The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume], December 26, 1875, Morning, Page 4, Image 4

About The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881

Image provided by: Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA

                
aseSag bta aud Gathetic Mwwsengfm
IWSLIND iR SUQII)AT UCrZIXt.
333w 13 E sWDAT. DECEMBER3 IM
POPE PIUS IX.
Beautiful Premium for New Subscribers
To Trs
NORYI G STAR A ND CATHOLIC
MESSENGER.
with te Vie, of pl.eig an 7 Cathoic .
bald is to goatk a Good Lik.lear of Oar Holy lotahr.
POS PIU"S I.. we bae scared a
SPLENDID CHROMO.
jUt tacLe n lmme, printed isaiatom calor. rad moo
peoptiaO U e a Pator Ornmemnt, which we will mmd.
wt a dof the paper for one year. eotsao Ipepedw
to peens e mids the city of iew Orlese. who will
I~t to s. by Poeatee smey order or .t . te
mapl.e eple of the 1TA manr free ma splactmw.
OLD STRSCBIBs ZS
is a ra will aSe noeeldv a copy of this besutifal
Sapes 1amltlig the amount of their arrearage
theb with pey met for oeo year's abe.ripties is
•domme. That aabecirbers in this ctogory may khow
efmly hebw tLey etoad d what amoalt it will be
mr to remit to mtitle them to the Premium.
wes ar emsding them blls.
me Ma ewpro" your latorest on Its welfare. Show
pero cesy of the paper to your oehbore call their
SOmmoe to itO msetlu; edlclatot mel cw, from
attpen" eaIthie; weehiy letter foro Db:in; ffol
ad orrec Market reports ; summar of telegraphic
,*"of seh week; beautful torie. etc-. ec.
SeOW FBHM THE CHROMO.
amd rselateer to forward their soi,acriptcnn
Addrcm. MORB'rIiO STA: OFFICE.
Il Peydrae street, corner of Camp.
mew Orleans L.a
AALEDAS O TEE WEEKE.
lea.......Dee I6-St. Stephen. Firslt Mfyr.
-....)r.. V7---, i John. Aaoeise azzd .lkageLiso
tamiai-..De. to-Bo), Innoceont.
Wefdjdaly.D.c .-S. Them-, ,of Cen·telt ,ry, Biabop
and larty..
Ehareday.. .Dc 0-StL AoyslO. Martyr.
ain. 31-St. Sylesto lope ad C.nfeeor.
-IClrcomcelinn ot O Onr L4or.
Mr. Oeorge J. Prtchd. tb
It is our painful duty to chronicle the death o
of this most estimable young gentleman and O
valued employee of this paper, which occurred oN
last 8unday, 19th lust. Doring the osummer of N
1073 Mr. Pritchard contracted a severe cold m
which rapidly developed into consumption. Of th
a constitution naturally robust, and possessing se
a will which compensated partially for his ye
gradually decsolining strength, he fought hero- o,
ically against the disease up to the Wednesday ri
before his death, always attending punctually t
and faithfully to his duties in connection with
the Moarxo STAR. th
Mr. pritcbard was born in the city of New
York on the 2th of Isrch,l-147. In 1i60 he
ame Sa@Ub, mnd two yeat aft;:arlds entered
Spring Hill College as the proi.ge of the Right G
Rev. Bishop of Mobile. -Here he remained sax c,
mare. Under the paternal trainting of the o
learned Fathers of the Society of Jesas, his g
character, naturally most amiable, developed
into fall beauty, and the virtues of humility, o
forbearance and charity,-that higher charity
which thinbeth and speaketh no evil,-became
its leading traits, as they ever remained in
after life
In 1Gi69, Mr. Pritchard made an engagement
as collector and solicitor for the MIIonr.o STan,
a position which he held to the boar of his
death. Always conscientious in the discharge
ofhis duties, be gave entire satisfaction to his
employers ; polite and obliging, he was re
spected by the patrols of the STAR in this city
and Mobile, with all of whom his ofticial duties
brought himn into contact.
To his mother, now a childless wrdow, who
has been an invalid for several years, he was
most devoted. His greatest happiness was to
be with her and to minister to her wants.
