Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-08-02

Dom l.aN Brothers.
sisters OF Mercy. ........s....a..s... M
- harlty ......t.-.....--.s. a
tony Notrr Dame. .--...-.....
o,ood >hephe ri -............. 81.
Holy Family .....-.s......
Daug hter- of sion. ............ $3.50. =.4.--
Urseiiue Si-ter-...... ...-..........# li
College for hoy -............'.'.s =.s#ssssss..
full- .'.'.''.... ..s-t-..-... =
Convent academy for -iri-. 1850 #........
Parochial -cho0i-.......---..... ..-.-..... T.
Pupils ..+....-....... --..-sss s.s.4-sa.#s t.l'E
schools for Indian children. .s..s....-....
Orphanage-, Orphan. De-
Hospitals. .....-...... #..........
Home for aged women. ##.=--.-4..
Indian Catholic population. .-..szs.ss.s. .ssi
Total Catholic population. white. a5siata - .raI
coAPost1IoN.
OF the total Catholic population to-day.
So go, about une-hHH = French ur ~
French origin. The other init T. FOR the
most part, Of Irish origin. THs priests
are similarly divided. IL he eiroum-
stances require; ana nearly an the
younger clergy. Of the English pskinE
class, are OF native birth aud eaactt ION
OF the faithful, aside from tie French
nearly nine-tenth- are uf native birth.
/ Among the French port Iuu. ON the con
trary, about ,eyeu-tcuth-. should SAY,
are Of foreign birth. Thus il will be-
seen, II my computation hr correct. that
about three Mt hs OF the entire Catholic
population l. American s birth. MOI
speak ing OF the Indians
The mort hern part - the ~taIs i. nearly
exclusively French ia IT. Catholic pupu-
. lation. Tuc same are found also % large
numbers ia tht manu- curing r frsrf-.
Lewiston. Auburn. Augusta Water
vile, Bruins IS lex, M,,jlfuas 4uI EiIte-
ford The Irish portion - saE da. IS l-
found everyW here within the shadow
OF the church, but they are especially
noted in the larger cities, Portland
Biddeford, lewiston Bangor, Augusta.
And %herever the latter ara found ia
sufficient numbers there is sur, 10 be
found all the institutions Of zeal and
charity which love. To nestle meath the
wing OF our pelican dear Mot her church.
The same Is true Of the French. bat it j.
generally requires a larger population Of
he latter to accomplish the same results.
To the French belongs the credit OF the
entire early Catholic history Of the state.
All the sufferings, all the zeal, all the
bravery and devotion, are theirs; and TO
them, under God, i the honor due
These things prove them to be people of
generous and impulsive hearts. But The
! French have been educated under n
different system as regards church sup
port, and II requires time to render clear
to them the necessity of direct voluntary
support from the faithful in this country
Wherever the French have held sway
government arranges all these matters
Hence they have become accustomed to
the idea that the church is amply able TO
provide of her abundance. Not so the
| Irish, who have for ages felt that the
sinews of war are found entirely among
! themselves. Without the least doubt the
| great church builders of this country are
the Irish and their descendants, especial
ly the poor Irish. | cannot in justice say
the same in an equal degree of the rich
Irish. Men whose lives are mostly de-