The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-09

AUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THEN r
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY ,
and day with great vividness, and spoke
of how many Died upon the streets and
were buried in q paupers' heap. In nfer-
ence to the Refuge for Destitute Boys, he
1867 they gave 4e,2O5 suppers and 1880
nights lodgings, they would not ask what
had become Of the ], O00, 600 pennies. And
he told them no child was ever turned
from the door of that refuge on account OF
his creed. There were ITO permanent in
Anne-street at the present time-many
without q friend in the world; most of
them saved at an early age from the streets.
Here Father Nugent produced fine little
boy, some Eve years Of age, an inmate OF
the refuge. That little fellow, he explain
months old, by a policeman, who picked
him up in the street; and though they
were unaccustomed to nursing, small box
formed his bed, and he was fed out OF
teapot with q piece of cloth placed over
the spout. (Laughter.l The reverend
ton as a means of relieving the country
of the surplus population, ground down
by taxes, end showed in o most attractive
light the advantages Of Canada.
Ecclesiastical Titles Biu.-On Monday.
June 18th, the motion for going into COM
opposed by Mr.. Newdegate, who moved
that the stage be postponed for six months.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. G'Laren,
opposed by Mr.. Ball, and on o division re-
jected by l76 to 81. A subsequent motion
to report progress was defeated by 1853 to
&c; as was another (wben in c0mmittee)
to confne the operation of the bill to Ire
land, by 14 to As. The bill was then
passed through committee. On Wednes-
day, the bill passed tho third reading.
SCOTLAND.
Lochee, Dundee.-On Sunday, within the
Octave of Corpus Christi, there was q
solemn procession of the Blessed Sacra-
ment in the groands of the Little Sisters
of the Poor, at Wellburn, near Dundee.
both of which Benediction was given.
From 6O0O TO 5000 persons were present,
including, of course, many Protestants'
The procession included the children of
the Guild Of Mary, in white dresses, to the
number of upwards of 200, the Sodality of
the Sacred Heart, and Religious of the
Order of Mercy and of the Little Sisters of
the Poor. This 10 the first time since tile
Reformation that an outdoor procession
| Of the Blessed Sacrament has taken place
in this part of Scotland.
FRANCE.
The Church in tho Conquered Provinces
A correspondent of the London Tablet gives
che following interesting intelligence con-
cerring religious affairs in the provinces
lately ceeded to Germany by France
| Our conquerors professed that they would
make as little change as possible in our
laws, SO that the effects of conquest would
hardly be apparent. In accordance with
this they have left us all the French
abuses, and added to them some new ones
of Prussian manufacture. Up to the date
of the cession the nomination 20 benefices
of the class called Cantonal depended on the
good pleasure of the French Government.
| The Bishop nominated, aud the Govern
ment signified its appreciation, and then
only was the appointment made. That
mode of appointment was bad enough, but it
| had existed ever since the Concordat. The
| Prussians have assumed the same right,
but under them the state of things has been
completely changed. The Sovereign OF
Prussia is a on-Catholic Prince, and it ie
thing unheard of in any age of. the
Church that any non-Catholic authority
should possess the right of appointment to
q Catholic beneffce. IL consequence of this
the Bishop of Strasburg has refused to
accede to the arrangement. Things have
already come to an open breach. Little is
said about it at present, but its inconvenien-
| ces arealready felt, and are most deplorable.
The town of Colmar consists of ouly one
parish of &c, 900 inhabitants. The Cure has
been dead nearly eighteen months, and the
Bishop finds it at present impossible t.
appoint his successor. At Mulhouse the
chief parish numbers $4,000 souls, fol-
whom there is but one Cure and ten Vicaires
The Cure has been dead more than siz
months, and the ten young Vicdires have
to take the whole charge of that immense
parish. OF course religious interests are
suffering; and there is no prospect of any
satisfactory arrangement being come to-
Under the French Government there had
never been any difficulty in the admins
tration of the Diocese. The Bishop o
Strasburg, Mgr. Raess, has presided fO
more than thirty years over this Diocese
and all the secular officials whom we have
; had in both of the Departments, were al