Fortified by the Sacraments of that Holy
Church into whose fold he and his mother
were received some thirteen years ago, and of
whose teachings and practices his life was a,
beautiful illustration, George Pritchard calmly
and hopefully breathed his last a few moments
after the AugeWle bells of the neighboring
sebrches had annoanced the mid-day hour of
prayer to the silent watchers round his coach.
May be rest in peace s
Rev. D. aeKinry, S. J., returned to the city
last Tuesday eveing, after an absence of about
two months, daring whioh time he was engaged
in giving mileons in San Patricio and other
towns in Tear.
The Christmas entertainment announced to
take place in St. Theresa's all for the benefit
of St. John's Church bha been postponed. All
the returns of the Fair recently held in Stt
Patrick's Hall have not yet been received.
ST. A.I'HONSUS' OarnHA5 AsYLI'M.-The
musical and dramatic entertainment for the
benefit of St. Alphousas' Orphan Asylum is
unavoidably postposed from Monday, Dec.
27th, lf7, to Thursday. Jan. ,;'h. 1-7,1.
The amount of capital invested I: n:anufac
turing enterprises in Louisville, Ky., is about
$20,000,000; the number of work:uen employ
ed is 16,000 ; the total of wages pa d I- ..... ,
and the annual product ,,t'.w , •
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.-Lat Thursday
evening the regular annual meeting of stock
holders of this paper was held in the ofiice of
the MoR~No STAR. Very Rev. Father Ray
oond pr eded, and re-sppointed as clerical
directors he reverend gentlemen who have
been acting as such daring the past year. On
motion the same lay directors were also re
elected, leaving the compoeition of the Board
identical with that of the last season. The
nMancial posltiop of the paper being quite *&a
pasted through whiob the oommunity has been
psing, stoekholders feel every suenrasce that
the meae prudent direction which hau eonduet
.d it saely in the past, will not; fall to secure
vhlble evideaees of succes in a future of more
opportslity.
Christmas Offerings. knee
Who are M)fisonaries? We have read pdei
of a certain lay brother of some religious biS
Order, who never went into a foreign land, It
never probably saw a beathen, never with
preachebed a sermon, and yet converted many m
thousands of idolaters. He never got of ib
within a couple of thousands of miles of polic
those same idolaters, himself, and had no ehi
intereourse of any kind with them, yet it *
was revealed that their conversions were n
doe to him. And bow t In the shade and
silence of his cell he labored, not with ven
them, but for them. Day and night, on most
knees or at his work, in the sanctuary a rep
o in the street, his soul was prostrated be
fore the throne of God interceding for the
them. Missionaries went among them, the press
blessing of God accompanied their words demo
and their' works, that blessing wrought 6 or
anew the ever wonderful miracle of turning simpl
hearts of flint into hearts of flesh palpita. fore
ting with grace, and the influence that won tooci
that blessing was traced to the lowly Tme.
brother in his cloister. is me
In this sense, then, we can all be mission- It ca
aries. If we cannot all devote our active it wo
life to the work of the priesthood, we can of Cc
aid materially in that work by our co oper- chim
ation. If we have not the gift of prayer the I
as the good brother had it, we have at least posit
the power of contributing to the support of Oa
a body of clergy at home or abroad whose langi
labors shall be fruitful of salvation to thou- the
sands. Everybody has something to spare, new
as the poverty-stricken widow commemo- by 1
rated in the Bible managed to spare her Ipor t
mite. Who is there that does not occa- tiol
sionally indulge in some little gratification polic
that might be dispensed with without any ib
injury to himselft Yes; all have the in a
means of contributing something to the Will
cause of equipping the grand army of Truth W
-the priesthood. In this country, where Cou
there are comparatively no vocations among vatic
the wealthy, our Bishops are obliged to nmre
maintain ecclesiastical seminaries at their
own expense, and the means mnst, of how
course, be furnished by their flocks. pays
Numbers of exemplary and talented young tion
men are in those institutions bending all ilm
their energies to the task of fitting them- cool
selves for the sacred work of saving souls, suct
yet with no pecuniary resources of their the I
own. They must be fed and clothed du- oppe
ring their period of study, or abandon nsni
their holy aspirations. Yet upon their opel
perseverance depends, to a great extent, is
the hope of our people for spiritual gui sum
