Evening journal., 1888-11-24
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
ishes bishop Curtis's work in This
Diocese Other Church News.

against misunderstanding, the Bishop Of
Wilmington deems il well to put on re
cord and place before all the boundaries
of the several parishes comprised within
the city OF Wilmington.
The boundaries OF ST. Paul parish
then ara on the east Madison street be.
ginning at Delaware avenue, and thence
indefinitely prolonged to the south on
the north, Delaware avenue TO Pennsy
vania avenue, Pennsylvania avenue 60
Broome street to West Eight street and
thence prolonged to the limits Of st
Josephs parish.
''Of ST. AIMS parish: On the east Van
Buren, street prolonged north beyond the
Brandywine FOR one mile. on the north
from the end of this mile to the limits Of
st. Joseph's parish on the west the lin.
its Of the same parish Of St Joseph: on
the east Pennsylvania avenue from Dela.
ware avenue to Broome street, Broome
street 70 West Eighth street. on the
southwest Eighth street to the limits OF
St Joseph's parish.
''Of St. Patricks parish, On the south
Delaware avenue from Van Buren, street
to Tenth street, prolonged to the Della
ware river; on the west Van Buren,
street, prolonged north one mile beyond
the Brandywine river
'Of 81 Mary's parish. On the West
French street from Tenth street. indef
nitely prolonged to the south and on the
north Tenth street, prolonged to the
Delaware river
"Of ST. Peters parish: On the east
French street indefinitely prolonged to
the south. on the west Madison street.
also indefinitely prolonged to the south;
on the north Delaware avenue from Madi.
son to Tenth street and Tenth street TO
French
In order TO acquire par0chial rights
outsde the limits ones proper parish one
| must rent nothing less than whole pew
in the church which he proposes to fire.
! quent And when this is done one should
still hold himself bound 10 contribute
according to his ability TO the funds Of
the parish in which he lives il for no
other reason. yet because in acquiring
rights in another parish he does not for
felt his title to claim whatsoever thus
disposed, the services Of the clergy Of
his own parish.
Persons born in Germany and 1.-THE
children OF such are earnestly requested
for obvious reasons to resort 60 the
Church Of the Sacred Heart and to
stimulate them to this il is ordained that
those Of German birth and their unmar.
ried children shall not acquire pnrochial
rights in any other church. even though
they rent whole pew therein And that
there may be reciprocity it Is also or
dained that no person not Of German ex-
traction shall be able TO acquire pnrochial
rightn in the Church Of the Sacred Heart.
1T is to be understood, however. that
children Of parents Of German birth may
after marriage il they wish il, be re-
gsrded as English speaking and come
under the rules applying to other English
speaking people.
lin case OF u marriage between parties
Of which one Is y parishoner Of the
Church Of the Sacred Heart and the othei
Of some English speaking church, thu
marriage and the honorarium shall apper
tain to the pastor Of the feminine party
Of such marriage. Moreover when a mar
riage has been made between one born il
Germany and an English speaking person
the man in this case may elect whithe
the church TO which resort lie to be madl
! and in which parochial rights are to b.
possessed shall be English or German
! Finally it 10 the will Of the bishop tina
{ all parents of German birth should sen'
, their children to TIE school Of the churcl
of the Sacred Heart.
Bishop Curtis has done much gooC
work since his connection with this dio
case, and has succeeded in winning tn
I love and confidence of both clergy an,
laity by his xindly manners and his earn
estness in the work He is never at rest
but is constantly travelling from place {
place, spreading the doctrines Of hi
t faith. To give an exact idea Of his worl
D the following extract from report Of hi
. sermon at Washington is quoted II
then spoke of the needs of the dioces
$ over which he presided and appealed q
the congregation to aid him in educating
twenty-five young men for the ministr
g whom he had now at college. Their
e were nine counties on the Eastern Shor
Of Maryland, with population
of 500, 600, formerly a part Of tn
Arch Diocese Of Baltimore, which ha
been tackled on the Diocese Of Whining
ton, that had no Catholic churches, n
4 priests and no spiritual blessing, eKcep
s such as were occasionally conferre
( through his administrations. When i
Z went among them he was kindly receive
z and they were not only willing bu
a eager to hear the truth tie preached
Y them in the woods, Ia rented halls,
j private houses anywhere; his last il
struction was given ia saw mill.
e another section Of the diocese, IN an
Z about Wilmington there viii Be abot
n 600 Catholics; generally poor, har,
< working people, and they were heavill
i taxed to support the churches an
schools Of their neighborhood
NOTES or THE DIOCESE.
L Tomorrow is the last Sunday Of Il
v the ecclesiastical year aud Sunday, ID
i. cember 2, is the first Sunday in adven
= the beginning Of the ecclesiastical yea
J; During the Sundays Of Advent the We
I. pers at st. Peters will be at T. 80 p. n