The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-07
How the Mission TO the colored People was
Founded.
From the Baltimore Mirror. !


SUBSTANTIALLY built ard artsticaily dec"ra-
red church, corner Calvert and f'easau'
streets, F-bnrary 2, 1873. He narrated 10
them the wonderful revelation which leu
to the establishing of the "ColieSe iof
/ Foreign Missions" thus: Many years ago
Cardinal Wisemau, then a student IN the
| English College at Rome, became deeply
perplexed and painfully aeisated upon
some ductrinal points. His course %
| study was such as suggested many anu VI.
| verss oniniops. After repeated efforts to
silence the temper, which came IN the
| shan. of sharp and unwelcome criticism,
being sorely pressed, he sought AID and
| comfort from q holy father, whose oeVoul
life and self. sacrificing devotion to MS re-
leion prepared him, in an eminent oegree'
| to Owe advice and counsel to those whose
communion with the world rendered them
liable to temptation.
Doctor Wisemau fonnd the reverend
father in a small, uncarpeted room, seated
by pine table, two WOODEN chas' NJ NJ
only furniture, his books and crucihx, the
lonly articles of use, which were lying be
He told him of his distress of mind, OF
his deep anxiety upon subjects OF when he
tonud himself unable to- solve OF master.
Tie good uau listened patiently to bis
story, then slipping qnietly from ms char
, TO MS knees, prayed long and earnestly for
the youth who. in despair, had come LOT
divine help. The prayer was ended an"
silence reigned, when from ont the solemn
Stiffness came IA voice, as from God: 10
forth. establish a college in England for
, foreign misslons." That was all. lonng
+ Wiseman foand himself threading the
n narrow streets back to the English College
= before he recovered from the bewiidering
8 effects of this startling command 80 SUI
r denly laid upon him. What applcatioh
4 had this answer to his enquiries Not one
i word had been uttered as reply to all his
4 anxious questionings, but command OF
a such magnitude had been laid upon him,
d and in such a manner, as compelled the oe
:. lief that it emanaSed directly from COO
70 himself. But where were bis doubts, his
o scepticismsf the wearisome pain that &C,
% % companies q faltering faithf Gone; and
"A peace that paseeth all understanding
,e abided with him.
40 = which had come upon him 80 strangely
~ took a firm aud solid bold no more vacil
b. lation, no more faitering glorious worker
:, in the Church of Rome.
le All England felt the power OF his lnde
IN fatigable Iabors, yet he never lost eight o.
a. the task which God had appointed him tc
"a do, At last he told his strange story II
IN the BISHOP, whose coadjutor he was, beg
d gipg his advice as to the mode and manne
d. Of accomplishing so important Work
m The Bishop heard and replied
a 1.-THE Church of Rome has been bitterl!
a prosecuted, her affairs have been desecra
he ted, her statues demolished, her Golfer
ais robbed; we are destitute OF priests, o
Va. nuns, and means to accomplish that which
W. ia necessary in our very midst the ohJec
,ot ia worthy, but now q hopeless one"
Obedience is the law of the Church,
ar. we'll as the law of God. Bishop Wisema
to. thought, "As it is Code order M wi
ia choose the time and provide the means.
rat will pray twice each day for its flu fifment
I'VE and will never speak of 1t again."
mt. Five and twenty years passed away, an
nv Bishop Wiseman was cardinal, reaping
not glorious harvest, rich and abundant in re
yed sults AL that he had pledged to himse
not to do was accomplished, save the on
his thing lying so near his heart, but it's fulf
nes ment seemed to be as far away as when tn
an pious priest delivered the message from th
If Almighty.
ted One day a youth who had consecrate
the himself to God stood before him, hesit,
do tipply asking permission to speak of q
To impression which had forced itself upc
or his consideration, and would not be resi-
be ted. Cardinal Wiseman looked upon him
lin it might have been himself taking his bu
be deus to the holy father in Rome thir
and yeas ago, 50 like was he In the earnestnt
ants of his plea. To his great surprise he hea
TOO him say: al come to you for directl'
, to and assistance in beginning aa enterpri
that which shall become the object of my life
lear consummate successfully ; 1T Is Land up
such me to see a college built for torelgn mi
,urv sions." The Cardinal took the you
tire priests hand saying: "L ps hoiier TIL
ever mine or thine have so spoken it is a d
ZACH cree from God himself"
eace He told him the story of his own Ii
the and of his individual interest In the ma
q in ter his lips were now unseaed.
tho Gods time had come. Together pls
may were formed, which were speedily put il
7e q execution. Bishop Vaughn, then you
can and ardent priest was commissioned
see visit California and the South AmeriC
for. States to solicit contributions Such was
con- success that in California about $40 600 y
and, volunteered by the people. In less tha
7, as year he wrote to the Cardinal, saying: "
I'M far as the means desired, the object was
,licy, cured beyond contingency" This letter Y
i'll be read to the Cardinal just az the last sal
alton of his life were ebbiDg away. He had
the queathed this labor to one in whom he |
Ich Implicit trust; peacefully, as one who
y the found perfect rect in seeing the frution
wise all his earthly lab"Ts, he passed away.
Italy The college was erected, being consec
what ted entirely t" the purpose of educat
q the those who gave their lives freely and al