dance and ministration in the near future. fled
It is certain, as regards this Archdiocese ple,
grticularly, that our venerable Archbishop sum
cannot possibly carry b~-h a burden of his
own proper strength. The faithful must I T
a give him the means or he must close his com
seminary. But will God look with favor quo
on any man, for himself or family, who in- Coo
dulges in extravagant habits or useless ex- pub
penditures, while his Bishop is closing his peo
seminary and drying up the source of a fa- I but
ture clergy t If we have any faith at ail, c3n
it ought to warn us against so fatal an tats
error. God can support his seminaries ero
;e without the aid of men, but he prefers to feet
is seek that aid and rely on it. He will not In:
e. be unmindful of either refusal or compli- tur,
: sance on the part of those to whom he ap- gar
•s plies. He certainly does apply to us all for pro
aid on this occasion. The necessities et thr
o i the Seminary show this beyond doubt; cip
" fIr he cannot leave it destitute of support act
to without thereby inviting assistance for it. ing
v While we give, His eye is upon us. He wo
lr knows how much we can give and He will an
of certainly see how much we do give. It is pi
s only of His own bounty to us that He asks ad
ly back a small contribution for Himself. He i or
its needs it not, but like a mother who begs th,
ogs her little one for a taste of the good things TI
of she herself has just given it, He merely of
rh. wishes to test the extent of our liberality L,
and enjoy the proof of our love. or
- The work to be aided is the one nearest in
ity theheartof our venerable prelate and more i
fat intimately bound up than any other with it
ber the future of religion in our community. It
is useless to look further to spend money o
better. Let all of as without exception
to make a birth day present this day to our a
efll Lord for the support of His own especial it
All household. Even one cent is enough to c
St' make aChristmas gift, and, if the best that k
can be done, will be as highly fruitfal i
re of blessing to both giver and receiver as C
the the bank-note the contribution of which
is costs no greater sacrifice.
sec. / -.----- . .
The Mayor's Message and the Mass
f fc- Meeting.
oy-d We regret that the recenu message of
M, Mayor Leeds is tqo long to tind a place in
our columns, and yet we do not regret its
length, as we find nothing therein super
~ay fluous or that we could desire to have
ck f changed. Throughout th.e whole of Mayor
R a Leeds' incumbency we have had occasion
ryc  to congratulate our readers on the wisdom
ave which dictated his nominatien and electioo.
On His views and policy have not only been
Sre- inspired by a hearty, sincere desire for the
oard public welfare, but have been characterized
The by great sagacity and discretion. In noth
k aing does this last message come short of the
tnes record which his past career has established
ta for him.
ftoat Indeed, the city press seems pretty much
incur in accord ii sapporting the Mayor's recom
more mendations in several of its principal
features, but some of them grow weak
kneed when the grand sad ewer-blessed nwhe
public school system is touched. The ing
demarogue is abroad and they are afraid of awna
bitg The Mayor says: of tl
It is evident so any o*e at all conversant to b
with the peeeaigya eodition of this oom- que
monity that a taxdeqeute to maet the de
mande of the public arelitor, the requirementsm
of the laws is relation to the public seboole and be s
police, and the neo ry support of the citybad
government cannot. If levied, be ollected from
this impoverished people. off,
It is evident that unless immediate relief bero
iven from the oppressive taxation, which is cent
destroying the value of all propersy, and proe asb
venting any recuperation from ear present
prostrate oandition, the Inability of the people half
moat eanee eventually, from utter exhaution, A
a repudiation of the debt. Patt
With thisgeneral enunciation of principle i
the press agrees. There is no doubt of
present and increasing exhaustion. The vies
demand$ referred to would require a tax of ieo
6 or 7 per cent, and its payment would be a
simple impossibility. Sometdlng, there- cit
fore must be left out. But what t Don't whi
touch the sacred school system, says the
Trsses. The recommendation as to schools tie
is more open to criticism, says the Picayune. that
It can't be done at all, says the Bullettin;
it would call forth some compulsory process and
of Court. We presume that the Repulican
chimes in with the Times, the Pitayune and L
the Bulletin in this song, but we cannot say Gin
positively.
