The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-01
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC 1HrzIL1exxcE.

Dedication Of Charch for Negroes in ST. Louis.
-We have to congratulate our readers and
Catholics generally ON the event Of Sunday
since that the sd Catholic parochial ohurch
within the limits of the city had just then
been dedicated. A church now has In eddi-
He cO OSsn we 's srnss have
beneficial effect on the morals Of the colored
people generally. They will see, and we
think will take it welfts heart that the Moth
for shsir salvation, as for the highest and
proudsst in tho State. On the broad Aoog &C
the Catholic Church all men are equal, and In
the contemplation Of Catholioity many .
see Lazarus in Abrahams bosom. The deem
wounds of the civil war ore still too recent,
NOS TO Leave many unhappy memories behind.
Rnt In tbs consignment Of then. to oblivion
will baYe considerable effect
For como time back the number of colored
Catholics heretofore comparatively small, has
been steadily increasing; 30 much 90, that the
performance of their religious duties, in che
college, was found to be entirely inadequate
to the growing wants Of commandments. Look
ing around to soc If perohanee they could find
~ devoted especially to their (the colcred Ca
tholics) interests, or building which, with o
little outlay might serve the purpose for some
nome more likely TO answer their ends than q
seemingly dilapidated building on Fifteenth
street, formerly " Ashburry Chapel, }" being one
Of the earliest foundations of Methodism in
the State, decided to purchase 1t: They did go,
and the purchasing together with the reft-
tinGs amounted to some $9,Oeu. The purcha-
sing and re6tting was accomplished under the
direction of the Rev. Father Panken; s. j.,
Who will be pastor in charge, and resident at
the st. Louis University. 1t is an humble and
Asnpretentious edifice. but beautiful withal.
The altar is beautifully yet tastefully decera-
ings among which the celebrated picture of
Blessed Peter Claver administering the last
rites of the Church to solored child of God.
On last Sunday at nine A. NJ this church, the
the country, and bearing the name Of st.
Elizabeth, was dedicated with all the pomp
and splendor of the Catholic Church, by His
Grace Bishop Ryan. After the dedication GER
emonies were performed, His Grace blessed the
new banner of the st. Elizabeth's Sunday
Schoof Society, and the dedication sermon was
preached in English by Rev. P. +. O'Reilly, of
the church of the immaculate Couception' and
in German by Rev. Father Weber, s. J.
All the Catholic Societies attended the dedi-
cation ceremonies making splendid display.
-Hestern WatchmGm, May "a.
Rev. F. Guedry. C. NJ, has been appointed
Superior of the sisters Of Charity in The Uni
ted Statea in the place of the late Very Rev.
Francis Bnrlapdo, C. N. Father Guedry has
been for some time past attached to st. Jo-
sephs Church, Emmittsburg as the associate
- Hio pLCueCSbSOE, anu consequently does not
enter upon his new position like one without
experience.
On the occasion of his visit to Warrenton.
Va, 11th inst, Bishop Gibbons Confirmed
twenty.six candidates, including three con
verts Among the latter was Lieutenant Beat
tie, an officer of the famous Mosby brigade.
On the 18th the Bishop confirmed, at Alexan.
dria, Va, one hundred and seventeen persona.
Of whom twenty were colored. OF the one
hnndred and seventeen, perhaps thirty were
adults, fully half of them converts to our holy
auth, including several prominent citizens
Vne old gentleman. apparently eighty or nine
ty years of age, was 80 infirm that he could
not ascend the altar stops, and had to be con-
hrmed outside the sanctuary.
The archiepiscopal cross lately presented to
Archbishop Bayley, IL . fine. piece of work
manship Of silver gilt, and Is oruamented
with sixteen enamelS Of apostles and saints.
The hlagree work and rare stones which are
on 1t set 1t of to great advantage. This beau
titnl cross bears the following inscription !:
Carisemo in Christie PatEi, Proto- EpiscoPo
ynO, JacobO Roosevelt Bayley, Ammo Decline
Mono POntiicatus ad Sedem MetrOpolitonam
baltimorensem eveotO, CleEus Dioceseos No
YarcenSis, Pignus AmoriS- Mense Augusta,
MDCCCLXXIL"
Bishop QulnIau left Mobile on Friday oven
ing 23d, for the North, for the purpose of So
4citing aid for the completion of the Cathe-
oral. 1t 10 expected that the Bishop will be
absent some six or seven months.
The Synod of the ecclesiastical province OF
Quebec, was opened on the 18th inst, in the
city Of Quebec.
SUMMER TOupa TIKI Ovoar r. .;.;-.z.