The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-17

desire not from any Weartneea L4Met-for q
stsraotion towards Cd that mads Mn thirst
after the eternal hons, sltsr llfs and love for
'. = second Ss... of existence opened before
Alba venasd when, o missionary, OF length |
he bade adisa y Eurcpe. His first place Of
himself with it; but inwardly he yearned TO,
Anam, where persecution was making cruel
havoc among Christians, and bringing OF
months spent 1t Hong-Kong In acquiring tho
Chinese and Anan,ite languages, the Tcnqoaaa
mission was allotted to him; and then indeed
n. nssr Il with
I should like any mission, but that OF Tom |
quin il doubly dear. All my Affection: have
long centred ths f 1s = nhsssns-npwards
Of 10000 MQr Retord alone has added 10000
souls to his flock. And then what future Is
opening for there are 80 native press o re-
lipious women besides. Six missionaries pc
longing to our Congregation are already ~
may Rmsrs. of tbs mission,
immortal flowers culled by the Lord IN HIS
fayo1ie gardens e.ethse %nas II
Iei1ned-you understand me! I'm
going to Tonquin, where the venerable Charles
cornay was martyred Of yo1 Psayen ws11 ,a se5
where NM. Scheffier and >Bonnard
were martyred, and q price is noyIset on the
head of every missionary. y, deas tere Da,,es'
INV whole frame thrills with desire. That IS
indeed the better part not given to all EI-
wltent In Domino .Sancti, allefaia. dare NOT ASK
but neither can l restrain my longing. Pray
o pray for your frienH"
fonqnin forms pert of Anam, which empire
was founded towards the close OF the
eighteenth century by Gra-Laong, last repre-.
oSer Cochin China. Situated at q south Il,
siJes Ton0,1in, the ancient kingdoms of Cochin
China. Gambodia, Tsiampa, Laos, and several
neighboring islands. Here is it's capital, ana
mated at $4,000, 900 of souls. Christianity had
i been kept up in these regions since the time OF
lf'ere de Rhodes by missionaries sent out from
the seminaire, Rue de BAG; put u "o ft ,sS 90.
Laongs death in 1920, his natural son ana suG,
cessor. Mimi Menh, treated Christians, both
native and foreign with greas srs Ssu1y
took place under Tn-Duc; nor did 1t cease till
1862 when the Anamite emperor was forced 70
sue for peace to the French government s
. liberty throughout his domin!ons, cedlng 10
! France at the same time portion OF terTItoly
in Cambodia Saigon, when form? Of Tue a aonr
J ishipg town, where Catholic institutions ana
| religious communities are efecting q vas,
8 amount of good. An Anamite embassy visited
r But these results were not achieved wlthon'
/ their price having first been paid IN Christi ar
q blood, and when Able Venard reached Ion
Q auin, persecution was raging fiercely. Otter
. he had to seek safety in flight, or to concea
Q himself id strange hiding. places, with out al q,
Indifferent amount Of cir, light ana en 1000 q
@ a far-away mountain, or lodged about In
n bark between the bushes skirting a stream o
Q anon passed whole weeks behind the mu'
d wainscot of some wretched howell, where three
: finper-holes afforded the sole means OF commn
If nication with the outer world Yet he preached
u aud baptized precious souls into the faith, ant
n even found means to translate several books o
n the New Testament and other works into TN
v Anamite language. At length he was takeI
prisoner on the Both of November, 1861
d Having been put into cage like an ANNA
O for show he was carried on mems shoulders t.
= Kesho, the ancient capital Of Tonquin, an!
i placed at tho doof of the chief mandarin
dwelling, that all might see him. Crowds di'
9 indeed gather round for his youth and Soo'
/. looks excited great sympathy; besides, hi
q fame had spread "a being some wonderiui per
o sonage Avery light chain was glved MN =
e lessen endurance and he was frequently en-
% treated to save himself by tIampling on tn
.e cross. The women, especially, exclaimed ad
70 mringly, Glow pretty that European IS!
Some brought him tea by stealth, and occa
-e sionally his cage opened that he NIGH
,r stretch his limbs and take a little exercise.
d. Abbe Venard, always serene seized tn
" onnortuuities offered for intoxicating religion
re truths. His only anxiety seemed to be tina
e. the sentence for execution might arrive. ii
le feared losing MS cnlnce Oh MAI Ivy iuoH'
40 suffered, however, in various ways, and pal
TO ticulnry when he wrote his last farewell t
re- his father whose previous death he knew not
ly AS usual, God granted many favors
III native priest came to visit the prisoner, as
w attracted by curiosity, and there with I'll
is crowd around, heard his whispered confessio
T. and gave absoution woman was found wh
as conveyed thu, Sacred Host concealed in boz
e. into his hands, and the incplcnt martyr ei
n loved the inetfuble consol alton oil being able
is communicate himself unohserred.
I, h..I w
February 1851 and that sweet, bright spir
IN winged it's Joyous ilight to heaven. No wondc
I'M the affairs of his nativcepace were 'iecked wit
IL flowers for the Masses that celebrated. tn
to martyrs triumph no wonder that Il triendi
IS circle, gathered round the festives board I
nd home to con graduate Melanie aud her two su
u yiving brothers. Pure Christian joy is unse
lis fish, and rises above the pain of our lowe
e. selves into empy-cal realms on high, whel
loved souls are at rest for ever i'll the bosom
st God.
us His precious remains, with the exception
ay the head, have been brought back to Franc
. and now lie in the Sale des Martyrs.
zee And the whilom Notary we saw depart
he there again, and mutely breaches to 'wililr
ct, souls in that humble corner of the gay capita
adj '-4 -
by FATHER FABER's WoRKs.-The sale
VI the translated works of Father Faber, il
Ge GLIDING those circulated in Belgium, br
,"e not the six thousand copies published
mt Flemish, has reached the prodigious tot
les of go, 800 copies. Germany has taken fl
m, her share $3.50 copies of the same work
ar Ten thousand have been sold In Italy al
en Spain, while in Russia, not including C'
Of se1, = In.