Our only daily paper in the Eg:iesh Cra
pra
language which has come out squarely for per
the people in this issue is the Democrat, a pre
new journal edited, and very ably edited, mat
by Mr. Robert Tyler. The Democrat sp- by
ports the Mayor in all of his recommends- afte
tions including his references toschools and St.
police. We can have no doubt that the for
people of this city will stand almoet a unit forig
in approval of the Mayor's measures. They
know that they cannot pay the tax and are sak
willing to risk the threatened process of wit
per
court. the
We 'presume that a Democratic-Conser- cati
vative House can have some control over rest
unreasonable judges. core
If there were no Democratic House, our
however, a unanimous move by the tax- pre
payers of this city would override the ac
tion of courts. Even as complete a despct
ism as Russia has to respect the unwritten sco
constitution of the popular wilL But in sigl
such a perilous emergency unanimity is of
the first importance. A firm and solid frontof wei
opposition must be presented to despotic oth
usurpation; and in that point of view the T
open or tacit opposition of a local press nuo
is very unfortunate. It is always pre- spa
oI smed prima faic that that institution re- day
flects the views of large sectionsof the peo- met
ple, and, though in this instance the pre- the
sumption is, we believe, unfounded% it may Jobr
-daquce untoward impressions abroad. and
The questiob is ptetdted in a short
compass in the Mayor's message through (
quotations from a judgment of Mr. Justice sag
Cooley of Michigan. ie holds that in Re- mel
publican governments, not only the whole kin
people have a right to govern themselves, ale
but every separate locality has a right to am
c3ntrol its local affairs without being dic- me
tated to therein by the more general gov- vw
s eroment, except through laws equally af- m;
O fecting all localities under that government.a
In New Orleans, for instance, the Legisla- mi
ture of the State can have no control as re- tet
gards its local affairs, its drainage, its im- mi
r provements, its taxation, etc., except ge
through general laws applying to all muni- m
cipal corporations in the State. Thus the tip
rt action of the State government in appoint- tb
. ig city officers through its Governor, cc
le would be characterized by Judge Cooley as t.
111 an outrageous usurpation, because the peo- tl
ple of the State at large have no right to o
ks administer the local affairs of any one spot b
e or neighborhood, through the appointees of lI
gs their Legislature, or Governor, or otherwise.
go Thus, also, the imposition of any fixed rate h
ly of taxation upon the people of this city by o
ty Legislative enactment, for Park or School a
or Police, is an act of despotism accord- J
et ing to the same authority and accord- I
re ing to common sense, even though
It the proceeds of the tax were to be ex
pt pended under the administration of
ey officers chosen by the people. But when,
on as in our case, the funds thus arbitrarily
our I assessed upon a selected locality, without
ial its consent, are to be handed over tooftli
to cials appointed also without its consent or
knowledge, the Qutrage becomes simple
aul contiscation. The pretense that it is made
Sby virtue of the sovereign will of the peo
ich pIe of the State at large is a mere pettifog
ger's quibble. The sovereign people are no
Smore masters of private property and local
lass affairs than a sovereign despot would be.
Yet it is this very outrage, this very
eof usurpation of which the Sultan of Turkey
Sin ought to be ashamed to be the author, that
its a majority of our city papers sustain as be
per- ing too intimately blended with the "sa
have cred" institution, to be resisted.
syor They forget the old precept: Though
sion thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out. No
dom matter how dear the " sacred" common
ion. school system may be to them, they should
been be willing to sacrifce it on the altar of
the manhood and independence. They may
ized consider it the " right hand" of the State,
oth- but, even then, they ought to be ready to
f the "cut it of and cast it from them" if its
shed surroundings be such as to scandalize every
principle of self-government and Republi
mnuch canism.
