied bean- m
ties in every light we view it, so this rars or
volume reveals more profound thoughts, more CI
snblime meanings from every side in which
our minds pereos it. And yet there is asn
effort in the style; but the words flow on in o
simple eloquence, clear, conise and thorough- as
ly convincing, giving equal credit to the piety o
of the holy priest and to the learning of the at
distinglashed Cardinal.
We cannot refrain from calling partleoulpr
attention to chapter xiii., entitled "The Gift Ie
of Understanding," which will prove a rare es
treat to every inteIligent minad; but for the as
benefit of those who may fail to obtatn the F
bcok, we quote the following extract, which
is the ansawer to every cavil against the dog
matie teachings of the Church and the perfect ti
illumination of every doubt which canrarise p
in the mlads of the faithful :
"A third efficeof this gift (the gift of nuder- hi
standing) is to reduce the revelation of truth
to the form of a science. We hear much of
science in these days. We hear of physical, cc
and social, and historical soience; but as soon m
as any man says that theology Is a science, at
once we see the supercilious change and lines
of countenanoe, which we all well know, in C
those who have courtesy at least to keep tr
silence
"Let us ask what, after all, is selence!
Science means the knowledge we have of truth
by revolving it into its first prineiples, whichb e
again are self evident. Now I fully admit that E
theology is not a science in that strict sense
because revelation, which is the matter of to
theology, is to be resolved into the nuthority 1i
of God.
"Therefore it is not self-evident to the hubman
reason; but for that cause I altogether deny C
that history, and a great deal of that which we
are called upon to receive as seienee, is sience. o'
or even scientific. I folly admit that ndathe- f,
matics, arithmetic, geometry, are sciences;
and I would add, the sciences of the physiaol
world. They may be tested by expbriment, p
they may be resolved into self-evident prinoci
plea; therefore they may be called science.
And I wall also use the word science of theol- a'
ogy, for this reason: that whateveris methodi A
cal, clear, definite, plrecise, whatever can be b
stated in its principles, may be called scientific,
if not in the strictness of propriety, at least r
next to it; and in that sense it is quite true o]
that the revelation of faith is a supernatural d
science. For instance, there is nothing which
is so definite in its conceptions, in its terms, in b
its definitions. as the Catholic faith. Take g
the theology of the Nature, and of the Persons, p
and of the Perfections of God. Can anything
be more precise Its precision is turned to o'
our reproach. Take again the Athanasian T
Creed; take the definitions by which we ex
press every doctrine of the faith. I need not
prove that 'these things are definite. The
1 world cries out against us for that very defin.
I iteness; the world denounces us becane we we
are dogmatic. If we are not dogmatic, who
would know what we teahob If our doctrines
Shad neither beginning, tor ending, nor circum- e
I ference, like the opinions that are tossed to a
and fro by conflictiog sects, nohcbdy would
know what we wean. The admission of one
indefinite word into an argument, like the ad- d
mission of one false figure into a sum, confuses
the whole; and therefore the Church from the
teginning has been rigorously precise in the
choice of the very words by which it conveys t
the faith Hlaving defined its doctrlnes, it
s-aembles them and groups them together.
Your baptismal Creed is the germ of a whole
science. The twelve articles of the Apostle' t
Creed are, it fact, the text of the whole the- I
ology which the Councils of the Church have I
elaborated in every age to this day, perpetually
analizing more and more exactly the meantng
t Iof every revealed troth by this gift of under- t
. standing, and then combining them all to
gether luto perfect uLirytud symmetry, and
3et never venturing to draw a line round it, or
e to say this contains the whole of the meauine;
it and that because in this life "wb know in parr,
and we prophesy in part," while we are wait
ing for that time when the perfect shall come,
and what is partial shall be done away. We
ir do not venture now to declare that we possess
. the whole truth of any mystery, but only so
far aslt is revealed. If you look back from a I
high mountain, you will see a multitude of
n paths and roads and rivers diverging every
,n way. At last they reach the horison and
vanish. So it is with the truths of revelation.
We can tthee them so far as thef are revealed I
t- to us, but at last they reach the vanishing
2. points, where they pass into the infinite mind
of God; there we cannot follow them. Theol
ogy does not venture to give account of any
o thing beyond that which has been revealed ;
e- but that which hase been revealed, theology,
with a precise treatment and exact method,
defines; and combining truths together, it
bh rings out that which is implicitly revealed.
it Theolegy surrounds the faith, like the radiance
round thq sun. The sotienee of God radiates
from the bsptias Creed."
