The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-17
Blessing of st Alphonsus' Orphan Asylum.

destruction of its Christianity.
Blessing Of Bt Aphonsus' Orphan Asylum.
At half-pAst Ave O'Clock last Sunday, in the
presence Of large audience, Rev. F. Girardey,
CSSR, Pastor of st. Aphonsus' Church, o.
sisted by Rev. Fathers Colonel and Faivre,
CSS R., solemnly blessed st. Alphousus Or
phan Asylum with all the ceremonies prescribed
by the Church. At the conclusion of short
address by Father Girardey, Rev. Mother Mary
Austin and q number of the Sisters of Mercy
from st Alphonsus Convent, on St. Andrew
street, took possession of the building, and
formally opened the asylum by leading ffty
little orphans into the comfortable home pro-
vided for them by the Redemptorist Fathers
and the Catholics of New Orleans.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS.
The asylum fronts on st. Patrick street, be-
tween Washington and Fourth The main
building is fine brick structure, eighty by
forty feet, contains three stories and a large
attic, with wide galleries on the 'front.' rear
and lower side of the three floors. The oha-
pei, parlor and class rooms are the first
floor; the Sisters rooms, clothes room and
sewing rooms for the girls are the second,
aud the dormitories the third floor. The
attic might be called fourth story; if plas-
tered, it would make comfortable dormitory.
In the attic is an iron tank of 5000 gallons
capacity, which supplies the bath room and sta
tionary wash stands on the third floor, and
also the wash stands on the second and first
floors with water.
The store-room, dining room, kitchen, wash
room and bath room are in a one-story frame
building, ninety by seventeen feet, with gallery
running the entire front, and connected with
the main building by q covered platform. A
frame building near the rear fence contains
stable accommodations for three animals, with
hay-loft and a bedroom for stable man in the
coal and wood-house and wagon
house. Four large cisterns, of an aggregate
capacity of 19 600 gallons, insure an abundant
supply of water. A drove we'll supplies the
animals and furnishes water for the garden.
PROHIBITION OF RELIGIOUS PRocEssIoNs In
ITALY.-It has been announced that funeral
PROFESSIONS are not included in the new ukase
against religious PROFESSIONS, but all solemn
PROFESSIONS of the Viatioum are forbidden, nor
will the sounding of the small bell be permitted
where the ViRtioum is carried to the sick with
out the usual procession In 1866 the authori-
ties in Naples pretended that the cholera was
propagated by the ringing of the little beu' ana
consequently it was prohibited. The parish
priest of one parish in Naples then ordered tne
large bell of the church to be rung during the
time of the procession of the Viatioum. ss the
use of the small bell in the procession was pro-
hibited. The Questor was furious, and inter
dicted the use of the large bell. The parish
priest determined to do his utmost to obtain
respect for the Viatioum, employed q boy TO
head the procession and to cry Hats Oh"
The experiment was successful, and the
Q uestor, who could not we'll allege that the CRY
of "Hats off" was pestileutial, was check
mated. The immediate effect of the law pro-
hibiting religious PROFESSIONS has been the pre-
sentation of immense numbers of requeS'
from the parochial clergy for authorss''o"
the accustomed PROFESSIONS. Tne Prete''u.o
are crowded with such applications, ""AU-
must be made on stamped paper. seP"."
applications must be put in for each prooeSS'ON'
There is scarcely parish church in any OF ,o s-o
Italian towns or large villages which hSU -
than twelve PROFESSIONS in the year. III - =.
churches the number extended TO t"eH''
thirty. The Government will gain a lSiBo =
ditional revenue from the stamps eWP'Oy
these applications, which amount TO 0n a.
francs on each application, and "noSuO a1tv .
application be granted or not the s'~D I .
will be paid, and the Treasury Will S"AN