com- Under better auspices, when our people
cipal may decide upon their own taxation and
reak- control the use of their own moneys, and
when the preseat frightfrl paralysis rseit
ing from misgovernment shall have passed Iz 8
away, it will be time enough to vote a tax EBs
of the kinds now proposed by Mayor Leeds s
to be suppressed. For the present, it is a
question of bread for our people. They it a
sannot pay heavy taxes. Let the burthena t
be suspended for the present. Reduce the nova
budget by the amounts proposed to be left to ha
off, which areone-third of th e w hole, and tie tatiol
proposed city tax can be reduced to one per Prop]
cent. Perhaps the people can stand that, PT
although it ought not to be more than one
half per cent. this
A grand mesr meeting, to be held in St. eight
Patrick's Hall, is called for Monday even- schl
ing, the 27th inst., at 7 o'clock, to endorse have
the Mayor's Message. All who support his of tb
views ought to be there, no matter at what what
inconvenience. He and his colleagues in in ri
city government are entering upon a course siot
which may involve them in a mighty Ya
struggle with the usurping State authori- of G
ties. They do it in behalf, not of them- thin
selves, but of the people. Let them feel that
that the people appreciate their position huml
and will sustain them. mast
A Most Excellent Example. wok
clain
Last Sunday, at High Mass, the Rev. F. the I
Girardey, C. SS. R., pastor of St. Alphonsus' time
Church, preacbed a most eloquent and St. P
practical sermon on the 'evils ot intem- ship
perauce. That his words made a deep im- or hi
pression on the hearts of all present, was Be
made manifest in a most practical manner
by the action of the ladies immediately obed
after Mass. They proceeded in a body to The
St. Alphonsus' Hall, where the following have
form of promise having been read, was whic
signed by several hundred: may
in honor of the privations endured for our Th
sake by our Lord Jesus Christ in His infancy, prop
with a desire of promoting the canuse of tem
perance, and in testimony of our respect for won
the gentlemen who have renounced intoxi- cal
cating drinks, we, the undersigned ladies, appl
resolve that we will not offer to our visitors on
New Years' day any ardent spirits, wioe,
cordials, or malt liquors, and that as far as the I
our influence extends, we will discourage and holy
prevent the use of all such drinks on that day. Ti
Not content with thus pledging them- terpi
relves, these zealous ladies then each took Apo
scores of copies of the promise to secure the ful a
signatures of absent friends. TI
This is a most excellent example and one spin
well worthy the imitation of the ladies of hare
other congregations. ~m'
extr
Thu O'Comxon Powna MnETING.-A great
number of gentlemen assembled in one of the
apartments of St. Patrick's Hall last Wednes
day evening to consider the most desirable inte
method of weleoming to our city Mr. Power, cal
the distinguished Irish orator and member ofdiet
Parliament, whose arrival is soon expected buot
John MoCaffrey, Esq., was called to the chair met
and Mr. W. J. Castell requested to act as orig
Secretary. ings
Upon an intimation from the presiding officer niu
suggestions were offered by a number of gentle- hay
men and supported in an animated though in t
kindly discussion which followed. There must
always be expected differences of opinion we
among men of independent thought, and this
meeting was no exception to the rule, while it tioe
was also an illustration of the truth that the hot
most sincere differences can be earnestly main- to 1
tained in a friendly and conciliatory tone. eig
It was finally concluded to appoint a com- m
mittee to whose judgment should be submit- of
ted the various propositions which had been
made, as well as any others that might be sug- Sn
t gested, as to the most appropriate arrange- he
- ments to be made. lNo other special instruca- th
e tions were given the committee than to meet
the expected guest in carriages at the depot, in tr
r, conjunction with as many committees from bl
s the various Irish organizations of the city as th
,. they might suncoeed in arranging with. Any
tothing further than that is within the discretion
of the committee, the composition of which
t has been completed, and will be found pub- C
I lished in our present issue. ti
e. Mr. Power certainly merits a warm and
to hearty greeting, as the motive of his visit to
Dy our city is so praiseworthy. He is coming in
l1 order to lecture for the benefit of the new St.
d. Joseph's church, and we aresure that his kind.
d- neso will be appreciated, not only by his coon
gh trymen residing here, but by all others who b
x- admire devotion and disinterestedness. 1
of Few persons have ever heard of Pere Colin, C
tn who is now dead at the ripe age of eighty-five. e
ily Yet he was the founder of the Society of Mary,
nt or Congregation of Mariat Fathers, which, first
established at Belley in 1625, numbers now 600 ,
members-among whom four Bishops-five
r missions among the heathen, nine colleges, five 1
pie seminaries, andtwenty-fivehousesof residence,
ide of which two are in London. M. Colin, born in
o 1790, was ordained priest in IT16, and became
g- the Vicar of his elder brother, who was a
no parish priest, and who subsequently joined
tcal him, with other priests, after the young con
e- gregation had been frat approved by Pins VII.
