The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-30

GooD-BErrER-BEsr.--f was good news to
MS when we heard, few months ago, that Al
gieTs ut last, was to possess church OF which
its inhabitants might be justly proud.
It was better, whom only last month we
learnt how rapidly towards completion the
same was advancing, and how far in beauty
and purity Of style it promised to surpass the
expectations of even the most sanguine.
It is best of all tohsve received Last week the
cheering intelligence that not only the new
church is nearly finished, but the day whom for
the first time, the Clean oblation shall BIO offer
cd, has been definitely fixed for the first Sunday
in May. With the dawn of Mary's sweet month
of May, when all her loving children vie with
one another to deck her affairs with the fresh
est flowers of Spring, and kneel before her
ehrines to implore her favors, the Agerine
Catholics will worship in q new temple, kaeel
around new sanctuary, and consecrate to the
Holy of holes by their fervent prayers another
little spot in this wide world.
A mission by the Redemptorist Fathers is to
introduce them to these spiritual treats, for
they would mako the tabernacle of their hearts
the fleshy temples of the Holy Ghost-pure
and complacent in Gods eyes-as the NEST fit
ting preparation to be worthy to exclaim the
with the Psa1mist Z" How beautiful are thy
tabernacles o Jaoobw
However there will be great dongs in Al
giers before that happy day arrives. The
beautiful building that has SO suddenly raised
it's head above the house tops, and which now
does not fail to arrest the eye of the N ew Or
leans citizen, whether gliding on the mighty
river, or strolling on its banks, is no church
yet. church is the house Of God; but, to
make it such, agreeably to the words of Scrip
ture Every creature of God is good, for it is
santified by the word of God, and prayers"
Il. Tim. iv. 4 aud 5.)-its walls must be as
persed with holy water and the Amounted of
tho Lord must sanity them by the words OF
God, aud by their prayers invoke His special
| blessing on this new creature. After that, it
must remain without spot or wrinkle, for
nothing profane should approach the sanctua-
~ of the Lord of Hosts. But prior to the ded-
ication, aud while it is yet but q noble speci-
men of mans art, such q Fair as the Algeriae
ladies know how to organize, is to afford to
the people joy and entertainment, rs q pleas
ant transition from the pentental exercises OF
His holy tide. We do not forget the last AL
gerine Fair. We remember to have spent
amongst the Algerines few of the most pleas
ant evenings of our life, and we remember,
| too, the grand success it proved to be in pc
cuniary point of view. 1t would seem. however,
the next and last Fair, which is to open on
Easter Monday, April 14th, is even to surpass
the enc of July 1872, not only because the
magnificent building itself will be still more
attractive, but the nightly entertainments,
which we thought almost perfection before,
promise this time to surpass anything that has
ever been witnessed in Louisiana. The pro-
gramme will soon be ready for print, when we
shall not fail to put it before our readers.