The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-04
Morning Star and Catholic Messeng er.
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY. JUNE 1916
FRANCE.
FRANCE.


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FRANCE.
The Paris correspon dent of the Phila
Saelphia Standard under date of April 24sb
writes
In my last, which took up our broken
chord of chats across the deep. referred to
che General Communion in NOtre Dame,
bot feared to give the number of cOmmu-
uicauts lest should be mistaken. Since, l
have seen by the journals that there were
as least between six and seven thousand
Snen who approached the divine banquet
at that Mass. The Catholic editors are
Iubilant over this grand display of faith,
and argue justly that France has still
reason to hope, since even in the law where
love was not the prevailing sentiment,
Providence would have saved a whole city
notice the sublime effect produced by the
singing of the Credo by this immense
1udience, and it pleased me to see that my
personal feelings had thus been shared by
such writer's. At the conclusion of the
Communion Pere MOnsabre, in q most
pathetic allocution, addressed the thou
aands, in each of hose hearts, he said, the
divine government had been established
then in a mastery summary he resumed
ehe leading ideas of his Lenten Conferen
aces on Providence, the Divine Government,
etc.; making all refer to the joyful occasion
In which it was given him to address 30
many, who, on that Easter morning had
partaken Of the bread of angels. The many
things have to epeak of in this letter
prevent me from giving extracte from this
exquisite word picture of the distinguished
orator. No wonder, when such manifesto
eions are seep, that the Holy Father should
declare that France cannot perish, she be-
ing in some sort necessary to the Church.
And if one will but take the trouble to see
how earnestly the clergy and stnguished
y1r1r ~, "a,
will be felt in the ultimate result of the
present struggle between good and evil in
Erance.
THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
at this writing there is Catholic Con-
gress in session, embracing the most dis
tinguished prelates and some of the hi hest
citizens among the French laity. This
congress treats of all subjects bearing
directly upon the interests of Catholicity
in it's relation to society, the missions,
journalism, Catholic unions, orphanages,
legal standing of the Catholic universities,
infant asyiums, etc. Zach subject is treat
cd of in an elaborate report, in which facts, |
figures, and the graces Of rhetoric dispute |
Tor precedence.
Cardinal uibert threw a bomb she'll in
Co the Radical camp when he addressed the |
last week, and told them that he
was assured OF success, since in dying for it,
Catholics we're certain of victory, and that
with Gods grace he for one was prepared
to make the sacrifice, even of life, for the
cause of truth. Next day all the opposition
Journals secuted the idea of the supposed
daggers that they said his Emiuence
imagined pointed against him. But, as the
Catholic editors pithily remarked, we have
1nly to become five cara younger in spirit
TO recall q realization of what the perpetra-
tors can scarcely have forgotten in so short
a time.
MGR. BEssoN.
Mgr. Besson, among the youngest of the
French prelates in point of nomination, is
PeIbaps as brilliant an impromptQ orator as
the Church Can name. Previous to his con
he could not sufAce to the number
of calls that were made upon him for the
service of his fervid eloquence, but since
his installation as Bishop his words seem
gifted with renewed ferVency. In his ad-
dress upon the universities that are threat
1ened, after nine montbs' existence, he told
tlts hearers that it was enough to make
Europe emile to hear men claiming the re
peal of a law which had not even had the
benefit Of a single trial, and which was at
lacked because its enemies dreaded it's re-
suits, in favor Of Catholic intelligence. He
said that it was possible France might have
the humiliation ard Catholics the trial of
seeing the law abrogated, but he called upon
the professors not to abandon their posts,
to consent temporarily to become mere re-.
petitors for the State University, but thus
to continue impregnating the mind of
youth with Catholic ideas and principles,
while awaiting day in Which, with the re.
turn of justice, they would oLtain all rights
now conceded, and many Others which
past legislators had not the courage to
grant. Mgr. Besson's address was received
with enthusiastic applause.
MApTyRDON OF TupEp MJeS1o>J.p,1s,~,