The Irish standard., 1891-05-23
CATHOLIC JOURN ALISM.
A Brief Review Of the Catholic Papers
Of the United
States.
SOME JOURNALISTIC VENTURES.

Those lssued.at Present and What They
Have Done For the
Church.
The Oldest Catholic paper in the
United States is LIE Propagateur Catho-
lique of New Orleans, whose issues
date back to 1910 AS this paper IS
printed in the French language, though
it is comparatively little known to the
bulk Of American Catholics; and the
United States Catholic Miscellany,
which Bishop England. the scholarly
prelate Of Charleston. founded in 1922
is generally regarded bv those individu-
ais as the pioneer Catholic Amer can
journal. This publication is no longer
in existence, it's issue ceasing with the
outbreak of the civil war. and among
other earlier Catholic publications that
long since gave up the ghost, may be
named the Metropolitan, a monthly; the
United States Catholic Magazine,
which had but brief existence;
Brownson's Review, which began in
1914, and after suspendrng in 1861. re-
sumed publication for short while
some ten years later; the Jesuit, of
which Bishop Fenwick was the founder;
The Shepherd of the Valley, from
whose columns the anti-Catholic fanat-
les have of late years presumed to
quote sentiments they never contained;
the Catholic Diary, and some few
others.
OF the Catholic publications that are
still in existence, the first in point Of
age is the Catholic Telegraph Of Gin
cinnatti, which was started by the late
Archbishop Purcell IN 1882. The most
reverend founder of this veteran publi-
cation always retained a connection.
wore or less intimate, with the paper
UP to the time of his death, though for
a great portion of his later years he in
trusted its editorial management to
Rev. DR.. O Callaghsn. learned priest
of the Ciucinnattl see, who has since.
however, become affiliated with the
archdiocese of New York. The Tele-
graph passed into other management
on the death of Archbishop Purcell and
quite recently it has again changed
hands. but it still retains it's vigor and
enjoys the distinction Of being the SEN
ior of all its Catholic contemporaries.
Closely following the Telegraph in age
comes the Pilot of Boston. which was
established in 1885 aud the Freeman's
journal of New York, whose first is
sue appeared in lS40. Under the edi-
torial management of the late Mr.. Nc
Master, to whom Archbishop Hughes
oonfided the direction OF the paper. the
latter journal attained national repu-
tation as one of the ablest defenders OF
CatholicitY in the country. When Mr..
.McMaster died, only q few years ago.
the paper remained for awhile under
the editorial control of DR.. Maurice +.
.Egan, who had for several years been
McMaster's associate; but when Mr..
Egan went to Noure Dame University,
to assume the position he still occupies
there, the FTeeman's Journal passed
inta the hands and became the prop
erty Of its present managers. -Four
years after the establishment OF this
New York journal, Pittsburg saw the
first issue of the Catholic of that city,
with which publication, before the
present management assumed control,
that veteran Catholic editor, Mr.. Jacob
Porter. was for manv years connected.
In 1850 the Catholic Mirror OF Baltimore
was started by the firm OF j. B. Pet =
Co., and 1t had many an editor before
coming under its present management
and the editorial control Of Mr.. q 'Brien,
Next IN order comes the Monitor Of
San Francisco, whose years 90 back to
1857. and which is now the property Of
the Monitor Publishing COMPANY and
is doing valiant service for the cause Of
relipion Id the Golden state. In the
same year that the Monitor first appear
ed. the Tablet of New York was issued
as a Catholic paper BY the Messrs. Sad
Ter. who however, no longer have any
connection with that journal, its pres.
ent editor and owner being General
KerwiD. q federal office holder.
The; Ave Maria Of Notre Dame,
which, though having nothing Of the
newspaper about II, ID still published:
weekly. was founded in 1855. BY the vet
eran and Very Rev. ather Sorin. the;
superior still of the Congregation Of
sNotre Dame. The Western Watch
! man8o ftsst. Louis. Rev D s. phelan,s
editor. vas also establlsn ii 1885. and
Isin the ollowing ysar TWO not table addi-11
tions Were made Is thhe lists of Catholic
theI IapD tof the STAN
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