The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-15
His Grace, N. J. Perche, Archbishop of

His Grace, N. j. Perche, Archbishop OF
New Orleans, in a carriage.
AS the procession moved up Common
street, through the dense masses of people,
the bands playing and banners high in air,
it presented most striking appearance.
When it reached the church, the mem
bers of the various associations filed IN
through the arch of the foundation, imme-
diately under where the grand entrance Is
to be, on to the walls on either side. I'm
mediately over this arch was the we'll
known expression of Irish hospitality
Cead mile Jailthe.
" which conveys from Celtic lips the over
flowing abundance of the heart in its hun
dred thousand welcomes to the unknown
stranger as we'll as to the oft-tried friend"
His Grace, preceded by the clergy, then
walked through the long line of men who
stood on either side of the sidewalk With
heads uncovered, to the platform over the
rear portion of the foundation, on which
had been erected spacious pavilion for
his reception. The platform was densely
crowded with ladies and gentlemen, men
even crowding the tops of the walls OF the
foundation, which are at least two feet in
thickness, all eagerly awaiting the appear
auce of Father Ryan. At length, silence
having been restored, Father Cornelius
Moynihan, of st. Peters Church, stepped
forward and introduced that distinguished
divine in the following words:
Ladies and Gent7emcn.-On great and import
ant occasions like this 1T has always been
customary to formally introduce the orator OF
preacher of the day. do not believe, now
evening is necessary, because there is not Q
man. woman OF child in the Southern states o.
3 this country who is not well acquainted VIII
a his name. There is not house nor harhie'
in the whole South in which the name
(, 9. Moina" is not Familiarity known. a.-
n During the eventful period from 1851 to 1869
when dissension, civil warfare and STRIFE al
Q flicted our unhappy country, Moina, VII VIII
q his men and with his poetic genius, made tn
sentiments of the South known from North L
South, and from East to Mest; IN sI'rs, nIt 'n
the orator of the day, u.s. therefore, nnnecessi
II rv: and, in order to be brief, and not to kee
vast multitude in % rssent to
- without further comment, the author OF IL
e immortal "Conquered Banner,s Rev. A.
\. Ryan, of Mobile.
at} Father Ryan's appearance was greete
"a with thunders of applause. His sermon,
n piyen below, is copied from the Times
10 Monday, q few alterations of palpable
y. rors having been made by ourselves, as I'll
49, Rev. gentleman could not find time, d
ring his short stay in the city, to revise
ch On the whole the report is passaoly go
ch one, though the connection seems to ha
,t- been entirely broken in many places.
o FATHER RYAN'S SERMON.
Mv Dearly Belored Christian Friends Il sh
read to you the official words laid down oy
Catholic Church in the laying of corn
w. stone and shall make those words. the t.
80 from which shall say very few words.
emit In the faith of Jesus Christ we lay II
lad His stone in this foundation, in the name
"a, the Father, and of the Son, and of the II
mai Ghost; that here the true faith may flourish
, of the fear of God and fraternal charity, and
,,5 let this nlace be destined for prayer ana
VI" the invocation and calling on the name OF
hey same Lord, Jesus Christ, who, with the Fat
aop and the Holy Ghost, liveth ana reigneth'
forever and forever. Amen"
,es- l have been introduced toyou, my dearly
he'd loved Christian friends, as one connected
the Conquered Banner" 1 stand before
now as o member of that imperial army WI
by holds aloft before the world an unconqu.
and uncomfortable banner-the banner OF
Cross. And if there be any men on e
Aid who have the right to plant that
- ner and beside it stand and preach J
e' Christ and Him crucifed, it is the priestl
ixth If the Holy Catholic Church. Hence, W
ever we Co-and there Is not u lanu pen
the sun that is not marked by the prints Of
wstsEsd by the ssnss fES% S%T
GO sfu Sa p5aa and standing beneath that
the preach the old sermon, the eSeEaass,n !.
AIDED mon Inc sg Ifns woes and wants and SUITE
in it. We tell you of nothing new we q ar
the the men of yesterday we trace our liz
back through the ages gone Sy riant tSe
-1,o,,, now, it is because we have brought it
- Calvary itself. Therefore, it is by right On;
Id L. does not come to US from human concessl
asEthl,- mi v ilece hnt by right based on