The Irish standard., 1890-02-15
Save the Colored People.


Than all the Gre DIS the world had known before
Save the Colored People.
A Correspondent at Washington, D.
c., writes the Catholic Mirror as follows
on what the Church is doing for the
colored people; be says: The great work
that is being done by the Catholic
Church for the colored race. and es
pecialIy the mission work under charge
of the Josephite Fathers, has recently
been brought prominently to the atten-
ton of Catholics through the earnest
appeal made by Bishop Van De Fyver,
of Richmond. accompanying the report
of Rev. p. J.. Fahey, in charge ST.
1oseph's Colored Union OF that city.
Simultaneous with this comes the ap-
peal of Bishop Curtis for the St. Joseph's
League for Colorod Missions of Will
mington, Del and from another source
a most interesting report of the work
ings of ST.. Benedicts's Home for Desti-
tuto Colored Children in New York,
under charge of Rev. john E. Burke.
About thirty years ago Rev. DR.. White,
then paster of St. Matthew's Church.
established mission for the colored
people in his parish, and built little
frame chapel for their accommodation on
Fifteenth street near l. street north
west. This chapel was called st. Mar
tins. The colored Catholics of that
vicinity increased in number until. in
1871, the beautiful church now known
as st. Augustlne's was erected. A few
years previous to this the church had
been transferred from st. Matthew's
charge to the care OF the Fathers of the
Society of Joseph of the Sacred Heart,
better known as the Josephite Fathers,
a society of secular clergy for mission
work among the colored people, with
their mother house in London, England.
The new church edi6ce was designed by
r. F. Baldwin. OF Baltimore, and has
been greatly admired for its architect
ural beauty and grandeur of design.
The church property. including fine
school building, is now valued at $685.
900. The colored people Of the congre-
cation take great pride in their mag
nificen5 church, Quilt, as 1t was, almost
solely by contributions from their own
race. The church remains as mission.
so far as not having any parish limits
The worshipers number about three
thousand, and constitute, without
doubt, the best element Of our colored
population. The present pastor is Rev.
M. J. Walsh. with Rev. VIM. Homan
and Rev. r. 7. Burke assistants. The
altar boys are colored, and are as we'll
drilled company as assist within the
sanctuary of any church in the city
There are several very dourishlng So
cietles in the congregation, noticeable
the Barotti Literary Society, an organt-
cation OF gentlemen named in honor of
q beloved former pastor. Rev. Felix
Barotti, p. F., who died few years
since. The Young Mems Acme Asso-
citation is another society for social pur~
poses. The Knights of st. Augustine
are very strong among the members.
There are also societies for both charit-
able and literary purposes among the
ladies. The singing at St. Augustine's
has always been maintained at high
standard of merit. Among the pew
holders and active members Of the con
gregatlon are w. A. Smith, assistant OF
the Capitol; Willis Smith, of the Treas
urv Department: \. Herbert, employed
at the Supreme Court; John Green,
Daniel Mason, James Stephenson, DR..
Lotion, Miss Annie Savoy, OF the Nor
NAL School, Miss Alice Williams, Mrs.
Crimes, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs DR.. Au
gusta, z. A. Dickson. formerly a we'll
known Methodist minister Of this city,
Miss Byrpe, Alex. Thomas, Robert
Coates, Joseph Jackson, John +. Rob
inson, proprietor of the Nv oodmount."
and many others Of the well-so-do col
ored people Of the city.