, 1863-05-11

Exciting Scenes in New Orleans
Address OF" Gen. Banks to hi.
Ar1uy-E1citnE Scenes in Ihc
New Orleans Churches.

lfFom Tue new OrleaQB Era, 18th nit.
We have gathered some interesting details
IN relation to the irreligious and noisy scenes
that disgraced some Of our churches on Sun
day, and also in relation to tho general con-
duct of some of the p1ofessed ministers and
and guardians Of christianity in this city.
Father .1onbert, of the St. Augustine Church,
corner Of Bayou Road and St. Claude street.
did not read President Lincoln's Proclamation
1t all. We have also heard that the same holy
Father has refused the sacrament to colorcd
men who have enlisted us soldiers In the Lou.
lslsna regiments OF Native Guards,
tather Iimoin, Of st. Annfe's Church, IN st,
Phillip street, also failed to read the procla-
mationi but he announced Mass for the
oead t Ion On thursday next, tho dny specified in
tlona fasting and prayer, It is said that this
3lass Is to be for the dead who have lost their
lives in the rebel service; and that the good
Father thus intends to supersede the fast 1e-
commended By the President with q service
thfes.
Ne are informed that the Proclamation was
not read at the church in Morales street.
In st. Mary's it was read in the English Ian
guagc, which most Of the audience could not
understand, the congregation being composed
almost wholly ofonf French population, many
sunny France. So that tile Priest might about
as we'll hare displayed the inscription on an
Egyptian monument in the original hero
glyphics, as 10 do what he did.
We learn that the First Communion for the
young was to have becnt administered in St.
MarY's next Thursday, and that the good
Father postponed it atthe solicitation Of eight
ladies, who feared that if any religious cere-
monies Ehonld occur In the church on that
day the celebration would be mistaken for an
observance Of the fast day appointed by Presi-
dent Lincoln.
In q number Of the churches in which the
Proclamation was read, there we're disgraceful
manifestations Of displcasurc. The women
generally led oh, followed By the men. They
iii tic building in the most offensive manner,
as possible in their retreat In many install
ces, the c1ergymen, rs il to apologize to the
audience for reading the Proclamation, took
the pains to state that they had been ordered
to read It; as much as to say: we DON want
to read It, and nc only do 1t because We arc
AT the Church of the Immaculate Conccp-
tion, On Baronne strcct, we learn that the
congregation acted very disgracefnlly, upset
ting stools, and making all sorts Of noises as
they left the peaceful temple dedicated 10 the
worship Of the Most High.
We arc happy to state that tho course Of
Father Iemaitrc, of the St Rose DC Llnla, On
Bayou Road, forms bright and hopeful con
t1nst to The above. Father IcmaitEe is rep
resented to Us as o thorough and active friend
" Liz Ou1bu4 I1D ICAA AA4S VI
Sunday In French, {thc language Of his con-
gregation) ut first and second mass.
ADDRESS OF GENERAL BANKS TO H1S
SOLDIERS.
HEADQUARTERS D1rAnrNESr OF TIE Gu1T,
NINETEENTH ARMT coRrs.
CoTxGE1x, near Yc,rnillionrille, April ~. J :.
General Order No. 23.
The morning salute celebrates the auniver-
sary Of the battles OF Lexington and Concord
in IT'S, and the assault on American troops
at Baltimore in 1851. The day is consccsated
to Union and Liberty.
Soldiers, Jon have exhibited your devotion
toits hallo1cd memories and the principles It