The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-09
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of Christian charity in Hong Kong, and
among them is Miss Bowring. so we'll known
Sisters have only one ambition. They want
moro work. They would like to have
charge of q public hospital. It is their
proper sphere. Perhaps in the coming
year they may be rewarded by having one
placed under them."-O rerland China Mail,
ApriI 10.
The Lrisl Martyr at ITEM 7sin.-From the
Irish Ecclesiastical Record for the last
month we extract the following letter to
the Cardinal-Archbishop Of Dublin. 1t
gives some most interesting details con-
nected with this Irish martyr; details
which. assnredly, will be the more . rized
by many Of our readers, as they are die
tated by the gratitude by Scotch Presby-
terian Freemason:
% Burr street, East Smithfield, Z,
June 4, 1877. {.
Your Enstnence-I earnestly request you
will have the kindness to publish this letter
In any Irish periodical you may think will
lead to the discovery Of the parents Of a
beloved child, who suffered martyrdom for
her Saviour's sake. AZ was the only
British subject in the Tien-Tsin Hospitap
previous to the massacre taking place, the
whole Of the ladies of the institution be-
longed to the Order Of St. Vincent de Paul,
and amongst those saints waa my kind.
hearted nurse, Sister Lonise, who was ar
my bedside day and night, cheering my
dropping spirit, bf6ken down with sickness
and pain. Ofsen she told me how delighted
abe was, although far away from Old Ire
land, to have tho privilege Of converting
in her native tongue with q Scotchmau.-
will not dwell longer ON the characteristics
OF this ministering angel, who 10 now with
her Redeen,er. On the evening before the
massacre, had received sign from. .
brother Mason that my life was In daageY;
/, however, remained all nighs tarmed) IN
the hospital, and left about 8 o'clocls next
morning. Previous to my ieaving, I tried
hard to persuade poor sister Louise to
come with me TO the British Consulate !;
alas! all was of NO avail /; I then paid her
the sum OF ten shillings hospital fess, be-
sides giving her q small donation in behalf
Of the schools Shoald the above meet The
eyes Of her bereaved parents, shsll fee.
receipt, recorded In her handwriting. The
massacre took place in about an hour after
lett the hospital, and poor Sister louise,
was the last victim. I also wish to state
that abe told mo her native place was near
Waterford. 1 am, reverend sir, your ota-
dent servant, JAMES MERcER,
Master of the ship Walton, of Harwich.
casion of solemn visit, lately. made by
the Right Rev. DR.. Bopjean, Bishop Vicar
Apostolic of Jafina, to one of the parishes
in bis Vicariate, great multitudes gathered
from all quarters to receive the Bishop.
Many pandals were erected along the road
by which the procession had to pass, at
each of which the Bishop stopped and gave
his blessing to the people and it is men
toned as q memorable fact that one of ths
most graceful of these pandals was erected
by the Hindoos of the neighborhood-a
proof of the great change that must have
come over the Hindoo population, who
used to be the most addicted to pasanism,
and therefore the most opposed to the Ca
tholic religion, in the whole island.
Ficaridte-A postolic Of the Maiayan PENN
sula-DeaM Of Right Rev. Bishop Boacho.-
A correspondent of the Bombay Catholic
Examiner writes from Singapore: {" 1 re
greet to have to announce to you the death,
on the 9th of March last, of our venerable
and reverend Bishop, DR.. Jean Baptiste
Boucho, who had reached the age of seven
ty-six years. He arrived in Penang in
1924, and was ordained Bishop in 1875. To
him the Catholic mission is indebted for its
schools, churches, and nearly everything
that it possesses in the three settlements OF
Penang, Malacca and Singapore"