The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-31

The Gathering of German Catholic Societies
on PentecOst.-A very interesting cOnven-
ton, composed of German Roman Catholic
societies, will be held in this city, ON PEN
the !" Catholic Central Union = which has
existed for the last twelve years, principally
in the Western States. More lately, the
German Catholic societies of the Atlantic
States have united with this association.
The Union numbers over twenty five thou
sand members. It's thirteenth annual Ger
man convention will this year be held in
this city. The chief object of the Union is
to provide for the sick and dead, or other
unhappy accidents that may happen to
their brethren to support them, all over
the United States, and even in Germany
to have their children taught in Catholic
schools to keep sharp eye ON the German
immigrants-to help them as much as pos
sible, and give them information in regard
to anything which will be useful and need
full to them, while they cannot speak the
English language, as, otherwise, they are
very often led astray.-Freemdn's Journal.
DIOCESE OF PoRrLAND.-Religious Recep-
tons and Con the Convent of
Mercy, Manchester. n. H., on Tuesday
lin religion, Sister Mary Helena,) Miss
Nolasco,) Miss Annie A McGuaide, lin re1i-
gion, Sister Mary Angela Xayier,) Miss
Mary A.. Kelly, lin religion, Sister Mary
Ignatius,l Miss Josephine MeC S2! 44 !in
Stanly Dix, Tin religion, Sister Mary Made
leine Xavier,) and Miss Susan Mullen, Tin
religion, Sister Mary Annex received the
white veil and habit of the Order of Mercy
from the hands of the Right Rev. Bishop
Bacon. On the following morning, the 18th
Sister Mary Ambrose, y pronounced her reli
gious vows, and received the black veil
from the same right reverend prelate- Two
young ladies of the academy received the
sacrament of confirmation, one of them
being recent convert.
DIOCESE OF NEWARK. Dedication in
Hackensack, N. Jon Sunday, April 10,
the Right Rev. Bishop Bayley dedicated
new church to the service of Almighty God
in Hackensack, Nj. 1t is an imposing
building of brick and stone, one hundred
and eight feet long by forty feet wide, and |
is capable>ef accommodating five hundred
persons. 1t is under the pastoral charge
of Rev. Patrick Cody .-7ablet.
Father Madden, pastor of st. Vincent's
Church. at Madison, MI, lately died at
Newark.
DIOCESE OF DUBUQuE.-From the Da-
venport Iowa) Ga-ette of the 11th inst, we
learn that:- Yesterday afternoon, t~two
O'clock, the friends of the Rev. j. A. Nj.
PelamOrgues assembled at the school rooms
of st. Anthony's Church, to present him a
handsome gold-headed cane, a testimonial
address, and resolutions, on the eve of his
departure There was an audience of about
four hundred persons, and much interest
was manifested by all in the exercises. His
honor, Mayor Donahue, presiding over the
meeting, stated the object of their assem-
bling, after which, John Gallagher, Esq,
and set of resolutions. The cane was then
presented by Mayor Donahue-an elegant
$500 cane, ebony, with a massive solid gold
mead, carved and engraven with q train of
cars on one face of the hexagonal, below the
top OF the head, steamboat on another,
and prairie scene on another. The legend
is as follows: Presented to the Very Rev.
D. A. Nj. Pe1amorgues, by the Catholics of
the city of Davenport, Iowa, L. S., as Il
testimonial for the services rendered during
period of thirty years.
DIOCESE OF NAsHyILLE.-A correspon-
dent of the New York Frecman's journal.
writing from Nashville, says: Father Hem
messy icaNcs-tl tts-+ti9Tning- for Memphis
where ms associates have already opened
the mission AT 81. Patrick's Church. He
VIII carry with him the PRAYERS of thou-
sands-of mothers whose children have
been brought from vice to virtue; of wives
whose husbands have been wr,stcd fron,
the abyss; of husbands whose wives have
been taught to know and feel their duty tn
God and their families -indeed, the PRAYERS
of all, for the inestimable blessings con-
ferred upon each and every one who was
not already reprob;ttc beyond all hope of
redemption. May the blessing of God he
always with them.
DIOCESE OF CLEyEl.ANp.-On the 10Th
of April, there were three hundred children
and fifty adults confirmed by the Right Rev
Bishop Rape, in st. Mays Cathedral.
Cleveland. Fifteen of the adults were con-
verts from Professionalism. ---
DIOCESE OF CrNCINNATf.-H. Michdrr&.
Md,tisOnuitie.-There were thirtY-two- per-
sons-thrce of whom We're CONVERSIONS
fFmed in this church, II few Sundays since,
by Archbishop Purcell. pastoral resi-
dence and -well-lightea.-w eli-ventilated
school-house are the latest improvements.
A new church, twice the size, or more, OF
the present one, will be the next. Pastor,