The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-09
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
sew ORLEANS. SUNDAY. JULY Q. ASIA.
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC MT1LLt0xHCx'

DIOCESE OF Conf
ssOms.-On Sunday last, RI. Rev. Bishop
Wood administered the sacrament OF Con6r-
nation to the numbers named In the churches
referred to as f0llows: St. Teresa's, 264
Church of Our Mother of Sorrows, Catbe-
dral Cemetery ,244, and st. AIMS, Port
Richmond, AIS, making, in all, 963 confirm
ed last Sunday. On Tuesday morning the
Torreedale. These, with 1879 already an,
nounced, make total of 2562 confirmed
during the month Of June, irrespective OF
those at the Church of St. Vincent de Paul,
Germantown, the precise number OF which
we did not get. These figures show the
incessant labors of our beloved Bishop, and
the actual necessity of his having, lor tne
ensuing two months, cessation from such
labors.-Catholic Standard, July l..
Our Sunday Scho0ls.-Some months SINCE
Mayor Fox, of Philadelphia, directed his
officers to take a census of the children at
tending day school, and Of those attending
no place of instruction. The reports thus
received being deemed as accurate as could
be obtained, and being considered valuable
as data for the School Controllers, his
Honor directed that or Sunday, juno 4th,
the census of the Sunday Schools OF all de-
nominations should be made. By the re-
turns, the Catholics are placed IN very
honorable position for, while having less
number of schools than the Meshooists'
Episcopalians, Presbyterians or Baptists,
the number Of children attending Catholic
Sunday Schools is much larger than any OF
those denominations, while the returns also
show an average more than deuble that OF
the highest Protestant denomination, as
will appear from the following figures
The Methodists have 81 schools, ASIA teach
ers, and 81 JAG scholars an average OF 2oo
pupils for each school, and Of about %
scholars for each teacher. the EPiscopa-
lians have 1896 teachers, and II ,577 schoi-
arr On .n aysrage OF each teaehsr
The byterians have 63 schools, Sl3i
teachers, and 90, 633 scholars, or ~ schoi-
airs for q school, and 9 scholars for each
teacher. The Baptists have 81 schools,
1928 teachers, aid 1922 schoiars, OF ~
pupils for each school, and about ~ sehol-
ars to each teacher. The Catholics have
10 schools, 1926 teachers, and 20, 1854 schoi-
ars, or 747 pupils to each school, and about
IS pupils to each teacher. The total re-
turns show 4O2 schools OF deno In'as
800 scholars for each school, and about IL
scholars for each teacher.-lbid.
DIOCESE OF BALTIMoRE.-On Monday,
June 10Th, the Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons
administered the Sacrament OF Conhrma-
ton TO fifty one persons at s M ho Tif
teen of these were converts. On the next
dav bishop Gibbons administered the same
holy sacrament at St. Mary's Church,
Barnesville, to thirty two persons, three OF
whom were converts. BishoP Giboons de-
lighted all who witnessed the eacred cere-
monies by his beautiful remarks a4d.b bis
happv illustrations. His kindness and at
fabiiity and urbanity found in Montgomery
congenial spirits who knew how to apPre-
ciate the amiable qualities OF most perfect
Town, Bishop Gibbons administered the
sacrament of Confirmation to about thirty
children and adults, though many more
had been prepared, but from some circum-
stance or other they were not all present ;
and on Saturday previous upwards OF a sixty ~
beautiful St. Johns, Frederick, under the
pastoral care of Father O'kane.
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YoRK.-St. A.
pkoasus, and the Church Of st. Alphonsus,
in Nep York.-The splendid new church OF
st. Alphonsus, facing on what is to be
Fifth Avenue continued, (Laurens street,
few doors above Canal street, is SO far
advanced that its spacious basement will
be opened for Divine service on Sunday,
July 9th. On the next Sunday, July 10th,
the Festival Of the Most Holy Redeemer,
and the patron day of the Redemptorist
Order, the solemn Iridium, in honor of the
declaration of St. Alphonsus as Doctor OF
the Catholic Church, will be opened, in the
basement Of this church. Our Holy Fa-
Their, Pope Plus TX, has endowed wlth
special privileges, in the way of P1enary
Indulgences and other graces, for all Re,
demptorist churches, this Triduum.-Pree
mans Journal.
Confrmations.-The sacrament Of Con
firmasion was administered by the Mos
Rev. Archbishop, ON Sunday, the 18th Jane
in the Church OF the immaculate Concep
tion, Yonkers, to 365 persons. On, Tues
day,sthe Goth June, in the Chapel Of tn
Ursuline Convent, East Morrisanin, to
pupils of the Academy. On Wednesday
the 2lst June, in st. Anthony's Church, c
this city, to 800 persons On Thursday
the 22d June, in the Church of Holy Gross
to 7s3 persons. On Sunday, the 25th june
in the Church of st. jerome, Mott Havel
Westehester County, to 2s1 persona.
Dedication.-The Church of st. JerOun
Mott Haven, was dedicated by the Mo-
Rev. Archbishop, on Sunday, 25th of Jun
The SERMON was preached by Rev: Villa
Quinn, pastor of St. Peters. The Past'
of the church is Rev. John j. Hughes,
whose Jealous and untiring exertions T.
- Catholics of Mott Haven are indebted 4
the large and commodious structure, whi'
combines church and school under one roc