The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-11-26
Entertainment for the School Fund in st. Peters
Parish

When intelligence. zeal and genius combine
in the cause of charity. it would be singular If
the result failed to equal the most sanguine
expectations. That it did not fail was evident
last Sunday evening, November 10Th, when st.
Peter's Literary Society placed its talents at
the service of the intelligent gentlemen and
Of the E-alous pastor of st. Peter's parish, for
the benefit of the School Fund, the success of
which these gentlemen have so much ct heart
We had received kind invitation to attend
the entertainment given by this Literary
Society, and decided to be present rather
through q sense of duty than through any an
tioipation of pleasure; but our good resolu-
tions met with reward which We really had
not anticipated.
Although tho night was cold, the comfort
able ball on Mariguy street was filed with q
most genial audience, showing that the re-
sponse OF the parishioners to their pastors ap-
peal was as generous and spontaneous as his
own exertions are earnest and heroic.
The drama placed upon the stage was entitled
"Tbe Seven Clerks" ard was, We should
judge. prepared and adapted from the French i,
We were surprised at the elegsnt manner in
which the play was gotten up, while not few
of the actors display ed dramatic genius and
an appreciation of the True and the Beautiful
really surprising in such young men.
Mr.. Hawvichorst, in particular, by his fiue
voice and excellent impersonation, made an
impression not easily forgotten by those who
had the pleasure of listening to him. Grave,
eloquent, identified with the character assigned
him, be made us forget the youth of nineteen in
the sad, revengeful Deaouaoer whose greed for
gold led to the terrible remorse which deprived
him at last Of life itself.
The other characters were also we'll sustained,
and altogether the whole representation gsve
not only entire satisfaction to the audience,
but added new lsurels to the already well es-
tablished fame of st. Peters Literary Society.
while the primary object of the entertainment
the benefit of the School Fund-Was carried
out most successfully.
We understand that over one hundred gen.
tlemen are associated in st. Peter's parish az
active ORGANISMS of sure and permanent Fond
| tow ards the support of the parochisl Schools
and what we witnessed Sunday evening con.
vinces Us that their e1ertions will accomplish
| the desired object.
Congratulating st. Peters parish on the
| genius of it's young men, the zeal of it's worthy
| pastor, Very Rev. G. Moy nihan, and the intel
! ligence of its managing committee, We repeat
our assurance that where such elements com
| bine in the cause of charity none but the
| highest results can be expected; and hence the
plan adopted for the benefit of the School
| Fund will undoubtedly culminate in complete
| success.
| It occurs to ne that pastors of other churches
who find it difficult TO sustain their schools
would do we'll to consult with the gentlemen o
st. Peters Educational Society, with q view Il
establishing the same assistance in their own 10
calities. 1t isthe intention of this Society to re
lieve our already overta1ed clergy of the heav!
expenses of such schools and to establish
system by which a sure Fund will be slwaysa q
hand for the furtherance of proper educatioua
purposes.