This work i so ebxceptlonally'beautiful that
we may revert to it again; in the mean time
re we recommend it to the attention of the writer
d of the article on "Science and Religion," which
's appeared in a recent number of the New Orfleas
Ie MaUIh4, as also tb the editor of the same jour
n- nal, whose learned mind seems more in har
id mony with the sublime principles of revelation
al and more in accord with the teachings of true
be science than does that of his contributor.
Our young friend, James Kirkpatrick, Eaq,
for many years connected with the business
St department of the 31?as, has opened a book
Sstore and stationery establishment in the new
o, Asylum Row, 610 Magazine street. He will
of keep on hand £ full supply of religious articles
of all kinds, pioture frames, tassels, etc. He
will slso make a specialty of sheet mussi, a
me full assortment of which our readers may at
oall times rely upon finding in his elegant new
so. store. Possessed of great industry and energy,
g. and being one of the meat popular yJoung men
sh. in the city, we have no doubt that the bright
ste hopes of Mr. Kirkpatrick's many friends for
Shise success will be fully realized.
on. t. Aiphonsus' Total Abstinence 8ociety
Smeets at 4 o'clock this eveniag5in t. Alphon
nsue' Hall.
St. iiaesatsabaab, mmas1s Ia.
Moab, ]ag 20th, 1805.,ý
lter xHerssi r a. /
This marsing,'at 8 o'olock, and after mre
hain tsm.ordins Lumber of Communions, in
sldiubl tlViti Oommunioesi of those to be IB
sou'taed  aent of Confirmation was
eoosrfu4 appe slty-Avo e bcdl es1Isty-four *
beoy s d twent-eo girls-sit f wbo were of
averf to the baseh,by the ht RdVto
Quinlan, D. PJ. Aeft! sh. Odrnusioa of the h,
Mass, Very ,Ei. C." O'114hii V. G., the in
pastor of St. Vincat's, i *si d adrify the
neoessity and efest of # sl'a, and d*
dwelt at some length on the graeeiwhiob.h o4r
imparts. When the esremooy was over, the
Right Rev. Bishop spokq a few woAs to the gi
children in that kind strain which is always
eloquent because always natural, and natural Sg
heonause it comes from his great good heart. I
may say, esFvasst, that no parish in Mobile t
or in the State is better provided with good ,
Catholic schools than St. Vincent', and if 1
odlese schools are patronised by the parents
Cathelic ohildren, the sin is entirely their t
own 8t. Vineent's Academy forboys averages
an a nual attendance of 180 boys, and St. Vio- l
cent's Select Sehool for girls averages an an.
nual attendanoe of 150 girls. . b
At half-past ten this morning the Rev. Fatbhr ti
Kirwan Tgesloosa, sang the Mass. The &
aoil, oOpoisd of pupils from the ister', o
school, and trained by Miss Agnes Berojfou,i
sang Batfman's Mass with fine effect. Brothe t
Felician, Director of St. Vincent's Academy, b
presided at the organ for the occasion. At the tl
Communion the Very Rev. Pastor annoesoed r
that in a few days he would go North, in com
pany with the Right Rev. Bishop, to ollect.
Father O'Callaghan is very oobh beloved by B
his congregation and, I may add, jpstly so. IHe B
has just covered In a new church which, when t,
completed, will be the largest as well as the b,
most beautiful churoh in the Dioceeeof Mobile, a,
excepting the Cathedral of the Immaculate b
Conception. It is plain Gothic, built of briok, n
trimmed with Alabama limestone-length 120
feet, breadth 60 feet.
The Mass over, Father Kirwan" preached a
sermon on "the love of God in the Blessed a
Eobharist," taking bis text from the 8th chap- y
ter of St. Mark's Gospel, 1-9 verses. He was
listened to attentively by a vast audience, for
that subject is one which is dear to every u
Catholic heart.
The Vespers were announced to begin at five
o'clock P. m. The charming little brass band
from the Brothers' Academy, directed by Pro
fessor C. Herwig, was promptly on time, and
played "The Harp that once through Tara's a
Hall" as the congregation assembled. Every
available space in the church was occupied.
