The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-29
Communicated!
Lecture by Right Rev. Bishop Elder.

Communicated!
Lecture ny Right Rev. Bishop Elder
on Sunday next, Decembef6th, a lecture
VIII be delivered by the Right Rev. VIM
d. Elder, Bishop of Natchez, Miss. in ST.
iheresa's Church, corner Camp and Eroto
streets, at seven o'clock, p N. The subject
we understand, is to be the "Life and
Times of Bishop Plunkett.v who suffarad
ihar'yrdom and was put to cruel death
during the reign of Charles II.
The lecture is to be given for the benefit
OF 81. Iheresa's Conference, Society of st.
vincent OF Paul-in other words. for the
poor OF the city, of whom there are many
no" suffering for food, fuel and raiment
knowing the Right Rev. gentleman's abil-
lty as an orator, we can safely promise the
audience Literary treat and from his
character as a scholar, his studies, habits
and profound erudition, we feel assured
the lecture will be both agreeable, PLEASING
and interesting to all classes of the commit.
ty, and instructive to the student of histor1
Inc subject, "Life and Times of Bishon
Plunkett," is of itself we'll calculated tn
arouse feelings of the deepest and most in.
tense interest; one, perhaps, that might be
calculated to remove the screen and exb;h
1T to the world the bitter intolerance. of tho
past !; put when treated by a gentleman of
SUCH refined taste and delicate seasibility
as the Right Rev. Bishop Elder, we feel as
sured that nothing will be said that cop1d
cause the most sensitive to take offense.
ne subject Is one which will enable the
impartial reader to form just estimate of
the times in which we live, and surely a
fatterng one, for the rack and gibbet and
Instruments OF torture are done away, and
1t is to be hoped forever; more christian
charity and respect for the opinions of
others and mutual forbearance prevail
now than in the intolerant days of Charles
IL. The object for which the lecture is to
De delivered is one which cannot fail to be
popular with the inhabitants of NewIO Or
leans. A people proverbially generous
cannot fail to appreciate the labors and ex-
ertlons of body of men such as the Soci-
ETY. of st. Vincent of Paul.
VI this the Society has already substan-
tial evidence. There is scarcely week since
the Society has been instituted that thew
have not received donations, and not in
one single instance did the donors wish
their names to be made known. This ia
not indeed, Pharisaical charity, given at
the sound of the trumpet, but in accordance
with the maxims of the Gospel: s.Let not
thy left hand know what thy right hand
zoe The members of this Society have
no earthly motives in view now but to re-
lleve the members of Christ Jesus in the
persons of the poor. 81 was hungry. and
you gave me not to eat was thirsty. and
you gave me not to drink was naked.
and you clothed me not" cannot be said of
them, for they seek out the poor, the needy
ana the naked to provide them with food
and ralment, without distinction of race or
rellgion. And if the cup of cold water
Will not pass unrewarded, how great must
be the reward in store for these men,?
Admission to the lecture will be free. as
the gentlemen of the Society feel confident
that they will not be disappointed in the
nigh estimation which they have placed on
the llberality of the people, when the COL
lection is taken up.
TURNER'S HALL.-Passing up Lafavette
street, we were attracted by the substan-
tlal, extensive and elegant aDDearonca Of