The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-22
NUMBER 81.
LITTER raox jackson, ms.
JACKSON, MISS, Jan. ls, 1870.

JACKSON, MISS, Jan. IL, 1870.
Editors Morning Star and Catholic Messenger. s,
Why is it We hear NO little Of what -
going on at homei Where are the many
able pens amongst the Catholics of Misai..
sippif Would they not consider half
hour or more devoted to giving us, through
our home organ, an account o0the gfeeS
work going on in our midst time we'll spent,
and feel amply repaid by the qualification
it would give home readers to know al! OF
the many interesting events transpiring
around them : know if my ability but
family approached my good Will, IL wonid
be o rare pleasure to give publicity 70 the
many acts of heroic self-sacridce made Dy
devotion to aud love Of truth. How many
things even here, with small numbers and
| limited means, has been accomplished by
the untiring zeal of our good pastor, the
Rev. Father Picherit. Look at your churon
when built more than room enough Tor
all-now too small to meet the wants Of
your increased numbers; your convent and
| schoolhouse, where day after day the good
Sisters of Mercy train up your children
as our Sisters only can lifting them to dis
charge their duties In after life to God and
man. Did all these things spring up with
out effort, or did our good pastor, by un.
firing perseverance aud the sacrifice OF
every comfort for years, accomplish the
work Yes, our untiring pastor has done
|, oil this, and yet in vain have we looked for
Y
, ness--not but what we all individually re-
cognize the great obligations he has placed
: us under, Int We have snevef pubitcly
4 tAanl I'd him or acknowledged Il. HIS will
I get Ills thanks and reward where most of
4 our worthy priesthood receive them-at the
! hands of our Blessed Lord.
: cub beg pardon, Mr.. Editor; for far differ
!, cation. It was tn faeaepce this cOmmuni-
!. ceedings of the past week In our -usyfsnS,
~ quiet capital. On the Sd inst. our worthy
II and much loved Bishop, the Right Rev
William Henry Elder, took us by storm,
i and in his usual earnest aud practical way
l. commenced mt once the exercise OF the
lc .. iubilee,n preaching and hearing COMES
C. :, sions from morning until night, besides
a. giving instructions four times daily. vi
nf the 9Th inst. (Sundny), ne gave US AZ ~,
VI morning very able address on the Vaticai
~ Council; in the evening the Sacrament o
" Confirmation was administered to thirty
20 nine persons, amongst whom "ere lou
y, converts; but the chief glory was reserve
me- for the last. On SUNDAY n,gnas our isc.nre
ne u crowded house ON the temporal power
10 the Popes and the present difficulties
al our Holy Father. THIS last was suole'
vas very dear to his heart lin fact, to all VI
IN thoiic hearts,) and am conhden1 .na' !.
all. single Catholic felt lukewarm when o.
az. Rishop began, he was at boiling point
led fnr. the discourse ended. The subject w
pc: handled in 80 mastery manner tlae
OF forced the sympathies OF those prese!
Is who before were, if not hostile: at least
me. d,fferent. Many of our leading cit1Ze
ned I.ara ,,etitioned Bishop Elder to deliver
nee, .Jdrass ON the same topic. He has accel
ome "a .ha in yitatiop. and will deliver the G
'ge; Sress "a soon as his duties will permit a
Co. hall sufficiently large can be Obtain ,Sa IN.
en- " m the lecture on Sunday night prot
nent ~ ono odopted by the Central Commit
tate Lf ronr CITY. with but few alteratio
az against the action Of the Italian Cove
snrs men. WINS read and deposited in .ns Saa
Is no oar school. under the charge OF the
this ~. ~ Mercy. is In n most satisfact
inter- Sonait;on. the GOOD Sisters are improv
,ned, tSa arounds. and 10 q few years 1t will
'tire- one Of the attractions Of JaS Jackson
errors zach tn accommodate his increasing
3 met these signs speak for themselves.
Yours,