The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-01
aorn,ng star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY, MARCH !. 1874.
nOMEsTIC CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.
poM1N1cAN M1ssIoN 1N NEW YORK..

DOMINICAN MISSION IN NEW YORK.
Seven Dominican Fathers have just finishe,
Er2ost successful mission in the church of tn
GSirhany The mission was commenced OF
.5Tuday, January 18th, and was continued thre
A4acks The first ten days were excusivel.
devoted to the women of the parish and Thu
't.HssL ten days to the men. During the sccont
posoek n mission was likewise given to the chill
se1sen OF the parish, of whom about 1900 wen
tAss confession. Every evening, at o'clock
of the Fathers gave instruct ion to admits
-E1sf non C holics in the principal doctrines
nod duties of the Catholic religion.
Tt,e results of the mission were most conso
E1isE to all concerned; and it il hoped that the
assTects of the good work will long be visib"
nm the Epiphany parish. More than 5000 per
NRons re ceived the Holy Communion of whom
<sUenty were converts TO our holy faith; and
shout one hundred were grown people who
Szaoeived communion for the first time. a great
ezMuIber of people also, who had absented
sznemselyes from Mass and Confession for years,
wore noticed as among the the most attentive
rad regular in their attendance at the mission
-@fScnidns JOn,hdi
FATHER GIEsEN IN VICTORIA, TEXAs.
The mission held by the Rev. Fathers Gesen
End Faevre in the Catholic church for the last
Two weeks, closed on last Sunday evening
TIE church was crowded to its fullest extent,
and many were unable to gain admission The
closing ceremony was very Impressive. i he
krapal Bencdiction was given by the Rev. Ia
sSt,er Giescu. overfive hundred persons have
received commun ion, and several converts have
>een received, some of whom are our most in
belligent and respectable citizens. There are
several persons who are under Il course of i'll
struct ton. Tho l'rv. Fathers are going to San
4ntonio to open another mission. Their kind
visit here VIII be long remembered by the con-
Eyegaton-j ntorid -id,ocdtr, february -.
JEsrITs IN MINNESOTA.
1t is with the greatest pleasure shat VIC (N.
.sesftrn GhronIcis st. Pauls) announce to our
-,umerons readers the fact that the .Jesuits
coming to Minnesota. Yes, are coming to cs
Lablish their order III our own beautiful Min
n mot m lint liar that
tho Superior House of the Order, for the States
of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and the
Territories west of the States, is to be located
hero also, the prosperous and thriving town
of Mankat", on the banks of the Minnesota
formerly ST. Peter river. having been selected
For that purpose During the month of Febrn-
AIRY, these learned and piuus clcrgymen will
Er.ive from Buffalo, New York, their former
eQiace of residence.
JESUIT MISSIONS.
The Jesuit Fathers Damen Masscllis Goose.
Eians, and futtcn opened mission III the Ca
ohcdral of Fort Wayne on the 10Th of January.
y he earnest preaching and interchangeable zeal
sof these well known missionaries, united with
.sie good will and burning fcrvor which the
grace of God excited, through them, in the
ssearts of their hearers, made this mission far
sa,ore successful than was reasonably ;.ntici-
gated. Over twcnty-threc hundred received
Che sacralnents; more than thirty adults made
Ghcir first communion and nine converts were
Gs,ceived into the Church--a rich harvest in
heed for the Granarics of God, over which the
devoted Bishop and the clergy of the Cathedral
rejoice. On the evening of the 4th of Fcbru-
SSy, Father Damen delivered an admirable
lecture bIistlinG with logic on The popnla:
objections against the Catholic Church." In
Crawfordsville, in the same diocese, the con
STegation Is stirring very actively towards the
erection of a new brick church. In no part of
-he country is the Catholic faith taking deeper
root or more widely enlHrGing it's boundaries
5han in the iourishing State of Indiana.
-MroRTANT Observation-Disclosures SCHOOLS ARE
Reference made some time ago to the
Joseph, Mo, and the School Board of that city.
Bishop Hogan refused to be taxed alleging
that the parochial schools of St. Joseph were
public schools " under the terms Of the CON
<itution. His claim was resisted appeal
was had to the courts, and a decision has inst
Gseen rendered III the circuit court of that dis.
tTict in favor of the Bishop. The case will
next como mp for hearing in the Supreme
Court of the State If the judgment of the
Stiferior court is affirmed, the school question
an Missouri may be regarded as settled. If our
10 tho meaning of the constitution, they will
10 entitled to pro rata share in the public
school fund. The Catholics of tho State have
70 congratulate Bishop Hogan for the tirmucss
with " hich he has resisted tho school mono
poly, and for the ability with which he has
managed to bring the to successful
ISSUE. 1t requires unilagging industry and
stu bborn resistance on our part to make any
t&eadway against the conspiracy which now
SNcSels on the spells of our lmpo vcrishcd PEG
EIle.-H Lod> U0tchmon
1t will be seen that our Young friend Mr.