The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-09

pIooiL1sS, Reaj. Archbishop q 4 arcett.---At
Nv ne m mas Asylum, Reading road, twenty
6t Aio :. sa ali but three of the neighbor-
|bne pe aScented, being orphans or the IN
booa eA were confirmed on Tuesday the
ttuusvIS nr:I. On Thursday April the 20,
Vn ra yell attended mission, pr acheqlp by
pre- asdemptorist Fatbers Henning and
ns .is there were thirty-fve confirmed IN
.Sureh of the Assumption, Mount
b no About three hundred persons
ss .saS tbe Holy Conlmunfon; OF these,
eeelyssu aarad were of the congregation,
ETo pa thers we're from st. Johns Dry.
~ ~ o' md St. James, White Oak. sun
faiusg' mil 25th, A. NJ. two hundred were con-
eay, ". ai n ST. Patrick's church. There was
rnst than the ordinary proportion Of adult
nos eSSD.'Tr,nnnicants and Confirmed, several
MI A, 0v we're converts. At s r. NJ. there
f Wn ton Confirmed in the chapel Of the
y ye0ss sg If Reform.-Ca Catholic Telegraph.
,.aorsp OFF Con tisWa tiese.t---
pSnaiay.G April 11th,5 the Right Rev.
"a X. sa Rosecrars administered the Sacra-
l ias If Confirmation to sixty Aye persons,
sI Ism. forty four persons were con-
Pa Confirmation has been given Ia
shsneI of ST. Mary'E of the Springs, To
TSrteen. One lady was bbaptizeda at the
~ ~ the retreat, So made her first Cons
nn;on and was confirmed on the Sunday
closed. y " Iisqe ssrz2a. ll..ssss.
1 I,,ocrsE OF GALVESTON, - From. the
@ston Telegraph of the asth ,ilts we'take
\ allowing account of the laying Of the
,rpsr stone of ANEW Catholic church in
souston. IN, ~ Is1srs.i 9F7aa 50 .sssss.if !. ~
Z last Sunday was the occasion ofaidis-
Ssv in this city of ecclesiastical pomP and
b.eantry peculiar to the ancient mother
b9rrh OF Rome, which is a rare event III
II history of cities-the blessing of an
Hiaee designed by Catholics for the
sOrship of the ever living and true God.
Eceording to the programme announced,
lie different associations invited, the
representatives of the United States, the
kate. the county, the city, the press, the
|SeYas revolution, the vehicle containing
Id corner stone, the choir, the Bishop, the
4ergy, the children, ladies and citizens,
srmed in front of st. Yincent's church at
gDp.M. The procession was four squares
length, and the streets swarmed with
Aectators. Upon reaching the site of the
Emulation of the future edifice. a vast
|&ovd were found already assembled, the
1bole forming the largest eoncourse that
rhsps had ever before gathered in
Houston, no estimate that we have heard
acing it at less than five thousand peo-
The Bishop went to the corner stone, at
Ae corner of the front facade on Texas
venue, where, having recited the litany
all saints, kneeling, in order to invoke
eir iptercession with Almighty God, the
&rner stone was blessed with the solemn
payers prescribed by the ritual. Is.f
DIOCESE OF BALTIMoRE.-Openin of the
I%a4ya ;0I Tnunn;1 IF poIJSsnn,.a
ursuant to previous announcement, the BIT.
ey prelates of the Province of Baltimore
sembled on Sunday morning, 25tb uit.,
the residence of the,sMost Rev. Arch
shop, to proceed thence, in procession, to
e cathedral. Solemn Pontifical High
ass was then celebrated by the Right
ey. Bishop Wlelan. Upon the conclusion
the Mass, the Right Rev. Bishop McGill,
Richmond, assembled the pulpit, and
dressed the attentive audience. The
ryiees being concluded, the Most. Rev.
tchbishop took his seat in front of the
tar, to preside over the Provincial Coun-
The labors of the council were pre-
sded by the reading of the 6sth Psalm,
Flowed by prayer to the Holy Virgin to
| TX the light and grace of the Holy Ghost
khe litany was then recited, and the
eautiful invocation Heni Creator was sung
n the priests. The Most Rev. Archbishop
ben addressed the Council in Latin-tht
| snguage in which all it's proceedings are
| apnducted.- Catholic Mirror.
COlfrmdtiom.-On Sunday, April 4th, il
Pc church of st. Ignatius, the Most Rev
archbishop administered the Sacrament o
continuation TO one hundred and tire,
Candidates, of whom ten were converts
| bid. e$Ese ~. ,...
Diocese OF PoRTLAND.-Dedicati O
% J0SepFS C4fttrc7t. lH0NoFcsfer, Y. H.
he deticEtion took place On 7tff1g=f65tth nit
'&na was the mostimpressixe- eeremony=e
ne kind that has ever occurred in New
hampshire. The weather was delightful
he Catholics were present from Concord
POWELL and Boston. The edifice wa
Provided to repletion, and many were un
e6le to gain admittance. BY the courtes
| q bishop Bacon of this diocese, the churc
gas dedicated by BisfoP VI Williams of tn
Boston diocese Pilot. -i-4.s' IS c.4sa. =.
Diocese OF BosToS. The Catholics Z
Nest6oro, Mass, have completed thei
pew house of worship, the old Baptis
tIar 6do remodelled, at q cost of abou
In the st. Francis de. Sales churcI
JAMESTOWN, on the Goth ult., three hur
RED and five persons were confirmed b
le Right Rev. Bishop Wnliams.-Ibid.
DIOCESE OF NEW YoRK.-Archbisho
cCloskey confirmed go German ehildre
gn Sunday, in the church of st. Nichola
I'M Spcnnl ofr