The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-22


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DIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA. - Chsrck
properly damaged BY tho Stosm.-The late
hail storm exceeded anything ever wit
messed in this city and the damage result
ing from It was very great. Our churches
In many instances suffered extensively,
and at st. Johns, st. Teresa's, st. Alphon-
sus, st. Michael's, st. Francis Xavier, st.
j, MalAchi's, st. Paul's, the Annunciation and
the Assumption, comparatively large sum
Of money will be required to repair the
damage. At the Assumption, the principal
damage has been done to the plastering,
st. Johns the elegant stained glass win
dows on the North and South sides of tie
church have been almost ruined, wkile
those on the front of the church on Thir-
4 teenth street shared but little better fate.
The windows of the parochial residence
were also destroyed, and the damage in
this neighborhood was generally very
heavy. st. Teresa's school-house suffered
dow-lights in the residence of Right Rev.
= Bishop Wood, on Eighteenth street, were
likewise destroyed. Some few of the lights
in the tower of the Cathedral were broken,
and indeed nearly al the churches. placed
in an exposed condition, suffered more OF
less damage.-C0thOlicS STANDARD.
DIOCESE OF WLMINGroN.-Layinqo of the
Cornerstone Of st. Peters Church, Neso
Castle, Del.-On Thursday, May 5th, the
cornerstone of the new church, to be built
in honor Of Almighty God, under the invo-
cation of the Prince of the Apostles, was
laid with the usual ceremonies by the Rt.
Rev. Thomas A. Becker, Bishop of the
Diocese of Wilmington.
DIOCESE OF HAREIsBURG.-Miss Kate
Shanahan, sister of the Rt. Rev. Bishop of
Harrisburg, died on Sunday last the 9Th
inst, at the Episcopal residence in Harris
Nurg.-Ebid.
DIOCESE OF CovaNGToN.-The new Or
phan Asylum and Reformatory recently
dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Gov
ington, is situated six miles back of New
port, on the Ale1andria pike. The farm
contains one hundred and twenty five
acres on the land is handsome building
valued at twelve thousand dollars. Mr..
James Welsh, the former proprietor, do
mated, with exemplary generosity, which
the diocese and the orphans will long re-
member, ten thousand dollars and all the
stock on the farm. The same charitable
Catholic has lately given we, understand,
sixteen hundred dollars to the new Church
of the immaculate Conception, in Newport,
and Eve hundred d0aars to the st. Eliza
beth Hospital in CovingtoR.
DIOCESE OF BosToN.-The Jesuit Mis-
sions in Boston have been very successful.
AT St. Mary's there were upwards of 5000
communicates, at the Church of the Imma-
culate' Conception 5000 and at 8. S. Peter
and .Paurs 5000. At the Church of the
immaculate Conception and S. s. Peter and
Paul's there were several converts.-Psbot.
DIOCESE OF NEW Yof,K-lAe Neu Roman
Catholic Church Of the Holy Gross, an Forty
second Street.-The new Roman Catholic
aS& no II 81
street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues,
was dedicated on the 9th by the Very Rev.
William STAIRS, Vicar-General of the Arch
Diocese. The church, which cost over
100000, was erected by the contributions
of the parishioners 1t is massive edifce,
with red-brick front and spire. The in
terror is furnished in white, and there are
fifteen beautiful windows of stained glass,
illustrative of Scriptural scenes. The tran
sept is 100 feet wide.
(Cdtholic) Congregations going to a Syna-
Sogac.-Rev. Father Preston, of st. AIMS
Church, Eighth street, informed his con-
gregatiOn on the 9th, that the editice in
which they have worshped during the
past. eighteen years will soon be abandoned
for one more commodious and better
adapted to the needs of his parish. The
history of St. AIMS Church is somewhat
remarkable. The present building stood
originally in the lower part of the city,
anu WAS Known as INC Murray SGTeeU.I-Tes-
byteIian Church. 1t was taken down and
removed, stone by stone, to the site on
which it now stands, where perfect fac
sinRile of the original structure was erected.
In announcing the change now about to
take place, Father Preston spoke at some
length of the events which have more than
once brought ST. Anus Church prominently
before the public, dwelling especially on
the detection of the first pastor of st. AIMS
Church 4Dr. Forbes,) with whom, he said,
Church, and in whose company he had be-
come converted to the true faith. Father
Preston spoke with much feeling of the
course taken by his former friend and $3.50
.ciate, who, he still hoped, would yet re-
drawn, aud abandon an altar which was
not the altar of Christ.