New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-27
CATHOLIC MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICA.

m. p..;on N Eub;a was founded BY Macmillan kyiio
x.,ngn,.hed po,isb jesuit, who created Apos'ohc
Al Centrnl Africa toward the close Of the pontnae
~ arxoorv XVI The present bead OF the MISSION tne
o., Knobleeber from the province OF Carnth IN Aus
-. 10 he remembered by the readers OF The I''tEH<
Car hs friendly Offices Bsyard Taylor VINO Travelled with
Aim In nj. African journey knooecher - also noteworthy
A having peneraied farther South on inc Me tan any
ssb,y while msn be having reached the low Latitude OF
.boys degrees North. in the winter Of ls4s9.
The Mission under the special protection Of Austria
"a through the good Offices Of that Government the Ms
ssnsres enjoy the favor Of the Turkish authorities They
meet with no opposition in their abors hindrances in
h.r attempts TO penetrate further south The principal
stst;on IA al Khartoum at the junction Of The two main
branehes Of the Nile where since the opening Of the last
wear The Catholic ceremonial has been celebrated IN al It's
ponp Knobecher in recent letter, describes in an ami
mated style the Of the mission and the spendor IN
mas was celebrated On the occasion Of Of the
High Church festivals
~The blalk members Of the Mission school he writes
-were filed with delight receiving candles on Christmas
day and palm branches on Palm Sunday They kneeied
no ous devotion on Good Friday before the newly erected
altar Of the Redeemer Faster celebrated with all tne
spendor possible In the poor mudbuit chapel the mas
Wa perfrned amid the newly converted people whose
voices Joined with the tones Of the organ &c, &c
further writes that ia the school are more
than fsrty children, Of whom are Of Copnc iaml
s There are work shops In which all the mechanic WORK
Tor he Mission is done On the west side OF the Msson
tract of land lot of from three to four acres has been Cd
tain on which school for colored girls under the super
sndpce of nuns is to be erected The garden Of the es
snbrhment j. shaded by some LOO trees which furnish
sufficient supply of dates lemons oranges poney apples
ubona souarnosa Indian and Italian fgs bananas &c
Preparations are making for building church, good
school houses &c Good building stone If found hale
more than mile from Kharoum bricks can be bought Tor
about 50 pr thousand The gref difficulty is WIN 'ne
roofs as the sudden and powerful rains OF thai climate rem
der all common roofs inadequate Another letter gives some
account Of the journey Of Knobeher to the South ne e
Wad scheecb the last Turkish village on the Me Dee .
and until the 9TH no babtstons save re" i'nei
mons buts ler that the backs Of the river were emil
yened by occasional Villages Of the SchIook tribe Near
enc called Kaks the party landed and obliged to wait
rp the next day. and to assure the head of the place
fst that tleir boat not Turkish one before they OBJ
ssped visit from him or were allowed to trade with the
people for the necessares Of life.
He appeared clothed in single piece OF cioth thrown
ever his shoulders trembling with cold and fear 10"
pres mis- put him his ease and he entered into CONVEX
sa,on by means of his interpreter by which appeared
that his councillors had urged him the whole night long
mot 10 trust himself into the hands Of the strangers Aer
his departure there lack OF visitorS-nen women
and children On the 18th OF December last the party
reached the Deuob the residence of the King OF the sch
looks Similar difficulties occurred here in making acquant
ance with the King Presents however smoohed the way
The principal Of tie Noer trbe-the widest OF the
yegiou-sent to Knobecher with the request for mission
arr which he promised They continued on through the
vet country inhabited by the tribes Noer and Kick to the
higher districts Heah Nor and Tyr Here knoblecher was
very SICK and on the goth of December received the dying
sacrament He, however recovered, and on New Years
Day was out Of danger
The want Of assistance in the mission, for which desire
expressed learn from another source has been met
there having recently gone thher from Austria six priests
ssd eight aymeu mechanics &c with so large quantity
Of articles for gifts that 100 oGmels necessary for their
transportation across the desert
We regret to learn also the death Of DR. Constantine
Rez the Austrian Vice Consul at Kharoum gentemanto
whom Bayard Taylor much indebted for kind polite
Mentions