The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
LETTER FROM MOBILE.
MOBILE, May Ia. 1873.

MOBILE, May Ia, 1873.
The items of news from Mobile, in your
columns of late, have been few and far be-
tween. This urges me to write you few lines
about the official visits of our Right Reverend
Bishop on last Sunday, May the 18th, to some
of the city churches to administer the Sacra-
ment of Confirmation.
THE CATHEDRAL,
at the o'clock Mass was we'll attended, both
by the parents and the children who were to
make their First Communion, and be confirm.
ed, as well as by the many devout Catholics
who are in the habit of hearing the o'clock
Mass on Sundays. The children were care
fully prepared and instructed by Fathera
Keeler and Crowley, and by the good Sisters Of
Charity in charge of the female school. The
number of children who approached the altar
for the first time was 81. After Mass the
Right Rev. Bishop, assisted by Fathers Brown,
Keeler and Crowley, administered the Sacra-
ment of Confirmation to 81 candidates, of fwhom
three were converts to our Holy Faith,
ST. PATRIcK's CHURCH
was visited by the Right Rev. Bishop at 10s
o'clock, and after the Mass, assisted by Fathers
Kirwan and Keeler, he administered the Saora-
ment of Confirmation to "a candidates, two of
whom were converts to the Faith. The child
rem gave evidence CT their good training and
thorough instruction under the Sisters Of St.
Joseph, by their neat, tidy locks and intelli-
gent appearances. The Biehop spoke to the
children briefly, of the general effect and par
ticular effect of the Sacrament administered and
it is needless to mention that he was happy in
his rem arks, as he is always on such occasions.
ST. JosEPHs CHURCH
was visited by the Right Rev. Bishop at 5
o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and he admins
tered the Sacrament of Confirmation to II can
didates, of whom IL were converts to the Faith.
He was assisted on the occasion by Fathers
Imsand, s. j., Sierra, S. j., Brown, Deynoodt
and Kennedy, S. j. To say that class Of
children were under the instruction of Father
Imsand, is to say that they were well prepared.
1t is his delight, as he says himself to be with
little children" After administering the Sa-
orament, the Bishop addressed the children in
his usual lucid and simple style. The Bishop
leaves this week for an entended visitation Of
his Diocese, to administer the Sacrament of
Confirmation.
mention retrospectively that Father Sierra,
the veteran Jesuit missionary, has nearly COM
pleted his beautiful church at Chsstang's Bluff,
about twenty-one miles north of the city.
This church, under the invocation of st. Peter,
was built for the accommodation of the creole
population who live in the vicinity. The
church is frame building, 60 feet long by az
feet wide, and constructed as far it goes in
modern Roman style. One old creole lady con-
tributed 5000 towards the building of the
Church, and though advanced in years and
necessarily feeble, she would not allow Father
Sierra to build the church nearer than two
miles to her residence, adding at the same time,
that "she would walk that distance as PEN
anoe for her sins." On the 9Sh of February last,
Father Imssrd, s. j., opened Mission in st.
Peters and at the end of the Mission, which
lasted eight days, Father Sierra had the conso-
lation of seeing 33 Of the children make their
First Communion. The Right Rev. Bishop
who visited the new church or the 18th of Feb
ruary accompanied by Very Rev. Father Beau
dequin, s. j., administered the Sacrament of
Confirmation to SO adults. The Bishop on the
occasion was assisted by Fathers Imsand and
Sierra, and declared himself on his return very
much edited by the fervor and devotion Father
Serra's little flock. "~'