The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04
lesrnink 81 ans Catholic Messenger.


The fair recently held in s.. Mary,
Church. Lancaster, Pa, of which the ven
cradle Rev. Bernard keenan, is pastor
realised the unushslly large sum Of $Il, ;.
This fact is onewhich should make
IS our city pastors look to their laurels
4 The debt ON st. Mary's Church was only
IS some $4,000, 50 that after paying it there i
81 circumstance of rare occurrence and
speaks well for the liberality Of the Catho-
lies Of Lancaster.
Last May the property known as Brant's
i Hill, Pa, was purchased by Rt. Rev. j. F..
Shannahan, y. D., Bishop of Harrisburg,
for the pnrpose Of tnrniDg the then nearly
completed buildings known as Col. Brant's
i unfinished palace into q school and convent
for the nse Of the Sisters of Mercy. For
thts purpose, as soon as the purchase was
completed, the necessary alterations were
1ade under the supervision Of the bishop.
The institution was opened on the 28th of
l9st month with great pomp. The bishop
q ana many Of the clergy were present.
The beautiful Cathedral at Wheeling,
Va, was thes scene of q most interesting
4 ceremony on the Feast of the Circumcision.
L ~. Kev. Bishop WheMn, on that day, gave
Sne habit OF the Sisters of st. Joseph to si1
young ladies and received the vows of one
novice, at the same time delivering a most
Impressive discourse on the religious life. |
The protested was Sister Mary Anna. |
daughter Of the late Commodore Bulls, U. |
: =. n, Q. New YORK; On the morning of the
same day, the bishop conferred Holy Or
ders on Rev. NJ. Mspjay, of this diocese.
6 We Gather Them In.-The following we
clip from the Reformed Missionary: "Gone
to Rome-On Sunday, Dec. "a, 1871, an
other member of the Reformed Church
went to Rome. This last "pervert" be-
Iowa. AT the time Of his confirmations
few years ago, he bid fair to become a good
member of the Church.
An Episcopalian Minister Becomes a Ca.
'thoHc.-The Rev. Joshua D. Bradley, DID. /,
q graduate of Oxford University and pastor
o. 81 the Protestant Episcopal Church,
made public recantation of Professionalism :
10 MS sermon before his congregation, on +
iastSunday morning. Great surprise, sor- :
row, and grief, were, manifested by his !
ins tie tsass in their
his noble determination. Instead Of that. =
Dr:Bradley exhorted his followers to re. y
nounce the errors which he was thus SOL !,
EMMY throwing of, and seek for that truth Il
which can be found nowhere else save in
the bosom of the Holy Catholic Chyrch. r
a Striking Faes:-Our little village at a
say ''We have something." A real town Il
CLOCK. Something to remind US every tt
hour of the day and night, that We have n
e, and that we are city. We feel as n
proud about this as boy does of his first "
boots. We congratulate our fellow citizens cl
ND We leass-,suv.s1xA., in aeS..s4 L
GAsv4ng no one else to do SO. This CLOCK r
Sas purchased partly by the Council, and p.
,artly by private contributions. There re- to
mains considerable unpaid balance. Let W
be wiped out ut once. The clock is to at
'e set IN the steeple of the Catholic Church, til
whose pastor, is due the credit of having is
ccomplished this aim-by dint of perseveo to
ance and energy. We tender our compli- All
aents to Father d'Hemecourt, and sincere eq
hope that he may long live to hear it HI
South. gi,