The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-03

his widow and children to the charity
of the Holy See.
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.
DIOCESE OF BUFFALo-Church Dedication in
Penn Yam, N Y-On Sunday, the 18th ult.,
the new and beautiful Catholic church of this
village was solemnly dedicated under the invo-
cation of St. Mary, by the Rt. Rev: Stephen V.
Ryan, d. D., the newly consecrated and highly
esteemed Bishop of Buffalo: From an early
hour the church was crowded. The services
commenced at IL o'clock, High Mass being
celebrated by Rev. d. English, the worthy pas
tor. At the conclusion of the Gospel, the Rt.
Rev. Bishop assembled the altar and delivered a
most impressive and eloquent sermon After
Vespers the Rt. Rev Bishop gave benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament.
Or'dinations.-On Ember Days, the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Ryan conferred tonsure and minor
orders four gentlemen, subdeaconship on
six, and priesthood on four.
DIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS r Reception Of DR..
Rogers, of Memphis-On Sunday, Dec. IL, was
received into the Church Dr. +. f. Rogers late
pastor of the Church of the Blessed Virgin,
s(Ritualistic,l at Memphis. Baptism sab eo NJ
at st. Vincents Church. The ceremony was
unusually solemn and impressive, and excited
sentiments and revived memories which brought
who were present. OF the company assembled
in the parlor of the Lazsarist Convent to vel
come the converts into the church, eight were
'cOnverts-Dr. Gregory and Mr.. Blackwell promi
nent among the number.-COr. n Y Freemdns
Journal.
DIOCESE OF ALBANY-During Ember Days
the Rt Rev. Bishop Bacon ordained, at the
Provincial Seminary, at Troy, N. T., eleven
persons to the priesthood, twenty-five to the
deaconate, twelve to the subdeaconate, and
sixteen to minor orders.
DIOCESE OF Ordination at Mount
ST. Marys Of the Uest.-The Most Rev. Arch
tonsure and tho four minor orders on Messrs.
Thomas Byrne, Arnold Fieldhaus, Lawrence
klawitter, Augustus Quattman and Henry Rie-
ken, on the 10th ult; snbdeaconship on Mr..
the latter, and priesthood on Rev. Henry Kitf-
meyer, on the 10Th ult. All belong to the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Telegraph.
DIOCESE OF PoRTLAND.-At the Catholic
istercd the divine rite of confirmation, assisted
by Rev. Fathers Drummond, of this city, and
Canovan, of Great Falls. The whole service
was religiously impressive, and was witnessed
by a large audience. Those present confirmed,
we hear, reached the extraordinary number of
four hundred persons. Rev. Father Drum
man, is faithful shepherd to his flock, to
whom he is much endeared. Success to the
Catholic Church and its future spread of reli-
| gious belief.-Dorer Gazette.
DIOCESE OF New YoRk.-Religous Reception.
On Tuesday, Dec. 18th, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Hampson, in religion Sister Mary Frances of
Assist, and Miss Lucy j. Moddler, in religion
Sister Mary de Pazzi, were admitted to the
l III,
at the hands of the Most. Rev. Archbishop.
Ordinatiors.-Messrs. Francis Aloysius Spen-
| Ger and Henry C. Lake, of the Community OF
st. Paul the Apostle, were ordained subdeacons
on Friday, the 18th ult, and promoted on Sat
| urday, the 10Th ult, to the order of deaconship
by the Most Rev. Archbishop, in the Church OF
St. Paul the Apostle, Ninth avenue and Forty
| ninth street.
Confrmations.-on Tuesday, Dec. 9Th, the
Most Rev. Archbishop administered the sacra-
ment of Confirmation in the Church of st. AL
phonsus, Thompson street, to one hundred anc
eighty-two persons.-Idblet.
!, DIOCESE OF PHILADELpHA.-On the 12tf
, ult., Ri Rev. Bishop Wood, assisted by Yer.
Rev. b. Keenan,, Very Rev. P. A. Stanton, Rev
, A. j. McConomy, administered confirmation t.
i, seventy-five boys and one hundred girls. A
least three Thousand persons must have beef
present, and notwithstanding the dense Grove
: and the uncomfortable position of hundreds
r the greatest order prevailed. The Bishop, afte
Confirmation, made a short address.
DIOCESE OF SCRANToN.-Last Wednesday
t Odd ult., was day which will be memorabl
for Scranton, because, for the first time, Order
i were conferred in st. Vincents Church. 'Th
= following gentlemen, Messrs. Eugene A. Carve
e and Patrick A. Shields received tonsure an
e minor orders. Rev. Messrs. n. j. McNlanus, n
|. j. O'Brien, L. c. OIlara, and q. Is. McMurra
# We're promoted to the sacred order of subde;
II conship.-CdthOlc Standard.
" NICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF NORTH CAROLYN.
- Letters received from North Carolina give I
, gratifying Intelligence of the movements of II
s'Soii AVA
4 !, than four weeks making the visitation of IL
~ eastern portion of his Apostolic Vicariate. TIL
20 part of the State comprises the vast mission
y ~ Father Northop, who accompanied the Bisho
e in his travels. Everywhere the Bishop preac
y" ed to large and attentive audiences, with gre.
- zeal, eloquence and fruit. Offers were made
- many towns to assist in the erection of Cat
~ Ole churches, Protestants uniting with Cat
&c olics in their promises of aid. The active re
y, y, of the new Bishop will, no doubt, be crownt
-, =: with success. The Mission is most arduous al
n, 10 extensive; the labors and privations to be o
20 20 dured are almost incalculable; but the rewa
," will more than compensate them all. II
o Bishop was to return to Wilmington for Il
y, ~ Christmas festivities. God grant him and
~ all the blessings of the joyous season!
ie A correspondent gives the result follow
f. 'Total distance travelled by stage, steambo
=; /; and rail, about 925 miles. Number of plac
~ visited, including towns and stations, 16 Nul
- Der of Catholics in various Missions of Faith
., Northop. 400. Number of persons baptized,