The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-20
mrs Henry Green.

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Pearl Dsrkse, wa Prssbytsrisn, bat her
DOsher wAs . Eosi fervent Catholic When
Els.oOr Wa aly sjgbs ysars of age ker mother
died, AID ~ ser father Was often Absent o. Sea-
shs VIA oOrhded 20 the exze Of her gct-Eothsr,
Mrs. Davis The excellent training Of this e.
Unable lady, s7PPlsHented by several years
Of eosrs5tHh ednessio5, developed those
qualities CT solid pissy aid 1sAl for the glory
Of Ged ssd welfare CT beg neigabor, which
Sc hssqnea:ly Illustrated her life At the same
sims her secular eaueasion lad been earstally
forwarded and abe became PsOseisns in the
| vAr;ous soccEPhstDea:s Of music, dravicg.
vExwork, s=abros6ery, etc
On tie Is.h Of Sep.snber. led, she married
NJ berry Green. wbo she.Tly afterwards was
s.sese1 Sheriff Of Baltino-e eoon:y. Seven
raildrsa blessed their Enioa. three Of whom
horevs-. died il eAz.y yoath- Daring tie
Pegied Of hes married life spent in BAltiEoEe,
A-s- Green uas Leading member Of all the
Ca;tolis charitable organiz ssicns-
Il I59s NJ. Green moved 10 Ne~ OEisA1s
which Be left few motifs after his arrival for
VseksbarE, L.ss then ope Of the Dost laSless
pisces il tte Comfy. There Vas then 70
p-;as;, esurea or sehoo', and bat few Catholics
there. At once Ms Green, assisted By the late !
Ms John Cr79p, set TO work TO organize tie
ccrzegatioa and 10 secure she AstendAree of
. priest As 3 result Father Aaenhaas wAs
seat up frez Sez Orleans. He Frat preached
froa tie Court House. many Protestanfs who
fu- the frss time bebeld priest, being present
Shortly Afterwards rrorey eroagh wa. seeured
By fairs snd private collections. 20 which Pro-
se+tan:s contributed literally. to bay . small
frame buiiding which wss called S.. Mays
r. 4, -,
altar linen and AL things reedfal for the
proper celebration Of MAss and the decoration
Of the ChuIea Iere procured.
Mis- Green and her children formed the first
choir of TIE little church. She baked AL the
altar bread and washed and irored all the altar
Inca AID lscss with her OWE hands, AID even
helped Dauy q tirne 10 scrub the floor Of the |
edifoe. Sic helped 10 establish . sewing So |
c:e'y for the Church, AID visiting society fO- |
tie Poor sud s:cE. |
Il =as here tt.s ste tai the hsppiress of
seeiog ber husband received ito oar toiy |
Cta:ch. Before kes departure from Yieks- |
burg ere lad sIso TIE pleasure of vitns ssinE |
tie lsyirg OF tie foundation OF The present !
Csthoiic church.
II tte fall CT LAO her husband removed /
sikh rs family 20 New Oslesns. Here Ars.
re- g:or and charity. Soc was an active mem
5er OF s. Viocel. de PA1l's Society OF s..
church, and in visiting tie siek aod I
PcoE, and helping TO bald churches and ssy-
Inns. By assisting at fairs, etc, ste was M
firing.
While thus actively engaged il works of
Oh aEity, che never neglected sBy home duty.
She va. deToted TO her tamfly-a loving wife
friend. Fer fe,vert faith, her fidelity to duty
n all the relations of life, and Ler great
cost!ty, we're her prominent characteristics
IL all she did she was modest AID ursssuuing,
never seeking poto.iety. and working only for
tie greater ho1or and glory OF God.
On the 19:h OF September, 1-70, her golden
wedding was celebrated in s.. AlPhoasus
Church. The Church was crowded By tie
a1merous friends Of the family, which then
ncloded foaz generations. the venerable
couple ha-iag the rare pleasure of seeing
around them their children, grandchildren
Ind great grandchildren. The great and good
Father Duffy celebrated Solemn High Mass on
Inc occasion. snd Rev.FA:her Giesen delivered
IN address OF felieitatioD.
In ber Isst illness which proved long and
painful, lasting over three months, Ars. Green
vas patience itself she never nurmured or
even in hex Rreatest suffering. She
was se,fsscsi6cipg to the last thinking only
If others, never of herself, couBendiug from
her death bed tie poor and the orphans to ber
children. She retained her consciousness to
the close aud quietly passed away to receive
the gloriOua reoompense promised all who
persevere INTO the end.
Mrs. G;een was buried Tuesday morning,
18th met. from tie residence of her daughter,
KS. E. Z. Williamson. The funeral cereno-
Dies ct ST. Alphousus church weIe.mcst solemn
and impressive. A High Mass of Requiem
Was SUI by Rev. Father Girardey, c. IS. E
sesissed By Rev. Fathers Lamy and Murphy,
ss Deacon and sab Deacon. Father GirArdey,
her spiritual director, delivered q mes: touch
ing and eloquent funeral grafton.
It is not often that so consistent life Of
vivid faith and zsalous piety, maintained from