The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-07-11
-. from the Archbishop Of New Orleans.
n,oorEST APPEAL TO THE BISHOPS OF
his hho FRANCE FOR ASSISTANCE.
translated from the Propagateur.l

I translated from the Propagateur.l
r. Rouxel has just received q letter from
- rrain, which he has kindly allowed us
r..d aud which contains excellent news of
aur veuerated Archbishop.
ys are happy in being able to copy from
.,;s letter few paragraphs which all our read
=. ,,;,, welcome with the most lively satisfac-
tion: PARIS. Jups 10Th. 1915.
by Dear Sir:
First of all let tell yo& that Mon
Hseigneur enjoys the best of health. He as.
R9onishes every one here by his energy and
Stbe manner in which he endures ro5with-
sstandipg his one and seventy years and the
Screat heat of the weather, the fatigues of long
General, who sometimes accompanies His
&Grace, was compelled to demand respite, being
unable to stand the fatigue, aud Monseigpeur
fintermitted his Iabors to save the strength of
his assistant. The Cardinal Archbishop, OF
Paris manifests the greatest kindness to M Mgr
/ Perche, as you have already heard. Listening
and his knowledge of the country enables him
to give in order that the important. WORK
which induced Mepseigneur to visit france may
be brought to o successful issue, 1t is easy to
see that his Eminence has adopted this as one
of his own works and that he has the greatest
desire to see it succeed. Following his advice
/ all the Bishops of France asking their assist
| apce for the relief OF the existing necessities.
II But If the Cardinal labors for the success of
i the Archbishop's mission the latter also, in the
/ kindest manner, devotes himself to whatever
his Emipence requests of him. He has already
given confirmation in nearly fifteen parishes of
l. the Archdiocese of Paris and the number of
children confirmed by him probably exceeds
II 5000.
Monseigneur made pilgrimage to Paray-le.
H Monal on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of
Ii Jesus Leaving Paris at $40 o'clock Thursday
II evening, June 3rd, we reached Paray-le- Monial
II at about o'clock Faiday morning. The cele-
Fl bratiou was magnificent. There was an im-
II mense concourse of people, perhaps from three
II to four hundred priests and six Bishops. The
II Cardinal Archbishop of Paris officiated.
II The following is o translation of the circular
II addressed by the Most Rev. Archbishop to the
ii Bishops of France:
PARIS, May 29th, 1875.
Moaseigneur-Appoint ted, more than fve years
ago, by the Sovereign Pontif to govern the
II Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, ex-
Il erted myself to continue aud to develop the
" Catholic works commenced by my venerable
predecessors, Mgr. Blanc aud Mgr. Odin, who
were both, like my self, French, and who, during
Il thirty years, had honored me with their conf
Il dence and called mo to share in their iabors
happy to be able to say that our efforts
have not been unproductive and that the Ca
II tbolic movement, commenced some thirty years
Il ago, has continued up TO this time to progress
that New Orleans, which, thirty years ago,
. had only four churches has now twenty nine
II parochial churches and good number OF COM
munities and Parochial schools.
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Il without great expense, to meet which we have
never had other resources than the charity of
the faithful and the ALLEGATIONS of the Associa-
ton for the Propagation of the Faith.
Unfortunately for some years past the poiti-
cal and social troubles which followed the war
of Secession and which continue under the
|# regime of pretended peace more disastrous
than the war itself, have plunged Louisiana
into an overwhelming poverty, and terrible
inundation last year com pleted our ruin. The
most opnlent families, those which could have
dave hair NnFIk
are themselves in need of assistance.
La Works most urgent for the good of souls are
necessarily arrested. Not only am 1 unable to
provide the consultations of religion for num-
bers of Catholics who earnestly demand them
and who are from twenty to thirty miles away
from any priest church, but have been
compelled TO withdraw from several localities
priests who could no longer find even the
necessaries of life.
The works which 1 had undertaken in the
+ hope of Witnessing the return of happier days
to my diocese weigh me down with heavy
debts, and l am menaced with being despoiled,
+ by appropriation. of churches the construction
of which had cost long labor and great sacri-
fees.
Iu this situation, so painful to the heart of a
Bishop, l come with confidence to address my
self to that glorious French Episcopate which
so nobty continues in hese perifous times the
grand and generous traditions of the illustrious
+ Church of France.
Il The work for which, Monseiguenr appeal
to yoar charity at the time that it is,
above all, q Catholic work has also an aspect
of patriotism which your Lordship will APP
preciate.
There is to be found in Louisiana a numer-
ous population of French origin which, like
that of Canada. preserves profound and lively
anection for France and which, in the evil
days, gave to that ancient mother-land etfec-
tive testimonials of its devotion.
hold to preserving this French spirit which
can only be maintained under the influence of
Catholicism.
1presRme therefore to hope, Monseigneur,
mat you will be willing to receive with favor
Spe appeal which address to you in behalf OF
the Diocese of New Orleans which numbers
LnFee hundred Thousand Catholics and which
Oy ITS devotion to the Holy See and to the
6fugGst person OF Plus *, and by it's affection
hor france, is worthy of your sympathies.
=: me assistance which your Lordship may de-
Stre she 70 send and to which hope will be added
diocese, may be addressed either to His Emil
L Lhence the Cardinal rchbishop of Paris, who
has has very Kindly taken this work an interest
IE "nicn am profoundly moved, else to
als Eminence the Cariinnl Arch hhishop OF