The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-21
Meeting Of the Catholics of Shreveport.
SHREVEPORT, November 80, 1877

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SHREVEPORT November 80, 1873.
At meeting of the Cathelrss of SIR :veport,
held this day, John J. HoraA was requested to
act as President and William Kinney as Secre-
tary.
The President, in a feeling manner, stated
the object of the meeting, and the following
gentlemen were appointed to draft suitable
resolutions expressive of the feelings of this
meeting: Messrs. T. A. Flanagan, as chair
man, +. N. Sanchez. joe L. Moore, VIM. Han
drick and NJ. A. Walsh, who reported the
following which were unanimously adopted
RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God to
visit upon during the past two months or
more, an epidemic of Yellow Fever more viru-
lent in it's type, moro malignant in it's attack
and more fatal in it's effect than any perhaps
ever before known or met with on this or any
other continent, bearing, as it did, death and
desolation, sorrow and Distress to the homes
and hearts of almost every household here /;
and,
Whereas, 1t pleased the same Omnipotence
to remove from us, even in the midst of his
minstering to the sick and dying about him,
our late beloved and esteemed pastor, Rev.
Jean Pierre, who, fatigued, heart-sore and
worn with waiting and watching, himself fell
au easy prey. succumbing to the fatal fever on
the 10th of November, A. d. 1873. And,
Whereas, The same omniscient and iuscruta-
BILE God saw fit to take Also forever from his
vineyard, and in quick succession, the cola
borers of our late lamented pastor, to-wit {:
Rev. f. j. Quemerals, assistant pastor, who
died on the 18th of September ult. Rev. j
N. j. Biller, chaplain of St. Vincents Academy
who died on the Goth of September, ult.; Rev:
Louis Gergaud, parish priest of Monroe, and
Vicar Foreign, of our diocese, who died on the
30th of September, ult., and Rev. Father lie
Vezuet, Episcopal Secretary of our Diocese, the
pestilence and death to fill the places of the
faithful fallen before them and lister to the
wants of stricken flock
Be it resolved, by MS, the Catholics of Shreve-
port, Louisiana,
I. That, recognizing in the Divine Author of
our beings the source of our fhictione, aud
knowing that He who doeth all things well "
does naught In vain, we bow in meek and hmm
bic submit ssisn to tho almighty hand of Him
who smites us.
ii. That, in the death of our late lamentrd
and esteemed pastor, Rev. Jean Pierre, North
Louisiana has lost a pioneer missionary the
Catholic Church has lost Jealous, true and I'M
swerving standard-bearer; Shire veport has lost
one of her best, earliest and most earnest citi-
zens society has lost most exemplary mem
Der; the poor have lost their open handed,
best and warmest friend and we, his con gre
CATION, have lost kind adviser, an ndulgeut
and foreiving father.
III. That, as our late pastor, Rev Jean
Pierre, was the founder Of the Catholic Church
N, and tho first parish priest of Shreveport, it
behooves us to pay n more durable tribute to
his works and his Ii emory than thesc mere YER
bal expressions of our esteem and sorrow aud
therefore thai, at as early date RS possible,
We Organize ourselves into i Memorial NOM
ment Association, whose object will b. the
| erecting n suitable marble monument as Il
worthy memorial both 10 our late Iastor and
| to the other devoted Fathers, who fell as mar
tyrs, ministcring to our wants.
Resolved further, That We deeply aud heart.
;,v "onGole with the distant families and
-! ''-tL~-- la thiA uruat
friends of these deceased l .,.,.-.--
sorrow, and we assure them, knowing that
their hearts of faith will be consoled in the
knowledge, that the lives of the deceased have
been such their good works living after them,
tell of the rewards that awaited them aud
these good works living on, will still add jow
els to their crowns.
BE il Resolved, further, That, approaching
the severe and almost irreparable less to th'
diocese in the death of these five zealoI
and devoted priests, and the poignant grief -
his own paternal heart, in bis now deciiniu
years, in the loss at once of these his devoted
i'll the Faith, most sincerely sympA-
thize with our esteemed Right Rev. Bishop
Martin, and venture to console him with tie
hope that He who sent and has taken those
away, will send other and as able workers to
the Vineyard.
Resolved, further, That whereas the CAtho-
lies of Ouschita parish resolved, at their meet
ing hold at Monroe, on the 5th of October, ult,
to remove to Monroe the remains of their late
pastor, Rev Louis Gergaud; and whereas, we
feel that we also have claim to his ashes, as
it was in our cause, and amongst u.s. and for
us, he died, and wewish his name and memory
TO fully share whatever honor and tribute we
may pay to those the other lamented Fathers
who died aseIe did that the Chairman of this
meeting appoint o committee OF LDree 10 com
municatc with both orr Right Rev. Bishop aud
Nith the Catholics of Ouachita parish, throug 10
frc Chairman of their meeting, +. Enemcoc:,
"a losing them copy Of these r"s"l"-
ii'.n-, AID requesting them 10 permit the re-
mates OF rev. Father Grrgaud II r"~t h. T..
the SIDE Of thr who fell NTH him !" i,!r -aIur
holy can-e and labor, III u:dCr tu1t 49, sane
nj"uurrIr may equally hUn,'!, AVID tnr hh-d"N
OF ~" -line Cross equally n"!i"w lu"r a.! al 1
taLt the Catholics Of OGncii;t i.i,,I IL par
ti"ufai, al Il 'E"sc OF the S'atr al I"nt- 'ua ia
g"nti.l be ~. I'!v invited 10 upi'v "itl lis
in f"a:t, Ctfntt and pur-" IN er""tIr. = sni!a'
Bile and worthy monument 10 the houUr and
III emory of the above mentioned deceased Fa
theirs.