The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-09

M;s.iasiippi and their only means Of re- 1t
ceiyiDg the Sacramento was to visit New
Orleans or Some other plAeo where priest
resided ThS st,sni q New sSs9 essg esss
6 The Pazis o. AmsFisass ard have gsner- {
allv Accepted fhS I SSanhSiaon, without, 4
perhaps, 6eiA9 aWAre, in hswl many OF IT, {
nobssr aspects, sas tssssa slAnes z g sssis-
ssa bsioe u. ss1c0 o. PlSASof6- seekers, 9
wso ~e0'e III siSs faa1 q i. msdios!
schools, colleges, and other educationsl
establishments, ia pr, eminenee ~ onar :
YOU refer 70 New Orleans as the abode OF !
Diety, a. . place OF pilgrimage to the Peo-
BE 81 the Mississippi valley, who have no
affairs Of their own, who are only visited
BY prize priest seS IN ~ the
its shrines on the great festivals OF the
Church-to Join the Christmas reloicings,
to spend Passion and Holy Week In re-
treat, that, they, too, might share 10 the
the chiidren 81 Mary in the month Of May
even your readers may be unaware OF the
numbers WHO visit your city Will these
PURPOSES ixho feel at home, a. you 90, IN
~. Patricky, the immaculate Conception,
d. or the Cathedral, within whose walls some
Of the hottest and happiest moments OF
their lves have been spent, or their most
. poignant sorrows consoled.
Such was the case with the few Catho-
lies Of Woodville for many years: ,aa-
In the year lS45, Rev. G. Francoise, zoe
oeased) offered up the fret Mass in the
narlor of q private house. There were
nresent all the Catholics that could be
heard of in a circuit of several miles, seven
persons, one of whom,. a convert, s snen
made her First Communion. Perhaps from
that hour hope dawned in some OF those
% hearts, that, with the blessing of GOO, the
xday might come when an altar should be
erected for the worship OF the Lamp, anu
stransers to the house Of their Father but
it took no tangible form, till the visis o.
Bishop ChancGe in 1852, when the hrs'
plan Of a church was drawn, ana ga. SUI" y
scription commsn ..,cwsa me nus NOT to ia
+;ans your readers with these details,
VIII simply refer to the happy beginning
th;s iona-prayed- for church, on SUNDAY
April 2ist, the Patronage ot 81. IcsePi
under whose protecs'on lilo gong
placed. eliza. aov we had
,;.tia SUNDAY School celebration, at whit
the children recited several pieces aPproprr
ate to the occasion. Ine poem WI the la
NO of the corner stone Of St. Stephens, W
sSmirably delivered by q little boy, rel
tive of our Bishop, and bearing the san
houored name. 49,, 4,
After this, o procession Issued from .
room in private house, which for the Ia
seven years, has been exclusively USED
q chapel. A gentleman bearing the cru
GxWas followed by the boys and girls
tho Sunday School, with their ,; oann =
gentlemen. and lastly the RI. Rev; Blsh
and Rev. G. Marty, accompanied by 90
gentlemen as q guard OF honor.
On arriving AZ the lot, purchased i, oy
in the most eligible part. Of the town.
Bishop made an appropriate address.
PROCESSION then made the circuit OF
Ground, after which the Bishop broke
sod, solemnly dedicating tne I grou nf a
aud invoking His blessing upon all
had in any manner contributed TO
good work !; and in this connection,
must gratefully refer to the lloerai {
tributions of our Protestant fellow -citift
and the general desire manifested for
successful completion of the building.
The church will be sixty feet long
thirty in width, with a rustic porch, O
though simple in plan, will be well prof.
TONED. will present q very pleasing
nearance, and when a tower and o
ornamental details are added, will pl
an establishment to that part OF the &c
| will not now dwell upon the other
vantaces which it will incidentally
duce. by attracting Catholic immigra,
to which the absence OF Gait
church has heretofore been serious
stace.
tho Concert Hall, the Bishop delivere
adnirabie lecture on "The 1ntalllolll
the Pope" to q very large ana aGSel
audience, principally composed of Pre-
ants among whom %nr were On the Tue ssdIs o.
o'clSSk. r, NJ, the Bishop solemnly bl
the private cemetery of the Gordon
Posey families.
AT present there is but one grave
that of the late George II. Gordon; q
,k.,A hr- n m
With a crown of thorns, bearing o
pedestal the words SO suggestive to
iholic heart,-iSursum cortid. The lart
tendance, the sympathetic tear, att
that the virtues of the true patrlo
faithful husband, the generous Il
whose remains mouldered there, wer
forgotten.
Loving hands had beautifully deck'
gray. with flowers, and as the last r9
The sun illumined the tomb, it WAS /
- I,relu sctne. Whispering peace to q