The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-10-30

wives and mothers. Inc OrpuonnSes -
placed under the care Of nuns sent out
from Europe; these are ably assisted py
native women who have either ioInay ,
adopted the religious life or leaa ngle
one, which they devote in q most emc.en'
manner to the care of these poor chhdfen.
eagerly sought in marriage by the
Christian youths in the neignoornoou
flor there are similar institutions for boysG
their connection with those who have saved
them from paganism continues, anu tney
thus become q means by which Christiani-
ty and civilization are spreading through
ont the vast Chipest Empire.-We give an
extract from letter from the Rev. Gae-
tame Stevani, missionary in China, to the
Central Committee of the society mention
ed above, dated from Eastern Tehe-dy 81
I" In the orphaDage at KEN Tcheou, iouf
single Chinese women, in default OF Eu-
ropean Sisters, have the direction. Inc
building is kept with great cleanliness ana
domestic discipline, with large garden
adjoining. There are about twenty-four
girls, only four or five of whom have pass
ed the age of fifteen. These children are
instructed and confirmed in faith and piety,
and are taught the employment belonging
to their sex, order and cleanliness being
anxiously inculcated. They are now en-
! ployed in spinning cotton, weaving cioth,
, making their own clothes, plating glrdies,
, and making the silken capes which are IN
4 at work. Christian parents consider 1t
. special favor to obtain the young girls OF
Q the orphanage in marriage for their sons,
d but we give them only to those who prac-
: tice their religion and bear high charac
d ter. The marriages are often cele orateo
e with considerable pomp." Another mls-
y sionary writes from Western Tang Ding:-
d "'The house for girls aud very young boy
Q is under the charge of some converted
e Christian women, whe live In per1ec1 mar
|
D l have placed Ave little girls with female
printers, that they may learn this KIND 81
T. work, as have q printing press for oooKs
Of in the Annamite character. a person "n'
Ia is at the head of an ofshoot from our es
o. tablishment is of distinguished birth and
,e, the wife Of q high mandarin.-Ceyton Ca
n tholic Messenger.
H. DEATH OF THE PREFEcr-ArosroLIc o.
" MACAo.-The China Mail informs us OF tn
en- sutldea death of the Very Pew: Pc. Jorge
er Prefect-A postolic of Macao. His Reverence
eel complained Of some slight indisposition
ed few days previous to his death, but nothln
81 a serious nature was unprecedented UNI
,+a july Ia, at one O'clock, when his illness as
w., ,so sumed a serious form, and he sank a fe'
's minutes afterwards. His reverence la
~ acted as school master for upwards
~. twenty-five years, and was much respecte
co and esteemed by the Macaenses. III
ar. clergy of Macao have now requested he
- Padre Remedies, the brother OF the rory
Geso consul mere, 10 III p'o 'o"', VIZ
of the deceased until a new one is nomln
ted by the Archbishop of Goa. 4
The population of the Prefecture. Apo
the tolic OF Hong Kong is 1904 $50, divide
We thus: Catholics, 1870, heretics, 500; IN
Ed dels, l ,O9O, 600. The number OF Cation
ael increase every year; in February, 1867,
ort was 100 !; in 1868, 253 adults were baptize
orn and in 1869, 234 There were on =
II continent ten Christians in 1868, at prese
,uai there are more than 500. The clergy CO
ent sists of five missionaries and four natl
re- priests. The establishments Of the mlssl
,54 are two churches, fourteen chapeis, .
zen, seminary, one college, twelve schoo
,ept three orphanages, two asylums of the ~
hop Childhood, and two hospitals. The scho
his have COO pupils in>she island of Hong-ht
by and 200 on the continent. They were
bill gun in 1857, with twelve students: A {
ring fege was founded by an Anglican blsh
the from Europe, and although it was pair
me ised by the Government officials, 1t has
ides continued. 1t was to this attempt,
,ook doubt, that the Governor OF Hong
hen made allusion, when he proclaimed the
YER: periority of Catholic missionaries IN
,ter- education of youth"