Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-08

ollc iaIh'iles, oil these the most are pre-
pairing to be school teachers. and three
or four to be ministers of the gospel. OF
late the divine Spirit OF God has been
manifested in very striking manner
among us: conversions have been frc-
quent and YOU may hear the voice Of
I prayer and praise from these Dung men.
who n few years ago were ignorant of the
real GOSPEL. Thirteen miles distant from
the Grande iignc Mission IS the girls
school.
These two schools are mainly sustain
cd by contributions from Christians in
the States. and without the liberal CO.
operation of these friends. they must 90
down, and with them, the brightest hopes
be sunk. As well as the most efficient
means of doing good taken away. The
parents Of the children do what they can.
but, notwithstanding, they must be sus-
tained in these schools to a great extent.
They must be supported by those who
believe in the truth OF the contest that is
going on. OF the children. about one
hundred and forty are in the primary
school, and in the place where, some
years ago, Air. RouSSct lahorcd alone,
there are now fifteen lahorclS. There
have been brought ont of the Roman
Catholic Church fifteen hundred converts.
In addition TO this, 4 great preparatory
work has been going on in combating
the pr'jndices Of the people. Such was
the superstition that an instance has been
known of man iainJing away because
he had touched Il Bible that was in tie
hands of Prot. stant-he bad been made
t. believe that the Bible was a serpent.
Others were made 20 believe that Shric,,s
and gfoanS, and the clanking Of chains
might he heard while passing hv tic
GIande Ligne Mission House All this
feeling has passed away, and there is
prevalent among the people a spirit q
inquiry and dissatisfaction. Their present
system Of cduca.ion had been attacked
most numerically by q Roman Catholic
IN Montreal In many parishes, the
money matters had been entirely taken
out Of the hands Of the r:.,sts. Tic Cana
dian population is becoming less Catho-
lie. Now, the priests cannot manage 4
half Catholic no more than general can
an army OF half disciplined soldiers. The
tendency Of the mission is 90 make the
population only half Catholics. AMI ,hlsiS
s,Iiain.- a great blow at CathoIicisIa.
This Is c.Ie.ted by the schools. r. yea
80 II a Catholic, and give Eim the means
! OF Judging what is really The truth. you
-, ~ gain rs heart. and tlaS -" schools
ore -. on. ;"g. They receive tie ins;ruc-
ton oi,,.rc,i to fne'n as kindness. !
1a,,I- -, ,Il.a,..-, ~Styr q the S3npcr n
the Protestant army. - -, -,
who, working unohscfyed a.. Us liz
dirt, are undermining the walls ofp,
They appear TO lie doing nothing. bu.
they are doing much. Through ;hlir la
Dor, the great tower OF popcry nav La
brought with crash to The ground. The
Catholic mind in Canada is turned 10 he
right path, and 1t Only requires me spirit
oj God to cause a rush Of many INTO tsr
way Of everlasting life. It was saiIia.c-
y BY Roman Can lir priest in Penn
SEylvania, the Gcca. fear lor Catholicism :
from In:jdelS. We DO not fear the Pro-
teStants, they are all asleep. Is this tie
laets 1t IS. perhaps, loo true that Chris
t!anS DO not rras enough. and are no.
constant enough in il.eir pIarers.-whilc
Others pray, they DO rot @Ive. One way
OF being consistent i To- AL Tie Granaa
iIgne Mission. It is q Great work. AMI
requires money. How We would rejoice
II II did not require your money: but
that cannot be, and X is privilege that
the Christian possess, cG giving Of his
means TO aid God 5 work.
The Rev. Mr.. Dunn, and the Hon lTr.