The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
lAlLETsvILLE.

.u.,e you many Catholics in TeSasY''
'hsN ,on woman asked. In San Antoine
ihs paso very many; a goodly number
sne :, and In Austin. but among our vi.
y VIZ tnow OF only one which can be said
aEes strong Catholic element in its
% nav This is Halletsyille. Lavaea
CUTS & fun Of Catholics.
oenp know Haletsville well enough
", ber emphatic characterlstlcsf
10 tell m s,x - ali / noticed the universal
fesi noe on religious service. sat AT
siien1allgoyv one Sunday morning and was
NJ VIZ ~ zoe the throng Of people passing
smaEen " ',ay is church, the long procession
% tnen y" family carriages and farmers
q puss vvhieh told me that the whole town
sasoi srrrroundlng country were going TO
pgplc M .,gile Is small town, but her sun
PRESENTATIONS outDumper those III
6sy u..sstca her size. / wish you could see
pace sunday the multitude Of vehicles
% any ny, about the Halletsville Catholic
stana,hs al contrast Il with the thinness
ehnIen ~ our city congregations. You
Of s9mv that I'm Lavaca county the spirit
Noaiu broods over the land until the
a DC v.,ns,nsnnere Is permeated thereby.
very az vas In this little town 1t seemed
Nneu NAT IN the calendar of Catholic
. NY avery sixth or seventh day was
SIM lSIy observed with religious ceremony
nsuis ~ some saint. Here, too. the sun
y a I Is kept intact, not pound OF ice
90! y fresh beef can be bought.
DoT y I observed uniformity In the
Asaannifv's habits. Like the closing OF
e2nn .rsst eve all the lights go out Mt night
,,s1s S until told my hostess ! believed
ytsiIoctsmlth's anvil. the woodchopper' 8
~ ybe butchers wagon make an early
AZ tssnng chorus, and It seems to me that
n ssr iWTslletsyille dinner bells always chime
toses lin the neghborly Kindness of the
Agahn nn4lceable The sick and needy
iesn ,,sited and relieved, the house of dis
w ~. IL given tender ministry, and an ever
blessed charity Of 9 ,St., ana ro tnoq t anu
spE,rsiiv Ia speak Of more material things,
r.rosmber being impressed with the un-
,,,,I amount Of decoration In Halletsville
ssgsss ana the elaborate dressing OF the
women and children; believe tn THESE, are
the only emphhtlc lVSu' "A"StSA '1e'Se
cen 9r ln y4snd leaned her chin on her hand.
~ baye often thought" she said, "how q
s,,onr catholic element in town per-
,ntstes the individuality Of the place, Prot
as,snts who live In daily contact with
.stboiIcism are Influenced by the practices
Y the church although they may not &C
esrt the tenets Of the faith. Halletsvllle
q no exception, In the characteristics you
have named. Il Is casy enough to trace a
lives ~ these Protestant friends OF yours
Van speak Of the unusual attendance on
drlne service Much Of this must come
rom living side by side with a religious
sat who are always present at divine
service.
letsvllle Is close kin, Is 1t not, to the rigid
order prescribed for the observance Of the
rites Of the Catholic church, and Hallets-
vile charity IS reproduction OF the pro
verbal Catholic almsEiving. their neighhor-
IL kindness is the same virtue which makes
Sister Of Charity the angel of the battle
fed or Of the house of pestilence And
ysu say that the Halletsvlllc folks are fond
Z. decoration IN their homes The Catholic
you remember pays due reverence to the
SYMBOL Of spiritual things--to the swinging
censer, the lighted taper, the lily shafts
about the altar
"lt IS not strange that their associates
should love color and form as means OF
speaking the mind that's In them.
! forgot, said. TO mention another no
freable feature Of lIalletSville. All dGmes-
tc rl,hls seem well fed and wen cared
for. u 1ticed particularly the farmers
tesi irtIt were driven IN TO church. Thc
horses were all sleek and satisfied. Not n
feproof In the shape Of a quadruped was
among them. Is that due to any special in
1uencty
She smiled. "That can not say she
answered. sit may mean merely plenty OF
hyaca county corn"