ery Pere Colin governed it as Superior-General
ey until lh5I, after which he devoted himself in
that retirement to the completion of the constitu
be- tions of his Congregation, which received the
final approval of Pins IX, in 173.
sa- The Society of Mary has already obtained a
Sstrong foot hold in this Diocese. Besides the
ugh splendid college in the parish of St. James,
No known as St. Mary-Jefierson College, priests of
mon the Order are in charge of the church in
ould Algiers and of the parochial church of the
ir of parish of St. James.
may Jean.Kr A3D Miseton ix BT. JoHn's PARIsH.
tate, In virtue of the late Indult of the Soversign
y to Pontiff in favor of Missionuary Countries, the
it Jubilee will commence in SLt. John's Parish on
SISunday, January 9th, and in virtue of thsame
biry lndult, the churohes of St. John the Baptist,
Sbli- St. Theresa, St. Patrick and the Immaeulate
Conception, have been dealgnated as Jubilee
sople churches. A mission by Lararist Fathers will
and commence ino St. John's on the 9th and will
and close on the 24th.
e Sword IhAt DeIh Cut, or, The Word of God. West
Orleans. u
This work is of so unusual a chabracter that
it cannot fail to excite interest even apart w
from its truth or error. Thb author, who has study
never before appeared in public print, claims d s
to have discovered "a new system of interpr5 event
tation by which the Seals of Revelations and al of
Prophecies, or the Mystical and Figurative ex
preesions of the prophetical language, are Th
made known to us."
It may certainly occur to our readers that em
this claim is a presumptuous one; as during Pre
eighteen hundred years, the divines and the a
scholars of the Chorch, nay, even of the world, sPaec
have sought in vain for a true interpretation stand
of the mystical language of the prophets. But noti
whatever be the force of this irst impression that
in regard to the work, we may find an easy have
solution to the dimealty if we conclude that the Psi'
years are ripe for this interpretation, or that repro
"these re the days spokes of." When in the decrees tion
of God's Providence, the time has come for most
things to be made known, it often happens copal
that His means and His agents are of the claim
humblest and simplest nature; therefore we Confi
must not refuse to examine this wonderful to Ch
work becanse it is presented to us by one who to Jo
claims neither the prestige of the scholar nor of stc
the halo of the saint. These attributes some- an at
times follow instead of preceding a good work. In ad
St. Peter was called to the glory of the apostle- there
ship before his lips had burned with eloquence, whicl
or his heart had throbbed with the ecstasy of her.
divine Love. who
Before the Apparitions of the Celestial Vision, risit
Bernadette was only i sickly child, good sad perao
obedient, but not unlike most girls of her age. Thi
The author of this most singular book may abonl
have special favors reserved for his future, sever
which may cause one to overlook whatever 174,
may be wanting in his past. and i
The present pamphlet is but the first of a eight
proposed series of numbers, in all of which this They
wonderful system of interpretation of prophoti- onab
cal utterances, will be more and more fully have
applied and demonstrated, showing that there goes
is an universal rule of exposition, or a key to
the mysteries of the inspired writers of God's Sol
holy truths. are
The present number contains a complete in becn
terpretation of the twelfth chapter of the pape
Apocalypse of St. John, and is really a wonder- no 01
ful subject for study and meditation. ear
The author aesures as that as a rule all in- own
spired prophets, when speaking prophetically, meal
have invariably used the same words in the city
same mystical and figurative sense, and many bone
extraordinary passages certainly appear-very Ti
plain wheo subjected to this method of in- anxi
terpretation. of t1
We understand- that at first the author ,LI
intended to publish only a key to the propheti
cal language, or, in other words, a sort of ,..i
distionary of mystical words and meanings; ; p
but as it was necessary to give proofs of his Nu
method of interpretation, he deviated from his Bu
original plan so as to furnish not only mean
ings for the mystical words but to oter an
universal ruleof exposition which he claims to T1
have thoroughly demonstrated and established a]
in the course of his writings. A
The book is exceedingly interesting, and if Y
we are not prepared, as yet, to receive all its
tesohings, we can at least read it with atten
tion, meditate upon its meaning, and even _j
hope that the beautifnl system thus presented
to the world of reading a language hidden for ,i
eighteen hundred years, may draw many hhe
minds, not of the Fold, to investigate the claims to
of that wonderful Church typified in the wE
Apocalypse as a "Woman clothed with the cr
-Snn, and the moon under her feet, and on her at
head a crown of twelve stars," and which in at
the work before us is described thusr of
" A Church, invested with the true lsaith, the
In true source of Spiritual Life, with the changes.
m ble Doctrines beneath her feet, and having as fo
as the glory of her controlling power the Kingdom Sti
of the Twelve Apostles." co
n The Three Pearls. By a Daughter of Charity. s
oh ew York: Catholio Publication Society.
