The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-28
Nernlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. MAY 20 leIi.
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC MTALLIGENCE.


DOMESTIC CATHOLIC MTALIIGENCE.
ARCHDIOCESE or NEW YoRK.-Confrma-
ions in NeU York City.-Over one thous
Ind children were confirmed on Sunday,
Nav l4th, in St. Peters Church, by the BIT.
Rev. Bishop Reilly, of the diocese of
ksv. Fathers Quin and O'Farrel, Of st.
PETERS, and Rev. Father Valois, Of Mon
real. In the morning the children made
heir first communion. The Ri. Rev. Bisf,-
Sp Reilly administered confirmation in this
Instance, instead Of the Archbishop, DO
Iause his Grace was similarly employ ed on
3be same day, at the Church of Our Lady
bf Sorrows, where a very large number OF
children received the sacrament OF comm
nation at his hands.
i Death Of tho ReU. VIM. McCteIfan.-Ihe
Diocese of New York has l0st another Ut
It's priests. The Rev. VIM. Mcclellan, for
eese, expired suddenly on the 9th instant,
white ON visit tn this city.
! Redempt0rist Aissi0ns.- The Rev. Father
Wayrich, Superior of st. AlphOnsus Church,
N. Y, has returned, after finishing mis-
lion at St. Peters Church, Columbia, Pa,
which was attended with very happy re-
ults. After the close of this mission, the
BIT. Rev. DR.. Shanahan, Bishop of Harris
burg, dedicated . new church at Marietta,
about three miles from Columbia the
bandsOmest building in the place, and
which is attended By the same indefatig-
bile pastor, Rev. j. J. Russell, Of Column
bia. The ceremonies were surprise to
khe natives" Of that staid old region, and
gave them new idea of Catholic faith
end self sacrifice. Societies, with banners
end music, we're present from Columbia,
Nork, etc, and there were from Eve to seven
thousand present at the dedication.
The RedemptOrist Mission at st. James
NJ III Ami haxHt no
bart of the mission intended for women,
last Saturday. On Sunday last the mission
Especially for men was opened, to continue,
probably, two weeks.
association for Befriendiag Children
THE objects of this association are, first, to
reform depraved girls second, to rescue
the children of degraded parents. The as
ISOLATION aims to accomplish these objects
}by securing the voluntary CO operation of
the child in etfecting it's own reform. 1t is
mot the purpose Of the association to have
these depraved children committed by the
courts to their care, but that they shall
come to them voluntarily. or at the solicita-
led novels, so called homes. They are fed and
clothed, and instructed in the knowledge
of their faith and III the radiments of q
common school education they are taught
the various branches of industry, and after
time, longer or shorter, according to cir
cumstances, they are provided with en-
ploym and placed in q position to earn
their own living. The association was
founded on the 25th of March, 1870, and its
first annual report gives the following
statement of it's labors: Total receipts,
S947S 43; total expenditures, $924s AZ
Balance in laud, S23S OIL. Total number
Of children received, lO4 sent to other in
shepherd, i; St. Francis Hospital, l.:
Provided with employ n,ent, SO; restored
to parents, 8. OF this number the Oldest
was ls years, the youngest years. In ad-
ditiOn, there has been an average of ten
meals daily supplied to children not resi-
dent in the HOuse.-Freeman.
ARCHDIOCESE OF C1NcINNATI.-The Most
I Rev. Archbishop administered COnfirma-
ton on last Sunday, fifth after Easter, in
the Church of st. Bernard, Springfield, to
4 l29 persons the children from the Church
of st. Raphael included. st. Bernardo is
vers fine building, 1913 by 60, and AZ feet
high. The German Catholics, under the
able guidance of their pastor, deserve
great credit for it's erection. On the same
+ day the Archbishop confirmed 1872 persons
in st. Mary's Church, Urbana.-Cincinnati
Telegraph, May ID.
On Sunday, May IA, the cornerstone of
a Protectory for orphan boys was laid, at
the farm of the Franciscan Brothers, near
a Delhi. The farm contains 100 acres, and
menced, will contain accommodations for
i 500 boys.
I ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMoRE.-On Sun
4 day. l4th inst, in St. tgnatius Church
Baltimore, Ri. Rev. j. r. Bayley, Bishop
of Newark, confirmed 14l persona, OF
which III were children, and "a adults, {
= of whom were cOnverts. The Papal Bene'
diction was impaired by Archbishop Spald-
ing.
At the Church of the Immaculate Con-
: ception of Mary, on the same day, Isl
children made their Grst communion, AND
in the evening 30 persons were confirmed
80 being converts and IL colored.
At the Church of st. Francis Xavier, 6(
colored persons, &c of whom were con
verts, were contirmed.-Mirror.
DIOCESE OF PHILADELpHIA.-Cont rma-
\ tions.-On Sunday last, the 18th inst, Rt
/ Rev. James F. Wood, ID. D., accompanied
by Rev. A. j. McConomy, visited st. Au
gustine's Church, Rev. p. Crane, o. s. A.
pastor, and administered the Sacrament o
Confirmation to All persons. On the same
day he visited st. Dominica, Holmesburg
Rev. 7. w. Power, pastor, and administer
( ed confirmation to 100 candidates, making
in all COL.