The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-24
REVIEW OF THE WEEP,

public reprobation. We have no nall;at;..s
offer for this vice. Still there is a B;st,.s.,"
to be made. In the South those no pu rane - 80
bling are marked and separate class. 60
ing no unequivocal position, without pretrp.ss.
to extra-or perhaps 10 morality OF alI 4
the recent gambling developments, ndt IL
fined necessarily to the latest Wall &C.,.
transactions, the actors were men Inovin. 4.
what is called the "frst circles" and meml.-.
of churches. One, prominent Methodist Y.
other, Congregationalist, and highly esteen.a
as Sunday-School Superintendent, and III,
another leader in that prominent oruani,.t
ton, the Young Mems Christian Associati0ns
The reeklessness of this gambling, and sba
shamelessness with which it is avowed mas 4.
judged from the fact that gentleman in Wan
street proclaimed aloud, that 4" A week aooy
was worth 100000 clear of the world. To-dav
every dollar can get together will amount d
just $65." Another, in the anguish of b;s
losses, said: " have been on the street tbirtv
years, and never knew there were such thet,
in existence until to-day"
ARCHBISHOP PURcELI.@Tfie Most Rev. Arch.
bishop of Cincinnati left that city on the IAN
inst. for the Councilat Rome. Previous to bis
departure, the members of the Brotherlloot NJ
st. Michael presented him with two hundred
dollars in gold.
Right Rev. Bishop Williams, of Boston. WIN
will depart for Rome the latter part of this
month, was the recipient, on the I'd inst, of
purse of nearly seven thousand dollars from
the clergy of the diocese, to defray his ex.
penses to the Eternal City.
We learn from the Boston Pilot that the Ra.
demptorist Fathers have purchased the Bum.
stead Estate" near the fremont road on which
they propose to erect church and convent
The estate is known from the fact that Major
Gen. Dearborn formerly resided there. After
the destruction of the Ursuline Convent in
Charlestown, the fleeing inmates were, next
day, offered shelter within its hospitable walls,
which they accepted, and after being protected
by the strong arm of the State for o few days,
! they remained here year or two unmolested.
There are about six acres in the estate, and 1t
was purchased for $780, 900 Is it not a little
singular that the home which sheltered the
good Ursulines should have fallen into Catho-
lie hands after the lapse of SO many years.
NEAT AND VALUABLE GIFr-We learn from
tho last San Francisco Monitor that the Right
Rev. Bishop Alemony, who has just departed
for Rome to attend the Council, is the bearer
of an elegant present, prepared by the Vicar
General, Very Rev. Father Croke, TO be pre-
sentcd to the Pope. The description is as fol-
lows
1t consists of Il box some three and q half
inches in length by two and one-half in width.
In the upper portion of the box is set speci-
men of gold bearing quarts, which is remarks
Bile for its purity of color and the mannerin
! u,lj Ite strnnks n void iutarS1larHed
! throughout. The lower portion of the box has
neatly engraved upon it the following inserip-
! ton: :" To the Holy Father Pho Mono, from the
| Vicar General, San Francisco" 1t is filled
with $50, So and 50 30 gold pieces to the amount
| of S345, tastefully arranged. The large pieces
/ occupying the corner and centre the lnterstices
being filled up with smaller coins The box IS
covered with crimson silk, inscribed with the
words, in gold tensil, {" Plus H." and clasped
with gold half dollar.
ST.. JANUARIUs.-Every year Protestant pa
pers have something to say about the ique-
faction of the blood of St. Januarius at thu
church of st. Gennaro, Naples The Pal Nal
Gazette of the 25th ult. con tains long and
detailed account, by one of its correspondents
of the liquefaction it took place this year
The writer is evidently Protestant. Although
/ he acquits the priests from working the change
| by any chemical means, or by means OF any
/ Juggling, he Will not beneYe JDaJ inc llpuela0
ton is brought to pass by a miracle 1t would
seem that party went to wfehess the pro
ecedings, determined to test the same to the
] utmost, and that one of their number took )
| thermometer with him into the chapel Of san
Gennano But heat, even the correspondent o.
tie Pau Mall Gazette admits, can have bad
nothing to do with the change. However, IS
he says, "blood not, of course l canno'
believe in the miracle" The letter is an
honest et,e, and worth preserving as . f4ties
| against all the rubbish that has been SAID ana
written and preached in England against the
miracle. But it is intensely Protestant in tone
and, therefore, perhaps all the more valuable
as coming from the camp of the enemy no.
the least amusing part of the communication
! is the observation-disclosures matter what he 50"
or what he could not account for-of tne
writer not to admit that the liqnefaction Of
blood is n miracle although he admits that
it is impossible to account for the change tna'
takes place.
RATHER MrxED.-We take the following from
the Protestant Charchnan. Is it not rather
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