The names of Saints Cecilia, Agnes, and
Catherine are a sufficient explanation of the be
title of the work before us. The name of the o
writer is not given; but we learn that the lii
in profits of her work are intended for the sup
port of little orphans to whom she has conse
crated all her energies of soul and body. The ri
lives of the three Virgin martyrs are first told
n- in prose and then sweetly sung in verse, while ml
o both the prose and verse are informed with ti
learning and skill. The poem in honor of St. o
in, Cecilia is, we think,the finest of thetbree, but a
vs. each is a pearl of rare thought and beautifol
iry, utterances.
irat The book apart from its contents, is worthy e
600 of selection as a Christmas present, for its
ve clear type, and elaborate binding make it a
ie beautiful volome for the parlor table, while its
oe, graceful poems give it an intrinsic worth
u in which will cause it to be appreciated by all our
me Catholic readers.
s a Ballads, Songs and Poems : By William Collins.
ned New York: P.J. Kenedy.
on- Wedo not know who Mr.Collins is; but the
VII. hook before us is convincing proof that the
eral author is an Irishman, whose heart is full of
f in Ireland's sufferings, and whose hand, unable
ti- to bear a sword, is at least determined to wield
the a pen in defence of his countrl's cause.
His poems are replete with "blood and
da thunder," and his lines are at times wanting in
the the delicacy and sweetnes of true poetry; but
mes. in spite of their fiery nature, we can recommend
ts of them to our Catholio youth as affording some
h in ne nsubjects for school or parlor declamation.
The Coqest of Europe. A Poem of the Future.
By Confsealus. ew Orleans.
tun. This is a very thoughtful work in regard to
eign the future of Europe, and points to the posit
, the bllty of China, becoming aware of her own
s on strength-overranning the whole Westeru
same Continent under the leadership of another
ptist, Tammrlane or Genghis Khan. Going back to
ulate the pages of history, the author shows us that
ilee fesebler nations who hare learned from thesir
a will conquerors the arts of war, have lavariably
d will turned those arcs against their more defencel:e
enemies, and his conclusion is that China, now.
a sdppasg gtaswll is the "ese
learn "the sovel arts by whish teso
West extends its scant demalIst t s w
with her swarming millions she wi
Europe and
Fnrees etthe Ural Sathasleti
We think the work deserva Mm
study, and the verse, with its g s e
and even measure, is easy of
even to those who have no ear for sthiee
sic of rythmio language.
The Catholic World.
The January number of this magiatt je
been received. The leading aMelds
President's Speech at Des Moines" danls
the subject of the day in this seatey. p
speech, of course, is viewed from a Cat~
standpoint, and the eritletem on it is m of
notwithstanding the tone et vei s
that pervades the article. It weeld sa.
have been writte before the deliveq ei
President's Message, yet may be r as i
representative Catholle comment en ia ,
tion of the message which has called .rgt a
most general remark. "The Protestaa~
copal Church Congress" is an artie that w
claim attention in certain quarter. n"
Conference at Bonn," "The Apostolic isale
to Chili," and the pleasant sketch, 'Pro. Cas
to Jerusalem," will repay perusal. A aunna
of stories especially adapted to the seassnf
an attractive feature of the present numbe.
In addition to the articles already mentioned,
there is an exhaustive review of the year 1r1
which, with Literary Notices. closm thsnaarn
ber. A card from the editor, Ree.LT.B.etza,i
who has just returned from a three Jeds'
visit abroad, gives notice of Lis resuaptionof
personal supervision of the magazine.
The Property Holders of this city aggrpelt
about thirty thousand. In 1873, there wen
seven thousand delinquent tax-psym; in
1874, there were thirteen thousand deliasqua
and in 1875, there are eighteen thsooai,
eight hundred and sixty-three delinqausa
They can collect no rents, and are tetaI
unable to meet their taxes. Many of ith
have been sold out for taxes, and thieved
goes bravely on.
