The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-06-30
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LETTER FROM aAToE 7o0oE.
r.,. BATON ROUGE, Juno e5. i57a.
Aoitor Morning Star and Catholic Messcrosrs

~1''r Aorn'ng Star and Catholic Messenger:
,nnhsg shaaIng the very excellent article, iuisst
ha.aoS OF tae STAR" BY your editor in chief
should senslsal senS cal Cenfuson reminds mo that
IN ;na our city, during last week, SiS the meet
rng OF the conventions Of the Repubiican
sn 81 th our State ono wing under tho patron-
United States GopsrneotF or Me might soy Of tho
iosterlng care Of tho State. Both bodies mat
na1sed At but with the other there being
"ere used up 10 e6ecsing an organisation,
After several ffnefeetaal attcnapts al coropro-
to mest sae n party adjourned Friday
ventian adjourned last night nfter n,aSinn
their nominations. A"s
t1. Inc eolored element, was in the majority la
,,Uen. nosn Sx:onvenslons-more order and decorui.
the other . SA"" ="
Notwithstanding the great crowd with which
Sisssay SnF city vas was throngcd, combining SO many
.eomgaEittye quiet, though there was no blood
hssL Fhes6 was gathered togstbsr the patriots
HEo we're ready to save and serve their stois ;
saa at tho same time replenish their depleted
rueS sss Sonr isS
m9rv thsr many of the meubers ssy t6enl-
The apparent chief end of most msmbers
ras the overthrow Of Warmoth,-now then,
pick him up. WIN they or win they mott Can
they depend more upon bis promises than did
years agof On the hand can tho party Just sd-
4ourned, rely any more upon tho Que fhey have
Just chosen as their leader. than they did apon
he who lead them four years ago?
sss evil snd s'sh the |; Sass
circumstances, should we find ii strange that =
many good men hold themseives aioof not
Isend kind greeting to your correspondents
at Fort Smith and Woodville, may God bless
the Catholics Of those places and their under.
whom, both pieces are held in remembrance in
connection. with the Wearing of the Grey
pleasant ,-snd memories Of the past.
Bat have kept the best news for the last,
the inyitation of Col. Boyd TO deliver tbe
opening address at the Louisiania State Uni
yersity, be also preached ct 10 o'clock ON Sun~
day at st: Jossphs Church. twasonIy ao
yet with bnt this short notice and the rather:
nnfavorabie weather, he had veyy largo at
tendance, and we had the l'leasuseof listening
TO one of the most eloquent sermo1s u has over
been orr lot 90 hear, ono that ives highly sp-
preciated by all who were present. -
In the,eyening the addreas, intended 70 bave
been delivered 20 ths cadets Ut the Cuiveroity
was, On o ,count Of the bad weather, trsusfsrred
to 81. JeOsph's CD urcb, shither the. people
began to Wend their way atsaB earig hour. AND
by the time appointed Che Chureh was cited, :;
were to he found persons representing every
belief, all coming 70 pay homage to the "Cy-
press crowned posT OF the South-Lsud. Aad.,
amply werO they repaid with . most eioquess
lectnre, the Rev. Father takiBg those words Of
our Divine Lord, am the truth--the way and
the life, he showed bow vain ard useless wesoe
tho things OF this earth by thentselvee, aud yet
how great they were when linked and inter
twined with those of our home eternal, beyond
the stars, holding the attention of his hearers
FROM first to last as the words fell from his
lips, gently, softly yet with most telling effect
and Nithah with no apparent effort on his
part, ' sea. '7 ---
> That our people love Father Ryan is TO cay
tho least, now let rs like him take OUT LORD
Jesus Christ for onr model, Give God his place
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