The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-03
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC INTRLL1eENgE.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN ROCHESTER, N. Z.

| CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN ROCHESTER, N. 7.
The Catholics of Rochester, New York
are certainly deserving of the highes
praise for their labors in the cause of Ca
tholic Education. The statistics of thei
| schools, in which Catholic children ar,
educated as the Church commands under
pain of grievous Gin, proclaim the full
and entire obedience of tie people on THU
most importance doctrine of religious ed
ucation to their bishop and clergy. While
the Common schools of that city number
5,G97 pupils, the parochial schools of the
Catholic Church are educating 5,322-tht
difference being only 375 in favor of schools
that receive the support of the State. The
| Catholics of no city in the country, moi
even in Cincinnati, where the Catholic
schools count nearly eighteen thousand
pupils, do porportionately as we'll. The
best and most lasting service we can do tc
Catholic faith is to rival the example
which Rochester has given as. 1t forcibly
teachers to the Catholic parents of this
nation, that the highest treason they com
NIT against God and the greatest injury
they can ipfct upon their children is to
| send them to places of goddess instruction
Catholics elsewhere should take that lesson
to heart and put it to SO faithful practice,
that Catholic children should know no
other schools than those that are blessed
by the hand of the Catholic religion -
Cincinnati Telegraph.
THE NEW CHAPEL OF THE LITTLE SISTERS
OF THE POOR IN BALTIMORE.
On Sunday, April Goth, the Feast of the
Patronage of ST. Joseph, the corner stone
of the new chapel of tie house of the Little
Sisters of the Poor, on John street, will be
laid. The foundation of the chapel has
already been built, and it is expected that
in few months the entire edifce will be
completed. An imposing Catholic demon
Jyll fa a fIn noof1 0f
laying the corner stone; procession,
composed of the Catholic beneficial socie-
ties, under the chief marshalshp of John T.
Piquett, will form one of the chief attrac-
tons of the secular demonstration.
The first resident Mother of the Little
Fannie, a lady of noble and distinguished
French family, whose early youth was
spent at the court of Napoleon I'LL, where
she was celebrated for her beauty and ac-
complishments. Though very young, she
possessed great administrative ability.
Having proved herself SO successful in the
management of the house in Baltimore, she
elsewhere throughout the United States.
AS soon as the chapel is completed, it is
the intention to erect another wing exactly
corresponding to the present building, so
that the chapel will be situated in the
centre of the whole structure.
DEATHS AMONG THE SISTERS OF CHARITY.
At noon on Monday, 9th inst, Sister
Mary Ursula died at Mount Hope Retreat,
Baltimore county, after brief illness of
catarrh. Sister Ursula was one of the most
prominent Sisters of Charity in this coun-
try and was a relative of the celebrated
Mrs. MattiDgly of Washington, and bore
the same family name. She was native
Of Allegheny equity, Md, aud was born
IN 1903.
Nearly a half century ago she made the
lows of religion and received the habit of
marked and varied one. The field of her |
sarly labors was the old Mary land Hospital,
n this city, which, when first established,
between forty and fifty years ago, was
lnder the charge of the Sisters of Charity.
" hen tue Sisters gave up the hospital,
sister Ursula was sent to Brooklyn, New
Z ork, and afterwards to Buffalo.
By the death of Sister Ursula, her Order
1as lost one of its most valuable and zeal
BUS members, the poor and afflicted a con-
slant and devoted friend.
Within a week after the death of Sister
Ursula at the Mount Hope Retreat, Sister
3amie died at the Same institution. Her
Heath took place on last Sunday evening,
after protracted illness from cancer. The
deceased Sister, Miss E. Lee, of this city,
was born in 1625.-Baltimore Mirror.
ST. JOHNS CHURCH, ORANGE, NJ. J.
A meeting of the creditors of st. Johns
church, Orange, was held at the Bishops
residence, Newark, on April 9Th. The
appointed at the last meeting
to report on debt, did SO. The amount
was the same as heretofore recorded. Mr..
Spottswood, of the committee, made a
that the creditors take the cash
already subscribed, and take further mort
gage bonds on the church, which bonds are
not to draw interest and not to mature un-
til the endowment insurance policy on
Father Hickey's life for 5000, 600 is paid
up. The premium on the latter is borne
by, the church. The proposition was con-
sldered fair and will probably be accepted,
but the meeting adjourned for a week
without decision. 1t appears that in any
case the church cannot be sold before Oc-
tober, owing to the death of ex-Sheriff
Gamble, which throws the matter over for
the interim.
Since the above appeared the Bishop has
effected Is settlement with the creditors,
and the church is now in no danger of
being sold, though a debt of 500, 900 re-
alma IN ha Of l1,+ h.