The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-20
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.


REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT THE HOUSE OF THE
Coon SHEPHERD.-we understand that concert is to
be given ON Wednesday evening next, February 23d,
in aid OF the above meriorious institution The ben
ets to humanity which it bestos the evils it seeks to
remedy the seltsacrdcng spirit of the ladies who
age it. and the urgent necessities of the house.
should secure generous response from onr people 1t
is known that the its behalf failure
II Let the forthcoming occasion be success
The concert is gotten up under the direction of Mr.
mie Lahache. who worthily following in the foot
teps of his father whose exertions ever ready
he call of charity From the talent both amateur and
professional which is secured the concert promises to
Ne worthy of the largest attendance Among the
mentioned Mons. II. Braun, the celebrated violin
sellist Joseph Guinet of the French OPERA and Miss
heresa Cannon the talented young organst and vocal
st of St AIMS Church. Aside from the object the at
fractions should fill Odd Fellows Hail. where the
feert is to be given.
n ST. MrcHAELs SocIETr.-The parish of ST. Michael,
recently created making commendable efforts to
abish of those institutions which ndispen-
sable efficient parish they powerful auxli-
aries in aiding laborous and worked pastor The
peope of ST. Michaels have taken steps to form Soci
ety. whose object to benefit the members by
perfect performance of religious duties the advance
ment of our holy religion, by the thorough prac-
tce of it, and by exemplary life" With the
expect good results from the organization whose
roll every eligible parish place
name.
The following the officers:
J. Lincoln President; P. Flanagan Vice President;
James Nugent Recording Secretary; ID. H. Buckley,
Financial Secretary; d. McKendrick, Secretary.
The USco GuID"-what would the tiremcn and
people of New Orleans say if the authorities of
church precincts refused permission for fire engine be-
ing it's vcinagei Would press and peO
pie be indgnantl BY letters read at meeting in
English town. Rev. Mr.. Proctor the Protestant
clergyman objected conscientious grounds" to
permit machine intended to life to occupy even
small space in the corner of church yard The con-
duct those people whom the poet Burns called the
guild, is sometimes inconsistent with Chris
teaching. The Lord rebuked those who objected to
the healing of the sick the Sabbath day and it would
seem that there still some who have conscient
tous objection to the most practical method of saving
life by causing engine be kept ready in church
yard
PANIC IN A CHURCH by last English papers
learn of a disaster which condemns from n long
statement Sunday 23d ult. vast crowd of people
assembled chapel Liverpool where
the Jesuit Fathers holding mission. The num-
bers were great that those who could not find
in the chapelrere in the schoolroom
derneath. Suddenly cry of fire" raised by some
unprnciped man, and usual frightful panic took
place The bodies of worsbppers hurried out in az
fright and commngled in q narrow passage. Fiji
teen persons sufocated the spot, and great
many inured-some it is believed fatally The melan
choly catastrophe has created much excitement in
Liverpool. The exertons of the Rev. Fathers were
instrumental in saving many lives.
~ THE CoUNCu.-In this weeks STAR we pub
lish the most important document yet received
from Rome-the letter addressed to each of
the Fathersby the Promoters of the Memorial
in favor of the Definition, and the Petition in
favor of the Definition This petition is said
to be signed by five hundred Bishops, begging
that it may be defined that. g the authority of
the Roman Pontiff is supreme and therefore
free from error when, in matters of faith and
morals, he declares and defines what is to be
believed and held, and what to be rejected aud
condemned, by all the faithful" The question
is now removed from the province of private
or newspaper dissatisfaction here we have five
hundred prelates putting their names to a de-
claration affirming that Il definition is "oppor-
tune and necessary" If formerly many could
have doubted the opportunities of declaring
this doctrine in the present Gcumenical Coun-
Gil, it would seem to be absolutely necessary
to detrne IT," The tenor of the latest writing
from Rome is that may expect any day to
hear of some decisive and definite act by the
Council.
CRUSADE AGAINST CATHoLIcIsM.-At the ter
mination of the late war, unnlistakable proofs
were furnished that the Catholic Church would
be the next object of Northern fanaticism
The initiatory step was recently taken by
Judge Hurlbut, of New York, in proposition
to amend the Constitution, to put down
Catholicism. The Albany Ecenng Journal
however, thinks that there is necessity for
any amendment of that instrument to effect
this purpose, saying: aye deiiere Congress has
no,o all the authority necessary IN the case" The
Albany Erening journal is paper of great
prominence aud power, and may he said fairly
to represent certain political and religious
party, whose uurelenting vindictveness has
been evidenced in the present condition of the
South. The following the reasons as
signed by it why Congress should annihilate
"Popery :"
The argument of the English Archbishop
Manning,.in which he sustans the aut"cratic
assumptions of the Pope; the powerful mnchi-
nations oi the Jesuit order; the proceedings OF
the Gcumenical Council the lessons Of his
tory; the assaults upon our common school
system; rhc declarations of every Catholic
organ il thus country the demand for I"G-
ton of rIr school fund, aud the controlling
mower rN ,rri>,d by the Catholic. Churrh il th.