The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-15
,ropx1He STAR AND CATHOLIC MEssEHeEh.
80 ~ op1 80 SUNDAY, AUGUST 10. leas.
LETTER FROM THE, PARISH OF ST JAMES,

10 an M suNpAY, AUGUST 10 1850.
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LETTER FROM THE, PARISH OF 81 jams
,,.r,,y N sr. JAMES, Aug. 10, 1869.
-,,,..-. Aiming Star and Catholic Messenger:
Is c.entilly in st. James is town OF cohsaa-
cradle proportions and, as Is mee', va !I,.or
~ reason of the far-reaching sagaclIs OF ~ laS
~ In selecting for its site graceinl
Sveep OF our magnificent river, known as
ssTaitege Point Which, itself, owes IT'S name
20 IFS proxinnity to "St. MaryJe sterson college,;
In length, sGantilly in st. James extends
aIo I as ,;Jt of "orpents' clearly sufficient
TO render it disdngaishaoie rom d
line! 4,+ q c.esH1tiIlv in ST.
Jamesn has il, figure and proportions, an that
can he desired, and in prete.lslons, as We aio
going to show, all that is aes,ra0 n nortion of
Tho parish the centre of st. james ls sara TO
he according to actual admeasnrement, eqnl-
distant from Baton Rouge ana new ortea aTe
wherefore the SPECTATORS in future events are
sanruine in their hopes that the political par
ties. respectively eontending for the restora-
oa OF the seat 9f ia Se% Orleans viii ui
mately compromise by locating 1t at Gent1iiy
Bnt its central position is not the sole claim
70 en w fosth Thanked on either side by
stately edifiee-two institutions OF learning,
already renowned, and bidding fair for greater
renown in the near future-"St. Mary = EMERSON
(soiIege.n to wit, and the Convent of the
Sacred Heart n-institutions in which inteili-
rence and virtue go hand in hand IN whlch ths
Reart is cultivated w lille the head Is instructed;
in which TIE sr1tole metaphysical, lnteiiectuai,
moral and reIgious-is educated, Gentiily IN
st. James" most assuredly is PerIneateo py snae
kind of atmosphere whose influence our oou-
defying Legislators most need
AGAIN We have q magnificent ChuFch-nag-
uificent though moderate in dimensions-the
1tChurch of ST. Michael" which is being made
still more magnificent by beautiful ana
chaste new altar and q set OF stained glass
windows, now in course of completIon; a
Church in which las in all Catholic Churches)
doctrines are promulgated to enlIghten the
mind and purify the heart; addressed uike TO
ruler and subject, and teaching them 1Mef
-7ppttal obligations and responsibilities. This,
as well as the institutions already mentioned,
would be within earshot of the law.ihhkihtes;
establishment in whatever part oil : OehtiiiS
1T mi CHIT be located /; and we have no organ
lied institutions of vice here TO connteract the
hoped-for influence on our rulers! uilie5s LheS
are incurably peryerse, "Gentilly IN st; James
is the Mace, par excellence, in which they may
he taught that "The State is not for the rulers
but the rulers for the State )" that the people
have rights and duties as we'll defined as thos'
of the Government, and not arwhit more obi
sratory; that both are equally accountable t'
1;od--one, for the Justice of its = DC ft tdrhe
enacted y the other, for the proprioty of it
obedience or resistance.
II is clearly demonstrable, if not, indeed
by these presents already anS Isn
zens of "Gentilly" are remarkably well found
ed and, in view of their reasonitpiehess,
all
LEGISLATURE, relative to oirr town namely &
paas that act Of incorporation, WHICH, by som
1Buaccountable negligence or obiiyi I, ne
State interests Legislators tnlled to con
summate during their last session!
Nor is this all. Considering the prosperity
advantages to themselves aad to the state
large. through the influence OF 4he educationn
institutions above named, we feel assuredj froI
our knowledge of the Legislature.s pcFsoRne
that they can achieve no higher pni1nne serVtS
benefit of the said Institutions, and thus or
nance their efficiency. =.
IT Ia not to be supposed that we hazard n
opinion of this kind without good grounds
ald xf.sI that few who witnesse
the commencement Exercises" at the Colleg
and Convent, will doubt that they richly Iler
pIiblic aid and encouragement lis true,
we believe, that the Religious Societies charge
with the direction of those institutions, al
LeYoting all their time all their labor, oil the
natural talents and acquired kuowleSe, TO u
formation of good, enlightened, virtuous mt
and women=therebY laying the safest basis
asp enduring social and political organiZatio
neither expect nor hope for any special publ
aid; but ice inditing our own impression
and we feel it incumbent on us now, to forti
them by few details concerning a matt
which circumstances, which we could not,
Mt least, did not, control, prevented us ire
reporting ut the proper time, VIZ:
THE EXHIBITION AT THE COLLEGE,
sBetter late than never" The exhibit
took place nearly two weeks ago but matt
appertaining to Catholic education are ne'
out of place or time--partaking as they do
the Catholicity of the religion itself, of VIII
they IRE at once the offspring, aHa the attHii
7 ~ in the work moral -
Imagins u curve ia theT=riveF similar to
acute fotundity of an eiiipse, with fine thr
story building of the solid Tuscan order stai
ing close to the eoayeSity, and you will hav
fair idea of the pleasant and salubriogs sit
ton of st. Mary-Jeiferson College A la
hall, filled almost TO sutocat1on by tho Inn
itants of this and the adjacent parishes,
four long hours at the maximum summer he
isa good indication of tho interest inspired
the literary and dramatic display. The lite
nv exercises consisted of recitatIons, orati,
and Dialogues in Rsench and English: !
drama was n French piece entitled "Nildi
and partaking somewhat of the tragi-co mi
the tragica1 part being the denoaemeai,
which the principal character u brought t.
retributiSs DEATH for thesaE tslacei%s Of 7
AnsSaE the. yyoang gehtleEaen, shan rsFta
larry ,distin guinhed theuaselyess b6th The
aminntiom and exhibition, we cannot rem
from recording tho fohowing nanaes AS n