The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-16

the character Of honorary members Our Nouses
here presented their cards as partc patng members
with their superiors, sometimes, and with evident
pride, introducing cansorade as q new member,
and registering his name and address. Each mem
Der was presented with copy Of the Science din
Demante, professor at the neighborng law ia uity,
(of which ceremony, also, word bye and bye.) and
with an excellent little tract entitled "Pettes Lee
turee," containing an article on La Doucsur;
another, entitled "Pourquoi Ton s'ennuis, 4
vespres," the reason given being. that people
don't sing the psalms and Offices Of the church,
they are told being made to be sung just CONNIE Ia
soMpepour &re m1nyte. In order to afford no ex-
cufe for this ennai on the present occasion, book
called Manuel dc rEurre des Ourries de la Pa
roisse de 81. Etien~s du Mont" was lent to each
member, containing prayers for various occasions,
at mas, vespers, &c. Many of these we're in Latin,
some with-ihe more familiar ones, as the cyedc sld
pater nosfer, without-a translation. The collection
contained also the SfGbnt Mater and several other Of
tho versfed Latin hymns. With all these books
the members Of tie society seemed busiy 10 occupy
themselves until The business Of the meeting was
opened. mention these things more infinitely, 10
show how very much the intelligence Of the Preach
ouD1er is always appealed to, and how proud he IL
toat II should be 50. The poor homme de peiae, or
abcring man, In his blouse and car rings might DO
seen with spectacles nose, coming over, evident
y with vast delight. an that hal been put into his
hands "about his society," and highly graft.
ted at being associated and fraternizcd with
MS supeT10fs IN HOCf1l pOsitl0n and intol-
lect. The body Of the church was soon quiet
ly and orderly filed with TIE ordinary members,
whilst the honorary members, or at least those Of
whom the administration or bureau was composed,
occupied tho seats which In q Roman Catholic
church set apart tor "a fobrique, the vestry or
churchwardens who administer the building, and at
the back Of which were appro priately written in
large characters the words, Domino diieci deco
,rm dosnAs tue maxim which other churchward-
ems as well as those Of st. Eticnne do Mont would
do well to keep In mind. Some twenty Of the chief
inhabitants Of the quarter were present, amongst
whom half dozen professors from the ncighbor-
ing Ec0ge de Dvot were easily recognized by the
fuu suit Of black, and white tie, which. with tae
almost invarablc rcd ribbon az the button. hole,
mark In France the members Of the PROFESSIONAL
body. dignihed locking clergyman, NJ. rAbbe
Lcclerc OF the New Theological Faculty at tho Ser
bonne, represented NJ. le Cure, unable 10 attend,
and The senior vicaS OBLIGATED OF once az priest
master OF ceremonies, and general factctom
Lay and clerical cooperation were in all things
strictly observed. Although The meeting was held
in church, the lay president OF the society NJ De
mantc professor at Che Ecoc dc Droit. presidcd-
not the spiritual director M. lie Cars de ~ EtIeans
or his representative. The PRESIDENT rang his BELL
and the TttsfCS rssprs, reduced, indeed, to tres
yvfifts vs1ss, ~erc srng BY an excellent cnoir of
musicians reid by the society. After this tho process
verbal OF the last monthly Meeting was read by the
secretary, rSapstaIA.iag ell the Little family .ncl.