The New York herald., 1871-10-16
waAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH n,

st. stephens Roman Cath Ollie Gnu
mon by ISev. Father Garvia
The mass sung at st. Stephens Chi
terday was Mozart's No. IL, and tue
the ordinary choir was In attendance
forth, the 0rganist. managed to accor
task very successfully. All the smvt
however, taxed 70 the !, utmost, an,
COllerti's absence was nOtlceably felt. +
such artists as Miss Emma Howson g.
Benziger no fears might have been enterta
the audience would not be treated to S
singing. MISS Howson was In excellent
terday, and exerted herself wonderfully t
for the abSence OF full choir. No part
undertakes but Is rendered with
A SWEETNESS AND PRECISION
deserving OF tho highest encozhium. Il
carnatus" OF the Cred0 was sung Dy Sign
In admirable style. Tne "Benedictus" at tn
by the soprano, c0ntralto ana tenor, was 81
rare ability. AT the vespers In the after 6
Hows0n sang Frasies "Salve Reginar
feeling. Perrayos "Tantum Ergo" was also
High mass was celebrated by the r
Lynch. and after the first Gospel the
McGlynn read
THE ARCuBIsH0P'S CIRCULAR
60 al tho pastors OF the city, calling upol
appeal " their congregations for aid
Chicago sufferers and appointing sur
as tho day To take supscriptlons-,
tions at all the masses on tlat d
devoted to THIS charity. Dr. McGlynn :!
ieeingiy anu eloqucntly OF the disaster IL
ana though iaudlng the noble generosity &
Pie OF this city, yet nc felt there was a 81
Tor Catholics 20 subscribe li0erally.
principal reasons urged by the DOCTOR W.
every great CITY there was certain TO be l
poorer classes large proportion OF CaJn
these invariably went I'D their pastors la ~
and trouble. Hence 1t was only meet tina
THE PRIESTS SHOULD pE SUPPLIED VIII
TIAL AID
ed that tho sermon for the day would b
by the Rev. Father GAVIN, VINO II adj Just
this city from Chicago, aud was autl
Bishop Foley, OF Chicago, 10 collect inol'
Tue Rev. Father Gavin then ascendcd
and proceeded to explain some OF the III
the Catholic Church III the lii-!ated city
erena speaker gave simple facts 10 the
pre-. .crring TO let these appeal to his hea
than create sympathy by an orasoricai
gave the following succinct account ol IN
Churcn sustained Dy the hre:-
CHURCHES DESTROYED.
Holy Name, having Il congregation OF y
to 5000 souls; 81. MlchaeIS, having
JOseph's, having 5000; Immaculate
having 2, 500; st. Mary's (the oldest chu
denomination i'll the city. having 1000.
having =, 500, and ST. Paui's, having 1000
CONVERTS.
The convents destroyed were-Conye
and House OF Providence, having ~ I'M IS.
vent OF the sisters OF Mercy. having II mi
vent OF st. Joseph. having Is inmates; ea
Convent, having 23 inmates; Convent
Shepherd, having "a inmates; Convent &
mnican Sisters. having s inmates.
INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOOLS.
st. Francis Xayier'S Academy aud 81
Girls having lj0 Uoarder5 and day ~
Josephrs Academy. having 20 boarder
Brothers. College, having % b0arders &
school, having 800 girls and 200 boys;
School, having COO boys and 500 girls;
School, with $50 boys and 200 girls;
Conception School, having 300 boys NJ
Mary's School, with 200 girls and 800 DO.
Tho following asylums were desfroyt
len Asylum. having I0l Inmates; Orph
having 200 inmates.
The AlexiOn Hospital, having 20 inma
stroyed. also the Hospital OF the sister ~
mot completely. The Bishops house
lOral residences also are among the ruin
Tue preacher tncn with earnest wore
noble institutions OF which Chicago W
proud. There were
THIRTY THOUSAND PERSONS
OF the Catholic fattn seriously incomm ~
fire, and IL should be remembered tnat 1t
these were ut tcrly helpless-lnmates ~
or poor, helpless little orphans, VINO
10 the hardest heart FOR helD.