The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-17
norning Star and Catholic Messenger:
LErrxR FROM PELICAN

40 MANY little things have occurred since &
last wrote, that hardly know where to begin
NV story Of to-day. To be faithful chIoni-
c1er, however, will go back q little into
hat cast-away thing, known as the past, that
the "annals of Baronius" luay be correctly
brought down, and give little account OF
Church matters throughout our whole parish.
This Parish of Ibervile, lying on both banks
of our grand old river, the Mississippi, and In
tersected by other rivers and water courses ls
extensively settled by our old Creole popula-
ton, and is divided into three Ecclesiastical
parishes, com prising three churches and two
chapels. -r~-aft
or this parish and church st. John. the
largest and most important, aud it's adjunct
chapel Of st. Francis, away out in the interior
ON the Bayou Crosse Tete, have spoken
before. -
The portion of our parish on the east bank
of the Mississippi is embraced in the eceles'as'
Il .al parsh of st. Gabriel, and is mostly set-
tied by the population observation-disclosures,
6descended from the old Aeadian refugees
Father Du Bernard, jealous, energetic,
French priest, has charge of this parish. The
church is an old one and was such in appear
ance when Father Du Bernard took charge OF
r. about the close of the war. Within the
mast two wears, however, it has been entirely
metamorphosed, and is now o we'll hnlshed'
neat looking edfce outside, and correspond
ingly arranged within.
In this Church quite q successful mission
q was preached by the Redemptorist fa'hets'
- Bercham and Faivre, about month ago :"
lasted two weeks, and upon the "noie' woo
most gratifying to all concerned.
o,nosite St. Gabrieps Church, which is
.on,a nine miles below this place, ID 81.
Raphaeps Chapel one of the missions OF the
olden time. This chapel was attended from
ST. Gabriers, bat some five or six years ago
was made u parish and placed IN charge Oh
Rev. Father Vale. Father V. has not oeeh
idle in his charge. Five miles peio" LII
was the town of Bayou Goula, surrounded ny
considerable Catholic population uepenoen'
upon him for spiritual direction. lie oe.ei-
mined to build church there, and set aoou' ~
in good earnest and has succeeded.
Mouseigneur Perche in his recent visit to
this section, blessed this new church, and adj
ministered within it's walls the sacramene o.
confirm alton to nearly fifty persons.
His labors concluded at Bayou Goula, ou'
worthy Archbishop visited this place Hill
Grace is we'll known here since days OF Sof
ond his recent visit was the occasion OF vel
coma worthy of our guest A cayalcade, cal
rv;np banners and flags. met his Grace som
four or five miles from town and escorted MI
+o+ha church. The church was beautifully
Illuminated bonfires burnt on the square mes
Nv the hells uealed and cannon doomed til
1re1come we gave our good, dear ole Arcl
bishop. .
His Grace appeared in good health, notwit
standing his arduous labors and suffering ITO
n chronic sore leg. and, after spending tour
five DAYS with u.s. during which time ne
ministered confirmation in ST. Johns TO SOC
forty odd persons he proceeded to .brui
Landing in the Parish of West baton hout
xbero the good people of that section met hi
with q hearty welcome.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION,
now attracting SO much attention. Is pe'
considered with AS l stated before,
pirrs school does we'll, and the establishing
a boys school is being attempted under
auspices of the Militant Union. The plan
joint stock company. Tho drangn' Oh
charter for the proposed school was suomiI'
to the Archbishop on his recent Vlsit mere
received his approval, and we nave si'
started subscriptions for the stock anu M
this winter, for all the lard times, TO organ
St. Johns Academy. r.. .a.,
...' es. TIE SUGAR CROP
is the theme with rs all here in the count
and we'll it may, not only for the present
the future. Within the delta of the N issls
ri, soil and climate compel Us to cuitlvat
of tho sugar cane, but the crops OF late ye
have been so bad that many are discourage
some ruined in consequence. Notwithstand
the dry weather we have had this past 81
.mer,-and q pretty dry one 1T has been,
drought extending from the list of August
to the last week-the cane yields well, but
stand is thin and the stocks small The
will be very short in this section. Nj
planters will grind but very little, in fact
many would not grind at all were not MOI
matters so tight that they cannot raise MOI
otherwise than by making into sugar W
they should keep for seed to secure g
planting next year.
THE ELECTION IS OVER
tolr far 1la without froN Bile.