The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-18
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.
lection OF OFFICERS OF THE TOTAL ABSTI-
NENCE SOCIETY, MOBILE.

LECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE TOTAL ABS1I-
NENCE SOCIETY, MOBILE.
lat the annual meeting of the Catholic Total
bstinence Society, held at st. Patrick's Hall,
jnuary Sth, 1874, the following gentlemen
ere elected to serve for the ensuing year A.
Hamilton, President; D. McGinnis, First
ce President; N. Phelau, Second Vice Presi-
pat; John H. Fox, Secretary P. G. Harmon,
leasurer; A. Byrnes, Sergeant-at-Arms.
With the exception of the Second Vice Pres
ent, all these Offices were filed by reelection
the old officers no higher compliment can
paid than this silent attestAtion Of the fact
Rt these gentlemen have already proven, by
thful service, their desire to promote the
Pile cause of temperance.-Mobile Register.
ILLUMINATED CROSS ON sP1RE.
an illuminated cross is to surmount the spire
n St. Malachis church in Cleveland. 1t will
the only one in the United States, and is to
Pas feet high, and we would pity the lamp
Inter- only that the lighting is to be done by
7 ctricity.
ORDINATION IN SAVANNAH.
The Rev. James N. OBrien, of New aamp-
ire, late theological student of st. Mary 8
binary, Baltimore, was ordained priest BY
ght Rev. Bishop Gross Yesterday morning at
the o'clock mass. The Bishop was assisted
mass by Rev. Fathers Patrick and Serbs.
esent in the sanctuary we noticed Rev. Fa-
skrs Victor, Guillemet, Guillame and Prem
fgast.-Neus, january.
AN IRISH DAILY IN ST. LOUIS.
project has been on foot foe some time
4 ong the Irish residents of st. Louis to found
Irish daily newspaper with the Western Cell
81 the nucleus thereof, and we are pleased TO
S3rn that the enterprise has sufficiently ad.
need to assure the appearance of the Erst
he very soon. A company has been formed
th capital stock of 500, 600, divided into
thousand shares, at ten dollars share
rties desiring shares, and wishing informa
IN relative to the new company, should write
Il ID. OMadigan, Uestern Celt Office. st. Louis
D., or to John S. Griffin, No. $40 North Fifth
sseet, st. Louis.-Irish National Magazine
/ IRELAND, Ohio.
The conservation of the province New Eorl
the Sacred Heart December Sth, EN-
aced eight States, 10 dioceses, 1884 churcne s
40 priests, 1450 religious students and pop
ation of 9, los, 400 souls, besides vast aggre
Bite of schools and pupils, religious orders an
buses, asylums and orphanages, hospitals an
1eir inmates, ETC., all OF which are embraces
y the conservation.
S9oGRRss IN ONE CONGREGATION IN BoSTo1
At the Immaculate Conception, Boston, o
Anday, January q, the pastor, Rev. X: tultoI
J., gave his congregation an 1nter S .iI
4bppy New Year, although he said he did nc
he the word, as it had rather q Pagan ton
"a a Christian pnlpit. He stated that within
Ae last two years there had been an increa'
"a about 5000 in the number of monthly con
mnuicants. During the past year sl1Gy.to'
Quilts were baptized in the Catholic faith iro
fhe various Protestant scots. There hAo pee
10 fret communionS and 1886 conhrmetlon
aboWing . marked increase. In conclusiou,
aid that the various sodalities, temPeFan
sd other organizations, were IN I,,,, an
&hd progressive condition and he recoin D N'
&C particularly the st. Vincent de PAU oocle
Gs doing an immense good by its judicloue
80 the poor.-Pitot