The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-01-02
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--1TS - o11T = % sUNLAY JANUARY 8. 1875.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

rha Fair for the benefit OF tne oisSeio Va
|rcy Savannah, netted $3o21 S1.
b.v ]. B. Allard, for many years pastor Oh
Catbolic church at Key West, Fla, died On
! 0th of Decen Der.
rhe Buffalo Catholic Union is TO ne enia E;ti Et
the addition of eight coiuuns. coi"1 cr.n
Yke il about the size of the MofNlN" DIAN
rhsro is not dollsr of de On e~ she new aus ana
[EAlv cathedral of Boston. It's deoicauon W "as
ELs,e hnrnt Offering. q spotleSs sacrihce TO
n;v;na Lord and His immaculate Mother.
prof. L. C. Collere, French Swiss by ertn.
ii for many years a very successini teaGte te @
EcaI muaic in Washington, left that city on
= IAth of December, to enter the Irappis'
onastery in kentuckS.
In, the 9th ult., Sister Mary Charles Rose
Sns. daughter of Gen. w. s: Rosecrans; OF
Ia Rafael, California, was admiItea 10 pioiss St
=, M an Ursuline nun at the Convent In 81.
hrtin's Brown County, Ohio, by her nnele'
;oht Rev Bishop Rosecrans, assisted by heV.
Cheymol and Rev. F. Z. Dutton.
,rhe Catholics of Florida have memorialized
keir State Legislature for ;sa snare % tba;p
IN way. The memorialists set forth ISL.
Eaf the sacred cause of education demands
2d, Justice to portion OF the c'tlzens oi tns
<ata reauires it. Sd. The petition IL presenSeu T
the name of liberty of conscience. 4th. Inc
|nprescriptible right of parents TO Juoge loa
ksmsely.s in a matter for which they alone
Responsible These pnseense ponas see Of a tGe Ager
~ neople, and therefore the memorial Will H. De
rsoarded by the honorable Legislature. The
Sing is just, but there is neither money nor
Fotes in it.
Riobt Rev, Bishop Rosecraus, of Columbus,
|sh;c nm Sunday, November 7th. admitted Six
:anng men TO the privileges of the Knights OF
n Cross, a religious as wei! IS military
|#g-on;zat;on dating back to the times OF the
&Ci~hts Templarsn and Knights Hospital,
IA - THE ceremony consists in the blessing OF
Ef% red cross attached to the breast OF whltt
seveless garment, worn over q coab OF ICY
Etarial The prayers used are those employed
She early ages, when the Church sent out
IN her blessing, valiant knights to protect
& shrines and holy depositorlts, as well al
S many charitable institutions under hel
Ia. The Right Rev. Bishop prefaced th'
remopy by few explanatory remarks on th'
~ Gin of religious societies, their end, and th
I'D results affected by them.
IN, Y. Catholic Rerie,r: The Protestant cfeIg!
EEew Jersey begin to be aware thai the Con
Seak ntional Amendment which they 50 largel
ntributed to pass at the last election, /
&ine to be disastrous to their own interests
here ia talk of calling convention OF ther
[ netition the LIE gislature to grant them som
9ssief by passing q measure which Will exenp
nrch buildings throughout the State Irot t
kation. These gentlemen made very a"t
ard botch of their amendment. why nc
We been honest about it from the first an
ssed an amendment which would have gu
cted to taxation only Catholic ohnrche
thools and charitable institutiopsf That
hat they desired, and the "secret ANT
Atholic order" could have broughh IL aoo'
easily as it did the present uncohfortao
Redicameut.
The Galveston Catholic, of the oath, say'
rThe church of Brusby, Lavaca county, WI
sApsecrated on the 9Th inst by the Right ne
D, Pe,licer, Bishop of San Antonio, assiste
- Rev. Fathers NeraE, A. Forrest and H,,Pe
Srkorp, At the end of the Mass, the Rigl
tey. Bishop delivered one of his characteristic
Id elegant sermons. AS reward for his ze
earnestly pressing forward the work he hf
zen appointed to perform, the % bishop sh 5ani faSt
the honorary Canon of the Cathedral of 81
ntonio. He invested him with the cape u
signia used to designate members of 81
.ia6op's CHAPTER This is the second prize
hom Bishop Pellicer has thus honored, u
at being Rev Father P. Tarillion:"
In the same paper we find letter FRO
shop Pelllcer, in which ne says: On VI
recent visitation, went to lndianola, al
w with sadpess the beautiful town of la
pril (the occasion of my first visit to India
~ wreck. 1t is now deserted Vlllsg
ne beautiful church of last April is now Il
IN the sea shore. The convent is like sh
Ia her "beaIn ends" nearly gone mp. We W
con repair il, with the help we have gott
from the good people of Galveston" -
E Saws last Sundays Savannah Cross CT
mission of the colored people came to a Gle
bn Tuesday evening, tue 2lst inst, Dy I
breci ion of the Mission Cross and Solemn PaI
senedictiop, given by the Right Rev. Bishe
vho aided by Rev. +. /. Miller, had conduct
be exercises of the mission. Thls mission b
pen productive of great deal of good, a
e colored people have made very good use
Ae opportunities offered to them. The
ndance at the exercises were very regal
the colored Catholics approached the sac
ents; thirty five non-Catuolics arc under
uctiop, preparatory to being received IL
Catholic Church. The closing services
last evening were grand and imposil
be mission has still more impressed with
th that only the Catholic Church can benz
save our Colored population. These sc
lored people were early in the morni
metimes for hours in the cold of wint
biting for the opening of the church do
hich was done at four and half O'clock
Q morning. Let other denominations sh
ch fruits and we will believe in their vitali
The annual Fair for the Catholic orpt
ylums in Mobile commenced in Odd Fello
all on New Years Eve. The thirty eigl
nual report, published in last Sundays Re
states the following facts:
8iIdren in Asylum, December, ls74-.--------.-
ceivsd during the year in Male Asylum: .'''''2
ceiyed during the year in Female Ao5 lum.... =
eceo out naAess-
RcSu ont, females.
Number in both Asylums at present date;
g'.--ss..----
Aos'-'--" .
Total in both AsylumS at present date --.-