The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05

Paid on tho building 10 "a
sse,sss Of
The new building ia now entirely pa,@fSr It's whole
Inc NO" cost has been slhaS7 80.
The Bishop concludes with an earnest
appeal to his clergy ana the faien.a, a..
Ter the diocese to interest themselves &C
tiyely in this labor of charity saying
q We have no temporal return to offer, out
every day, in each of the Asylnms, esPec-
ial PRAYER is made for all benefactors nv
ing and dead, and every montn % I'm sae M I'LL
shalI he offered for the same intentsoh.'
| T'ha annual Fair for the relief of the Or
nhans will be given here early in February
| next, when, we hope, our people wiil eVineo
| their wonted generosity in contFfon1ng 10
make it substantial success'--fss
Courier and Democrat.
Ordination of Rer. Dr.. Sse~e.-Anong
the most noticeable local events OF inc
week was the ordination OF Rev. Ut. James
Kent Stone, formerly distinguished Epis.
I copalian clergyman, and, as fresfo ,en -,
' 20 the members Of that body. He % better
known to Catholics, as the author OF the
= q Inyitat ton Needed, the remarkable woIk
/ in which he explained the grounds OF ms
t own conversion. That happy event eo9s
g place sorse three years ago, and ne lmmeo
: ately Joined the congregation OF st. faoi IN
q this CITY, where for the past three years lie
{ has been diligently preparing Tor tue a.s-
II nity of the priesthood. On Wednesday the
10 18th inst, he was promotea 70 sao sS.ia.
y raiseil to Deaconship on Friday, the 2Oth
l. inst. in the same church, and on Saturday
N the aist inst, received his ordination 20 the
q Priesthood. On the two former of these
"a impressive occasions the iarge Sn%, .a,v%as
lie we'll Allied, but on the latter it was crowdet
1e te repletiou. The candidate was ordained
B. nv Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey, wh'
at was assisted by the following clergynen
e. Very Rev. I. r. Hecker. c. S. r, AEchdea
a. con. and Rev. George NJ. Searle, asslsSan
c. to the ordinandus. In the sanctuary be
ay aides the Fathers and students OF the Con
ell grepation, and the choristers, there we're
x lumber of clergymen from the dinefen
n churches of the city. Before IeaVlng tu
ras sanctuary, the newly ordained priest CAV
his blessing to the congreation.-NeD Ho'
ich Tablet Dec. %.
me- Catholic Union, Circle of Ne,c York.
90 The first quarterly meeting for the presel
olo wear of the Catholic Union, Circle OF Ne
York, was held on Wednesday evening
December 18th, in the Hall of st. Franc
by Xaviers College, Weet 10th street.
,orD. The meeting organized by the selecti'
~, of Or. Henry j. Anderson as Chairma
heir The Executive Committee of the Unio
rsa. the Council at Large and sixteen paroch1
and sections of the Union were well represeI
T. at ed. The proceedings opened with pray
offered by the Rev. P. Fl. Dealy. S. j., o
of the spiritual advisers of the Union.
or- minutes of the last quarterly meeting We
,ri.a then read by the Recording Secretary, al
80 which the quarterly report of the TreasI
. Morn er, showing over $4,000 received duri
80 the quarter, was read.
Ia The Secretary then read quarterly
=, 10Y ~ port showing the condition of the Uni
y ~ at the close of the last quarter and We
, which exhibited total membership duri
n'Au the year of about S, 200. The report show
the number of members enrolled DUR
the first quarter of the present year to
teton 5,75O-or nearly q thousand in excess
,, an the entire membership for the past ye
5 been and three parocbial sections added to tn
nd be- already formed, thus presenting most
MIA to couraging condition. The report gave
summary of the reports of the respect
-, parochial sections. A report of the Go
coSi mittee on Catholic Protection was read,
ssipp' failing their action in reference to the
micn vestigation of the charges against
, 'l ne management of the House of Refuge
hOup CUP, Randall's Island, and the subsequent
Nv, WIN pearauce, and hearing of a committee
nun rn az fore the Board of State Commissioner
oA'HP Charities at session held in Albany
November. .
con- After some further miscellaneous bust
n onr and a closing prayer by the spiritual ad
III NuA or tbo meetinC adiourned,-Ibid.