The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-08

Thus, the New Jersey papers give particu-
lars of a new phase Of Puritanism in that
State, which IL creating some excitement.
They have NO ritual, no forms, merely
reading the Bible, singing hymns, extern
poraneous prayer and preaching I" the Cos
pei" The peculiar form of worship de-
velops itself in putting, blowing, whistling,
shouting, jumping, wrestling, falling to the
floor, rolling over and kicking. Both
women and men engage in the exercises
Baptism is by immersion in the village
mill pond, in the dead hour of night. On
Sunday they hold continuous service, and
take recess for meals only, refusing to
read a newspaper, or even to receive a let
| ter on that day.
How COMPLIMENTARY IA late number
of the New York Independent is disposed to
be quite gracious. Says the editor:
We are not among those who think de-
nunciation OfCatholIcism part and parcel of
the necessary stock in trade of Orthodox
Christianity. We must be allowed to think
the Catholic Church better than no church
and better than infdelity, and the Catholic
Sunday school better than mo- Sunday
school. The Sunday school of St. Michaers
Catholic Church, 3lst street, corner of 9th
| avenue, New York has some 1000 pupils.
An average of 1900 is claimed. The boys
meet in the morning and the girls in the
afternoon, as the room will not hold both
together. The school Ia. divided into classes,
under the, general supervision. of Father
Mcdowell, with o lay superintendent.
s A%1ng the hymns sung ;a We noticed Dear
my happy home" The order is perfect
and the apparent devotion is q rebnke to
many of our Protestant schools. We hope
they will set some of our so-called Pro-
testant schools the example of advancing out
Of tho CGtechism into the NeiO Testament, and
that Sunday schools may yet be for the
Catholic Church what they are beginning TO
accomplish in semi Protestant Europe.
LITERARY THEFT.-The same paper con-
tains the following:
Two Jewish rabbits of New Orleans
preached the same sermon at the Feast of
Purim, one of which was published in the
Israelite, of that city and both stole it from
a sermon by the late DR.. Holdheim, which
was published few months ago in Berlin.
We know of no paper published in this
city called the Israelite.
ONE DAY IN LoNDoN.-We too have the
poor always among US, but we trust it will
be long time before New Orleans can
show such days work as this:
Inquest No. l.-Richard Holman, aged
thirty five discharged from hospital with
out money or food; he complained of being
sent from the hospital before having re-
covered, and without means of obtaining
food he went to his work, and was last
seen alive at twenty minutes to three
verdict, died from starvation. No. 2.
per week, out of which he and his wife had
to pay rent and maintain themselves; YER
dict, died from privation and want No.
s. Name not given, aged "a the Coroner
said this case was where the deceased had
been been too proud to apply for parish relief
were held, and the same verdict given in
each case, viz: "Died from starvation" we
cite only one, that of Johu White, aged ~.
~ On Tuesday last, J" 6is wife testified, t'the
deceased, his daughter, aged %, and his
son, aged IL, became destitute and applied
for relief at the work-hOuse. He was sent
into the 1abor-yard, where, for a whole
days work, he earned two pence and three
pounds of bread. He worked until Satur-
day., when he said: Mary, Pm done for,
and he shortly after died"
One more case, that of q needle woman, |
making nine in all, In single London day,
that died from starvation. Elizabeth |
Spencer, aged so. DIR. Badgell stated that
the stomach and intcstines were quite +
empty when he opened the body of the de-
ceased.
1t is not matter of great surprise that
the poor of England are clamorous for
State aid to enable them to emigrate, when
they are dying from starvation at this
daily rate. Evidently Merrie England
is not the place wherein work and bread
may be found for all.
LEGITIMATE FRUITs.-The Rev. Robert
Acheson, Presbyterian minister in Gait,
Ontario, Canada, writes to the Christian Ia
structor, rejecting on the nature of the re-
vival' which a year ago so powerfully
affected that vicinity. He thinks the most
visible fruits of the revival are "division
in the churches and spirit of lying and
beyond description" Another
pastor complains of the pre-
JUDGE engendered against such doctrines as
I" election, limited atonement, and special
operations of the spirit.
HARD RUN.-The enemies of the Holy
Father are often at a loss how to assail him
so as to show variety in their attacks.
Thus an infidel paper states that the rel
atives of the Pope have Jewish blood in
heir veins. Upon this contemporary
says, we know not with what object this is
lone, or what is the point intended to be
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