The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-02

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The education of the Juvenile portion of
this large army of German American Cath
olics is partly in the hands of the teaching
orders of the church. male and female /;
partly in the bands of the parish prieess !;
aud partly confided to private instructors.
| The German Sisters of Notre Dame" for
example, 923 in number, in - copgrega-
tions, have charge of the parocbial schools
and instruct 25, ,557 children. They have
also Is academies, in which ,357 pupils
are receiving higher education and ii or
pban asylums with 400 children. Another
branch of the same sisters have their
houses il II congregations, and In these
63 teaching -sisteFs-are- -tnsfrocting O00
children they have also academies with
700 pupils. The German Franciscan Sis-
ters, in 10 congregations, have 53 teaching
sisters educating 500 children and one
academy. The Sisters of the Precious
Blood, in ii congregations. employ Ia OF
German Dominican Sisters, whose houses
are in New York, Williamsburg, and Ra-
cine, Wisconsin and the Sisters of Chris
tian Charity, at Aelrose and eleewbere, are
among the many religious orders chiefly
engaged in educational work among Ger
man Catholics.
PRINCE BISMARCK HAs DONE Es VERY
GOOU
without wishing it. The expulsion of the
religious orders of men and women caused
by the persecution of the church in Ger
many compelled these servants of God to
seek new homes. Many of these orders
already had houses in this country driven
from Germany, they found not merely
refuge but warm welcome and abundant
work with their brothers and sisters here.
Others Of them, not previously established
in this country, and being robbed by the
paternal government of Prussia of all their
property, arrived here in poverty; bat
they were joyfnlly received and speedily
supplied with means for commencing their
work in these new and inviting fields. The
German branch of the Christian Brothers
-" Christlicbe Scbnlbrudern-bas expert
enced marvellous growth, and is accom-
plishipg splendid results in the primary
aud higher education of the German Cath
Ollie youth
A visit to q German Catholic church eau
scarcely fail to be interesting and profita
BILE to an American Catholic He will see
| much that is edifying and highly pleasing.
| The congregations at the early Masses on
week days-we speak now only of what
| We have ourselves observed in New York
are generally large and are composed of
| q fair share of men at all the Masses on
| Sundays the attendance ia still more nu-
merous. On days of obligation, other
! than Sundays, these churches are thTouged
| to their atGlost capacity: at the nine
| o'clock Mas 90 last Corpus Christi we
saw the great Church of the Redemptorists,
on Third street, packed from the altar
| rails to the doors, and even the spacious
yestinaIe filed with kbeeliUg worshipeTs.
| On this occasion, as on many Others, nearly
| or q1ite o1e bali of the congregations were
! men-s fact which We I'm pbaslZe, as 1t con-
| trAdiets tie u st.ken idea that the faith 10
losing its hold upon our men aud 10 mainly
| cherished Only by women. There are thir-
teen German Catholic churches in this city.
! The good sense, thrift, and wise manage
men. of the Germans have borne their
| natural fTOi: 10 their churches and religions
| houses as we'll az elsewhere. For example,
attached to each of the two Cspuchiu
churches is a large, handsome, and sub
stential convent for the use of the fathers
and for their schools. We were sstonished
at the extent, the good arrangement, anc
the sclidity of these edi6ces, and our as
tooishment was not lessened when w
learned that they had both been erected
within the last ten years.
| II would be we'll, we think, If the retS
tions between our German Catholics anG
) the rest of MS were made more close ant
intimate. The bond of faith, We know
unites us in all essential things, but
wood be we'll for US to come nearer to
; gether in every way. Oar German co
| reliGiorists are worthy of all esteem
T They will constantly become stronger
, TIE Pail Mall Gasefte recently contaiue
most interesting summary of repor
msde by Vice Consul hruge upon the sub
. ject of German emigration. We quote tn
!: following portion of this summary:
Emigration from Germany, particularly {
! the United States. increased steadily sfser tn
memorable year lc4S. and assumed very lsrG
J, proportions immediately after the chances OF
4 war between Austria aud Prussia in lS52 an
! ls53. The largest number OF emigrsnts of aD
3 year left in summer, 1854, or after the deolsrt
4 tiou of the Cremean war-the United Stat.
P alone receiving 2i5 600 German immigrants
= tn al year. There appears q considerable fal
= ipg OF from 1s5S TO 1851, but already in lS6
when probability of a war between Austri
Q and Prussia became more aud mere vie bl
|. the number of emigrsnts began 10 increas
= Among the Catholic colleges whose teaching sta
- Is wholly mainly German, and whose students q
G largely OF German birtb, may menion the RsdsI
a tSrist Convent and House of StudIes At reheste
: Maryland, which has . Stsd of eleven learned prOfe
sors ST. Charlse BoTromeos Seminary OF the ConEr
~ nation OF the Precious blood, CATthaSsnA, Ohio;
Josephs College Cincinnati conducted by the Bcotae
OF the Holy Cross Seminary OF st, EraLcis Of sale
Milwaukee; College Of ST. Laurence OF brupdpsiuE
a Galway Ohio, conducted by the CaPachin Fether
Y ST. vinoent's Abbey Of the Order OF ST. Renedic