The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-06
AoRN1Na STAR AND CATHOLIC MEssrNeER.


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penitents were at work under the direction of
two SISTERS Ter a. One portion of the ground was
served Tor flowers, and each penitent had a lit
tic Dorder OF her own, which she kept in the
most perfect order. From the garden the Su-
took me INTO the dairy, where about
s"Snty COWS, stall Lied, were waiting to be
milked' Here again l found penitents and sis
ters hard at work-bright, cheerful and happy.
me director told me that these poor girls were
that the dairy and poulty yard were a very
profitable Investment. He said that both the
morale and the physique of the house had won
der1ully improved since they had resorted to
these out-of-door occupations. That the dark
cells and other such modes of punishment had
been been entirely I done away with, and he added
give her half hours good perspiring work.
and the evil spirit will apparently 90 out of
her, and she will become gentle and tractable"
1t is greatly to be regretted that the House
of the Good Shepherd, on Bienville street, is so
hampered and restricted in its accommodations
as to interfere with the full measure of benefit
which that admirable institution is we'll calcu-
lated to bestow. If they had larger premises
and more extensive grounds, results would be
witnessed springing up under their devoted
care, such as those Lady Herbert refers to in
Germany.
CANDID. - 1t is gratifying to be enabled
to refer occasionally to the honest expression
of mont Catholic minds. In the January num-
Der of the Diplomatic Rerie,o we find the follow
inginstance:
am not Catholic, yet should refuse to
hold intercourse with the man who protesting
TO believe in the Church. denied the authority
of its Chief, just as l should with the subject
Of King who conspired against his Sovereign.
y The same periodical quotes the saying of a
Mussnln,an, u high officer of State, respecting
the propriety of declaration by the Council
of the Vatican as to the circumstances which
render q proclamation of war sinful. The child
Of Islam said to Christian prelate:
In SO far\as this Council is religious, have
no right to speak but on this point, which
CARDS justice, l can say that it would be a
benefit to the whole human race. 1t further
appears to me that IN a religious point of view,
the Council is bound to this declaration, what
ever the penalties which it might thereby
incur.
ANGLICAN SPITE. We may judge of the
amability and Christian feeling of some Pro-
testants by the following:
On Christmas Eve, at the suggestion of the
Franciscan Nuns at Hackney, some thirty men
and boys-couverts received into the Church
through their Observation-Disclosures out into
the neighborhood to sing hymns and carols in
their enthusiasm as good Catholics, they also
sang, God bless the Pope" On this the Church
Times with its accustomed malignity, as if it
were high treason in "Avert" to keep Christ
mas at all, remarks, "a characteristic incident
on Christmas Eve serves to illustrate the gulf
which lies between the modern Anglo Roman
body in this country and the medieval Church
of England as regards doctrine and practice
Some 'vcrts in n northern suburb hethought
themselves of going ont caroling after mid
night, III rivalry of their Anglican neghbors,
but their whole repertOry of religious poetry
did not contain single genuine carol, and as
they were too sectarian to use any OF the nu,
merous excellent English ones. they confined
themselves to singing God bless the Pope
and 'Immaculate, immaculate. Plus TX. and
Plus ms private opinion Opposed to that of
Chnrcte, i"st--.d of the Mystery of Bethlehem!
Fancy a twelfth century Englishman keeping
Christmas day in that fashion,"
BArTIsrs AT A DISCOUNT IN ST. EOUIs.-The
st. Louis Baptist paper says, that although
this denomination have $40 churches in Mis-
souri,, and claim 600 members, in reality half
of these churches have less than forty men,
bers, and adds, "Not one church in twenty is
supporting pastor, and many are doing abso-
lutely nothing outside of themselves. We are
told further, that "if the 10000 Baptists atore-
said were consolidated into 200 churches of 300
members EACH it would be easy to raise SGT, 900
annually for State evangelization. Aud as 1T
is, we have name % live, and are dead"
Board Of Aldermcn.-The license ordinance,
as amended by the lower Board, was adopted.
The resolution from the lower Board, reducing
the rate per passenger paid by the ST. Charles
street Railroad Company, was referred, as was
also the resolution from the same Board in
structing the City Attorney to Withdraw the
appeal taken in the suit of the Republican for
its claim as official journal. The resolution
declaring out of office the School Board of
which f. Bermudcz is president, was lost. A
ntJ,t To
the Mayor and ascertain his views on the COM
ing mn nicpai election, was lost. The resoiu-
ton to pay Thomas Il Woodbridge $1,000 for
legal services, after restricting amendment,
passed.
Board of assistant -4ldermen.-Thc Treasurer
reported Receipts for the week, S1l373 al
expenditures, Si26,l 85 80; balance on hand,
$685. %. The Secretary of the Water Works
reported balance on hand of 26,219 25. The
Seventh District Court building was reported
in a dangerous condition. The levee between
7BienviIle and Customhouse streets was report
ed by the wharfnger to be in bad condition
The Street Commissioner reported the streets
in the worst possible condition, denouncine
the present manner, of doing business by com
mittees. resolution passed to pay $50
for a mule injured by falling through the
steamboat wharf. A resolution was passed to
pay the Fire Department $40, O00Sfor the month
of January, tho remainder of the claim tc
81, 60 r.