The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-25
.Rornng Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY FEBRUARY a5. 1879.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CHURCH ITEMS.

CHURCH ITEMS.
Church of st. John the Baptist, Dryades street.
The MaroDite Abbot, Monseignor Chaldapy,
will celebrate Mass, in the Syro-Chaldaic, at
this church, at 81 and 1Oa O'Clock this morning
During the week the Very Rev. Abbot, with
the permission, Of Very Rev. Jeremiah Moyni-
han, will call upon the parishioners of st.
Johns for such contributions as they msy be
enabled to give towards the amelioration OF
the suferings of the Catholics in Syria. As
we have already published q sketch of the his
tory of the ever-faithful little nation of Ma
ronites showing to what terrible prosecutions
they have been subjected for centuries, and
how they have coursgeously and unfalteringly
adhered to their holy religion, we need not
dwell upon tho subject longer, as the simple
narration has, beyond all doubt, more deeply
touched the hearts of our good people than
could the most eloquent of appeals. We wish
1.-THE Rev. Abbot every success in his under
baking, which was advised by the Holy Father
md has received tho sanction of all the Bishops
p the Dioceses of the United States which he
as visited, as also that Of our own Most Rev.
archbishop, who takes a deep and personal in
brest in the success of the Very Rev. Abbot
BIT each give according to his means, as even
He smallest amounts will be most thankfully
Sceived.
sCathedraz-At o'clock every Sunday even
d during Lent, Father Milon will preach in
he Cathedral, for men exclusively.
n 6f. Bartholomew, Algirs.-The sermons at
This church, every Sunday morning at High
Mass, which commences at 9 o'clock will be
preached by the Rev. Father Begley, one of
the Jesuit Fathers.
CITY ITEMS.
Lecture of Father OReily.-A large audience
was in attendance at this Rev. gentleman's
discourse. 1t gives us pleasure to record such
facts, as they tend to controvert an absurd idea
prevalent among PEotestants, that Catholics
are not literary people, that entertainments
of intellectual character are ignored by them.
You kno,0 their antagonism to display Of reason.
argument takes not ,cith them. IT'S their supersti-
zion, etc. Assertions of this nature are best an
swered by reference to the numerous assem-
blage at St. Johns church, last Sunday even
ing, and to many others of q similar nature.
Father OReilly agreeably surprised the audi
tory by his treatment of the subject He de-
clared the theme, Social Tell-Tales; OF Signs
of the Times" susceptible of being viewed in
several lights. He did not purpose to speak of
consider some of the questions agitating orr
age, to note their influence on men, and to dis
cover a remedy for their evils. We regret our
inability to give fuller account of his lecture
but owing to his rather too hurried enuncia-
ton and, perhaps, to the not over choice place
which we occupied, many of his remarks were
totally lost to us. Father O'Reilly to
possess a thorough knowledge of elocution, has
n sY,nf nf oil hat
make up the orator; and though we have
heard him do better, while preaching at the
late mission, we were well pleased, as, no
doubt, were all his auditors
Archbishop Perche has opened a subscl iption
list in the PropagGteur for the purpose OF aiding
the French people in securing the earlier
evacuation of that part of their country still
occupied by the Germans, by anticipating the
payment of that portion of the indemnity
still due. The voluntary subscriptions for
this purpose, by the citizens of France already
amount to enormous sums, the city of Nancy
having already given 100000 francs. The
list as published in the Propagateur of the
18th, is follows:
Archbishop Perche. 500
Very Rev. G.. Raymond, V. G so
Manager of the Iropuyatear. %
oAShi"-i VI tho Sou POStlOu ikOOm-. III
The Southern Historical Society.-It affords US
much satisfaction to recognize the existence of
this intelligent body in our community. 1t
manlfests to the public that the spirit of the |
southland is not extinct that Southern valor
ana deeds will be perpetuated through histor- |
cal media. This is as it should be- The society |
uoes not propose to arouse dormant passions, |
10 tear open wounds we'll nigh healed and !
recall the dead Issues of the past, but to that
the South DO not traduced, her fallen heroes
not slandered, her principles not exhibited in
false colors and her actions not misinterpreted.
/ he gentlemen composing this organization
devote their leisure moments to collecting
authentic documents Of the late struggle, and to
preserving them for the future historians use
Their design is most laudable, and calculated
10 receive the appreciation of all persons who
would restrain the harpings of those reviers
who seek to palm off falsehood on an unsus-