The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-19
Catholic worknsn's Climbs IN. Ffancs.
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GUS revival in France 10 riaipr h;eh AND
| spreading farther, until all, France seems
to feat upon Y: :" + appears nom an Inn,
three Dsilgsons Of pilgrims ia France at tbe
| date of this letter, "c writes the very able
correspondent of the New York HeraI on
August 18th. q. As we have intimatsd more
than once this religious revival excitea
nothing but the spleen Of our Protestant
friends generally, and they rack their in
this wonderful evidence of peoples faith
in Divine Providence, outside of that faith
itself. The last possibility that can enter
their minds =; particularly the religious
minds among them-is that religion can
have anything whatever to do with 1t.
got mp at this time by the 4scunping priests''
in obedience to the wire-pullers Of Henry
", are Catholic clubs for workmen. where
In certain centres they may meet, play q
game at billiards, listen to an instructive
lecture, or amuse themselves in any Chris
ders of absinthe and the mouthings of rag
ged Rabagas.5 Of -.,. ..;. ,.ff.e n, .
Captain Count de Mum, the Count de In
Tour du Pin, NJ. Paul virgnault, and M.
Leon Gautier, whose names have been cour-
teously communicated to me, have formed
themselves into an association for the active
propagation of the Roman Catholic religion
among the working classes, and have esfab-
lished the principle ssat Of their administfa.
spreading administration~at No. II onai
Roftaire, In Paris" y
Captain de Nun, who lie at the head of
the movement, has won the admiration Of
the Herald correspondent, who, by-thesby,
is Protestant. The Count is o captain Of
cavalry in the French army, and g has a
evidently brave, ardent man, who does
not.shrink from difficultieg1 ~ - ''Ri+t
u The correspondent writes 80 well on this
subject that We prefer giving his words and
reflections to our own: - ~: - -,a-a
The main objeet of these clubs is to give o
healthy mental education, not only to the
working classes generally. But many other
objects almost equally important are also in
Guided in their establishment.
olergymen and laymen, under the presidency
Of II. Gautier, has been formed to study the
'vexed questions which have arisen within
these last few years between master and work
men, and to report upon them from . strictly
impartial point Of view. They hold confer
ences, or, as we should say, give lectures, EN-.
bodying the pith of their reports in order to
Germs. Workmen's libraries have been estab-
lished to teach them the principles Of trade
and enable them to understand the lectures
delivered to them. A periodical print, deal
ing with current events, is also Published with
the same intention, and distributed gratuit-
ously.
'The Rev. Father Monsabre, one Of r. b .-.
TEE PREACHING BROTHERS OF ST. DOMINIC,
and man Of great eminence as teacher, has
drawn mp Programme of the studies necea.
sary for workingmen, and has issued several
remarkable tracts on the subject" .ragIao %
q Oar readers have had an. opportunity of
Gautier, entitled an "Appeal to working
men +" in the Catholic World of September.
The success which has attended the move
ment may, be gathered from the lette9 in
the Herald. The first Of the educational
lectures was delivered by Father Dulong
workpen. Before he had given six lectures
his hearers increased TO I $50. The lec-
ture room proving too small, the Pantheon
was used. AT the came time another series
of lectures was given to large congrega-
ton at No. 81 Rue de Grenelle, and it
became necessary to open new clubs at
Befleviile, Mont Parnasse, Montmartre and
Yaugirard," all as our readers know the
very reddest of the " Red ~ quarters in
Paris.
The central library of the Clubs already
numbers 1000 volumus of works relating
to questions which have @ practical bearing
on the business interests Of the working
man. There are ak clubs in Paris at pres
emit, one of them for the exiles OF Alsace-
Lorraine. The correspondents describes
them thus:
"These Catholic workmeu's clubs are not
dull places of resort for sanotimonious prigs
prepared to have their heads talked off after
they have been respectfully barred for the glo
rifostion of Connts. There is 1-s ~
IS SOMETHING HUMAN AND PLEASANT
in them. Private theatricals are charmingly
got up among the tuern6 ers, under really adj
nirable guidance for the theatres employ an
immense number Of workmen and workwomsn
IA Paris. Carpenters, joiners, smiths, 6rework
makers, painters, taiiorB, nilliners, and null |
situde of other laborers. There is also good |
music and singpga at the clubs, and cheerful !
evenings may be PASSED there, awsy from the !
gin shop, which has hitherto enjoyed
9 A MONOPOLY OF ATTRACTIONS
'or the workingman and his wife,"
Their thoroughly practical and business
ike tendencies may be judged from the fol-
owing:
zone of the principle designs of the Catho-
ic workmen's clubs is to facilitate Intercourse
between employers and employed The COM
nittee do not. think that they have done enough |
When they have opened clubs for the working
nan, unless they also provide for his wants.
hey have, therefore, organized working
aen'S secretaryahip or office in the centre OIL