The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-23

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Fort SMITH, ARK. lima q 1910
Editor Morning Star and OsahoHs Assse.s.,'' Ao'"'
Believing that's few words ON Cstbo,;c;t
in Fort Smith will not DO altoretbsr mi,
teressng to the readers OF y0ur r.,,.r
nave aeseFmined to speak brisdy. on e.
~ " n"uI $40 nope you will insert the ssm
Here, on the very border Of ti,s TnS;s,
C Gothy, IN the very outpost Of eivilization
CataoNciEy has taken deep root, snl n ave,
groWing under the fostering care Of Fathe,
bv yt snss VINO h loved and esteemed even
matters. With . heart tenderiy alive Ia
eve every tale Of sorrow, be has drawn around
MN In the closest bonds of. alSaction roth
me otd and the young Of his congregation,
ha un nn sne example which the priest q qed
NUN numbers eI he 10 ever bringing within the
congregation aro converts.
1; Inc kigbt Rev. E. Fitzgerald, Bishop Of
and remained .aBtil the 4th OF ,Juns. ths
guest Of Father Smythe. o. the eyehirs
OF his arrival he vas serepaded nv ths
town bsnd. On the foilowins Snnday. ths
, nesss q Renteeose, we had ! solemn hiSh
on the gospel Of The day. Scsrcely e1sr' Il
We except In Rome, has II beAo ths los u \
preacher to address moro varied aaSiesc.
Inc United States court being then In -
sion, there were Representatives from A.
w .esSs ei s oouuties Of ese State, many 81
Saom 9ao never scen ,prisss, while very |
rev had ever seen . BfShop. Five of fbe
Indian trtbee-Chcctaws, Ckerokees. f!b;eIrs
asaws, Greeks and Semiuofes-were like.
wise represented. IN"
And never was an audience held in .,,,nr.
rapt attention than thew vera Sar+ra ~ He
deiivery OF that sermon. Not SQUAD wss
10 De heard save an 'occasiopalIv Iorm.I
drawn breath during the pausos Of Che nes.
T.; in1 th. mat they might tho moro easily draw
the lips Of the eloquent preiate. mvsaIf
nave heard preachers Of distinction. NAM
OF worldwide celebrity, vet I can saSs,y
say that have never been better pieasaS Il
eaan was by the sermon of Bishop Titx- {
n oaucn. Although eloquent, having perfect c
command of English as he has OF seyerni
|otner languages, 1t is not his eloquence that b
Ris G iestn,s sne prime effect Il is his look
in appears , ms v who,e bearing: Digniaed
voice, under the happiest control. he IL
sure 10 create favorable impression beforasI
pe mas finished reading his text. Then e,
Tome an dortn, IN that calm and impressive
lords carrying at the same time oonyicti i +,
no persuasion. IRdeed it ii one of tSa n
nappiest features of the Bishops preach;nv a,
kI!at ne convinces and persaades at once
|uasioD. '' N'"nneF per- Nv
In the evening the sacrament of .,, -
tssmation was administered to upwards If ia
Ivy, many of whom were converta ava A.,
re ~ mnom had been prepared with the
Pe d lei; care care, the boys by Father symthe ar
the gsos sa Sisters sn os M Msv: M girls
Pc S6th of May, the Bishop. aceo1nsn;Ss AZ.
me Rev. L. Smythe and the Rev. In 20 20
nythe, proceeded TO Van Buren. to 6sd;' ~
hte new church. ~ @eu'' cal
He was escorted by the memL.,. req
athoiic Library and Literary Gsso.;a,;nn r. =
Fort Smith, who turned out IN Iorsa !ae
zee under the command of Messrs. Ma. ~
3'eeSy and Kennedy. The turn-ont seem liz liz
ars 20 assonish the good people Of Van ans
are r.; they who wear the bsdees ali CatIo, gay
: I" and on their being answered in H.
Gatr! TO- reply, 'fTheh Fort Smith is . nor
~ catholic" The new church at Van O. ~
er sn mas been built mainly through the erie
fmec, almost entirely at his own eEnenn ADJ ADJ
cn instances Of muni6cent generos;tv 'ns a.
noS very common, but Mr.. Lynch ia n4t
sn no man By this noble work ia tIe S SIn
' uso VI SoG, ne has gained the love and The
imitation nina oa al a,g good men Of whatever de-
eed to him, and to all whom his eaan,m,a I'm,
y canse to go and do likewise.n The MI n,a,e
=. Itea az sermon was one of bhe Bishon,s
mated from the e. - az .eot can Dc nest wha
gentlemen Who 49, snas some Protest Giar
local papers In 81 ., pseSene wrote to cont
the whole ceremong s tna she solemnry begu
nest, heart. fa1t wnrS, oSsSsnS1 WIN the grea
ca rise to emotions such as they had VINO
,om before experienced.
ivered q lecture for ~ S we .bisn9p Cam
a q Oh Library and Literary Association age,
~ Snr'y christian Missions in the United ranSo
;es." The Lecture was worthy of the nnhis
t : and All left highly pleased with the Epch
b the spbiect az a 'wha 1os symPathlze 960,0
nselyes fHrtnnsto :, ~, SOnsloeffng years
q rare litarnrv 800 "o1"S present at existe