The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-12-12
RELIGIOUS NBMS.

On his return from Europe. Bishop Dnbnle
was accompanied by Rev. Fathers george
Allen, Antoine Defiche. P. Cbandy and, l..
Granger.
The ladies of Sumter, 8. c., despite the bard
times and scarcity of money, have resolved to
make an effort to raise means to build new
church, for which there is crying Deeo IN
that neighborhood, A fair, in furtherance OF
the project, will be held at Sumter in Decem oeF'
Father Damen, 8. j., and his associates,
preached very successful mission in st. Peters
Church, New York, commencing November Ith
and ending on the 23d. The labors of the
Fathers resulted in 4600 Commupions of men
and $500 of women, making a total of 10. 600
Communions; go adults were prepared Tor I
First Communion, and thirty converts from
the various Protestant denominations were
recei we'd into the one true fold.
CXTuo11crrY IN TESNEssEE.-Right Rev. P.
A. Feehau, D. D., Bishop of Nashville VISITED
Shelbyville, Tenn, on November 10th, aud ad-
ministered the Sacrament of Confirmation TO
| the Sacrament was administered in that town
| by Catholic Bishop Shelbyviile is one OF
J the many missions under the charge OF tne
I Rev William Walsh, Chattanooga, who appears
! to he a very Vicar FOraneus, in his section ct
| the country, Middle Tennessee He is gong
I about giving series of free lectures, with tue
| object Of ipstructipg those who desire to hear
| the truth concerning the doctrines, claims and
practices of the Catholic Church. He exP.alns
| and submits them to the tests OF the Sacred
Scriptures and reason, as well as of TRADITION
and history. His lecture at ShelbyViils on
Sunday evening, the 14th inst. was we'll at
tended. principally by non Catholics who re.
ceived very favorably-N I. frf'm@ns
| Journal
MISSION FOR Co1oRrD PEOPLE IN SAVANNAH.
An eight days mission, exclusively for the
colored population of Savannah, will COM
menee on Sunday, December 18th, at st. Bene-
dict's Church, on East Broad street, near the
Gulf Railway station. The exercises of the
mission will be conducted by the Right Rev.
the Bishop of the diocese, assisted by the Rev.
Francis J. Miller, Of the Cathedral Parish. The
opening sermon will be delivered on Sunday,
the 18th inst, at half past ten o'clock in the
morning, with another sermon at eight O'CLOCK
, in the evening. There will be during the week
f Mass with instruction every morning at
five o'clock, and a sermon with the usual ser
vices every evening at eight o'clock. Inc
mission will be closed on Sunday, the 18th, at
. ght o'clock in the evensog, by the solemn
: and impressive ceremony of the erection OF the
Mission Cross, a constant memorial to the con-
gregation of the Mission; the whole conclu-
= ding with the Papal Bsnedction by the Bishop
] Rev. Fathers Rosenbauer and Rathke, C. IS
u R of Baltimore, recently gave mission IN
e Mont gomery, Ala. Five converts were recei ved
Z into the Church. correspondent of the Louis
q Vile Adrocdte says: Our wortbv pastor, Kew
D. Savage, was engaged in the aft lir heart and
2 soul, and labored most strenuously to advance
p the moral good of his flock by seeing that al
- - attended. He seems to have nothing more al
Q heart than the welfare, both spiritual and TEN
D pora, of his congregation, and deserves th'
y hightst encomiums for the zeal and energy
useU IN making tuo MISSION pelieCt SuSSeo
e and blessing. We sincerely hope and shal
g always pray that he may meet with that re
ward which every good priest deserves her
- and hereafter Erected in about the center o
80 our church. we have now the Mission Cross,
to keep bright in our memories the past happ.
days, and the good Fathers who placed it ther
10 shall al ways find a green spot in our hearts
y Our Convent school, for girls, presided over b.
>, the good Sisters, is in hourshing condition
Ie and our only regret is that we have not th
n good Brothers here to take charge of our olde
IN boys. But the matter is now being discussed
and earnestly hope that ere great Will
- we will be made happy by being able to al
10 nounce to you that we have such a SCHOOL,