The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-04
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ARCHDIOCESE OF New YoRK-ConGrma-
fion.-The sacramation, 0f confirmation WAS
administered by the Most Rev. Archbishop. !:
On w. dDesday, 18th May, in st. Patrick's
Cath- drai, to 1863 persons. On Thursday,
18th, in the Chapel of the Academy of the
Sacred Heart, 18th street, to 20 persons.
On Friday, 18th, in st. AIMS Church, to
goo persons -: o. Saturday, 2ost, in the
Charity, Mount st. Vincent, to 25 persons.
o. Sunday, 2lst, in St. cJoseph's Church,
Sixth avenue, to GIG persons.
The Right Rev. DR.. Loughlin, Bishop of
Brooklyn, confirmed 4UO children in the
Church OF So. Peter and Paul.
Ne,c Di0cese.-It is thought that the Rev.
Themss Preston, pastor OF St. AIMS Ca
tholic Church, will be appointed the Bishop
OF the Few diocese to he formed out of u
portion of that now under the care of the
Bishop Of Albany Father Preston, who
was y Protestant Episcopal Minister in
1886. joined the Catholic Church in ls49
or 1850. He is q ready, fluent speaker.
His SCI mons are eloquent and learned. He
ut present holds the position of Chauce1to-
Of the Archdiocese of New York.
Gift to the POpe.-The Freemdns journal
announces that the subscription list tor the
Holy Father, to be presented to him on the
twenty fifth anniversary of his election to
the PODtifcate, has been closed, and that
it am0unts to the handsome cum OF $4666 AZ.
The Freeman also advocates . general illu-
MinatlOn.
Three converts were admitted into the
Church on Ascension Day in st. Patrick'e,
Long Island City, N. Y, ny the Rev. Father
Marco. Two of these had been life long
Presbyterians, and ONE Methodist, and all
were full grown, one, woman, having at
tanned the rlge age of seventy five.
ARcBDIocEsE OF Cmc1NNAT1-Bards-
vided by the Right Rev. Bishop for St. Jo-
seph's College, Bardstowp. 1t is composed
Of priests called of the Resurrection, a
society founded since 1850. 1t is hoped the
new staff will rival, ii it may not surpass,
its predecessors.
The Church of the immaculate, on Mount
Adams, has been placed under the pastor
ship of the PassiOnist Fathers. They will
signalize their coming to the Diocese of
Cincinnati, by opening mission in their
new church on Trinity Sunday:-Ielegraph.
COnfrmation.-Oue hundred and thirty
persons were confirmed at st. Patrick's on
Sunday, 2lst May.
Right Rev. DR.. McQuaid, Bishop of Ro-
chester, while Cd q visit to Cincinnati, con-
6rmed 81 children at the Church of st.
George, on Ascension Thursday.
DIOCESE OF PH1LADELpHIA.-Confr
ssV"o'-Ou oubuhyy ~ctu H!t.s tbo Sacf2-
ment of Confirmation was administered by
Right Rev. Bishop Wood to ISL persons, as
follows: st. Mlchael's Church, sis Church
of st. Francis Xavier, 324 and Convent
of the Sacred Heart, 12.
ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMoRE.-ConfrAao -
tson.-On May 18th, Ascension Thursday,
the Sacrament OF Confirmation was ad min
istereG by Right Rev. Bishop Bayley, in
+. Holy Cross Church Germany to GO persona,
ten being adults and six converts. On the
same afternoon the Right Rev. Bishop
visited the newly dedicated Church of the
Fourteen Holy Martyrs, and gave confirma-
tiOn to 32 persons, four OF the recipients
being recent converts to the Church. On
Sunday, May p, the Most Rev. Arch bishop
administered the rite Of Confirmation to
:2S persons in st. Johns Church, including
50 adults, of whom As were converts. On
the afternoon of the same day the Arch
bishop confirmed zoe persons in St. Vim
cents Church, OF which number 40 were
adults and % converts to the Faith.
Laying Of a Corner stone.-Sunday, May
IA, the corner stone of the Catholic Church
of the Holy Name of Mary was laid at New
Berlin, Sagamon county, Illinois, by Rev.
G. Sucker, pastor of IS, Peter and Paul's,
of Springfield. The new church will be
Fifty by eighty feet, steeple IO4 feet high,
in the gothic style: