Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-23
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CALIFORNIA AND RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
Rigst Rev. Dr.. Amat, Bishcp Of Les Angeles,
arrived in this city, On wednesday evening,
from Bsnicia He leaves for Ssnta Barbara on
shs.next steamer. The Bishop has made visit
atoms to the different parishes in his diocese
Rev J. A. Gallagher, late Of St. Mays
church, Steckton, celebrated mass in St. Roses
e8uTsh, Sacramento, for tie FIRST time es its pas
tor, 6n 4 Wednesday morning. Rev. Dir. A9tfer,
Who has been app5intod to the pastoTate Of 81.
4sry's church, Stockton, it IS not expected viii
enter upon his duties Uni1 the early part OF Sep
Leaber.
Rev. Father Bigby is now stationed with Rev
Father Aanogps, 10 Virginia City The church
ID rapidly approaching complefi1u. The Demo
cratic StaEdaTd ssys the building is eighty fstu
iset in length, f9Tty feet wide, aud hight Of spiTe
eighty feet
The Catholics Of Virgins City have purchased
several acres for a new cemetery IN q beautiful
location, about mile FROM town on the road 70
Truckse. They expect 70 begin 50 make later
meats there Immediately. They have sbOat 100
acres IN all, fifteen Of which have been set apart
ior this puTposs.
Tss ladies OF SaR Juan, Monterey county,
purpose h0lding fair for the purpose Of deiIay--
iRg the expenses Of buildiRg The Sisters Of
Cas5ity s convent 10 fheir town. The ladies' Of
tfiss nosls or5er, l0ug in HEmber, teach sixty
pHpils IL ghsir school, sBd thsir isbors sTs pro-
duetive Of the most happy zesalts. Rev Estlers
Usseb saG Ssrfeno are the clergYmsn il charge
of the parsA.-Sz= FTahcises HsHitsT, AHg. D
VAS ABRAHAM LTECsLE EVER A CATH0UC1
We copy the following stTsHge statement
from the San Francisco H08it0T Of August -.
sfe may add that the latest Intelligence Of tze
Pfssi5snt's religious condition represents him
81 holdiBg weekly sasstinss with the Spiritual
lists as the Whisa House: I'VE learn, on re-
isbls authority, that Mr. Abraham Lincoln, the
President Of ,hs United States, was Teceived,
with his fsmily, iEts tbs Catholic ebureh in the
wear 1852, Is La Sale, Illinois. Reverend
Father Rsko, now Dsst8R al Los Angeles, as-
csptsd frsm Mr. Lincoln a rsuuneiztiSn Of his
Previous errors, sad administered to him and
bis family the sacrament Of baptism. hr. LIN
eoln could not in ang way shog himself q COED
Catholic more thaa by adopting q policy that
Wonld lead to peace. We w0uid be pleased 10
know whsn Mr Lincoln relsp5ed into Protest.
snJism."
DIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOSS, Ne, September 7-ORDEA-
TIOEs-Ol Thursday, she 81 inst, in tbe
cburca Of St. Josn the EgaRgsliyt, St. Louis,
IissoaIi, bis Grace, the Most Rev. Dr.. Keariek,
conferred the holy order Of sHb6eseonskip on
Ess-gs R3hart S TseksT an1 Michael J. FlsR-
Ilery, Of tse diocese of St Louis, and recently
from tas seminary Of ST. Frsneis dc Sales, near
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and oa aessTs. AnHon
and BraaBon, Of the Congregation of tbs Mis-
siou .Os Friday, the Alb, Asssrs. Tucker and
Flsauery. together with the Rsv. Wm. Kelly,
c. n Wsrs promoted TO the holy Or-er Of dea-
eoHssip; and On Saturday, the 5Gh, the Rsv
Msssrs Tucker sad Flannery, together with the
Rev john Cummings. la.s Of St. Fincent's
esllsgs, Caps GraIisu, A,ssogri, were elevated
to The digaiiy Of the priesthood. The clergy
men II attendance were Rev. Patrick Ring, p.
P, St. Johns; Rev. Constantine P. Smith, G.
c.. do; Rev. Charles Zaigler, St. Pstriek's
Rev Niles Tsbin, ST. M4lssehy'si and Rev.
kr. @ sigleY, c. NJ, St. ViHesngs.
THE CONGRESS- sF AIALIEEs-TTs ACTION WITH
REGARD Ts CHURCH MUSIC
The foarsh section Of the Halinss Congress
occusisd itself vita religions music, and n.
