Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-02-11
lFrom the New York Tribune,l
THE BROOKLYN MIpAf,r

/ OF the suburbs of New York for the last fau.
weeks respecting ctrtain miracles said H. have
been worked hy some Catholic missionaries.
VINO seem 10 have exercised their miraculous
powers Tor the exclusive benefit of the sick
and needy, for no fec or reward-without
money and without price. The supernatural
gitts OF the missionaries have been used but
IN single dIrectlon-for the cure or alleya
ton OF deformities and diseases. Various
Catholic Journals have published the facts to
the world, giving their sanction to the asser-
tions that the cures performed have been ac-
compiIshed by direct heavenly interposition :;
and IN the last impression of the Freeman's
journal the editor of that influential sheet, in
iongthened article, announces his implicit
faith in the miracles. He does even more
than this; he says that the performance of
miracles is an occurrence so common in the
Catholic Church that with them they have
ceased to be matters even of curiosity. Ger
tain 1T is, however, that among the more un-
educated of the Catholic laity, signs and won
ders have not yet lost their interest, for dur
ing the stay ef the woodworking mission
aries in this vicinity, the scenes of their min
istrations have been thronged with an eager
and excited crowd of people.
In the State OF Pennsylvania, near the
smoky city Of Pittsburg, in the town of Bir
lists, an order. of monks founded bv the
Blessed Paul Of the Cross" an uncanonized
saint. This Birmingham monastery was es
tabllshed, as we understand, by Father Gau
dentius and Father Antony, who found their
way thither from Genoa, bearing with them
certain relics of the blessed Paul" consist
ing OF pieces of his benes and a portion of
his heart. These are the relics by virtue of
which, with prayer, the miraculous healines
are effected We do not learn when the su-
pernatural pewer was first found to be inhe-
rent IN these bones, and we have at hand no
means of going back Of the record of the
past few weeks to find when miracles were
first performed in the name of the Blessed
Paul of the Gross"
Recently Father Gaudentius and Father
Antony projected a pilgrimage to this part of
the country, and, as narrated, made their ap-
pearance short time since in Brooklyn,
bearing with them the holy relics. They
have, IN the course of their missisn, created
an intense excitement, particularly among the
more uneducated and poorer of the various
parishes where they have preached In alu-
ding to their services the Catholic journals
delicately say that &c in the course of this
mission, it is asserted on credible authority,
that God was pleased to manifest his power
by special graces of an external character"
meaning thereby that actual miracles have
been performed through the medium of the
Holy Fathers. As soon as the report gained
credence that diseases were cured by them
much excitement Immediately followed The
churches where they preached were beset with
throngs of people the blind, the lame, the
deaf, and those affected with more acute dis
eases, were brought in great numbers by
their believing friends, to be present at the
mInistratlons OF the missionaries. The excite
ment among those who were unprepared to
believe In miracles at the present day was
also great, and it is said that not only many
wonderful cures have been effected, but that
hundreds have been confirmed in their pre-
disposition to the Catholic faith, and that
very many formerly of opposite opinions have
been converted and united with the church.
Among the latter a prominent physician of
Brooklyn is mentioned, he having been con-
vineed by the miraculous ameiioration of
certain physical ailments that had baffied his
own skill as a regular practitioner Father
Gaudentius alone is asserted to have received
over five hundred converts into the Catholic
Church and when it is considered that con-
versions to this faith are not effected with the
rapidity usual in Protestant reviyals, it must
be admitted that Father Gaudcntius has unu-
sual reason to rejoice over the result of his
clerical labors.
In the miraculous healings the mode of
proceeding IS very simple. The diseased
persons are blessed hy Father Gaudentius
with the relics, and straightway the Believing
are relieved. Some are cured instantaneous
ly and entirely, others receive a certain relief,
and yet others are unaffected in any way
whatever; and number of the cured have
been visited by our reporter with the view of
finding out if the relief was genuine and last
ing, or whether the beneficial influence evap
Grated as the excitement incident to the per-
f,rmance of the miracle passed away One
Of the best authenticated cures yet performed
is that of George Wilson, who lives with his
mother en- Dean street. George is u youth Of
l9. At the early age of four months, 10y
some Of the diseases incident to childhood, he
was affected with a deafness which so grew
upon him IN short time that he could hear
nothing save the most unusual and violent
noises. He applied to the wonder working
missionaries was touched with the holy relics
and now is cured, as il asserted, by the mi
raculous power IF the :. Blessed Paul of the
Cross" alone. His mother says he has been
the subject Of number Of experiments with
the view Of deciding %hether his imagination
has not deceived him, but the cure appears to
be perfect, and he hears well. George was
absent from home at the time Of eur visit, so
that no opportunity was afforded for conyer
sation with him, bat his mother gives the
above particulars.
The name of another subject is Reynolds;
he is an Irish lad of about IL years old, and
he resides at the maternal domicile, which is
not very eligible mansion in Vanderbilt ay
enue. This boy, Reynolds, was afflicted with
shat is commonly known as "fever.sere,"
that had destroyed part of the bone of enc Of
his legs. He had been under the care of the
surgeons of the Hospital, and at the end of
the year he left that institution. lie proceed
ed to church with the multitude, was blessed
with the relics, and was cured. He has now
been at work for about three weeks. Wheth-