The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-01-09
BATON ROUGE, Dec. &c, 1869.

RATION ROUGE, Dec,26, 1867.
The services of the Jubilee closed III our our
church Christmas IN me eFenInE' a. Of tbc
eight o'clock, with the solemn singing o. tmo
ne De,tm During the time OF the Jupliee'
dating from the 9Th, the feast oil tne Ii "a
1ota Conception, the church has been wei! AT
4nJed The Masses were at six, seven, elght
and nine O'Clock in the morning, s" thaI every
one had an opportunity of attending. frehch
=, English sermons were delivered every
evening with the Bcnediction of the blessed
SACRAMENT Our pastor and his two assistants
worked with their accustomed zeal. we e.'h
not state the exact number OF cotin5tni 20
Int the results have been great n'SsslhS 10
many f.tf+fi4++esy and to the whole Cathoho popu
lation. = ,...,od L.. Al, n
Rev Father Chocarne, we>can only say that ne
discovers that natural cloquence which origin
-ated from true gcnius that bound OF apostohc
>feryor which is/snperior to ali the s'"aaen
rules of orator.. His quick and VlNlu turns
of thought><and expression arc eqnaliS sui
prisipg aud affecting. He leads his hearers
captive by the noble simplicity OF ms eio4uehcS
The coolest and most inditleren are nlieo WIN wiz
faith. conjunction calm, resignation, ana
above all. with divine love. lie Poafs shS
balm of consolation on the wounded heart ahu
teaches the beautiful lesson OF cherlShlhS even
our pains and humiliationS lie leaves htS
audience with deep consciousness OF triumph
~ over all suffering, both physical ana met I.l
It,ean truly be said of Father Chocarne lnlt
he ia the first of preachers, and that every
time he is heard he conters new delight. we
are sorry to hear that the Rev Father leaves
us to-day but the remem biance-oI bhe Sred1
benefits which he has conferred upon us re-
main in our grateful hearts, in the growing
knowledge of our children, ana III the aitec-
ton of all Catholics in our midst.
We must also tender our most hearty thanks
to our own pastor for his extreme care and
affection for his flock. The fact is, the Rev.
Father pelacroiX reminds us OF an ola eX-
perienced General and certainly his tactics
are faultless. Every outpost is most faithfully
guarded and he has the art of enistlng IN ms
ranks the most powerful auNiliaries. On the
one hand the Christian Brothers, who up 30
this time have been patiently digging IN stony
ground bnt) now the fruit of their unrcmit-
ling devotion is beginning to manifest itself.
Then the Sisters of st. Joseph, with their cain
and steady persistence, their hrm anu nhsuo-
dued determination to work their way IN tne
cause of education, and in the elevation OF the
morals of our daughters The poor, the needy,
the unfortunate of all classes, creedS aud con-
ditions bless the members of the Society OF st.
Vincent of Paul, now firmly established IN our
midst Aud NAV God bless them tor thclr nf-
1nerous deeds of heroic and useful charity.
This society stands united, pointing the way
to the love of God aud their neighbor We
are tempted to eXclaim with the French poet :
LIE pauvre C'allait voir, ct revenait heureux.'
Truly they have but little to gives but they
give cheerfutty-;tt rti-%tieely and the soothing
word, the compassionate look and the active
eXertion to serve never wanting. still
there are many wants in Baton Rouge, many
a niche that remains untitled, and among the
most pressing of these wants is Il CathoIc
paper We have no press, and it is much
needed. And until this want is supplied we
must trouble our more fortunate neiGhbors.