Caster LsgTaEd, ef CHEAT, proposed a resolution
il favor Of the exclusive Use Of plain chant in
shErehss M Caster held that the object Of the
church in introducing Rlssis into religions ser
viass was ts help he faithful 70 pray and to in
crease dsvotioR. Now, be thoaghl that modern
ma5ie by its rythm, its iRtOnation, and the nE-
ReroEs Instruments which it employed, was a
s0urcs of distraction whereas plain chant by
its " thu its harmonic HHitSHiFUs and It's respect
for the sacred words, produced sn iue8sble sen
timeas of piety and Of recollection in the sOuL
The Chsvslisr Van ElewTek, the Able Jouve,
Canon of Valance, the Able Stephen M0relst,
aHd Canon de Yroye opposed the motion; which
was rejected.
The section then adopted a resolution in favor
Of the feTrastion in considerable centsrs Of pop
aation Of societies for tbs cultivation Of church
music.
| The Able Kuyl, vicar Of Antwerp cathedral,
| then complained Of the manner in which the
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He said the Tstr0it is slwsvs emitted, the -Grsd-
uat is never sung, the 0GsTt0ry bat rarely, and
/ the AgaRs Del PToloBgs immessarsbly the DeHa
asBis paesEl.
/ Tnen, IS 60 tTsusBosit0ns, instead Of singing
The Kgris Dina times, il is repssted twenty times
/ Ever body, he said has hesr3 too often the in
/ tsrminsbls CHH Sausto SpiTitn in the GtOria,
aud the last words Of the CTsds followed by ths
/ ridiculous AmsH, AmsH, Amss, AmsH, etc, etc.
Oftoa, even, said the A55s, d0gmstic errors are
formulated. I one day hssrd the following
/ words sung IN chsrch daring mass "CTsas -
anHHs Dsazs, Batrsm ssBipoientens, f=ct0reHi
cell ct teTrg; QHi gr0Pfer hOmisS, e DTgptsT
aesiTREa sslufsas 4sscsndLl De cRis st tsearRatHs
est" etc This IS is 8 novel heFesy, according
4 to which ths Father the first p9rs Of the
I Holy Trinity, is made 60 have beeoae s man for
/ u.s. Aaethsr sins, a. BaRediotiOn, heaTd them
/ sing the Eeee PaHis. Vsrs gsHis fiisTs1B n0a
ssittssdHs eqtinHs HiiHssdgs, sOa mistsRdHs.
asR AittsEaas caniBns. How often have we heard
I in the TaHtlns Ergo and the GsHii0Ti, LRas sl
jR5i IaHs st isbi, iaHs Ct j5ati0 or, Sit Ct bsHs,
st ct bsss, sis ct bsRedict0.
The president tEsa read in succession several
ras0lRtious, which wsge All adopted By the meet
ing. TAess res s5lGti0ns troas Of the manner i
WaieA ehurca music ought 70 be compsssi AID
I sasg. The sacred text ought 20 Be respected
as6 sung il It's entirety. Tiresosle rePstitions o
the words 0ugbtt0 be avoi1ei. The dramatic
and theatrical elssasHt Ought 50 be entirely dis
carder from eFary musical mass lastly, al tha
I ssTts Of tas a1sss ought 70 be sung. ron the
Estr0it to the AgzHs Be- As TO the CHureh
soag, it osght . be ea,n and digui6ed without
strsiniRg Aite- efisek
On the motion Of the Abbe JOUve, a Tesolu-
HOnwas adopted expressing the wish thst IN
musical masses dishsveIed solos and extrsya-
CANT fueGss might be abandoned.
The Count De Limainghs then proposed a
resolution, which was unanimously adopted, in
favor Of the suppression Of the ophieloids ss an
instrument in church nasic.
We gro almost afraid to print the above
which, however, is only q translation Of the re-
port sl the fourth ssetion's proceedings.
We don't know nov bo1 some Catholics vii
entertain the idea Of foregoing their AozaFt's
and theiF HaydR's masses, which were tbeil
pride and glory twenty and thirty yesrs ago
and which, though they have lost much of theil
prestige, are still sondly cherished By many as
the suPsrlstivs Of the devotional, the grand. snd
tie beautiful We kH07F Of aocks, and of pas
tors, too, BY whom the Able Kuyl's es .ieism'
would hsvs beea received with iTeprsslble dis
pleasure.
Meanwhile, sad with the most solemn protes.
aiions that We harbOg no hostile feeling to "a.
dear oh strains Of our ssyy deys-that ths
worst OF Mozart IS Of Haydn, viii be alwsy.
good enough for US, and th8i We would not fo
the world threw the slightest slur uBon eiths
No. 12 OF No. 3; ths fact remains, and ws hav
10 record Is, that the opposition to them hs
Eisdo saeh way, an3 has acquired saeh strength
tbas tie Catholic Congress Of Maliaes bs
adopted resolutions which, as far as they 20