The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-25
Letter frem our travelling Agent and Correspond.
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Jackson, MISS, July Is

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seen of them, being about as energetic and
pushing as those OF any town have visited in
the South. jackson has large and lucrative
trade with the country around, and every on,.,
ia very hopeful of the future, ~ the crop. e,
Hines County are the finest seen in thirtv
wears. With even moderately decent lepisIa.
ton and government, the prosperity Of Missis.
sippi is assured, and in no section of the Stats
will people be more independent than in thia
The Catholic Church here is under the pa-
tronage of St. Peter, and has for its pastor The
Rev. Henry Picherit, one Of the ablest aud
most jealous champions of Catholic education.
The congregation numbers about 600, anaoaR
whom are many of the most intelligent and
cultivated people Of the place. Two Massss
are celebrated every Sunday, but the rising
generation of Catholics 10 large and, together
with the converts to the Church, will soon de.
mand moro room, so Father Picherit already
begins to think Of building new church.
Father Picherit has, among other Societies.
sodality for youpg ladies, which numbers about
sixty members and an Altar Society, number.
ing twenty members, who. judging from the
elegant appearance of the three affairs, must DO
yery devoted to their laudable work. The
choir of st. Peters is conducted by an accom-
plished musician, Miss L. Julienue, who has
done wonders in organizing it and training
the young ladies. The members of the choir
are: misses Spengler, josie and Mamie
Miazza, Miss Muller, Mrs. Cosmanic and Mrs.
Williams, and Messrs. Hudson, Fleming, Ristti
and Cosmapic.
St. Joseph's School, conducted by the Sisters
of Mercy from vicksburg, is Q commodous and
| ~ a 1ocarinD Last
sion there were upwards of q hundred children
in attendance, which speaks well for the e1-
cellent teachers, the appreciative parents and
the energetic pastor to whose never eeasing
efforts this result is principally attributable.
| This afternoon, in company with Father
Picherit, I visited the State Lunstic Asylum.
DIR. Compton, the surgeon in charge. received
us kindly and introduced rs to Mr.. John
Conway, the Supervisor, who conducted us
| through the establishment. We saw about 400
patients, all of whom seemed well cared for;
but my heart sickened at the thought of the
| mountains of unspeakable misery represented
| in this large assemb age of afflicted creatures,
while the evident devotion of the persons 10
charge, the cleanliness and order which reign
ed throughout the place, impressed me with
the beauty of Christian charity, and afforded
the only consolation that could be experienced
under the circumstances.
| The Hibernian Society here numbers fifty
members, under the following officers: John
Mcdonnell President; johnson Sproule, Vice
President; D. J. Monahan, Financial Secretary;
John Dougherty, Corresponding Secretary; n.
| Mclaughlin, Treasurer, and N. McVay, MAI
shall. The society is prospering. and at every
meeting new members are admitted. 1t 10
branch of the Hibernian Association of Missis
sippi, uniting all the Irishmen in the State fa
national and benevolent purposes. and having,
as one of it's leading objects, the poionization
of their countrymen in the State. Such an
organic alton can do a great deal for our beau
tiful laud and for the poor emigrants, the ma
iority of whom, landing on our shores pennt
less and friendless, have, heretofore, been com
PEELED to lead lives of hopeless toll and suffer
ing in our large cities which, compared to tint
life of even the poorest farmer, is as that OF q
miser able worker in the coal mines of England
, to the ease and independence of millonaire
The Hibernans have an organ here-1%
Weekly Sun6nrst- which is taken by most o
the Irishmen in the State.
Since my last visit to jackson, three MONTH
ago, Father Picherit has built a ne " residences
| costing 81 ,ZUU. IL mas SIX EOousop On0 D0A-t
for the accommodation of Bishop Elder, wheI
he visits the capital, and another for that
q clergyman who is soon to be sent here
3 assist Father Picherit and to visit some OF tn
, many missions in the vicinity. You know Q
i course, that the parishes il Mississippi are
t large as many of the dnkedoms and principal
= ties in Europe, aud to visit the several station
requires days of travel; hence the labers OF
8 priest are such that few. even of those who haV
= strong constitutions, can pursue them withor
OCCASIONAL periods of relaxation. Bat ID
g "lsborers" are few, SO it rarely happens that
. priest of this diocese afford to absent hin
g self from his parish for even few weeks az
9 the greatest relief one can usually get is
q have an assistant to share his labors Tor
Q while
9 Ny stay here has been most pleasant. 81
y have been received with great kindness by 8
: Init aanacialIv nv tboae whose friendship w