The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-14
LErrER FROM logan.
NEW iberia, La NJ.

NEW IBERIA, La, May 3 n
My article Of April 18th, which ANN.
the STAR April 23d, has received auita. =.
editorial no tice in the Propagatsur Of A -
The editor commences by expressing h,a
sure at the perusal of my article. F,."
he says: "We unite with all our be.,t.
legitimate joy of the correspondent ~
STAR Here he suddenly stons
"Mr. Eogan ought to understand F,o..l
he resides in the midst of Freuoh..n.
population" In both of the senteness ).
IDENTIFY meant to say more, but he leav.,
open to conjecture. In what does bs mn;
joy with all his hearth Why is it psc.
that Eogan should understand French in
to live heref That expression is a curiou,
and will bear many constructions. ooIv
speaking French have any business bs,s.
those speaking French can live here and,
ing but French is heard here Quite a mi.
person can live here under all these An.
disadvantages. 1 remember, many yeans
French was generally used in all bu5,
transactions, and but little else YVES h,
But change has taken place, and EDs,,,I
used in almost all business, and tbs MA
have their children educated In English !
causes of this leave the Propagatsur to NJ
1t is certainly not necessity that a ma
should understand French in order TO iivsLI
Perhaps the editor of the Propagateur q,
my caAmurication should have been xts|
m Eranoh on1 -, T.
that nothing from Gas he thinks an exclud,
French community should appear in an End
journal, but in this surmise I am no douht
errer. In October or November of 1875 seysI
communications in French were pnblisbs|
one Of our secular journals, insulting to Cad
lies and their religion, but never word|
condemnation was uttered by the Propagate
The MORNING STAR was the only Cathd
paper that raised it's voice in condemnasicj
these communications and the journal pubIj
ing them.
The Propagateur then goes on to say: a
will mako one remark, and this rem ark is
Eogan makes mistake in believing that
Iberia is making it's first appearance in
ways of good" The Propagateur has no d
for that remark, as no belief of the kin
either expressed or implied in my article
spoke of the present without any referenoI
the past. New Iberia has always been Cd
lie; but peoples zeal for religion will at id
and under certain circumstances decline. n
the religious zeal of the people of New I'D
has at times abated is an undoubted fact.
causes of this will not enter into.
The Redemptorist Fathers held a min|
here in 1859, when thoroughly religious d
pg pervaded the whole community, and
manifested by the Catholics
that time afforded the good missionaries
greatest satisfaction. In December, 1875, d
same Fathers held second mission, and
'hange was SO great that they declared d
luently from the altar that they scarcely |
'ognizsd New Iberia as being the same pll
hey had visited in 1859, and instead Of d
'atisfaction and pleasure they had forus
they departed with heavy haa|
praying that the people would yet become
hey once had found them, practical and pi
Catholics.
The editor says: "The Catholic Associlt
If the Militant Union of tho Gross is prOhsi
he most fourishing in the diocese" Ti1
paying quite a compliment to our litta si5I
some years ago the Militant Union had aV'nI
societies in New Orleans that p'I
Missed much good. It does seem they shctI
ave continued to flourish in the large met
'olis, immediately under the fostering care
,niding pen of the editor Of the PropaGatd
When the Association was organized here Oh
i've years ago, it promised much good;
ONE months after its organisation change
'astors was made here, and then nearly Of
aIf the numbers withdrew, and the propisl
( dissolvipg the society was often discus
mongst the remaining members, since
dvent of our present esteemed Pastor, Rev.
scquet, it has assumed new life, the old me
ers are returning, and new acquisitions
eing made to it's ranks, and it may yeti
lain to the honor of being the most fouri
ng in the diocese.
The Propd0ateur makes still another renEl|
The Iberians have not been able to forgettI
eginning of the College Of the Holy Gu
7hen the pupils, two or three times ri
umerous than now, were a sigu Of sss
imes." No, the Iberians do not forget %
vent, and the times being better then ID
ow, facilitated them in its establishment
he attendance has never been twice or TIN
lore numerous than now. In 1872, sfs'f
under the Presidency OF ~
~ has f