The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-11-04

effect reconciliation between bis family and
Gervase.
When the marriage took place, in October,
in the parish church at Rushock, Dora and
Harry were present; but none, save squire
Finch and Dame Mary Yate, assisted at the
private celebration of the Catholic Sacrament
in the little Orstofy at Harrington, where
Father Lewson gave them the nuptial bless
ing. They journeyed into Derbyshire, where
mestic felicity, surrounded. in due time, by q
numerous progeny. ClArn's father divided his
time between Rushook and his daughters new
abode, but did not long survive the events Of
1t is recorded of Rogers, the apostate, that
after his false oath taken in court, as he was
| returning to Stourbridge, and passing q
erevously hurt; and in Dodd's "History of
the Church of England, }" it is stated that che
became q vsgabond, in testimony that heaven
was not pleased with such kind of sacrifices I"
Sir John Packington and Dame Dorothy
both died during that same year, and squire
Iownshend survived them only by six years.
His epitaph in Elmley Church, bearing date
9th May 1856, records bis determined animosity
TO the Catholic religion, and his persistent
persecution of it's professors. Ann, his wife,
survived him by twelve years, and died In her
sixty-6fth year on the 18th of October, 1857.
Dame Mary Yate lived to see the temporary
but unfortunate triumph OF the faith in the
subsequent reign and the reaotion of the Revo-
and pillaged by the Kidderminster mob; and
finally died at q good old age, beloved and
respected by all he's neighbors.
OF Dorothy Townshend and Eleanor Vernon
it is recorded that they died spinsters, while
Henry Townshend, the younger, married Mary
Vernon and lived many years, respected in his
county as able Jastioe of the Peace.
Edward Rogers was secuted alike bYa his
Catholic and Protestant acquaintances, and,
having started on journey TO France, myste-
riously disappeared from the scene and was
never heard of again.
Touching Father John Wall, the Diary of
the English College in Rome states that he
made his first studies there, having entered as
student in October, 1640. When he left it,
in May, 1645, out of his particular devotion to
Our Blessed Lady, he put on plgrm's weed
over his scholars habit, and with staff in
hand journeyed to the Holy House at Loreto.
On reaching Douay, where he remained some
time, he joined the Franciscan Order, before
coming over to England, in 1856, tc en- ter mp
on his missionary lsbors.
OF these labors we have recorded little save
their goal and guerdon, which was the same
as that of the glorious army of whom the
world was not worthy, for after running with
patience in the conflict set before him, he fol-
lowed his Divine Master by drinking His
chalice to the dregs. The fair shire where he
labored hath produced saints and martyrs in
the olden days. St. Oswald and ST. Wolstan
fourshed in it's confines; St. Richard was
born in it's midst. Many of the martyred
missionary priests claim birthplace and come
martyrdom upon it's soil but of all these lat
ter, yet uncannoised, Heroes of the Cross,
Father John Wall was the last thas pershed
for the faith in Worcestershire.
Pro PGtrtI Sud ct Prorincid eIoret.