The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-13

1871, thirtyfour baptisms are record
ed, one of this number Mary Green
gray, being an adult and convert
to the Catholic church. On February
18th, 1915. negro infant was Dap
tised whose father was a freedman
and mother a slave. Between the
dates above mentioned the record OF
five marriages appear upon the parish
register,
. Passing over intermediate years We
come to the year 1853, when the old
frame church was erected on its for
inner site by the Rev. Father McCabe.
whose pastorship closed by death in
the year 1858 This is a year of ter
rible memories to many of our cit.
/ zens. Those who We're young men
and children at that time. wildly re.
member the high water of IS" and
the heartrending caamities that TO-
lowed in its wake The city was en-
tirely submerged. houses were swept
from their foundations, animals of all
/ kinds were drowned, and entire ia ut.
lilies bereft of their homes We're
forced to seek shelter on our levees
in box cars and on our wharf6oats.
Then il was that the Catholic church
huilding was the temporary haven of
the many who had lost their homes.
! Buttressed with rock foundation,
it breasted the raging torrents of our
two great rivers and during the
food sheltered the poor and home
less of all denominations.
Succeeding Father McCabe, was
Rev. Thos Walsh. who was stricken
with fatal illness upon the altar
steps while delivering a sermon upon
the sin of "Blasphemy" Sunday even
ing March 18TH 1863. Within the
trails. auditors of the eloquent preach
err were several visiting clergymen.
twho had been invited to participate
in the St Patrick's Day celebration
occurring on the following Tuesday:
land one OF the number into whose
farms the sanity priest fell, delivered
the funeral sermon. two days after.
ward in lie1 of the usual eulogium
upon Irelands patron saint Father
Walsh was an uncle of our esteemed
fellow townsman. Dr. Joan r Walsh.
In March 1868, the Rev Louis A.
Lambert l.. L. D. was assigned to
Ethc Cairo pastorate. and he remained
lin charge rntil April 1868 This noted
clergyman deserves more than a pass
ling notice.
I at the beginning Of the rebellion re
was commissioned by Gov. Richard
Yates Of Illinois. to act as chaplain Of
the Eighteenth Regiment of Illinois
Infantry Volunteers. During two
years Of internecine strife. this young
priest followed the fortunes OF his
regiment, sharing through his priestly
ministrations, in the perils and hard
\ shiIs of the noted, battle of Shiloh.
Pittsburg Landing and other great
battles of the Civil war. At the end
of two years, he resigned his chap
laincy, and in obedience to his ee.
clesiastIcal superior. took pastoral
charge OF ST, Patrick's parish.
Since leaving Cairo Father Lambert
has attained international fame as a
metaphyscian, philosopher and con
troversialist, and he is considered one
of the foremost living writers upon
doctrinal subjects of Catholic faith
His Notes on IngersoI" are eonsld
} cred the most scathing agraignment
p of Americas trainiest infidel that has
, come from any pen.
Father Lambert at present Is at
Scottsville, Monroe. county, New
York, and is edtor-in-chief Of tine
New York Freemans Journal. which
is the medium OF, the greater part OF
/; his writings before compilation under
book form.
He was succeeded by Rev Patrick
Brady, who remained until October
1863, when he and Rev f. Il, label
of East st. Louis. H.. with the sane.
, ton Of their bishop, exchanged places.
z During Father Zaters pastorate the
| yellow fever scourage invaded our
, city, and to the stricken. of his flock
/ he was the ministering angel OF
spiritual consolation in the last mo.
ments of life
{ Father label was succeeded by
Rey. Thomas Masterson. who. in turn
was followed by Rev. j. Murphy.
whose pastoral zeal and sanity life
have made the three years of his life
in Cairo the most notable. in a spirit.
ual sense of any in the parish history.
In November 1885. Father Murphy re.
signed his charge to enter the Jesuit
noyitiate with FINAL view OF joining
that great militant Order of the Cain
Ollie church. During his probation his