The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-23

1toh ana profession III the chaPci q! tue
Good Shepherd Convent The archbishop
preached with his characteristic solidity
and JUNCTION. number of the laity at
tended, amongst them Messrs Basel and
Josh. Elder, uncles of one of the newly re-
celved, Miss Constance Elder, of New Or
leans, and niece also of Bishop Elder, of
Natchez. We suhjoin the list of professcd
and received: Sister Mary, of ST. Alpholr-
sus Liguori, from New Orleans, prOfessed
Miss Constance Elder, from New Orleans, in
religion Sister Mary of Mount Carmel Miss
Sarah Smith, from New Orleans, in religion
Sister Mary of st. Rosalia; Miss Catherine
Clark, from New Orleans, in religion Sister
Mary of st. Helen Miss Catherine Mahony,
from st. Louis, in religion Sister Mary of
PatrOnella."
DIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE. - The Late
Father Spalding.-Ten thousand persons
followed the remains of this lamented
clergyman to the grave. Never, perhaps,
since the funeral of the saintcd Bishop
Benedict Joseph Flaget (after whom the
deceased was named, and by whom he was
baptized and confrmed,) was there seen in
Louisville such outpouring of the people,
to orc whom they loved so dearly. The
funeral discourse, delivered by Father
Lancaster, was quite brief, but touched the
hearts of all, and was beautifully apprnpri=
te. There was a perfect stiffness through
out the great cathedral, as he opened the
of Ecclcsiasticus. The procession was the
largest and most imposing ever witnessed
in our city. 1t could not have been less
than one mile and a half in length, and was
nearly one hour in passing the intersection
of Fourth and Chestnut. All along the
line of march, the streets were lined with
people on either side. The services at the
! cemetery were very impressive. A funeral
anthem was sung by 1.-The choirs of the diff
ferent Catholic churches, after which the
usual ceremony was performed by the
priests. The marshals deserve great credit
for the excellent and efficient manner in
which they formed and conducted the great
procession.
-BtoetsE OF -eII1CxUo.-bishop DuggdMs
Rcception.-Thc ceremonies pertaining to
the reception of Right Rev. James Duggan,
Bishop of Chicago, occurred on the 9th inst,
and were of an imposing character AS
early as two o'clock, a crowd of people be-
gan to assemble around the residence of
the bishop, corner of Wabash avenue and
Madison street. 1t was estimated that by
four o'clock, not less than twenty thousand
people were in the streets leading to that
locality. Besides the regular church organ
izations each parish in the city had major
ity of its members in the procession. In the
procession were hundreds of little boys and
girls belonging to the Catholic schools of
the city. Their appearance was most no
ticeabie, as clad in white, they constituted
pleasing feature of the procession. The
representation from the French and Ger
man Catholic churches was very large An
address in English was presented to the
bishop by w. j. Onahan, Esq. Addresses
of welcome, similar in spirit and sentiment
to the above, were rendered in the French
and German languages. They all expressed
the most profound satisfaction at the invi-
gOrated health of the bishop, and his safe
return from the extended tour of the CONT
nent of Europe. The next morning, Bishop
Duggan preached in st. Mary's (Catholic)
Church to an immense congregation. In
connection with the sermon and the cele-
bration of high mass, was performed with
fine musical effect, by the choir, "Mozart's
Twelfth Mass"
DIOCESE OF HARTFoRD.-Dedication of
st. Peters Church, Hartford, Connecticut
The dedication of the new Catholic church
of st. Peters, on Main street, opposite the
South Green, took place on the Both ult.,
with all the imposing display for which the
Church is celebrated. The Hartford Daily
Times thus describes the new edifce: "Ihe
church is in the Gothic style, built of
dressed Portland stone. 1t is one hundred
and eighty feet long from the door to the
has the largest sanctuary or chancel of any
church in America-the altar railing being
seventy-five feet in length. The entire cost
of the building will be from $I5O,OOO to
$I75,OO0. Punctually at ten o'clock, the
appointed hour, the dedication ceremonies
commenced. The church was crowded by
two thousand people. The sermon of dedi
cation at the mass was preached by the
Rev. DR.. O'Connor, of Baltimore, of the So
ciety of Jesus, formerly Bishop of Pitts
burgh, from the text Acts ii. 81, 80, 80. AT
seven o'clock in the evening solemn vespers
were sung, the church being crowded to it's
utmost capacity. sermon was preached
by the Right Rev. Bishop Mcfarland, of
this diocese, from the text st. Matthew,
xvi, l6. The services were concluded at
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departed, evidently gratified with the sue
cess that had attended their efforts in build |
ing their splendid church, and especially
with the dedicatory services of the day, |
and the beautiful discourse of the bishop in |
the evening"