The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-24


NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. DECEMBER a. 1871.
DonHsrIc CATHoNIc INTELLIGENCE
Illness of RI. Rex. Bishop McGiH.--It is
with deep sorrow that we announce to our
readers the serious illness of the venerable
Bishop Of Richmond. Prayers in his be-
half were requested on Sunday, at the Ca
thedral aud all other churches of the city.
The following extract from the Richmond
Dispatch gives some hopes. of the recovery
of the much beloved Prelate "The Catho-
lie portion of the community was much
grieved and alarmed on Friday morning
when the congregation of st. Peters Cathe-
draf were requested to offer their pray ers
for the recovery of their much-beloved
Bishop who was then lying dangerously
ill. Drs. Houston, Mcguire and Bea'e, ms
attending physicians, were with MIN our
ing greater part of Friday, ana thougn
his condition was such as to give COED
cause for anxiety, the rumors OF his being
in dying condition were premature ana
without. foundation. On Friday afternoon
the last sacraments were administed to the
Bishop, but as every Catholic knows, this
is not an alarming indication. This is al
ways done in cases Of severe indisposition,
more as q precautionary measure than as q
sign of approaching death. The Bishop
on Friday evening was much easier, and 1t
was hoped that lie would recover. He is
suffering from an attack of malarious
fever.
s4O;s36 Made on Gold Headed Cane
The Catholics of Memphis are rejoicing
over an event which is at the same time an
evidence of the generosity Of the people of
that city and of the great popularity of Mr..
P. NJ. Winters, sheriff of their county. Rev.
Father Riordan is the pastor of a poor but
populous parish, and desired to build, a new
church for the accommodation of his increas-
s,,cp To voSo thA
funds among his poor parishioners was out
of the question, so fair was opened; but the
fair was not as successful as might be de-
sired. An ingenerous lady of Father Rior-
dams parish, however, conceived grand
plan which resulted in q golden harvest
We condense the account of it from the
Memphis Bulletin. A gold-headed cane
was purchased to be presented by vote to
the most popular state or county officer,
the votes to be one dollar each. The re-
suit after six nights voting was for Sheriff
Winters, %, 702; for John Donavan, 20, l4.
which gladdened the heart of Father Rior
dan ard built St. Patrick's Church.
Sunday evening, Dec. 10th, the five Mis-
sionary Fathers from England, Very Rev.
Herbert Vaughan, DID,, the Superior, and
Rev. James Noonan, Rev. Cornelius Dow
ling, Rev. Charles Viguerout, and Rev.
James Gore, were formally received by
Church, Baltimore. The Archbishop, vested
in fnll pontiftcals, ascended the altar steps
and in some brief but most eloquent re-
marks introduced Father Vaughan and his
associates to the congregation. His Grace
said that the Jesuit Fathers now relin-
pushed the church into the hands of tho
newly-arrived missionaries, in order that
they might commence their labors amongst
the parishioners without any delay. He
felt assured that his hearers would receive
them with the greatest love, knowing the
many sacrifices they have made in separat-
ing themselves forever from their native
land, to labor henceforth for the spiritual
welfare of the colored race.
The annual meeting of the St. Vincent de
Paul Society of St. Louis, was held on the
feast of the Immaculate Conception. The
society embracing some twenty conferences
and numbering near ono thousand men,
bers approached Holy Communion in a
body at St. Johns Church. The general
meeting was held on the evening of the
same day in the Sodality Hall, Very Rev.
P. j. Ryan in the chair. Mr.. Ring read the
report of the different conferences, by
which we find that the money expended in
works of charity amounts to $lO,2 90.
On the arrival of the Rt. Rev. Bishop at
Vancouver, in 1880, there were but two
churches in his vast diocese. At the pres
emit day, including tive in as many Indian
missions, they ,nuniber sixteen, five of
which have been blessed during the last
ten months, viz: st. Michael's Olympia, in
Dec. 1870; st. Josepli's, Yakima Valley, in
July, 1871 Our Lady Of Good Help, Seat
tie, and St. Peters, Port Madison, both 10
August last, and st. Johns above men,
toned.
Our German friends will be pleased to
learn that the Rev. Julius Pottgeisser, 81.
the Jesuit Missionary and lecturer, SO
greatly noted in Germany, has arrived in
New York and proposes to give lectures, in
German, in all the principal cities of the
the United States. Father P. is said to be
an orator of great power. He has already
commenced his first course of lectures in
New York.
DR.. B. J. McQuaid, Bishop of Rochester,
N. Y, is doing q valiant work for Catholic
education. Already, in the short time in
which lie has been in Rochester, seconded
by his devoted clergy, he has established
parochial schools on a scale SO extensive
that, some weeks ago, friend told us that
t,ro of the State goddess usurpation schools
were virtually SUSPENDED.