The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-07-05

ion. At half past nine the church was E
gain crowded. A low mass was said ~
lev. Father Kelly, Immediately after which
ur venerable Archbishop delivered beau {
recipients Of the soulstrengthening sacra- {
nent. Then, assisted by the Rev. Fathers ]
Verina, Mandine, and Guidry, he admins :
cred the sacred rite to two hundred ana
eight persons. These, added to the one
hundred and twenty-six confirmed ut an
earlier hour in the neighboring church OF
st. Henry, under the pastorship of the Rev.
Father Beecher, make grand total OF three
hundred and thirty-four recipients. Among
these, the large number of colOred persons
of both sexes, by their respectful, attentive,
and composed demeanOr, testified eloquently
Father Mandine, whose chief labors seem
directed in favor of those classes ordinarily
most neglected.
The congregation were struck by one of
the Archbishop's closing remarks, viz: that
since Easter he had confirmed ten thousand
members of the Church! This consoling
fact is pregnant with significance, when we
reflect that this sacrament can be received
but once by each person. Surely, Divine
Providence has some stupendous2purposc
Christ throughout the land, for it is notori-
GUS that every bishop in the United States
has been as busy as our own this season,
and in many dioceses the accessions to the
ranks of the true faith have been proper
tionally greater, even, than here:
igny are not yet ended for our beloved
-Arehbishep- -his-untiring -assistants-
Early in the afternoon, another assemblage
Of invited guests repaired to the elegant
Academy of st. Joseph, whose towering
facsde attracts the admiration of all who
pass Napoleon Avenue near st. Charles
street. Within, the prevailing air of neat
ness and order-as in every establishment
under charge of the Sisters of Char1ty-re-
minds the visitor most forcibly of its world
renowned prototype and mother house, 81:
Joseph's, at Emmettsburg, Md. In the
exhibition rooms, the display of plain and
fancy writing, drawing, painting, decalco,
mania, tapestry, and needlewOrk, attested
at once the ability of the patient teachers
and the skill and application Of the pupils
The chief attraction, however, was in the
grand hall, on the second floor, at one end
Of which stood two superb pianos, thanked
on either side by serted rows of snowy
clad, joyous maidens, all radiant with glad
ness at this supreme hour of their reward
for the victories won during the scholastic
session just closed.
The Venerable Archbishop was stationet
in the centre of the saloon, surrounded b.
q group of clergymen, assembled from dis
tant parts of the city; while behind them
away to the fartlest corners of the room
and even overrunning the external CORR
doris and crowding every commanding doc
and window, was assembled an audience q
select and appreciative as is ever seen eve
in the Crescent City, which is rather famou
=. . for haring than for boasting of such Assem-
blages.
The musical performances. of the youn
ladies reflected the highest credit on the
accomplished and painstaking instructres
Miss Hoskins.
The compositions excited II divided az
miration for both the composers and IL
readers, by the good sense, sound view
and elegant language of the matter, and I'll
ease, grace, and distinctness of the deliver
The coronation and the distribution
prizes, by the Archbishop, to the most su
cessful students, gave unlimited satisfa
tion-especially to those young ladies &c
gained the most.
At the close of the exercises, His Ora
but echoed the universal sentiment VIII
he complimented the young ladies on the
easy, graceful, self-possessed manners, al
hoped that as their single year of labor
the pursuit of knowledge had gained f
them so many and such rich prizes, SO tn,
one lifetime Of the pursuit and practice
virtue would earn that inestimable prize
o place in Heavenl
Lest the STAR's city readers should thi
I,f6ssaying too much about o day in BE
igny, I'll stop right here but I'll wage
carzticket that if they'll only come up h'
on one of these occasions, they'll thin
;hasn't said half enough. TYRo
,L..r 1he Creased Pigs viii cause much lsughte
ali who attend folAay nS Oakland Courae