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

to any Le had passed for some honrs, lie do
cidec, to stop and inquire for his kind friepd..
Imsgiue his surprise when his long song ut FOR
old lady opened the door for him and gave him
n most cordial greeting. Had be been long
absent son he could not have had q werner
welcome Saying he had been on the look -out
Tor her place Cor come hours, but that il had
besu much improved since his fret visit
tat he did not recognize it, she replied :
- Yes, God has been very kind TO us we have
rrsspered amazingly, and feel very grateful to
Him" They had q very plersant chat con.
corning his FIRST visit and the events interven-
ing, unit! noon, when she went ont and blew
the horn, calling her husband and sons to div
ner. Coming in from the fields they were d.
lighted to greet once more their young friend.
Dinner was soon ready, and Father c. WAS
surprieed and gratited when tho old lady
bow ing TO him, re- uested him to ask a bless.
ing. Thinking IT, was mere compliment TO
him az a minister, he promptly complied.
In ali their mornings talk, no reference had
been made TO religions matters, nor was il re-
ferred to drriOg dinner by any of the family.
Dinner was over at lsst; aud the young mer,
arising and begging to be excused, were about
to start ont to Their work again but the old
lady stopping them, said mo boys, you can
lose O half days work Father &. says the
place has Improved so much be did not rocog-
nizs it, and think you have improved more
thar the farm l want him to examine You
aud see what progress you have nade in your
studies in the past two and bsh years"
With that she Toee from her chair, and
going to q bpreau took from the top drawer q
small book and, handing it to Father c., re-
d0ested him 10 question the boys from II.
Imagine Father CO surprise, the second, when
ne perceived it was u Catholic Catech ism but
supervising his astonishment be went thror Eh
his duty teacher, and was grstiiied TO per-
ceive they knew It all thoroughly.
The mother was quietly enjoying the s,ene.
ard when Father L. oomplinI ented the youths
after having finished his examination, she ad-
dressed him again now Father o. think
the old man and myself have studied Hs we'll
as sons, and Waut you to question Us from
the same book.
Th,swas surprise the third he promptly
COIN piled with the request, and found the
father aud mother equally Ws well posted ss
the sous
When be was through the mother again ae
dressed him, with surprise the foorJh. Now
Father G i have been hoping aud praying for
a long time that you might revisit rs, have
q room here prepared properly for you where
you can stay here aud say mass for Us IN
the morning. We arc all properly and fully
Informed as to the Catholic Faith, and you
must stay and baptiZs US We are oil ready TO
make our confessions, and We know you can
only give MS conditional baptism, owing to the
uncertainty of the bAptiSIns we have already
had"
Father C.'s heart was full of thabks to God
for having Such an unexpected revelation from
I he mother. aud he joyfully compiled with her
request. He says il was one of tue mcst graf
flying events of his missionary life.
On questioning the mother as 10 what had
created such O change in her religious Iaith
she frankly replied it wee brought aDCut by
the sudden aud excited manner in which,
when she had told him, on discovering he wns
"A priest, that she would pray to God fox HE
conversions" he had si, & al her hand and said :.
''DJn't do that! don't do that! you pray that
I u.sy alw0ys do the will Of G2d. aud WA
pray the same for you" Theu. after his
departure, hI1 earrest TCqTeht To pray ITO 40
tL1 III Of Geo yrs oonsta"tly IA h,r Thoughts
by day and night" much 30 that she was
uuRule to cOntInue her old accustomed pray
ers, I'D a, Length she dtc.ced 10 v'sIs o:a Dick
Catholic friend, o Mrs. Welsh. aud on recount.
ing to Ter the events Of FALncr C.s vlslt
some weeks before Mrs w. frankly told her
SD tLouKht CD Intended 10 'c1Htsrt TER 10
tho true faith.
Mrs w. had some Catholic controversial
books, which etc kindly offered her; they were
7 cad and pondered GU, aud more books were
written for and obtained, resulting In cDIVinC'
10 z the good mother, and all her family, Of the
truths Ct our Divine religion, and they al
q waited With great anxiety for some months
the arrival If their highly priced friend the
u riesL, good Father Cbsmbotut.
This and other such consolinR incidents 10
the III ssionary life of good Father Z. causes
b m to regret the comparative confinement OF
his present position of Vicar. General. / hope
your many valued subscribers ard readers VIII
epj Joy the incidents have narrated az much
did in hearing them from Father Z. at
the same time they must excuse my want Of
,;yle. unaocustomed as | am to wtinUR for
po blicaticn.