The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-07-19
Rev. Father Duffy,

We refer with pleasure to the accou
elsewhere. published of the celebrate
which took place at st. Alphonsus Hall, la
Tuesday evening, in honor of the twenty
nth anniversary Of the ordination of Re,
- Father JsB. Duffy, C. SS. r. The popr
Lar manifestation of feeling on that occasio
70 could not but have been most gratifyin
0 to the heart not only of the beloved paste
y = to whom 1t was specially directed, but @
} all his co laborers in the splendid Order {,
which he belongs and to which our cit,
owes SO much. -
For nearly all of the twenty We years Of
DIS hoiy ministry, Father Duffy has been
on duty in New Orleans, laboring with q
zeai and devotion to which all Catholics
delight to bear witness. During that time
tie has seen the little frame church of former
days give place to elegant brick churches,
convents and schoolhouses, which have cost
millions of dollars, and around which a
beautiful city has grown up where at that
time ponds, marshes and waste places ab.
ounded.
That the Rev. Father has borne his share
OF the wearing labor, the unceasing care,
which have resulted SO gloriously to the
honor OF God and the good Of men is we'll
known to all and was but recently too
painfully evident in his shattered health,
All thought that his incredible exertions
lad entirely exhausted his constitution |
md worn him down to the verge of a pre-
nature but inevitable grave. His re-
narkable restoration to partial health he
egards as a concession to the fervent, nm
easing prayers of the parishioners who
owed him so we'll and who could not bear
give him up. This consideration Father
'ufy referred to very feelingly in the re-
aarks with which he replied to the address
{ the Committee.
Rev. Father Giesen on being called out
the audience-and he is always called
IL when they can get chance at him =
welt eloquently upon a line of work to :
hich Father Duffy had put his hand, but
hich is more apt to be overlooked in a
opular estimate of services rendered,
ather Duffy had always zealously interest ,,
himself in promoting religious vocations :.
I'd providing laborers for the spiritual -
lrvest. POINTING to Rev. Father Girar-
y, he cited him as an instance of this =,
al in Its stage of happy fruition. He A
ferred particularly, too, to the establish .,
ent at Chatawa as fruit of Father d Duffy's n,
reslght and providence. It was work
'ich would live long after him, and one b,
lence his influence would go forth in an r
failing line of priestly laborers, renewing v
life and activity, when his body should n,
ould have long since been in the grave, -,
Indeed, we heartily unite with Father -,
essen In this estimate of the important a
rk commenced at=Chatawa. We know u;
no more tasteful or gracious way in -,
ich the admirers of Rev. Father Duffy
lid show their interest in his work, than
lending helping hand for Chatawa. ~
IS glorious foundation, but far from .a ,e
ng complete work. The young eccle- -
stical students need support; what a -,
ID work it would be for any person of ~;
npetent fortune to assume the expenses
one of them! If each of Father Dutfy's
nds would only patronize the annual ~,
ursion to Chatawa, it would be source
some small profit to the house, without 80
loss to the visitors, and at the same 10
Q bring the place and it's workings more
'iliarly under the notice of our people, 70
ese excursions are delightful trips in
mselves and highly commendable as ~ ~
Stitutes for the absurd and ill-regulated ID
MICS where vice enjoys so much license. ,-'
are cure that no offering could be more
teful to Father Duffy than visible Nv
of that his work at Chatawa was not WI
gotten. aie
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