The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-29
poMEsTIc CATHOLIC INTELL1sENCE.

the history of the German Catholics of
philadelphia. The splendid new church of
st. Ronifacius, built through the zeal and
mann, was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Bish-
op Wood, in the presence of q vast con-
course of people, and many clergyunen.
Bishop Toebbe of Covipgton, preached the
dedication sermon. The German societies
fine display. The new church when COM
pleted will have cost upwards of $500, COO;
$4,000 having already been expended
upon it.
DR.. William Kent Stone.-This gentle
man formerly President of Protestant
Episcopal college, who some years ago, be-
week as Catholic Priest. The raising him |
to the iacipient degrees of the cierica!
dignity Will take place on Wednesday, the !
Dinconate will be conferred on Friday, and
the Priesthood on Saturday, the 2ist.-t
Ereensan's JournaE Dec. 2lst.
The Society of st. Vincent De Paul III
BrookIyn-lt is eminentiy appropriate that
the great lay Catholic organization, so pow
erful in it's capacity for good, and so famous
| in its neglect of fame. to which the name
| of the illustrious Apostle of Charity, Vim
chief festival days, gather round the order
of priests to whom he has given, if not his
name, at least his spirit. There was 1T
| ness, therefore, in the Assembly OF the
Brooklyn Conferences of this society, last
Sunday at st. Johns College, Brooklyn, to
celebrate our patronal festival, the Immac-
| ulate Conception of Our Lady, Patroness>
of the Church in these United States.
j 1t had been arranged that the annual
meeting aud communion of the Brooklya
I Conferences of the Society should be held
under the direction and auspices of the
Lazarists, moro Immediately the sons Of st
Vincent. From an early hour tue cars from
the most distant points of the city brought
! ! representatives of tue organization, and
! before the hour for Mass, 400 men, repre-
sentiug fifteen conferences, had gathered in
the pleasant college chapel. High Mass
, was Celebrated by Rev. Father Landry, C.
, NJ, assisted by Rev. Father Molony, c. NJ =.
f az deacon, and Rev. Father p. V. Byrne,
. ebrant delivered q short address on the vir-
y tues of charity, which should illustrate the
: lives of the lay children of Vincent de
= Paul who proposed to follow in the foot
4 steps of their patron. Had the average
O liberal of our progressive age, who be
j and boys, been present at this mass, he
!. might have found In the fact that 90 large
y a body of laymen were prepared to conse-
r crate their faith by the most solemn of ite
O sacraments, something to ponder and ex-
Y plain. 1t was sight OF the most consoling
:. character to those interested in the welfare
n of the American Church, proof for the
a present and hope for the future.
n After mass, the Conferences breakfasted
). with the Fathers. A short interval passed
:. before the regular meeting was held. Wher
as they reassembled in the college hall, the
W President, E. Louis Lowe, Ex-Governor o
4 Mary Hand, took the chair. The Secretarie.
"a Messrs. Maurice Fitzgerald and Jshn T
"A Lane, read the annual reports of fifteer
A of the nineteen conferences of the diocese
Of From these reports we summarize the fol
to lowing particulars Daring the year, I3.
"a members have been admitted there art
es now 440 members on the role 146 familie
,e have been relieved; 427 persons have beel
NJ added to the relief roll during the year
of LOG are now on the relief roll 1921 per
~ sons have been visited 1857 visits wer
~, made. There is wonderful and epcoura
ging fact connected with these conferences
~ SIS, OS27o were collected, of which Sl3,
= 002 OF were distributed. leaving a balanc
IN of s2,OsG 63 to begin the year with. Tha
in these poor meu-for the members of s.
:. Vincents Society are poor-should hav
"a done SO mach for those still poorer tina
II themselves, IS glory of which they wonl
~ not feel that we are bound to keep silence
az Still the pecuniary aid they have given
~ the very least part of their work. WI
- shall estimate the spiritual good, the ten
LIS porai comfort, which these 1857 visi
~ implyf
a After the reading of the repor 8, Cove
M nor Love aud Father Smith c. NJ, address
, 'n ed the members on their immediate dutie
Se particularly the support of the " Newsbo
-. Home.n Father Smith also urged the ad
ore quate support and diffusion of Cathol
a.o literature, not alone for the sake of tt
,ng grown bat especially for that of our childre
oys 1t was an extremely happy idea to brir
..no the st. Vincent de Paul Society to the c.
ens lege. Were it possible to bring home
= e. our Catholics by words the great gio
~ such an organization is to our Church, Al
OF the certain means it is of bringing Cathoi
ION holiness into our families, we are satis6i
es, that instead of five hundred members the
i, ,or would be as many thousands united in Il
OF great work. But such a reunion is mo
ION eloquent than words, and we are confide
ION it will give such a stimulusto the unde
~ taking, that before many years there W
Is be few Catholic families of the diocese
my Brooklyn unrepresentcd by ono of
OF members in this splendid work. organs
gst for charitable deeds.-Catholic RerieU d
toU IA,
me Charitable BequeSts.-on Saturday la
ale the will of Mary Jane Susette Oudoine,
de- aged colored woman, born in San Domini