The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-30
THE MORNING MESSENGER 30
DoMEsT1c cATHoLIC MTRLLIGENcF.

DOMESTIC CATHOLIC MTELLrGKHcR.
THE CATHOLIC UNION IN BOSTON.
On the 18th inst there was grand demon
stration in the Music Hall, Boston, under the
auspices of the Catholic Union. Says the
Catholic Leader
The platform presented o rare scene in the
great talent and character of those occupying
every section Of the land being present to add
to the great occasion. The speeches were wor-
thy the time and place, and struck the key
note to the aim aud objects of the Union.
The occasion will long be remembered by the
Catholics of Boston. and will mark o new era
while those who witnessed the scene, will
never forget its beauty and enjoyment.
The floral decorations were under tue sole |
charge of Mr.. VIM. Doogue, and reflect much |
credit upon his taste and skill excelling as they
did all former attempts of floral decorations in
this city. Some slight idea of the amount of
the work may be gathered, when 1t is stated
that it taxed the utmost capacity of nearly
every floral conservatory in the State to meet
60 smiiax, exotics and plants which adorned
the interior of the building may he formed
when it is known that for this display the fol-
lowing quantities were required: 10000 yards
melias, 100000 crysanthemums, 800 900 rose
buds and 5000 csllalilies. In addition to these
were great numbers Of plants, grasses, ivies,
etc. The balconies were festooned with flow
at every loop. From the centre of tho roof
festoons connected with every portion of the
hall: and the pillars were completely concealed
also hung around the corridors singing cana.
| ries in cages.
From the many splendid speeches delivered
| on the occasion, we select tho following ad-
dress Of Rev. J. A. Healy:
Ladies and Gentlemen This occasion, this
assembly, and this presence invite as to a brief
l &c TnAI "
land. There may be still living few whose
infantine recollections 20 back to the little
hired chapel in School street /; and the handful
name of the eccentric Frenchman, Lapoterie !;
| of Father Thayer, the first convert, first native
priest, and first regular Catholic PASTOR of Bos-
ton. For the learned and sanity Matignon,
the amable and eloquent Cheverus, are stars
of such magnitude that all preceding lights
pale before them. Great were the merias great
| the labor, and great the courage of those who,
on the memorable 18th of March, in the year
1900, laid the cornerstone of that church
which we all know as old Franklin street ca
thedral.
But we must not anticipate history, nor i'm
agine q church filled as nowadays, pew, and
aisle, and gallery, with devout throng.
rest, and Bishop Gbeverus had returned to bis
native land, the second Bishop of Boston, the
amiable and long-suffering Fenwick arrived.
have looked over . moro melancholy waste. :.
One priest in Massachusetts,, enc priest in
New Hampshire, one priest in Maine, eight
churches, of which one only deserved . higher
title than @ chapel. And this was the Catholic
iss5. ' - 90 " -S'N - '''' cox % grace
Ten years later, in 1885, there were ~ priests
% churches, and 10000 Catholics.
Even in aS44, when Connecticut and Rhode
Island were made new diocese, there wer<
but 80 priests, 81 churches, 10000 Catholics il
. all New ENGLAND.
But then came the Good. when the hand OF
7 English tyranny was laid upon the noblest o.
O'Connell, population despairing of politica
: justice, turned their eyes to the new country
: Of America; and the famine of 1876 was likt
, wind that sent wave after wave of people t.
beat upon these shores.
They filled the Atlantic cities; they followed
. the canal and the railroad; they swarmed int,
the factory village; they crowned the hill
geius bell called to prayer when the factor.
t bell announced the end Of the days labors
Everywhere you find them With their hospitals
asylums, and houses of refuge; blessed fruit
of piety, aud certain proofs of traly Cetholi
D In the New England of to-day, we nauber
O. Bishops, AL priests, 432 churches, aud nearly
million of Catholics, and here then as repre-
: sentatives of the clergy and laity we hav
: met in festival to rejoice together over tn
' met together to rejoice, but We will for mo
:, ment, a brief moment, be Protestauts!
;. We protest with our Catholic heart agains
\ the wrong done to the Church aud its yenera
= BILE head by au anscrupulous and treacherou
government.
o We protest.-A million voices protest will
a an Aaerican heart, against the INDUSTRIOUS doc
trine that mi9At makes riett-that the R,Gn wit
u more bayonets at command may destroy q
9 pleasure all his weaker neighbors. we pro
r test with our oib;zen's heart against tbe unjus
and unfounded suspicious of our loyalty to on
= country, to our whole country, witch ali its va
t rious interests and glories.
t We protest with the heart of maE aud tn
tender heart Of woman, against the iatollersnc
which adds to the misery and ferocity of tn
: felon; which hardens the young vsgrant; EN-
bitters the last days of the poori and shuts tn
door upon the hearts willing to repent, tina
intolerance which denies them the 'religio
n which their days of youth and innocence knew
. and which compels them to listen to it's con
slant abuse.
D We protest against the unjust suspicion tina
we are the creatures of any local political part
o or that we have anything ia view bat purel
q Catholic object.
We claim from this community that .consid
Grafton due, not Rserely to our members, bu
# to our constant devotion to its best interests
\ What claas among all can point to noble