The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
THE CHURCH IN TEXAS.

THE CHURCH IN TEXAS
says the Galveston Catholic OIL '"e '''"
January: ,,. por
-, wednesday last our Right Kew.
Rishop. Mgr. Dubuis, returned I'd MA nome
from an extended, although TO some . ca
tent. a hurried visit through us ut?S n;.
Tha Rishop carries the flush OF health IN nis
f no b',. mauv acute pains in his body
,arnit him 10 pass but little of his time 10
ru;at,aa Almost every Catholic IN Tue
dd;ncess ia aware of the fact that he Is a
greet ntferer from rheumatism. nus I'll
sease ia mnnifesting desire To settie lIse.i
in his heart, and often he Is compo'i ;s h tS
1valk the whole night so excessive 10 r's
snffsring from his painful malady: ne
rsnorts the spiritual affairs of his diocese
IA In most gratifying condition. beslaes
,ransactiug the business that called nun 10
the country the Bishop gave conn, mA.lon
to class Of twenty persons IN Dailas: auu
to another of thirty ct Lazy necs' ~ ST', 10
tba mnst deyout Catholics. he also or
,anizea three Catholic societies, Oil oi
Sybich expressed their desire to secure anu
Dreserye a close and constant intercourse
18th the authorities at the Episcopal see
Of the Diocese. In about ak weeks Lie
Bishop will visit the interior asatn. .;f,;,,
From the Bishop We have the grat'ylns
;,taIligence that ut no distant day the goou
Catholics of Sherman will have Churcn
~ tbair midst. Rev. Father Hennessey OF
Jefferson, one of the most successiul pio-
neer priests in the State has been TEN
rarily assigned to this charge ana uhaer
his able management very soon IA CO..
tor the NOUS people of Sherman Will 90
successfully achieved. At Denison the
now convent started by the Sisters OF mary
ia giving the most infinite pleasure to the
faithful of that place. 8,
Rev. Father Chambodnt is topping OH
the Bishops residence at GaiVesGoh WIN "a
mansard that will not only add much 10
the anpesrance of the building, but VIII
add the convenience of hall as well IN
which the Catholic societies will hold their
meetings.
Chicago is soon to bs blessed with the
,rr7,rS If n colony of Little Sisters Of
the Poor"
THE CHURCH IN GEORGIA.
From the Savannah Cross OF the SUI
January, wa copy
On Tuesday, 25sh inst, the II. Rev.
Bishop of Savannah returned from ms trlE
to the North, in much improved hea'th ant
Vig"y. re. 7-,
On -'.e same day the Sisters of St. JOSEPH
vacated the house known as st. Joseph,'
Barry Male Orphan Asylum, and departed
with their sixty eight orphans on the even
ing train on the Central Railroad TO theil
new home in Washington, Wilkes county
Ga.
A long felt want will soon be supplied il
our city. The large and commoalou
building Hitherto occupied Ivy the Sister
ofSt. Joseph, and used for the male orphan
asylum, ia to be fitted up for Catholic
bosp,tal, under the charge of the Sisters o
Mercy.
The magnificent school building attache
toSt Patrick's Church, Augusta, Ca, wi
he dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Gross
on Sunday, the 3Oth of January; Thu
schoo! is a lasting monument OF the Zes
and energy of the pastor OF the congreGa
tiop. the Rev. Charles c. Prendergast. III
school is under the charge of the Brother
of the Sacred Heart
The new school attached to the Churc
of the Sacred Heart, under the Sisters
Mercy, ia progressing very well.
During February Bishop Gross will Wis
those parts of Georgia which he coniu d
60 10 last summer.
CATHOLIC FREE SCHOOLS IN ST. LOUIS.
Gradually but steadily and surely Il
free Catholic school system is eXtendii
over the great city of st. Louis. IN t
last Issue Of the ITdtchmdn we see an II
cuua. Of u meeting held in 81. MALACHI
parish for the formation of u free Catho
school society" which was ut once orga
lied and proceeded to work. Says t
Waterman
Most of our Catholic scho0l9 are II,
schools in fact, If not in name. The tr'
that is collected mouthiy from the ch,ldr
bears such insignificant proportion to
cos, of the schools' maintalnance, tn
practically speaking, the education impN
ed is gratuitOus.
We are glad to find a disposition amc
bur parish clergy to make our schools f
in name as they are in fact. Although
large and tourishing parish schools
supported on the plan of direct assessm
on the parish, no money is asked or ia
from the chiidren--all being admitted
and all being on footing of per
equality. The schools of st. MalaC
parish will, ere long, open as free schc
Arrangements are almost perfected tC
cure q regular and permanent support
those schools from monthly assessment
the parish The people are anxious tt
Il 1srl.