The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-09
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

Rev. NJ. Moran, Pastor of St. Stephens
Church, Boston. acknowledges, in the last
number of the Pilot, the receipt of S23 005 81,
the proceeds of Fair recently held for the
benefit of his church.
The -ltlantic Monthly, the leading New Eng
land periodical, in it's February NUN Der. will
contain an article on Catholics and the Public
Schools, from the pen of Bishop McQuaid, of
Rochester.
The ladies of St. Mary's Cathedral congrega-
ton, Natchez, are projecting grand Fair ia
February, for the relief of the orphans III ST.
Mary and d EvereuX Hall Asyluns.
The Poles of New York and their Pastor,
Rev. Adalbert Mielcuszny purchased a property
of fonr lots, one month ago, in 3l2, PA, 3lG and
3lS Henry street, near Grand, and erected
thereon "A new church, which was opened for
services on Christmas day. The property cost
$4,000.
THE A. o. II. ARE NOT MOLLY MAGUIREs
We take the following from the Catholic jour
nal, of Pttsbnrg, Pa which goes to show that
of Hibernaps and the secret society known in
the mining districts as the Molly Maguires" y:
i" Pursuant to invitation from the State Dele
! gate, Capt. John Gallagher, the various Divi-
sions of the Ancient Order of Hibernans of
Euzerne county, met n convention IN Catholic
Hail. st. Gabrels parish, Hazleton The Pas
| tor, Rev. Thomas OIara, brother of the Right
Kew. Bishop, occupied the chair. After the
transaction of the usual routine business, an
extended address was made by the Rev. chair
| man, who congratulated the Ancient Order on
it's recognition by the Bishop There had been
Hauy matters left to it's charge, all of which,
he was pleased to say, were unfonnded in fact.
He had occasion to become intimately acuuain-
ted with the general conduct of its members
and he was proud to bear testomony that there
were no more fal hfui Catholics. He counselled
unity, harmony, benevolenc e aud temperance
God first, country next If their society con-
tinued to be conducted by proper officers there
could be no fear of its success. He was free to
declare that wherever freshmen met, it was
| nj for had lobe
| been misled by designing men. But they were
too brave, too faithful, too chivalrous, to meet
| with evil intent. And in the darkest days of
| persecution, priests and people were united
and the more they suffered, the stronger grew
| their faith. In conclusion, he hoped that thu
| Ancient Order, as it now stood, would al ways
prosper under the control OF the Church. A
| rising vote of thanks was rendered Rev. Father
| O'Hara, on motion of Captain John Gallagher,
$. D., seconded by MI. P. Jennings, county
delegate.
IMPORTANT PRoPosITIoN OF CATHOLIC
| CLERGYMAN IN JERSEY CITY.-Tne Rev. Pat
| rick Hennessey, Pastor of ST. Patrick Church,
corner of Bramhall and Ocean avenues, Jersey
| City, has submitted TO the Board of Education
| III that city proposition which involves one
| solution of the veNed school question. He
| proposes to place his school, with attend
auce of six hundred children, under the sole
charge aud jurisdiction OF the Board. He will
ask rent for the school. rooms, nor will he
make any charge for school desks and other
| apparatus, all of which are already provide d
Inc school rooms Will be heated, swept and
Kept IN good order at his expense. He will
| furnish principal and assistant male teacher,
subject to the usual examination by the Board,
at an annual salary of $500 and $500 respect.
lively; and "A principal female teacher, at u
salary of $500; with female assistant, at a
salary of $3.50, all subject To the examination
and rules of the Board. No religious iustrnc-
| ton shall be given in the schools except the
reading of the Bible in the morning, and the
recitation of the Lords Prayer. The Board
may provide the books now in use in the pub
| lie 'choolH ont of the public appropriation, or
/ 1t ne be permitted to retain the books now in
use, he will furnish them at his own ex penSe
| If the Board appoint him head of the schools,
he agrees to serve without pay, and to he sub
lect III all cases to the authority of the Super
Iutendeut and the Board of Education. He
sn bmits that his proposition, if accepted, will
effect a large saving to the taxpayers, since,
under his plan the expense of educating COO
children Will be less than $1,000, WHILE if the
children were placed in the public schools of
the district, their education would cost the
city at least Sl3 600, not to mention the cost of
additional school room. He concludes by
marking that such plan would be practical
and legal settlement of very difficult ques-
ton, would give satisfaction to a large class of
citizens, and wOnld commend itself to all fair
minded men. The proposition has been re-
ferred to a special committee of the Board
consisting of the President (Mr. Lyan). and
Messrs. Chapman, McGrath, Thomas and Jew
ell, who will report it at the next meeting
of the Board. Most of the Catholic clergy of
Jersey City ore said to oppose Father Hennes-
sey's proposition.
WORK OF THE DOMINICAN MIssIoNERs The |
Louisville .1drocate says: " The energetic and |
selfsscriicing Dominican Missioners, Rev.
Fathers j. p. Turner, n. A. McFeely J. A. |
Daily and r. MoGarvey, have just returned to |
their convent home in this city, after being
employed nearly four months in Ohio, Iowa
and Illinois in the arduous and incessant labors
of preaching and hearing confessions. By
their fruits ye shall know Them We here
subjoin the list of their missions during the
last four months, with the number of comma
nicants at each mission. Verify, these devoted
sons of st. Dominick are already full of merit.
The same devoted band will, at the close of
this week, proceed to Indiana, and thence to
several churches through the State of Ken
lucky, for the purpose of bringing spiritual
consolation to the hearts of those who will
have the good fortune to hear them Geneseo,
900 =; Sheffield, 400: Kewanee, 800; Davenport,
100 /; Lock port, 1900; Lemont, 1900; Whining
ton, 1000; Braid wood, 1900 Joliet, 5000; Will
ton Junction and West Liberty. 400 Iowa
City, 500; two at Burlington, 700; Charles
City and ont missions, 400; Temple HILL GOO :;
Fulton City, 500; Morrison and Savannah, 300