The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-02
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NBw ORLEANS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER q, 1879.
Meeting Of tho Catholics Of ouaehita Parish.

Sunday Evening Oct. s, 1873. }
The regular monthly meeting of this Society
having convened and adjourned, o meeting OF
Catholics of Ouachita parish was held and on
motion of III. F'ilbiol, ESQ, julius Ennemoser
was appointed Chairman and ]. E. Behen Sc
cretary. The object of the meeting was then
expressed by the chairman to be to take steps
to transfer the remains of our well beloved
friend and pastor the Rev. Louis Gergaud
from Shreveport, the place of his demise to
Monroe, La, the scene of his recent labors
amongst us.
On motion of II. Filhol, n committee of five
was appointed by the chair to draft and pre-
sent to this meeting resolutions expressive of
the feelings of the Catholics of Monroe and of
Ouachita parish, on the loss sustained in the
death of the Rev. Louis Gergaud, late pastor
of st. Matthews church and Vicar Foreign of
the Diocese of Natchitoches. The following
gentlemen were selected to serve on this com
comtee, viz: II. Filhiol, j. Frank Pargoud,
Richard Fullam, Dan Breard, ST., and N.
Klein.
On motion the committee was permitted to
retire to comply with the object of their ap-
pontment and after q brief absence returned
and through their chairman, II. Filhiol, Esq y,
submitted the following preamble and resolu-
tions, viz:
whereas, on the 18th day of September
1873, our beloved and esteemed pastor, Louis
Gergaud, hearing that the Catholics of the city
of Shreveport were bereft of the consultations of
religion by the death of two priests and the
illness of the third and feeling that his duty
to his fellow christians was paramount to all
other considerations in not permitting such q
state of affairs TO continue, he Immediately
went to that stricken city to fulfill his duties
rs o soldier of the church he SO ably repre-
sented, by mnisteriug to the sick and dying
and consoling the liy ring. and
Whereas, after only a few days labor in this
mission he was stricken by that dread pesti-
lence-the yellow fever-himself on the gath
day Of September. 1873, and
Whereas, on Wednesday the first day of
October 1873. it pleased Almighty God in his
wisdom, to take from his field of usefulness
among us this servant of the Lord, in the
prime of life and manhood, and
Whereas, in his conduct, Father Louis Ger
gaud, has shown heroism equal to that of
the martyrs in the early days of the church and
among the heather, therefore
BE IL Resolrcd, by the Catholics Of Ouachita
parish, That, in the death of Father Louis Ger
gaud, parish priest of ST. Mathews church, city
of Monroe, parish of Ouachita-where he has
been a Jealous worker in the cause of the Holy
Catholic church for the last eighteen years !;
where he has built up a church and q Catholic
community from very small beginning to q
congregation numbering hundreds of worship
pers; where he has administered the holy
rites of the church to so many, and where his
field of usefulness was great-this commun-
ity has sustained q loss that cannot be esti-
members of this church have been deprived of
one whom they loved and respected for bis
good qualities of head and heart and for the
great interest he has always manifested in
their welfare, both spiritual and temporal !;
the Catholic church of this Diocese has lost
one whose piety, learning and services rem
SaVs in the Of the gospel you'd
he lived, in the Mitre of Bishop.
Resolred further, That while bowling in hu-
mility at the throne of Almighty God, who has
from us, we feel deeply the loss we have sus-
tanned in his death, and take this occasion to
again bear testimony to his learning, purity
him to ,e ns. which SO much endeared
Resolred further, That we tender our heart
1elt and sincere sympathies to his aged and
well beloved mother in this her hour Of attic
Lion, who, In foreign land will hear of the
death OF her son in the cause of Christianity
aud charity. and assure her that while abe and
the Church have lost a son, Heaven has gained
martyr.
Resotred further, That as soon as circum-
stances permit, we will have his remains
brought TO this city and inferred, according to
MS Last wish, in the Catholic cemetery in this
place, in the establishment of which he took
so deep an interest, and erect suitable monu-
ment to his memory.
tropa9atenr Catalogue of New Orleans the
Louisiana inoifigencer and Omachita telegraph of
monroe DO requested to publish these resolu-
ti0ns, and that copy thereof be sent to the
mother of the deceased by the President of
this meeting.
On motion, the resolutions were unanimously
adobted as read. On motion of DR.. b. H. Dink-
grave, which was promptly seconded, q COM
mittee of three was appointed by the chairman
to collect funds for the purpose of carrying
out the resolution relative to the transfer AM
interment of his remains at Monroe The
chair appointed the following gentlemen to
serve on this committee, viz Rev. JOS Quo
lard, II. G. Dobson and J. Frank Pargoud.
1t having been suggested by Rev. j. Quelard
that o Catholic demonstration might be appro-
priately manifested on All Souls Day, being the
second of November, and that the deceased's
remains be brought here by that occasion, and
the chair having likewise suggested the APP
Pointment of committee to act with the COM
mittee on subscriptions, etc. A motion was
made by DIR. d. II. Dinkgrave that committee
OF i've be appointed to confer with the city
Council, the city Physician and the commu nj
ty at large, as to the expedienoy OF removing
the remains by that time, and to make suita-
blepreparations in connection with them for
such transfer and demonstration. The motion
having been amended, that an addition of two
DC made TO the committee on collection and
the committee as increased make all arrange
ments, was carried, aud the chairman appoint
eoJ. IL. McGinnis and II. Filhiol, Esq, to
serve with said committees. motion was
then made by j. Z. Behen, that two subscrip-
ton lists be immediately opened-one for the
purpose of defraying the expense incident to
Ghe transfer Of the deceased's remains and in
decorating the church for their reception and
the other for the purpose of erecting a suitable