The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-09-20


Thursday, Sept. Sd, the Very Rev. Father
Hecker, Superior, celebrating the mass,
assisted by Fathers Young and Deshon as
deacon and sub-deacon. Father Hewitt
preached most impressive funeral dis
course, detailing, in the course of it, the
incidents we have just recorded. The ab-
solution was pronounced by the Very Rev.
William STAIRS, Vicar General of the arch
diocese. Over fifty clergymen from New
York city and the adjacent dioceses were
present, among whom were several repre-
sentatives of the different religious orders,
habited in their distinctive dress.
DIOCESE OF ALBANY.-The beautiful
edifice of st. Patrick's Church, which is To-
Gated on the corner of Central Avenue and
Perry street, was dedicated by the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Conroy. A number of military
Kline's Brass Band, escorted the Rt. Rev.
Bishop, clergy, and acolytes of the Cathe-
dral from the episcopal residence, Madison
avenue, to st. Patrick's Church, where a
take part in the exercises. The dedication
was performed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop,
assisted by the Rev. Fathers Walworth, of
this city, and McMenomy, of Saratoga;
Rev. Father Burke, of st. Joseph's, being
master of ceremonies. After the dedication,
the Rev. Father Wadhams, of the Cathe-
dral, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Keeveny,
of Cohoes, and Stanton, Of the Provincial
Seminary of Troy. Among the clergymen
assisting at the mass We're Rev. Fathers
Walworth, Burke, and McGinn, of Albany,
McMenomy, of Saratoga, Keyeny, of Troy,
Troy, and Gull, of Saratoga. Rev. Father
Francis, of Little Falls, delivered the SER
mon on the occasion, without preparation,
and was listened to with marked attention.
He chose for his text that part of Solomon
wherein it is said: And the Lord ap
peared to him that night, and said: have
heard thy prayers"
DIOCESE OF CoLUMBUs.-We clip the
following items from the Telegraph:
On Sunday, August 23d, the Rt. Rev.
Bishop of Columbus visited the growing
congregation at Bellaire, on the Eastern
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A school
house has been built within the last two
years, and school with an average at
tendance of hundred scholars has been in
operation for some time. The congregation
has outgrown the church, and there is now
The Rev. j. NJ. Jacquet, of St. Mary's,
Beaver, visits the place two Sundays in the
month, but there is need of resident
priest. Thirty-fve persons received the
holy sacrament of confirmation, and the
church was crowded to overfowing, both
at mass and vespers, to listen to the in
structions.
Tuesday, August 25th, was the day of
confirmation at St. Mary's, Noble county.
All the good Catholics of that ancient set
tlement-the second Catholic settlement in
Ohio-assembled long before the ten o'clock
of penance and Holy Eucharist After mass
and sermon by the Rt. Rev: Bishop, twenty
four we're confirmed and three baptized.
On Thursday, August 9th, the new
Church of St. Henry, near Harrietsville,
Noble county, built by the zeal and gene
rosity of some six German farmers, was
blessed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop. 1t is a
neat frame building, about fifty-ive by
thirty, with belfry, bell, .llery, organ, and
pews. The neighboring congregation of
the immaculate Conception, at Enoch,
eleven hilly miles distant,) turned out en-
masse, with all their banners, to assist, and
the procession, from the house of William
Smitheberger, half a mile from the church,
was really very beautiful. 1t was well set
off, too, by q fact showing the difference
between the influence of the true religion
and no religion on the masses of the people.
While Catholic men, women, and children
were going to church to pray, the Protest
ant population of those rustic regions were
swarming along the road to Harrietsville to
see somebody's menagerie, and the two
| prUcessiuns met eaeh-et4ef- en- the road.
and passed without greeting. After the
dedication, high mass was celebrated by
the pastor, Rev. Damian Kluber, and q
sermon preached by the RI Rev. Bishop.
! On Friday, August 2Sth, the Church Of
st. Patrick, in Ludlow township, Washing,
ton county, about six miles from Matamo
ras, on the Ohio river, in the old Fox Set
Element, was blessed by the Rt. Rev
Bishop. After mass, celebrated by the
Rev. ID. Kluber, sixteen persons were con
firmed, of whom one or two were converts
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to the old Archer Settlement, and Fathe
Kluber celebrated mass, and the Rt. Rev
Bishop preached in the little pioneer churcl
there at half past eight in the morning.
On Sunday, August Both, confirmation
was given in the Church of the Immaculate
Conception to thirty persons, twenty tw'
males and eight females, after mass, by tn
reverend pastor, and sermon by the RI
Rev. Bishop. -