After the singing of the chapter for the day
by the Very. Rev. Pastor, the ceremony of the
renewal of Baptismal vows and the reception
of new members into the Sodality of the Chil
dren of Mary commenced. It was edifying to
hear how accurately and distinctly the little
girls pronounced each one of those beauntiful
prayers. Such prayers are indeed protestations I
of love and devotion to Mary Immaculate.
The boys who made their first eommunnro in i
the morning renewed their Baptismal vows, a
and then followed the striking ceremony of
crowning the statue of the Blessed Virgin. I
Twelve little girls presented twelve crowns to
the Very Rev. Pastor, one of which he plsaced C
en the statue and the rest on the altar; then
some fifty girls presented bouquets and roese.
After the crowning; the Very Rev. Pastor ad
dressed a few words of encouragement to his
qpiritnal children, directing them to persevere
in their devotion to Mary, and pointing out
the benefits to be derived therefrom.
The procession of the Blessed Sacrament was
very impressive. The Very Rev. Pastor bore
the Blessed Sacrament around the church, and
Fathcr Kirwan acted as Master of Ceremonies.
Brother Sylvester, as cross-bearor, followed
by the Children of Mary's society, numbering
ninety, with their beautiful banner, came first;
then the girls that made their First Communion
in the morning, numbering twenty-one; these
were followed by the St. Aloysins' society, with
their rich banner, numbering in all seventy;
then the boys who had made their First Com
munion in the morning, numbering thirtyjour;
these again were followed by six or eight little
girls, carrying silver-plated baskets laden with
rare flowers, which were strewn by them be
fore the Blessed Sacrament, as they proceeded
slowly around the chureh. The members of
the Children of Mary's Society sang the Tan
tum Ergo daring the procession. The true
character of an ecclesiastical chant is " music
for words, not words for music." This was
strikingly proven by the young ladies of the
Children of Mary's Society this evening.
Every syllable of that sublime hymn rang out
i. with a precision and rhythm which modern
art eould not give it.
After the procession, Benediction was given
t by the Very Rev. Pastor, and the vast eongre
. gation, colleoted from all parts of the city,
r dispersed amid the inspiring strains of one of
h Prof. C. Herwig's Grand Marobhes from the
*s diminutive but really aooomplished brass band,
r- composed of boys from the Brothers' school.
The 30th of May will be long remembered in
n St. Vincent's parish. Take it all in all, it was
,e a day which neither pastor nor people will soon
forget. OcoA sioAL.
The third prooesion of ladies of the Church
Sof the Immaculate Conception to the Jobilee
k- churehes took place last Wednesday evening.
SThe prooession was some six squares in length
ill and numbered about 600 ladies. They marched
es by twos in as orderly a manner as any body of
ie men we ever saw.
a Last Sunday evening theprooession of the
at congregation of the Cathedral, that of the con
Sgregation of St. Mary's (Ar&abhbishop's) Church,
and that of the 8odality of the Blessed Virgin,
sn took place as usual.
ht During the week the pupils of the Collegeof
or the Imiacnlate Conception, as also those of
several of the parochial schools in the Second
District, visited the Jubilee churches in pro
ty oesion.
n- No.'ea drinker should fail to visit the Tea
Deset, S Camp soreet.
Thae are/0,000 womaes ,• eof,
troes of~ bd. : . ry"
Why is a J,de 1b o ews like bsass,.l ,
Because be is eompelled to leave.
Twepty-.fle hunded peeqoeispe , o d
the earthquake In Asia Miuer, ta a,
of May.
Last week's CathoIe sjl L
handsome likeneosas of the ns
ing, BRght Bev..J.J. Kale. .
The United States debt
dedese of 41,189,456 for Js .. .
crease inca Junie 30,1874, isb 4
Attorney General Hammond, ae
given his written opinion to Gov. lth tt1
United States bonds are sot teamblebj
State.
Abell, of the Baltimore  a, is said to b
the wealthiest jbrnaliast in Amerile,
wealth is estimated at from sevem to ten a
lions of dollars.
The British Government is hboat to mask
further trial oiethe eerleal ea lttiesl of a
men by establishing a number t femao e
ships in the Post- Ocea savings beaks.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Paris will edk
brate Mass at the shrine of Paray sl MeniL, 4
the Feast of the Sacred Heart. It will .b
day marked' by a wonderful demonstrati
of the faith and piety of Catholio Farnes.
