The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-03-28
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correspondent Of the Times has devoted
his Sunday mornings for the last twelve
months to visiting the places of worship ID
the Established Church within the limits OF
I tho city. 1t seems that between st. Paul's
Cathedral and st. pnnstan'ezin the East
there are thirty five Anglican churches, and
here is the result of this Unofficial inspec-
| ton: sie ~
".In two the congregation consisted OF
five persons each, ip three Others the at
tendance was under/ten each, in six others
from ten to twenty; in ten others found
from twenty to forty, and in the remainder
the worshippers Were from forty to ninety ;
in only one church did find one hundred,
but in that case the church was well filed
This includes the poor women who come
for the bread which perishes. Thus in ten
churches the united congregations did not
exceed one hundred persons and in thirty
employing thirty or more ciergymen, as
many 0rganists, etc.--the gross total of the
Congregations would not exceed that of one
Of our West-end churches The writer
says: Il invariably stayed out the service,
and can testify to the preaching not being
below the average either as regards zeal OF
ability And ne adds, Il have yet to mem
church visited the service had commenced
with not single worshipper other than the
officials. did not stay, for two reasons.
could not stand sermon all to myself and
in the second place it occurred to me that
by retiring 1 might save the clergyman
from going through SO dreary duty. i
have said that my visits were paid in the
morning; but | have reason to know that
the evening attendance is no better i on
one occasion asked an official If it ever han
pened that there We're no service for want
OF congregation. his answer was Some
times of an evening. ~
If this be true, the city of London must
be more Catholic than Protestant. At St.
Mary's, Moorfields, there are ON SUNDAYS
Low Masses at seven, eight, nine, and ten
a. NJ, and High Mass at eleven A. N. On all
these occasions the church is crowded, and
there are not less, as we are informed, than
two hundred communicates on ordinary
Sundays, and very many more on great
Festivals, or within the octaves of such
The pespers, too, at seven p. NJ, are well
attended, and ON week days there are
Masses at half-past seven, eight and ten A. |
NJ, Mt which, taken together, not less than
hundred persons are present every day. |
There is also, within the limits of the city, !
the Church of IS. Mary and Michael in |
East. At this church |
there are Sunday Low Masses at six, seven,
eight, nines and ten A. NJ, and High Mass |
~ eleven A. NJ, all of which services are /
to overlooking, and never less than
! iundred communicates ON ordinary Sum
lays The. evening service at seven p NJ,
being also well attended. On Wednesdays
here are Masses Mt seven, eight, and nine,
Zach attended by some thirty persons. At
he German Church, in Union street, White
chapel road, there are Low Masses every
sunday at eight, nine, and ten, with about
ixty communicates, High Mass at eleven,
ma Compline at seven p. NJ, all of which
ervices are crowded, and on week DAYS
dasses at eight and nine, each attended by
rot less than twenty people. These rough.
md certainly understated, statistics con-
rast curiousiy with the report of the Tysaes'
Might not some of these
'aw empty Anglican churches be with great
ropriety made over to us, who centuries
60 built them, and who, even now. could
nth great ease I'LL four or Ave of them 2
FOR instance, the new mission in Great
'rescott street, Tower-hill, Isl sadly in |
rant of a church. The Fathers Of the mis- |
Ion have four Low Masses and one High ,
lass every Sunday, and at each service the
emporary church is full to OVERLOOKING. :
Int within radius of five hundred wards
here are to be found seven OF eight Angli-
an churches which are empty every Sun
ny, or nearly so. We would not grudge {
no Establishment the stipends belonging
D these incumbencies, but might they not ]
and over a couple or so of their churches
, the Obiate Fathers of Great Prescott
.reetf If they did so, the buildings would
OF remain empty either on SUNDAYS or 8
eek days There would be more people
caring Mass on a cold winter morning at !
wen A. NJ. than now. enter the doors in the :
'urse of the year. There are no ''dreary
lties" in our churches Weekly Reqister.