Some of our city patrons imagine that thq
are entitled to a copy of our premium ehrese
because, they say, they are suberibers tol
paper. We beg to remind them that we ha
no city subsoribers. We sell the papers to fi
carriers and dealers, who in turn make thir
own arrangements with the public. By th
means, for very little money, Catholics in tie
city have the STra do~,mped at their own
housnes every SaturduOltong.
Those of our iltf tbaders who are rary
anxious to secure the chromo, can parchessit
of the carrier at $1 a copy.
"L.INlS ON 0 EAIBKG ANl EZLOQUEnT tqrATIOll I
FOR TU FIRST TIUS.
" Listening. mwrapt. enchaised I hang
Upon the accents of thy gifted tee,.
Not rushing headloag. with a autseght aew,
Buutclear and stately rythmial d slow.
Thy coamtry fseIe, thy iasptrtag thaIe.
Her wrongs athe unt wbshene gushed the fervid si
That still within our souls beeps green the hope
D That Ireland yet shall 'mid the nations eops.
I And free from galling chains that now enalsrs.
A glorious destiny in future brave,
if Alas I not mine the orto a's proud wo'os.
Yet gladly in thy gift can I rejice,
And pray that eloquence, thy God.given dower,
t In Ireland's anuse may y!eld unfalter!ng Power.
n -ahton. . 3.
The colored citizens of Crystal Springst
or Miss., in a public meeting Lave declared
'y their intention to withdraw from politie,
as to cultivate friendly relations with the
o white race, to use all means to put down
e crime, to" endeavor to produce every
thing necessary for their own cossamptio4
or at home, and to organise among tbemw'5_
in an association similar to that ofthe Patrons
of Husbandry.
a Cologne is to be surrounded by a chain of
s forts in the same manner as are Mets ad
m Strasburg. The works, which are now in
course of construction, are connected with
each other by a protected circular railwas.
which, now used for transporting mtsr5ti
d is designed as an additional means of de
fence, as it will convey portable iron clt
batteries from point to point. Within t
he outer fortifications there is to be a seas
he line, and a series of revolving iron turnc
"Christ Church" property, owned by tir
'he richest Episcopalian congregation in
ld falo, N. Y., has passed into the bhans
the mortgagees. An arrangementhasiN
tile made by which the late owners are allw
ith the use;of thq building by paying a read
St. of $700 per year, and making the prop)S
ut a "proprietary chapel," a title and emsa
iful borrowed from England The Epi'
liana, as a class, are the wealthiest OfO
citizens, and it seems strange the made f
tby effort to recover entire possession of ,
ito property.__
A Russian paper announces thst
rth seized on the Cossacks of the Don.
our especially aged people, are giviti l
worldly affaire, wearing a shroud,5
inering their cofins. On everyro .
seen men repairing to Moscow to a
secrated priests, in order that the sm|ii
the village may have its own priest
the church. The authorities are p ooi
ll of hoping that the movement will die.o
able its own accord. It has originated WI
ield Dissenters.
DrATH or A HnRo on Two BA1-roL58
and Robinson, oolored, the ownerofte a"
Honso," on the Bull Run bhttle8.d../.
ng l Mrnu. Vs, died a few d i
but withnsd both of the memorathe .,_ erl
mend maining on his place with hitsSU.it0
ome thme terrible soenes of blood. e itla""
" "e oived hundreds of bullets an S
tion. twenty-four pounder, which went tb?'e
ltre. bed room, carrying away onepo ",., e
upon which lay a seik Confederat~e .s
,wiesed the death of theCccfesij"b,
.rd to erals Bee and Barrow, which too -kP-5
marble monumoelt sreete t to th5
ow anda wtb s a ds ldm F 0el
stern at the second battle. Be Absrul *Pth
other fagments and preerved them, and UO ise
ck , timeef his dath w.ould give vIsitoe "
C to battlefeld, who desired i, a sma ll
that marble as memento.
their "A Suft Cow, CoOE Fsw
iably of the % roo
celesa CBOr,. ss~,al d ik" te·i w .aa"
,now reisI