The Synod of Ireland which is tocom
the work of the Synod of Thurles will
ble in faynoothb, August 17. It is indestes
that it1 ein refereece to thissynod as well sak
recuperate hibhealth that Cardinal Oullen is y
present visiting Rome.
Mrs. Rohm, known as the "Pat Woman"
Barnum's show, died at her residence, in
Baltimore, on Friday, the 98th Inst.,
twenty-nine years. Her weight was 83pou
height, six feet four inches, and the spa
around the waist seenaty-two inches. She wv
born in Licking county, Ohio. Her maids
name was Hannah Jane Dook.
In an immense mass of ice and earth,
taohed from Mont Blano through the melDti
of the snow, has just been found the corpsed
an American actor, John Blackford, who
years ago made an attempt to aseead
mountain without guides, and did dot res
pear. The clothes and features of the unfort
nnatepaan were as on the day he was leat.
The Viceroy of Egypt is about to aticsiil
the world again. He has resolved to build4
railroad along the valley of the, Nil to the ls
terior of Africa, and as be has plenty of mone
and thousands of serfs at his command hewill,
no doubt, accomplish his purpose. In a few
years African explorers will be able to trard
in sleeping cars, and to write magnidoentd.
scriptions of places which they will have
passed through in the dark.
The Ohio Republicans have nominated R. .
Hayes for Governor. The fourth and fith
planks in the platform are:
4. We stand by free education, our poauio
sohool system, the taxation of all fer iusap
port, and no division of the sbchol fund.
6. Under our republican system of govera
ment there should be no conneotien, directal
aindiss betw90p the Chtb d t" Stats
and we oppe.e a...a.L..as l'U
any partieular seot upon tbhst.'bjest. 
should not fail to profit by the zpealea
foreign gounerments, where efforts of
Church to control the 8tate constitute an el
of great magnitude, and endanger the poe
and prosperity of the people.
LLTTlE FROM BILOIx, RISS.
BILOxI, Jane 3rd, 1875.
a Editor Morning Star:
Owing to the Festival of Corpus Christi
earring on Thursday, a day not altogetb
ce onvenient for the faithful, its celebration wa
e deferred until Sunday, and it is of this I writ
you. As is usual here, it was observed with
all the devotion and completeness that the se
dcasion deserves.
Long before 5 o'clock P. M., the hour ae
; pointed for service, the whole communitl
Bflooked to the church, completely filling it
e Rev. Father Machart, of Ocean Springs, d
h livered an impressive and interesting dissooU
appropriate to the occasion, after which l
procession was formed, the oroas-bearer ai
r% acolyteedeading the way. They were follow1
La by the ladies pf the parish walking ti
abreast, numbering fully two hundred. T
young ladies of the Rosary Society came ns
d and the married ladies of the Rosary Seoe
came after. These were followed by 0
a -hildren of the school. A number of girls
a boys dressed in white, who had for thaef
o time received the Holy Eucharist oa ti
W morning, preceded the Most Biased gea
Smeet, which was borne by Rev. P. Cbevral
g accompanied by Father Machart und'
at canopy supported by four gentlemen as onedPI
O bearse.~.
The young gentlemen of the R.3. HLe a
a Palmetto B. B. olobs, preceded by tltir bhas
Sand a band of music, brought up the rear.
- The procession moved from the eboe
aof ros the green, upon which, ina besat
he bower, wars erected an altar, where it hbal
d, and the benediction was then given by
1. Rev. P. Chevalier, after which the prooa
in was re-formed and proceeded to the aobo~d
a IThe order abd decorum which prevailesn
SI Becteo great credit on the Rev. Father Cbe
lier, and most have been a sonrce of I
oh pleasure and gratifi8oation to litm. c. 5
Ag. A largely attended and eunthssiastic ti
th of the leading Roman Catholle of Pbil5'
ed phia, was held recently, for the purpto
of organizing a soial Catholic club. Hon.Jc
R. Chandler presided. Mr. Roth aeted u
he retary and read the constitution ofthel"p
u- ed club, the objects of which were, he sd
b, promotion of social enjoyment and thloault"i
n, tion of the literary tastes of the Catboll e
munity. The secretary stated that 5,000
of already been snubeeribed for the purpo
of fitting up a suitable olub-house. Addre
ud commendatory of the objeets in view C
ro- made by Rev. Drs. O'Coanor and BHo
and a number of laymen. It was preP'
Sthat the title of the olub be 'The CaStb'
Assuociation.