, 1875-02-13
COLORI5D CATHOLICS,
Sermon Of Rts1aop VnMHi,nn to COL
oroA People, ut baltimore.


oroA People, ut Baltimore.
From kts baltimore Snn.
The 1t. Rsy, II. Vaughan. Diehop OF eal-
ford, England. Superior General Ut the mission
with several priests, camg to baltimore OH tho
22a Of January preached a nermon 10 co1orad
people At ST. Francis Xavior Clutch, corner Of
Saratoga aud Calsort streets. yesterday morn4
ing. 1lo save lis conclusions Of tho condition OF
ths colorod rcoplo in tie South from visit
through the Southern Etatos throo or four vents
ngo. Thoy AFRO divided into throo claes-
Oh Fitst tho utterly, degraded, nho.
in M1issssippt sna Loasiana sss s fondoo
Wiz iho powers Of Satan; this o.ss ia 1or in
numbers. Second, tloHo Who have 10 religion
a. al, Numbering many thousands, and those
who belong to somo OF tho BcotH, desire to do
right. and aoryo God ~ vol as thoy cap. Third,
tito Catholics, many Of whom hare falloa away
because Of tho want OF priests 70 instruct them
md be their pastoral Ruidos. Ho found tile col-
ored people oIten rising to great heights Uf
sanctity, aud many inatanoos aro had among
thom Of people Wbu arc examples III the faith.
This 80 for from boiug diBconrnging mission.
fB ono that givoB tho pIests consolation aud
gratitude. from tho psop'o among whom they
!abor-all that tue priest askB 70 encourage him.
Tlia Que great mood Of the colored people Of tho
South 1s tho teachings Of the Catholic faith.
bishop Vaug ban asked for tho missionaries tho
assistance Of tho colored people by their prayers
and their charity. Tho Church OF st.. Francis
greg&tion woro PROVIDED with every kind Of spir-
itual advantage. debt Of 100000 had boon
contracted. which ul',ak bo pat1. TArae Of the
four priests OF the mission had boon k,udly re-
coivud BY tie Bishop Of Philadelphia and thoy
Qta to praach Aiu coleGt fuslta tn that CITY, hut
tue people Of the congregation must also assist.
fbs bishop next spoae upon tho subjoct OF con-
gtegatonal atugiag.. Said la, musioiu the organ
gallery il very good, but he Thought 1t wrong
E,at tho colored peoplo, who could BiDy gwacsly,
tslould ait In tito sl.urah md only itsten to the
,1uBio. In Germany thoro is not congregation
Elat docs not assist iu singing at tue church SER
Ytnea, and tho music is not confined to half 3
'lpzou Voices. In 1taiy, also, tbs congregations
take part In the church serviceB. Tho ltaliana
Md Germans have good VOICES, 30 Aayo tho COL
a'rod people, aud they have equally ~ good IN
In England and 1relRnd tho people are sald
not to layo aa good voices, but tho Bishop did
uos think 40. Whom he went to Stafford he found
tae people did not tako part III the singing, and
i,o was not satisfied, 80 ho arranged the service
in English, and instructed tho pcoplo III it
through the week. Tie Latin yestjara were
eiven up, and as aoon 81 tho EuglisA service bo-
Iktll it. Tue Bishop wlatled the aame woall4 bo
doto at st. Eranois when 10 believed that by q
lit 10 toaching thoy would booo,no 40 vol please
with tho service that the church would not con-
tain eitsng-zoona fuy tho colosod peop.> and the
whiie Q people would crowd the aisfos The Dislop
wiahe cd tie colorcl people to understand tho
church service, md lla hoped to hear that st.
Fran cjs waa tnodel in this oonntry, and that all
tue congregation Joined in singing "a they do in
cattolral at Stafford. Tie Offering, which was
large, won't toward tho fund for paying or tho
chnrph dolt. nishop Vaughan will shortly ro-
turn to England.