The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-07
q .rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
rnw ORLEANS. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY IFS
The Catholic Press of tho United States.


From n leading article in the last number o
the Louisville Catholic .idro ate, We take the
following extracts on the interesting subject OF
Catholic papers:
objects in view: First: We wl-h as far as We
can To get rid Of the ungenerons notion enter
tanned by many laics, MANY eIerGymeh, and a
few newspapers that Catholic papers regard
each other as ,irats. II such u disposition be
found at all among the periodicals here men
toned il is deeply hidden in the mean ones
and by personal correspondence with each are
in a position to say that il would be difficult to
find a more wholesonled, generous or pure
minded body of men than these papers repre-.
sent, and that no petty seifishDess exists be-
tween them. Second We wish to SEQ each of
these papers circulate side by side with the
Adrosate 80 that our Catholic people may, like
bees feeding upon various flowers, produce q
well-tempered honey of Catholic public
- opinion, and not one with special flavor by
drawing their inspirations all from one source.
Third We wish to show both pastors and peo.
pie that there is no excuse on the ground OF
monotony, for not taking Catholic papers, by
exhibiting a list that in excellauce and num-
bers commands respect and furnishes strong
argument, based on readers self-interest, for
Within the past year there have come into
existence: The Catholic Columbian, Columbus
Ohio; Lake Shore Jisito1, Erie, Pennsylvania.
chicago I1iOf, ItOeTHidH
Pittsburg, Pennsy lvauia; Southern Catholic,
Memphis, Tennessee Catholic CiHcen. Newar
New jersey, and Catholic Inrcrsc, Cleveland,
Ohio.
In the second year is Toledo Eerie.r Toledo
Ohio.
In third year Catholic Union, BntiAIo, New
York Ucs'crn Times, st. Paul, Minnesota;
Home journal, Detroit. Michigan.
In fourth year: Catholic Rerielc. New York
Guardian, San Francisco, California; Catholic
ReAec'or, Albany, New York
In fifth year; CaihoiiC ScHtnd, Portland,
Oregon; IIestern Ceit st. Louis, Missouri, aud
Catholic Jindicator, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In sixth year: Catholic -fdroc0te, Louisviile,
kentucky; Ues'rn Uatchma", st. Louis
In seventh year: MORNING STAR, New
Orleans, Louisiana; HtsterH Catholic Chicago.
In ninth year. North UtStpn Chronicle, st.
Panl, Minnesota.
In tenth year: Catholic STANDARD, Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania; Tablet, New York.
In eighteenth year; The Monitor, San Fran
cisco, California.
In thirty first year: Pittsbury Catholic.
In thirty-ffty year: EreemaR's Journal, New
In thirty eighth year Pilot, Boston, Mass.
In forty fourth year. Catholic Telegraph, Gin
oinnat, Ohio.
Looking over this list we see in it the
promise Of bright future for Catholicity in
the country. 1t may be safely asserted that in |
proportion as Catholicity becomes more flour
ishing and vigorous, Catholic newspapers will |
find readers and more spring into existence
And from the number of such newspapers we
may argue the vitality of Catholic public
opinion.
Within year past have seen seven new
Catholic papers spring into existence. This
number equals one-fourth of the entire num-
Der and onethird Of what previously existed
And within ten years there have come into
existence twenty five most excellent Catholic
papers, as against four papers that are of older
date and spreading over period of tho thirty
fonr years previous.
In the matter of clergy the United States is
tolerably well off, and the past few years
growth has shown that it will not be in few
generations much behind the most favored
In schools we have just began to
open our eyes and wake up from u deadly
sleep. AT present we are in sad plight and
hardly know what we should be Mt, bnt each
month seems moro and more to genially thaw I
mt the frozen lethargy of our Indifference and
epidity. Ten years hence things will look
moro hopeful And in printing results the {
outlook is most cheering, though it must be ,
ontessed. cheering only as compared with our ,
elves and in the past.
These three sources Of instruction, the puI- !
ut, the school, and the Catholic press are a |
rinity necessary to the spiritual and social ,
of Catholics and in n natural wav
ear the relations that the legs of the stool do 1
D each other. The pastor ho has flourish 4
az parochial school attached to his church ,
ill be much more firmly rooted in the hearts "
{ his people than he should be without. Aud
no pastor who succeeds in causing each mem s
er of his flock to read rs mnch Catholic liter ! =,
, the fonr volumes of Darras' History of tho t
hurch viii be powerful with his people I
hen without, he would have but nominal | -
tuence.. We mention Darras' History be. =
Inse IL is generally known, and is equal in ! 5
lnntity of printed matter to that contained N
ftty-two numbers of the average amongst A
10 papers We here mention.