The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-25

| mission, for, though he did but little OF VI q
| preaching, he furnished to the different Father !
| who preached great deal OF the matter ns' q
| by them In their sermons. de and FAthti
| Alexander assisted principally IN the confess
| sional.
TIE impression made ON Father Duffy by
| this mission was never effaced. He had never
| before witnessed mission, and this one WAS
| most wonderful in its success. The church
| WAS 80 crowded with people that 1t was mpos'
| able to find any vacant standing room: Iae
psws aisles and window stills were filed with
| o solid mas of human beings. Father Ddhy
| gave an idea of the c,nooufse by saying tnat.
| when looking around at the audience daring
| the instructions he gave, he could see notning
| but u multitude of heads below him, there
| being nothing else visible, so closely were the
| people packed together. This mission was
very successful, bat at the same time very
laborIcus one. Father Dnfy had worked 80
hard in instruotiug and hearing confessions
that he was almost exhausted. AT night he
could not go to sleep uutil he bad said All his
office This kept him mp long after midnight,
and WINS gradually ipjrring his health. Father
Bernard having discovered this fact, ordered
him to retire to rest at tho proper time. Father
ID, fly assisted in giving several more missions
successful, but nono of them made as deep al
impression on his mind az shat given in st.
Josephs Church, New York.
Here 10 may be permitted to say o few words
concerning Father Bernard, to whom the con-
gregston of the Nest Holy Redeemer in this
country is much Indebted. He was a man of
SOhQ learning. great AUlIlJlee, IeTVenb pietyi
and of the most remarkable powers OF clio.
quence. Before coming to this country, he had
obtained in Holland (hs native country, Bel
GUM and France the renown of being one of
the greatest missionaries of modern times. As
Father Ddffy said, his power over the masses
was uu bounded he could make them weep or
laugh III will the most inveterate and obdu- |
rate sinner could not resist the force of his
eloquence. Ills exterior was most majestic |
and noble; his voice sonorous aud powerful
every member of his body, every one of his
features spoke to the heart. Persons ignorant
of the Language in which be was preaching
were often much mo we'd AS those W no under |
stood him. When asked what moved them, |
they said they conld understand what he was |
saying from his voice, his looks, hIs gestures, |
as well as If they understood his Language. Ia |
tue latter part OF 1853 he was recalled To
Europe. to the great regret of oil who knew
him. Had he been permitted to remain here,
be would doubtless have acq uired such t. mas.
terry Of the EnglIsh language rs tn enable him
TO produce many wonderful effects in this
country by his eiuIlenoe as he had done in his
native land. He labnred in Holland, Belgium
and n Ireland. In 1865 in descending from the
pulpit, he fell and broke his thigh. Whes
from this accident, he was attacked
with dropsy, and. after short Illness, went to
receive his reward in o better world ou the god
of September of that year.
(To be oontinued)