The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-03-08

taking tue ven recently UooA Piaco Al 'iho
church of ST. Mary, Victoria, ten young
ladies having taken upon themselves the
VOWS of the holy and ,seif-sacrificing Sister
hood of the Convent of the lncarnate Word.
A correspondent of the Layaca Commercial
says:
some and appropriate explanation OF the
ceremonies, and the nature of the VOWS
assumed. The Right Rev. Bishop Dubuis
gave one of his most happy and beautiful
addresses to those who were retiring from
the world, to devote themselves to q lite OF
prayer and self-abnegation. These young
ladies are to assist in teaching in the Con
vent. A large assemblage of citizens, both
Catholics and Protestants, witnessed the
ceremonies, the first of the kind in this
community. All left the church much
pleased with the services.
DIOCESE OF CINClNNATI.-With heartfelt
grief we learn as we go to press that the
Most Rev. Archbishop has just admins
tered the Viaticum and given the last IN
dulgences( to the Rt. Rev. DR.. Carroll,
BislrS, Of Covington, ky.,
A new Catholic church Is being built
under the direction of the Rev. William
| Doyle, at Falkland, the junction of the /.
! e. Il. railroad with the MaftiHsFi4e rail-
road, Shelby county, Indiana. The new
4 church. being built by the same reverend
gentleman, in Shelbyville, Shelby county
is nearly completed and will soon be dedl-
Gated. Thus does the plant of Christ, the
Cross, flourish and mulfiply in the late
wilds of Indiana, under the culture of the
Venerable Bishop De. st. Palais and his
Jealous co-laborers among his clergy.
A frame chapel has been erected near the
new church of ST. Rose, Fulton, to keep the
congregation together and to be used as q
temporary acknowledgement.
DIOCESE OF ALBANY.-Little Falls wit
messed an imposing ceremony in the bless
ing of the chapel under ST.. Mary's new
church, which has been raised i'll a manner
to call forth the unmingled surprise of oul
American citizens, and the grateful admira-
ton of it's, devoted congregation. The
, corner stone of this magnificent editice, the
, largest in the village, its dimensions being
J 14S by GO, and 40 feet high, had been laid
with imposing ceremonies on the 9th OF last
: August. On Wednesday, the 9th ultimo
: the thousands who were present saw the
church rooted in, and the people of Little
Falls happily gathered together within
) their corflmOdious chapel, to welcome theil
5 beloved bishop, who had come into theil
+ midst to impart the -Church's blessing to
their place of worship, and also to bestoM
upon them the Papal Benediction.
DIOCESE OF NEwARK.-On Saturday, The
. 9Th ultimo, Right Rev. Bishop BayleY con
e ferred the Order of Deacon on Michae
Hayes, Hugh Barr, and Gabriel Flynn, a
: the Passionist Monastery, West HOboken
and on the following day Sunday he con;
ferred the Order of Priesthood on Hugh
Barr and Gabriel Flynn. In the evening
3 the Right Rev. Bishop delivered lecture
in the church On his tour to Jerusalem to-
the benefit of St. Vincent de Paul's Society
and Notwithstanding the inclement weather
4 the church was crowded to eXcess.-N.
8 Tablet.
DIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.=-Sister Bernardo
Auge of the order of ST. Benedict. died OF
q the Goth of last month, in-the Gony emit o
: ST. Joseph, Stearns county, MINI. Ih
fatal disease. which brought her to TIN
t grave, was consumption, which she con
: tracted some years ago, while labOrlng TO
the glory of God, in a convent of her orde
: lately established in Kansas. Sister Der
= narda spent her youthful days in St, Paul
9 where she was known as most exemplary
pious Christian maiden. One of her sister
8 is ar-religious of the order of st. Joseph
|. May her soul rest in peace.
" We have been informed that there l
about to be erected the coming season i
l., Pennington, Dakota county, Mimi, n fin
r. new Catholic church. The ground Is afread
purchased and paid for, and enough fund
" have beeR%subscribed to encourage thos
r interested to start the good work as soon a
the weather will permit. The size of IL,
" building will be sixty by thirty feet, an
p some of our Pennington friends, to whoI
4. we are indebted for this information, sd
a. that it will be, when completed, one of tn
=. handsomest church buildings in the Stat
r. t-NorthtreSterI. Chronicle
DIOCESE OF DUBUoUE.-A mission b
n, the Jesuit Fathers, Rev. F. Smarius an
~ Rev. +. Boudreaux, has just closed in OF
city, Fifteen hundred persons approache
ii, the holy table, and nine converts receive
ri. baptism during the mission this alo1
tn speaks more loudly of the eloquence ~
ls, untiring zeal of the two Fathers than al
:. commentator l could, however willin
10, bestow upon them. God has truly BILE
he their labors among us.-Corresyondef'