The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-09
LETTER FROM MOBILE.

LETTER FROM MOBILE
MOBILE, June a, 1872.
To the Editor of Morning Star:
During the past few weeks, which W G allotted
TO ourselves for rePose, after the cratic ebali-
ror, the STAR, it was highly amusing to listen
10 the many conjectures about Twilight"
~ Out stat nominis umbra."
most OF which were close to the real object
Of curiosity us they who exercised their vivid
imagination on the subject were to the man
in the moon; whilst many of them were a.
destructive of the rest as Jupiter would lie to
Venus did he come in contact with her. Not
alone were the conjectures amusirg but the
inquisitive looks aud fursive~ glances that
passed around the little circle in which We
move were Us good to our laughable appetite
Us Goldsmith's "haunch of venison +" would
be to q hungry mans stomach. To those who
seldom indulge in it, we would suggest hearty
laugh as a specific remedy for dependency.
But whilst all failed in striking the mark, We
must candidiy confess there is one, however,
upon our trail. He is canny little renus, I"
with keen scent, who is forever peepiug out Of
his tiny hole, with o sagacious look. At first
we did not notice his movements, till he was
already upon our tracks, but woe to him If we
lay our destructive hands upon his miserable
body. for we will sheer him of his flowing
name" aud send it to our lady love as o tro.
ply of our brilliant achievement.
In accordance with our previous announce.
frmation was administered on Trinity Sunday
| morning, ut st. Mary's Church, by our much
beloved and respected Bishop: The number
for she 1ssous Of the
parish of Mobile, and its happy result may be
attributed to the parish school, under the i'm.
mediate charge ofits "soggarth Aroon." Had
connection with the Church, 1t is questionable
if even one half the number wonld be aspir-
ants for snch special faYors as !" First Commu-
nion," or become the recipients Of snch bound
less gifts as "the Seven fold" fhis was the
last phalanx Of Mobilize City quota for 1872 to
the grand army of youthful volunteers in the
cause of God and of His Church. Whether she
in proportion to her Catholic population, say
about 10000, is problem in religious msthe-
matics for ecclesiastical staticians to solve.
Not being fully instructed in such calculations,
matter. We merely give the data" and
allow our intelligent readers to draw their own
con clusion: st. Yincent's Parish, 40; St.
Patrick's, 10; Cathedral, IS; St. Joseph's. 50 /;
Whether the missions shall contribute their
quota "pro rata" remains to be seen. We
have no doubt but they will, and even surpass
the city. We hope to be able to keep you
St. Mary's Church, the solemn and imposing
ceremony of renewal OF "Baptismal vows"
took place. After the singing OF the " o Sa&-
taris and before the intoning of the 1antun'
the pastor, dressed in cope, turned towards the
children, all of whom instantly arose, and,
with lighted candles in their hands, typical
of the purity of their souls, renewed, in proprid
! persona, the solemn pledges made for them at
The baptismal font. AS one of the little girls
of the school read, in clear, distinct and
| audible voice, the renewal of their baPtismal
vows tears of joy, mingled with gladness,
were seen to roll down the cheeks of the pious
worsbipers. Tho sight was an impressive one,
and will form ore OF the happy recollections of
by-gope days. 1t was a scene that is seldom
forgotten. We hope the good work will con-
tinue and that the parish will experience in
the future what it so deeply and abundantly
felt in the past, the proPitious smiles and
helping hand of her to whom, under God, it is
dedicated-the Blessed Virgin.
In company with n friend, we attended on
last Wednesday evening, not only as lovers of
the good, the beautiful and the true,
by nyitation, that grand and imposing spec
table, the procession of the blessed sacrament,
at that famous retreat of learning, Spring Hill
College. The drive was q beneficial one to
our shattered and rapidly declining constitu-
| ton. We ipbaIed with delight the balmy ais
Of the chill" purified not 90 much by the
exhaiation of its healthy pines as by the ex.
uberance of the hberality and piety Of the
ssintly occupants upon the summit of Ia
brown surface. We arrived in the nick OIL
time. There were no minutes to be lost. The
procession was about to move. The Bishop OF
] the diocese, the clergy of the city and the Fa.
theirs Of the college, clad in gorgeous vest
ments, rich in their designs as they were ex-
quisitely beautiful in color, together with the
boys of the college, composed the procession.
The Bishop, bearing the Blessed Sacrament in
an ostensorium, and assisted by his Vicar
General and the President of the College as
deacon and sub-deacon, walked under a mag
nifcent canopy, the priests acting rs body
guard whist the boys led the way. After
leaving the chapel we soon reached that lovely
! spot where the statue of our Blessed Lady
stands, as it were, as sentry to the post of
| honor in that chaste retreat. Here stood one
of the repositories. The rubrics being COM
piled with, your editor-in-chief, Father Ryan,
! assembled the rostrum and delivered, in his own
| happy, touching and fluent style q short
exhortatioD on the love of Jesus as displayed
in giving Himself to rs in the Blessed Sacra-
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