The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-24
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC 1NTELL1GEFeE.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CONVERTS.

The brooklyn Eagle says: "For two
weeks mission was in progress at st.
Anne's Catholic Church, which has proved
in a spiritual point of view great success.
The ceremonies were of very imposing
nature, as there were about one hundred
and fifty converts baptized and confirm ed,
and six hundred ard fifty of the pupils at
tached to the school confirmed also. The
mission is said to have been the most sue
cesful one that ever was held in the city of
Brooklyn.
HoNoRs TO THE MARTYRS OF MEMPHIS.
The Memphis Southern Catholic says -
"The project of proposed monument to
the Fathers of the Catholic Church, who
died of yellow fever last fall, is receiving
many marks of favor. The gu description lists
nre being filed out witt, alacriGy and lib
erality. Protestants. as we'll as Catholics,
who were witnesses of the single hearted
devoted ness of the priests, during the pre-
valepce of the epidemic, are putting in their
contributions. The Committee that have
charge of the execution have already been
shown six or seven designs of monumen ts
in Italian marble, all put in by Memphis
Carrara, in Italy. Some of these are very
beautiful and chaste, but expensive. The
selection will be made in few weeks, and
will be such as to satisfy the taste of thoee
most nearly interested in the memorial"
TESTIMONIAL TO REV, D. o'MEARA OF MO-
BILE.
Learning that Rev. D. O'Meara, pastor
st. Mary's Church, Mobile, acting under
medical advice, was about to leave the
city temporarily for the benefit ofhs health,
a number of his friends addressed him a
letter expressive of their regrets at his de-
parture and of sympathy with his suffe'ings
and rendering him 8 we'll filled purse az a
token of their affection. The Rev. Father
will be absent till the first of August.
DEATH OF MOTHER MARY JOSEPH HEATING.
Mother Mary Joseph died on the 10th
inst, at the Convent of the Visitation,
Georgetown, d. c., of lingering illness.
She was the daughter of John Heating. of
Adare county, Limerick. Ireland, and Eu-
Domingo, and was aged seventy two years.
She entered Georgetown Convent in 1914.
She was for many years Directress of the
Visitation Academy in Frederick, Md, re-
turning as Superioress to Georgetown in
1858, where she held that Office for three
the suffering poor whom she nursed and
comforted will rise up aid call her
blessed" while her memory will be en-
shrined in the hearts of the religious Sisters
whom she edited for so many years.-Bal-
timore Mirror, May Is.
QUINTENNIAL CONvoCATIoN OF SISTERS OF
CHARITY.
Last Sunday, between three and four
hundred Sisters of Charity assembled in
solemn retreat at the Mother House of this
noble Order, Emmettsburg, Md. AT ak
NJ, Mass was said in the Convent Chapel
by Very Rev. Father Guedry. Superior of
the Sisters of Charity in the United States
All the Sisters in attendance received Holy
Communion. At T. NJ, the Retreat
opened. and will continue until the 18th
inst. Among those present are Sisters
Euphemia, Bernardin and Martha, who
entered the Order under Mother Seton
Ibid.
BISHOP GIBBONS ON CELEBRITY OF CON
SCIENCE"
Right Rev. James Gibbons, D. D., Bishop
of Richmond, Va, delivered an able and
interesting lecture on " Liberty of Con-
SCIENCE" at the Maryland Institute on last
true meaning of civil ard religions liberty,
tie Bishop said that the Catholic Church
d ad always been jealous advocate of both
and had always opposed the use Of coercion
or force in securing the conversion of
either men or nations. In proof of this, he
referred to the fact of ST. Austin (who was
sent by Pope Gregory to convert the Eng
lisb) restraining King Ethelbert from
forcing his Pagan subjects to accept the
Christian faith the fourth Council Of Toll
edo passed a decree forbidding the clergy
to compel Jews and Turks to embrace the
true religion.
The Catholic Church has always stood
between the oppressed people and their
despotic rulers. The Great Magma Charta
was wrested from King John of England,
by his Catholic Barons, headed by Cath
Ollie prelate. When the American colonies
fought for their independence, the Catholic
CAROLS of Maryland took prominent part
in the struggle. The Right Rev. speaker
alluded to the present persecution of the
Church in Germany where despotic Prime
Minister, flushed with triumph over Catho-
lie France, seeks to crush the Catholic
Church and thanked God that we lived
| in u couptry whose constitution protects
the religious as well as civil liberty of all
it's citizens.
The lecture was an eloquent effort, re
plete with historical illustrations, and fully
sustained the high reputation Of tue learned
Bishop of Richnond.-I6id.
MEMORIAL CHURCH OF Plus TX.
The Mirror of the 10th contains circu-
lar from the Archbishop of Baltimore an
nouncing his intention of building, to the
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