The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-11-23
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

ously as ever the labors of his mission,
assisted by his good companions of the
Society of Jesus. The results accom-
plished are amazing everywhere they go.
humble missionaries could accomplish so
much good as they, if it was not plainly
evident. On October 5th they concluded
very successful mission at Aurora, ILL.,, and
on the 18th they commenced mission at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, ending on the Goth, with
the following result Between nine and ten
| thousand communicates, about forty con-
| verts, over four hundred adults prepared
for first communion, over nine hnndred
adults confirmed by the Right Rev. Bishop.
Previous to the mission seven hundred and
Atty children had been confirmed. On
October Goth the indefatigable missioners
| began a mission at ST. Peters, Reading, Pa.;
and on November 9th they commence at
| st. Peters. Barclay street, New York.
Besides Father Damen, there are Fathers
| Koopman, Putten and Masselis, all from
Chicago.-Irish World.
The Mission at ST. Aloysius' Church,
Washington, which our observant cores.
| pondent styles the " Great Mission" closed
on last Sunday. Five thousand i've hundred
| people made their Communion. Over sew
enty adults made their first Communion,
| sew eral of whom were never before known
to be Catholics. Thirty-one converts We're
| baptized pro forma EcclesiG. Among the
communicates there were those who for
thirty, forty, and fifty years had not par
| taken the Bread of Life. Father Garesche
and his CO. -laborers have achieved good
work.-Baltimorc Mirror. a
On the 9th ult., Nashua, New Hamp-
shire celebrated it's two-hundredth BIRTH
day. Among tho more notable orators on
the occasion was the Rev. Frederick
Alyord, a well-known Protestant minister.
He made good speech, full OF :" wise saws
} and modern instances. When he came to
refer to the Catholics of the town, not only
his facts and figures, but the liberal spirit
of the speaker, were interesting and I'M
: portant. The first Catholic, said he, who
pitched his adventurous tent IN Nashua
) was one John Donahoe, from Montreal.
He emigrated from Canada with his family,
and arrived in Nashua about twenty years
ago. The good Protestants were 30
r shocked at his coming that he and his wife
and children were refused a lodging for the
night A Colonel Gillis had the temerlty
! to take them in, and assign them to the
!, basement of one of his houses, until they
Q could do better. Two years later priest
: appeared on the scene, Father O'Donnell
q and Mass was said in public hall OF the
n town. Four hundred Catholics were there
y to attend it. When two years more hac
y passed Bishop Bacon came down to Mas
n hua, to consecrate Father O'Donneli
l. beautiful new church of the Immaculate
le Conception. Two thousand communicate
Sc approached the Holy Table, and a poo
8, woman kneeling at the door of the Church
of with clasped hands and streaming eyes
ne exclaimed, 6; Praise be to His Holy name
IL He is smiling on us at last" The Frenc
Catholics have added another church sine
he 1857 at cost OF $4,000. Nashua ha
he ii 900 inhabitants in 1855, of whom 40
ch were Catholics. Nashua has IL, 900 inhab
ue tants in 1873, of whom 5000 are Catholic
n John Donahoe, the pioneer, ought to t
o. sent to Congress. But what has become
'ol the 1000 missing Protestants f-Mitwduk
Al Vindicator.
us FATHER A. j. RYAN AT ST. PAULS.
nv Bishop Quinlan, of Mobile, who was al
,r nounced to lecture on Sunday, November
n at st. Paul's Church, corner Court and Coz
ha press streets, was prevented from fulfilllr
o. his engagement by fall which happene
a when in Albany, last week, and whlt
,sa resulted in breaking one of his legs. II
-or plece was taken by the Rev. Father A.
,se RYAN, of the diocese of Mobile, editor
th our sterling Catholic contemporary, Il
In MORNING STAR, of New Orleans, and who i
ia perhaps, more generally known as tue 'po
he priest of the South. The Rev. Fath
ia did not lecture, but, besides preaching
an Mass and Vespers, spoke at the vario
/ a Masses concerning those pressing needs
1al tho diocese which have caused Bishc
,al Ouinlan's visit to the North. The story
ti- yery simple-it is also very touching. II
rat State is one of those ruined by the wa
ed and the l2 900 Catholics which it contain
mt and which are embraced in one diocese
me extensive with the State, are not the lea
nu sufferers. Two of their churches we
an burned down, and they have been 1nao
in to replace them. The usual order
M. things is here reversed, and, instead of Il
re- people contributing to the support
gn their bishop, it is he who has borne the
Wn all upon his shoulders. For fourteen yea
EN- Bishop Quinlan has not drawn cent
as salary-he has. himself, paid the litt
ast stipend of his priests, and fed and cloth
he them when he could do nothing more: .!
,er of his priests, stationed in Apalachicsl
h Father Gardner, has lived for month al
on time on nothing but hominy and fish, VIII
INCREASINGLY engaged in the work of his mi
ed sion. Others have endured hardshl
se nearly as great. To add to their misfo
he tunes, the yellow fever has swept tn!
ii ranks, and sixteen priests have fallen vi
of tim to it, besides four Dominican Nuns al
ch two Sisters of Charity. The Bishop h
lid become the great beggar OF tho oloces