The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-14
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

Catbedrsl to date, and it will take sac, 900 NOR
20 complete it.
Barney Wilt ans, the actor. whose real nam
was Bernard OFlsherty, in his Will which ma
Sfuat been probated, left IS 600 to aid in thu
con pletion of the New York Cathedral.
From the Mirror learn that Father Cheva
Her intends charging the Catholic church al
Biloxi during tho next few weeks. The con
y eract has been given to Mr.. Jacob OFT, of this
cisy
"Tho st. Vincent de Paul Society of Boston,
says the Pilot. Expended for the relief OF poor
( families, during the last quarter, $40 0Oo-or
nbout g., 600 per week. The visits were about
E Is, 600; and large mum bers of situations were
provided for children and women aud men.
This is Q noble showing for what State otf iiss
call "private charity )" and the best of it 10
4 that this money was expended without one
dollar of expepse-whereas pubic charities
take the lions share to grease the wheels of the
aimsgiving machine.
Georgetown College is pretty well repre-
sente, at the Capital in persons of her own
8 stndents: Hon. Francis Herman, of New York,
IN the Senate; Hon. Charles james Faulk ner,
of Virginia; Hon. b. G Cautisld. of Illinois;
and Hon. A Bnckner. of Missouri, in the
House Of Representatives; j. Caldwell Rob
ertsop, rs Clerk of Senate Committee on
Manu- features; Charles s. Voorhees,, '73, Doom
meut Room of the House and George Doug
lass, IT, representing the Pittsburg Leader, in
the reporters gallery. On the other hand,
the Senate and the House are quito literally
represented here in the number of sons and
9
Rev Robt Fulton ] President of Boston
College. was presented with an address and a
purse Of $3.50 on the eve OF his departure for
Europe on the 22nd ult. by the Young Mems
founder and president. Father Fulton, to
whom the affair was an entire surprise, re-
sponded in his usual felicitous IN amer, thank
ing all for their generosity and appreciation,
and stating that if he were conscious of de-
serving from them one quarter of the praise
and gratitude they expressed, be would feel
happy and amply repaid. He said that the
dream ofshis life was to see Rome and Venice
faith, any scholarship, it was q natural desire;
and he was pleased when the head of his Order
summoned him to Rome. Father Fulton will
be remembered by the alumni of Georgetown
College as for many years o professor at that
great Institution.
xAvAR1AN NovIrIATE.
: The Xavarlan Brothers have recently pur
chased ten and half acres of ground near
london Park Cemetery, where they propose
next fall to erect q nOvitiate. The Older
originated in Belgium. and is now represented
In many parts of Europe This novitiate,
when completed. will DO the first of the or
der in America. st. Patrick's s3ho,l ON Bank
street, near Broad way, il under the charge of
the Brothers of this order. Rrolher AleXius,
who Is the head of the order IN America has
Sharge of s.. Mary's Industrial school, and
will have charge of the new rovitILfe. The
members of the order devote their lives to the
education of youth, in charitable and reforma-
tory institutions. In old age, when dIAqnali-
fed for work, they retire to u parent institu-
tion supported by their own contributions
during their years of active work.-BoHimore
Mirror.
BIsHor rELLICER ASD his COMPANIONS.
The Right Rev. DR.. Pelicer, Bishop of San
Antonio, Texas, accompanied by his Vicar
General, Very Row. ]. c. Neraz, and by his
Vicar Foraneus the Very Rev. Felix z WAR
dowski, left the port of New York on the 2nd
inst, in the French steamer Ia France. The
Bishop and his Wears are on no journey for
pleasure. The Bishop is going to recr ait
priests for his fast growing Diocese Father
Neraz, twenty-three years on the hardest Mis-
sions in Texas, is urged to 20 for his health
plish something for the benefit of Catholics in
Texss Father Zwardowsk-formerly colo
mel In the army Of Poland-and now the guild
ing angel of great Polish colony in Texas.
as well as Jealous missionary among people |
of half dozen other languages. has also, his |
definite purposes for the good of religion in
accompanying Bishop Pellicer. These three
prelates, being so near Rome, will pay their
visit to the Vicar of Christ, and ask his beue
diotion, before proceeding to their various
workP.
Right Rev. Anthony Dominic Pellicer.
d D., Bishop of San Antoine on the % III of
March last, in the chapel of St. Joseph's Or |
phan Asy INN, at San Antonio received the fol-
lowing novices into the Congregation of the
Sisters of the lncarnate Word Miss Maggie |
Nelson, in religion, Sister Stanislaus; Miss
Jane Thompson, in religion, Sister Theresa
Miss Fannie White, in religion, Sister Angus |
tine; (these three young ladies are from
Alabama) Miss Cecilia Status, il r"liGion,
Sister Mary of the Incarnation; Miss Eliza
beth Winklsr, in religion, Sister Dominic,
(both Poles) aud Miss Louise Ribet, (French). |
in religion, Sister st. John.
On the end of April, MSr. Pellcer laid tl4,
corner-stoue of a church to be erecred UrIer
the patronage of ST. Stanslaue, Mary. Pdnde-
ra. This church is Tor u, Use of tho Polish
families residing l.. the neighborhood. There
10, as set, ,sIdent , est at BRndera, 80 that
the erection of tho building is directed by
Very Rev. Father Felix ZWisrdo wski, v. F.,
and Superior of the Polish Missions. He re
sides Mt Martinez. The new church will be of
hard white stone. and will be % feet by 40 feet
In Observation-Disclosures Journal
correspondent of the Cincinnati Telegraph,
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