The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-05
THE APPEAL FOR THE INDIANS


is certainly demand in the name of justice,
and 30 long as We of the South fail to respond
to that call, 80 long may we expect justice to
be withheld from ourselves by those who have
wronged rs.
Last autumn the Freemans Journal initiated
a sy stem of voluntary con tributioDs, of prayers
and aims for the benefit OF the Catholic mis-.
sion in the Indian Terri Org; and the figures
fixed are go low that erery person, eren the young
est and the rery poorest, can, without trouble, aid
in this meritorious work. The formula adopt
ed by the Freeman is rs follows:
Reparation for Wrongs to the Indians
COMPATIBILITY FOB PRAYERS AND AIMS
Under the Patronage of st. Michael Of the Holy
Rosary
This Coufrater Iity, invoking Our Immacu
late Lady of the Holy Rosary, and the Prince
of the Archapgels, st. Michael, is planned, as
u begin ming. on the formation of one Thousand
Bands. of fifteen, or Of fifteen and additional
mem bers less than another fifteen, each. one
member of which Band will see to the contrl'
buttons of three cents a month, each member
or, If more con venient, for several months OF
| year, in advance, and will remember 10 SUE
up the mem bers of the Band to pray Tor the
objects of the Confrsternity, at least to say
ing, each one Hail Mary every day. This be-
ginning is made for hat is the most important
of all the Indian Missions. aud what promises
to be the most permapent-that of the Indian
Territory" guaranteed to the Indians, forever,
by the United States Government-and for
whom the Holy See has been pleased to ap-
point Prefect Apostolic in the person of Dom
Isidore Robot, o. s. B., of the Abbey of Pierre
qu Vre," who has called to his aid others of
his Brethren, and is resolved to !" stay" and
live and die among the Indians he has been
cont to bless
Now, although up to this time several hun
dred " bands of fifteen" have been formed, and
hup oil fri Init a
is pitiful to see how few in this section take
part in the good work. To be sure, few we'll
disposed persons have made, through: this Office,
their charitable contribu tions, which i'm
mediately transferred to Mr.. C. D. Elder, who
is the agent for the Freeman's Journal in II is
city; bat, reference to the files of the Jour
nal, we find that SO far only $22 IS have been
raised here in all, and of this the largest part
came from the distant parish of ST. Stephen,
where the Jealous missioner, Father Abbott,
stirred up his people to make truly generous
offer of prayers and money.
As o matter of record, we give the actual
amounts forwarded by MT. Elder:
In October. for II diving and deadl 81
In December for ls Nance, including new ones. ca
In '9 fo names all nG svo. K.nd col 80
lectd by Rev. Thos. Abbott St. Stspnens....le 80
Without recalling the exact figures, we rec
ollect that one of the most creditable contribu-
tions yet made, was forwarded from st. Lam
dry, in this State, by our quondam fellow-citi.
zsu and good friend the Rev. Father Jouan
and while thanking him aud the Reverend
assistant of St. Stephens for having rescued
the fair fame of Louisiana in the premises, we
trust that others of our good pastors will also
point out to their docks this simple way of
doing great good. We are sure the hocks
will be found very ready to he lead in this
direction. Bis qui clio dat.