The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
MISSIONARIES OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE.

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from tie Worcester Spy October 81
For ten days past four Catholic Priests from an
organization of clergymen STYLED ''Thc Congrega-
ton of Missionary Priests Of st. Paul the Apostle"
have been engaged in giving religious Instructions
and hearing confessions at the Cathedral on Broad
street. The names of these gentlemen are l. 7.
Hecker, A. F. Hewitt, George Geshon and Francis
A. Baker. They are all men of marked ability and
liberal education. Rev. Messrs. Hewitt and Baker
were formerly Episcopal clergymen, and were CON
verified to the Romsh faith some fourteen wears
since. Rev. Mr. Deshon is the son of an Episcopal
clergyman of some distinction, residing at Bridge.
port, Conn. He was educated at West Point, where
he afterwards became professor of moral philoso-
ply. Rev. |. 7. Hecker is probably the ablest of
the four, and is known to the literary world as the
author of two very profound volumes connected
with the moral present and the moral future of
man.
These gentlemen style themselves missionaries,
and belong to an organization established in 1851
with view to the more vigorous prosecution of
the missions and other works of the Apostolic min
istry, in which, as body, they have been engaged
since the founding of the society," Since April.
1851, when their labors commenced, they have
gwen religious instruction in the diocesses of Bal
tlmore, New ork, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Phil
adelphia, Boston, Pittsburg, Albany, BROOKLYN.
Louisville, Newark, Detroit Charleston, Mobile
Richmond, Savannah, Buffalo, Wheeling, Cleve-
land, Erie, Burlington, Florida and Hartford. Mis-
sloos have been given in eighteen cathedras, and
IN siXty-six parish churches The whole number of
missions has been lightweight, and the whole num-
Der OF communions $4,000. The following is the
main plank in the platform upon which they ope-
rate:
'We devote ourselves and all our enerrics nc
long as we live to this work missionary ipstruc-
ton. Renouncing all expectation of worldly profit
or advantage look only to the glory of G od and
the salvation of souls. We ask nothing for our
selves. but we confidently expect that the pietv of
the faithful will furnish all that NAV be reonired
for this great purpose Those who contribute to
its success will share in the merit of all the labo,s
OF the Institute Organization The litanv of the
Blessed Virgin Mary will be recited for them every
day In the community, and at stated times the HOLY
Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered up for them
while they are living, for the repose of their
souls when they dead"
The missionaries have been, for seven
years past, travelling through various parts of the
has been usually attended by thousands of the
Faithful at each place They labor incessaptIv.
commencing at an early hour in the morning and
continuing until late hour in the evening At
O'Clock A. NJ. they say mass, sermon follows at
81, mass again at 6. The remainder of the dav,
fsSSRf meat IS deToed to religious
and the hearing of confessions These last are verv
numerous, and keep the fathers exceedingly busy.
TERRIBLE HURRICANE SEVERAL PER
SONS KILLED.
From the Pittsfeld (IH) Democrat 1911
On Wednesday evening last portion of the coun
ty was traversed by hurricane, the most severe
that has visited us for many wears The most seri
Gus effects were experienced near the village of
lime, about eight miles southwest of this place
Many OF our readers will remember large brick
house, some half mile west of the village on the
Atlas road known as the "Howard House" That
house is now heap of ruins having been blown
over by the storm, three persons instantly killed
| and several others badly injured We have learned
no details of the catastrophe
On the same night the house of Mr. WilIsey in
the vicinity of this place, was struck by LIGHTNING
which came down the stairway, demolishinp the
bannisters and doing much other damage but iDiur
ing one, although Mrs. Willsey was standing in
the hall door, within six feet of the staircase
We learn that another house struck by light
ming about the time, but have not been able
to gather any reliable particulars.
From Ike Cas- County Times 14th1
About o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 9Th
INST, terrible storm of wind passed through this
county, tearing up everything in its path It BEGAN
about four miles west OF town and passed in a dTec-
ton little north of east and passed within one
mile of town. Considerable damage was done to
the farms in the prairie. But its greatest violence
was alter 1t reached the timber. In the barrens
we learn some houses were blown to pieces, but we
have heard OF no one getting seriously hurt In
the barrens it blew down a blacksmith shop, and
scattered tongs, sledge-hammers, ETC., from so to
100 yards from the shop.
Fortunately the storm did not pass through a
thickly settled part of the country; otherwise
there must have been great loss both of life and
property. 1t tore down trees like wisps of straws
and on some farms tore up and blew off the stand
ing crop of corn.
The Little Rock ARK. Gazette complains that the
contract for the transportation of the Overland
California mail the route from Memphis via
Little Rock to Fort Smith, has not been complied
with and says: However well the contractors NAV
nave done their duty the route from st. Louis to
fort Smith, and however much credit they may be
entitled to for doing nothing but their simple duty
on tna line, we regret to record the fact that they
nave Wnoily Jailed to do their duty on the line from
'ieinpnis VIA Little Rock to Fort Smith.