The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-10

Baltimore, on Tuesday, Feast Of the Pres
entation d. v. Mary, Sister Mary Franci,
Borgie Leonard, Of Dublin, and Sister
Mary Magdaleh De Passi w eckert, If Ba!
sion, and received the black veil and RIM
of the Sisters of Mercy.
At the Convent of the Visitation, Mont,
Maria, on the 9th of November, Miss Jan,
E. Sweeney received the religious habit
and -nnme Of Sister Mary Alloy sius. Or
the same occasion Sister Mary Geneveve
Eggars made her holy profession. The
Re-. Rev. DR.. McGiil performed the cere.
mony and preached Is very appropriate ser.
mon. - .. 8" 90
We learn by telegraph that Archbishop
Allemapy dedicated church in honor OF
st. Mary Magdalen at Salt Lake last week.
Between the Instructions of the United
States bench and those of the Catholic
pulpit, Mormonism will be subjected to a
harassing cross-fre. The Catholics in
Salt Lake nuDber not moro than three
hundred.
A movement, has inst been inaugurated
in New York looking 20 the practical sue
cor Of the Holy Father in his troubles A
grand Catholic Union is proposed in which
each dioceeeyin constitute n circle, and in
and through, itthe Catholics of the whole
land are to be organized for q sort of civil
crusade against that spirit of modern
pecially in Rome, which raises itself up.
against everything that is of Cod
The Grand Cathedral of New 1orE-Cn
last Sunday afternoon, pursuant to an an
nouncement in the churches of the CITY,
the new CATHEDRAL was, for the first time.
thrown open to the public, 40 that the Ca
tholic people of Kew York might form some
idea of the grandeur and beauty of the
great architectural monnment they are
sopjointly erecting to Almighty God. Few,
We think, were prepared for the sight that
met their eyes on entering the roofless
nave. The lofty arches, the exquisite
groaps of huted columns rising in majestic
far above; the immense proportions Of the
nave and lateral aisles, the broad transept.
ending at either end in lofty portals. the
side chapels, already clearly defined in
their symmetrical proportiops-them massive
character Of the walls and pillars, and the
beholders with surprise. Truly the Catho-
lies of New York may well be proud of
their grand cathedral.
Within the brief space of a wear. Indian.
aPolis has witnessed the dedication of two
large, costly and beautiful Catholic church, !
es. st. Johns, destined tobe the Cathe- |
dral Of the present diocese of Vinceppes.
when the Sec 10 transferred to the CAPITAL /
Of the State, and st. Patrick's, tho churchill
ASosSatSu =" tuo ocItlCc OI OOO on lAsG'E
sunday. The lattez congregation was or
genized six years ago. Tho members
crested a small church, which accommo-
dated, at the time, all the Catholics of the
south eastern part of the city. But the
growth of Indianapolis, in the last decade.
Of Chicago. 1t became the great railroad
oentre of the West. Last Spring the cor
ReF-stono Of the new church was laid, and
last Sunday it was soiemnly dedicated. 1t
is large and beautiful building, and will
seat 300 persons. But even
with this addition to the places of Catholic
in indianapolis, there are still
needed two OF three more churches, as the
Catholic population amounts to twenty
'housNnd and is rapidly lncreasing.-Cin-
'ssEGG Telegraph, Nou. 30.
Thursday morning, 23d M, during the
line O'Clock service at tho Church of St
Fohn the Evangelist, New York, q scene took
place that struck terror into the heart OF
very mother present. Father McNJnLon
While earnestly addressing his conpreca,
ion, was interrupted by one of his assist !
nts handing him note. On perusing it Y
g remarked: !" If there is n lady present {
y the name of Curtis she will please fol- c
w me at once to the clergy room, y adding a
ehas something mad occurred at her home |
nee she left it one hour ago" There was n
general stir throughout the assembly and O
Fesently lady arose and made her way |,
wards the front of the church, the priest il
flowing her out. He shortly returned, Il
'wever, saying the lady who had respon, 4
ID TO the summons was tho wrong person. W
was some other Mrs. Curtis whose atten- I
On he desired to attract but, as no one s,
owed, he continued, that the child of the il
oman whose attention he desired to at "
act had been burned to death since she Il
70 1T that morning. An exclamation and
Woman's shrek of agony succeeded the
laounceirent, and the poor mother was
through the crowd. A! nHmeiess fear az
0ns. "
Death of Father Waller s. CoomcS. m
we to record this week the death of an a
ser OF the old missionary priests of Ken Ca
cky. Father Walter >. C0on,es endered an
soul to God on Tuesday morning last, hhe
sue OF. Nlncents Orphan Asylum, in f"I
70 IA'1' ~ "Sn institution he had been lal