The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-06-12
LETTER FROM BADox ROUGE
BATON ROUGE. june

| BATON ROUGE June 5th 1870
Hd1togs Morning Star and Catholic Messa,ear
This evening the inhabitants of our c;t, no.,
the happiness of again witnessing ONE nf%h..su
touching and beautiful sights n JIG .. tnose
honor q the Blessed viEgin Rbsosssio1 in
Mary w s1e so % Sa,mS OF Nay the s,cest oaA Of
oHorcses were never once interrupted evening
after evening the altar of our fSes, Wnthag
cR iIhsa with with Lights and flowers and ali her
ni l the closing Of this month of benea;ct;",,
t nu. lew more days had still to eanse hsSor.
OF the happy day. all In eager
sne 18th, the tolling of bells. and ths Q.
;nnmotlon OF the citizens indicated thst s,uaa
soon hens danger threatened the city. IL 1as
the Of e9at The shs n ,Goss powder il
that several a9s,ng dreadful explosion. and
buried In thsot the workmen employefi vrere
belonging to th,In tins As the large Gre engine
abled by the explosan e oaI was entirely dis
persons entertained obtain water, many
tensions that the fire vsH'ss' serious appre-
powder magazine situated gain the large
women and children were sss tns Arsenal
and WOODS ind to p nn
time the fire was quelled, the excitemasr some
sided, and eight of the men rescued sub
s ruins, but 30 blaokened and wounded
scarcely TO De recognized. Our zealous Driests
were Immediately on the spot; two af fb
sufferers received baptism q few moments 10
lore the,r death the Others fingered for few
Gne last sacraments. This event tbIew
general gloom over our community. for y
One touch Of nature makes all mankind hin -
5ns even in this calamity the intercession of
ous d PRESSED Mother is most apparent for can
We oouoG tpat these newly baptized aonls vere
presented by her at the throne of Grace anSI
mercy! we could not mourn, but repeated in
!1yinl strains the words of onr Saviour. "a am
the resurrection and the life.n "1l
I'm tuesday the last dav of No. -
evening, tne weather was 30 inclement as 4
preclude all hopes of forming the npocess;o.
until the sI nax. had to be postpone
ana to-day the feast Of Pentecost seems =.
Ss sal adapted to the purpose for whiohft
of the eeen onth % one Of those beautiful ds
TO the sacred Heart of Jesus Truly Msrvf.
ways leads MS to her Divine Son. A nansie
S SInndS pefyades all nature; the sky ovr-
inviting you ont TO wander through Sha dfisis-
ana give yourself up to naeditatiye ipfinS1,Ts
Al Al seemed to be impressed; every rank, ciss
they behslS thsss san and gazing with
and innocent children winding their Jsy
through our streets. Every garden seeusA to
s InvG % nor Tine new beauty, every ireland
ano the surrounding air was laden wit rich
perfumes, waiting the prayers of the bnnie to
the highest heavens. w
The short but impressive address defered
Dy our pastor was most eloquent; he hhblea
himself to the capacity of the youn1esLbiid
without VIII, ;der1gating from that SIMPLE entity
ri MS hd instruction. And we have everason
at the foot of the altar of The MotbeF air
love-" will make lasting impression d their
young and tender hearts; but we hav1oFear
I u, was stamped on their feate, as
meg STOOD among the flowers, giving TX the
buds and blossoms to the great GID with
Inc simple faith, that they woul bloom
N gardens which will never fade
PHnosHER.